Renewable Energy Magazine-Biofuels newsletter

Trump's pick for energy secretary parts ways with president-elect on climate change

On the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration as the 45th president of the United States, his pick to lead the U.S. Energy Department told a Senate confirmation hearing that he disagrees with his new boss's past comments on climate change and regrets his own past criticism of the agency he will now lead.

Biofuel crops to play crucial role in Hawaii’s energy future

Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources are investigating potential dual contributions of crops used to make biofuel. Biofuel and biomass are expected to play a large role as Hawaii moves toward energy independence.

EPA approves pathway for Isobutanol as an advanced biofuel

In a first, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a pathway for an advanced biofuel that uses starch from feed corn to produce an alcohol.