Biofuels

U of A Biologist Receives Grant to Improve Biofuel Production

Friday, 31 August 2018 REM A University of Arkansas biologist is developing methods that could make the production of biofuel — ethanol and diesel made from sources such as plant material — more efficient and environmentally ...

Rewofuel Biofuel Project Kicks Off in Sweden

Friday, 29 June 2018 Dan McCue Representatives from eleven European companies and universities gathered in the Swedish town of Örnsköldsvik, to kick-start the EU-funded project Rewofuel. The long-term aim is to lay the groundwork ...

Sweden

Advanced biofuels can be produced extremely efficiently claim Swedish researchers

Monday, 21 May 2018 Robin Whitlock Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden say that an array of new technological achievements via the widespread gasification of biomass has huge potential for the switch to renewable ...

Industrial Consortium Receives EU Funding for Biofuel Demonstration

Friday, 18 May 2018 Dan McCue Global Bioenergies will conduct a three-year project to demonstrate a new value chain combining its Isobutene process with technologies developed by Sekab and Neste Engineering Solutions. The aim is to ...

Colorado State University Biofuel Project Gets DOE Support

Thursday, 19 April 2018 REM

A Colorado State University project to grow and harvest ocean macroalgae for biofuel production has received support from the Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy

Companies Partner to Build Biocoal Production Plants

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 Dan McCue A partnership of international companies is set to start construction of facilities for the production of biocoal. Biocoal can be used as sustainable fuel in power plants and heating installations. ...

DOE Grants $10.6 Million to Research Increased Production of Biofuels

Thursday, 08 March 2018 Dan McCue The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the University of Illinois a $10.6 million, five-year grant to transform two of the most productive crops in America into sustainable sources of biodiesel and ...

Fungal Enzymes Could Unlock Secret to Making Renewable Energy from Wood

Monday, 19 February 2018 REM An international team of researchers, including scientists from the University of York, has discovered a set of enzymes found in fungi that are capable of breaking down one of the main components of wood. ...

New Study Shows Producers Where and How to Grow Biofuel Crops

Wednesday, 17 January 2018 REM A new multi-institution report provides practical agronomic data for five cellulosic feedstocks, which could improve adoption and increase production across the country. Until now, producers have had to ...

DOE Grant of $1.5 Million Will Aid Biofuel Research

Wednesday, 10 January 2018 Dan McCue The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory to improve the growth and efficiency of biofuel-producing algae through the alteration ...