Biomass
A bacterium from a garbage dump has all the genes needed to create biofuels from hemicellulose, a source not commonly used. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Exhibits at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show are directly related to crop production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Alberta landowner Kent Lamoureux has learned a lot from converting cropland into a short rotation tree plantation. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The University of Guelph’s Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre has received $2-million from the federal government. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a way to skip the costly pretreatment steps involved in making biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A researcher at UC Davis is genetically engineering switchgrass to improve its drought tolerance and biomass yield. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center is researching the production of biogas from organic waste and bioenergy crops. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel from renewable sugar sources. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Platts has acquired Kingsman SA, a Swiss-based provider of price information and analytics on the global sugar and biofuel markers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service are exploring new possibilities for the energy crop, switchgrass. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
An agricultural economist has developed an online calculator for farmers to determine if they can/should switch to growing energy crops in their fields. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
According to the lastest issue of the FCC Knowledge Insider, Canada's agriculture industry is in a unique position to meet changing global energy demands. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Novozymes and Beta Renewables have agreed to jointly market, demonstrate and guarantee cellulosic biofuel solutions. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Novozymes has announced a new enzyme product, Novozymes Avantec, which improves the efficiency and profitability of corn-based biofuel production. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
BP has abandoned plans for a commercial-scale cellulosic plant in Florida to look for "other more attractive projects.” Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Iowa State University researchers are combining two thermochemical technologies to produce next-generation biofuels from corn stalks and wood chips. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers with the USDA Agricultural Research Service are exploring sorghum's cold tolerance to expand its production range. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A team of 11 scientists from seven European countries and the USA have discussed utilizing surplus land for the production of biomass feedstocks. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers! 1 comments
Researchers at Iowa State University's Hybrid Processing Laboratory seek to better understand how to improve the creation of biorenewable fuels and chemicals. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The USDA has awarded Pennsylvania State University $10 million to develop supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!