Biorefining
Two University of Illinois scientists have developed an environmentally friendly and more economical way of pretreating Miscanthus for biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Enerkem is partnering with the Government of Canada to develop new processes for the conversion of waste into "drop-in" biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
BioFuelNet has signed an agreement with Air Canada and Airbus to help them find the most promising biofuels for aviation. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new $10 million investment over five years for the Saskatchewan Lean Improvements in Manufacturing program has been announced to help value-added processors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced support for 55 innovative new projects aimed at producing and using energy in a cleaner, more efficient way. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Leaders of the G8 nations are under increasing pressure to recosnider biofuel targets due to concern over competition with food output. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Virent has announced the delivery of 100 gallons of its bio-based jet fuel to the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for testing. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
VIASAPCE Inc. and Renew Energy recently presented a paper on the ability of their proprietary Giant King Grass to be turned into biogas. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
W-Madison chemists have identified an approach to use oxygen gas to convert lignin into a replacement for fossil fuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new map of the algae industry published online by the Algae Biomass Organization shows production facilities and research projects in North America. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are engineering algae to produce nanocellulose, a "wonder material" for biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A team of Virginia Tech researchers has discovered a way to extract large quantities of hydrogen from any plant to create biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are finding ways to cost-effectively extract sugars for use in biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Vista International Technologies, Inc. has begun construction on the company's previously announced northeastern US pilot Waste-to-Energy project. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers have shown that dinoflagellate microalgae is suitable for cultivation to ultimately produce biodiesel. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers are looking at ways to improve the pretreatment and fermentation steps in the production of drop-in biodiesel, jet fuel and bio-lubricants. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Anaergia Inc.'s biogas facility in Indiana that will turn cow manure into biogas is now fully operational. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The OSCIA is organizing a trade mission to Europe to explore biomass processing and market development. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
MIT researchers have engineered yeast that can synthesize biofuel precursors at over 200 percent above normal. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The ASBG will study the use of sugar beets and energy beets in the production of sustainable alternatives to petrochemicals. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!