Biomass Processing
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!
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!
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!
Georgia Institute of Technology and Purdue University researchers have developed efficient solar cells using products derived from plants and trees. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
René Gélinas undertook a conversion to biomass heating in 2010 and discovered that his broilers did significantly better once the new system was implemented. 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!
Researchers are looking to duckweed as a cheap and sustainable source of biomass for producing gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new tool from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory allows for quicker analysis of biomass to determine a samples genetics. 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!
Ballard Power Systems has sold a 175 kilowatt ClearGen distributed generation fuel cell system to the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe of Humboldt County, California. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
New upgrades offers opportunities to farmers and farmland owners. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The final agenda and speakers are set for next week's Canadian Wood Pellet Heating Conference, which includes focuses on appliances, sustainability and more. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government will be investing over $900,000 in a POS Pilot Plant, which can create agri-food, biofuels and more from plant feedstock. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at the University of Alberta are using eggshells in the creation of high-energy supercapacitors. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $25 million to fund research and development of renewable energy and biobased products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Program, exhibitor and sponsorship details are available for the 2013 Canadian Wood Pellet Heating Conference in Quebec City February 27 to March 1, 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Sustainable Development Technology Canada is now accepting applications for the 2013 NextGen Biofuels Fund. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $10 million in research grants to spur production of sustainable bioenergy and biobased products. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Delta BioRenewables and Commonwealth Agri-Energy have succesfully produced ethanol from sweet sorghum-derived sugars. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!