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New plant discoveries could ease food and fuel demands May 2013

New discoveries of the way plants import substances, increase drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can help support our global population. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Engineering algae to make nanocellulose April 2013

Researchers are engineering algae to produce nanocellulose, a "wonder material" for biofuel production. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Increasing sugar yields for biofuel April 2013

Researchers are finding ways to cost-effectively extract sugars for use in biofuel production. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Using microalgae for biodiesel March 2013

Researchers have shown that dinoflagellate microalgae is suitable for cultivation to ultimately produce biodiesel. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

New plant structure impoves biofuel processing February 2013

Researchers at the University of Georgia found a connection between two plant cell wall proteins could lead to easier plant breakdown for biofuel processing. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Marginal land ideal for alternative energy January 2013

Researchers at Michigan State University have shown that marginal lands are an untapped resource to grow biomass to be used for fuel production. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Using algae in poultry houses January 2013

Ammonia can be a large problem in poultry barns, but researchers may have found a way to control it using an unexpected source – algae. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Fuel from cyanobacteria January 2013

A researcher has engineered strains of cyanobacteria to produce free fatty acids, but has found that the process cuts the bacteria's production potential. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Bacterial biofuel bioreactor

Researchers at Michigan State University have can produce biofuels at a much higher rate than other methods through the use of a bacterial bioreactor. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Research on fungi could help biofuel production

A new study reveals potentially large influences of fungi on energy supplies and how they can be used to bolster bioproduct production. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Making biofuels without sugar

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is engineering bacteria to covert biomass into fuel without using plant-based sugars. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Costs of mesquite biomass

Researchers from the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Service are exploring the costs associated with processing mesquite for biomass use. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Biofuel from sorghum gets a boost June 2012

Sweet and biomass sorghum would meet the need for next-generation biofuels to be environmentally sustainable, say researchers from Purdue University. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Gevo Inc. to make cellulosic ethanol in Asia

Gevo Inc. signed a collaborative agreement with the intent to site a cellulosic biomass isobutanol facility in Southeast Asia. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Scientists identify plant oil production mechanism

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory may have found a way to alter plant oil production levels. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

University of Hawaii receives $6 million biofuel grant

The University of Hawaii’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources will receive $6 million to convert grass and other biomass into biofuels. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

More to lupins than meets the eye May 2012

Every June the Prince Edward Island landscape comes alive with wild lupins. The flowers are a potential health benefit for humans. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Mozambique launches first sustainable cooking fuel facility

The biofuel manufacturing plant enables innovative food and household energy venture to improve family health, increase farmer incomes and nutrition, and protect Mozambique’s forests. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

Scientists says hydrogen is tomorrow's biofuel

Researchers from the University of Birmingham in the UK are creating clean hydrogen from food waste paving the way for a bioenergy alternative for the future. Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

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