Renewable Energy Magazine-Biofuels newsletter

Hunting for a Better Biofuel is Scope of UT Austin-Led Research

A team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope to find out how to make switchgrass — a fast-growing perennial native to the U.S. — into a biofuel powerhouse.  It’s part of new project from the U.S. Department of Energy. In nature, switchgrass sequesters carbon underground in its roots, produces cellulose that can be used to make ethanol and typically grows in soils that are unsuitable for food crops — all characteristics that make it a great candidate for biofuel. Current biofuels come primarily from agricultural crops or feedstocks such as corn, and that fact is part of the reason they can meet only a small fraction of domestic energy demands.

EnviroTaqa Partners With Renergon International on Biogas Projects

Egyptian company, EnviroTaqa for Sustainable Environmental Services & Renewable Energy, has partnered with the Swiss company Renergon International AG, to become the only licensed company in Egypt to utilize dry fermentation technology. 

Biomass for Heat Statistical Report 2020 Released

Bioenergy Europe has announced the fourth chapter of its Statistical Report 2020 focusing on biomass for heat, highlighting the essential – yet neglected - role of the heating and cooling sector in 2050 European carbon neutrality.