Energy Production
A proposed new facility at the University of Illinois will take biofuel processing to the next level. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The recent groundbreaking for the building of a manure digester facility just outside of Enumclaw brought out many key players Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new strain of yeast that could help streamline cellulosic ethanol costs and production has been developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
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!
Livestock produces a lot of waste. One solution is to turn such agricultural waste into biogas to generate energy through anaerobic digestion. 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!
New discoveries of the way plants import substances, increase drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can help support our global population. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Vermont Technical College recently celebrated the groundbreaking for the Central Vermont Recovered Biomass Facility Anaerobic Digester. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently renewed an agreement with U.S. dairy producers to accelerate the adoption of innovative waste-to-energy projects. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Researchers from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. 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!
The Canadian Bioenergy Association has announced that Dr. Fernando Preto has been appointed as the new executive director of CanBio. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
A new federal-private collaboration will be used to supply bio-based feedstocks for cellulosic ethanol. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!