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Study Performs Genome Analysis of Switchgrass, a Potential Biofuel Crop

Biologists are confident that they are now closer to achieving a long-term aim of creating an inexpensive and extensively available plant as a source for fuel and energy.

28 Jan 2021

Waga Energy and Ferrovial Servicios to Deliver Landfill Gas-to-Biomethane Project in Spain

The Ferrovial Servicios group, a leading global service operator, has selected Waga Energy to produce biomethane at the Can Mata landfill, one of Spain’s largest landfill, near Barcelona.

19 Jan 2021

New Discovery Could Make Biofuel Production Simpler and Less Expensive

Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological processes, which may lead to better ways to create biofuels from plants.

11 Jan 2021

Discovery Enables Biological Synthesis of High-Yield Green Fuels

Using an unusual, light-dependent enzyme and a newly discovered enzymatic mechanism, researchers from Aarhus University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have enabled the biological synthesis of high-yield industry relevant production of climate neutral drop-in fuels from biowaste.

18 Dec 2020

Study Sheds Light on the Dark Side of Pollution from Biomass Burning

Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting climate, human health, and ecosystems. Oxidized aerosol from biomass burning is especially toxic, known to contain a large amount of species that are known carcinogens, mutagens.

15 Dec 2020

New Methodology to Select Best Microalgae for Biodiesel Production

Microalgae are a promising source of energy to replace fossil fuels, as they have several advantages over conventional crops used for commercial biodiesel. Microalgae have a shorter lifecycle and they can be developed in environments unfit for agriculture, so they are not competing with food crops for resources.

2 Dec 2020

Study Shows Climate Change Mitigation Potential of Bioenergy Systems

That biofuels can contribute to a cleaner global energy mix is widely accepted, but the net benefits of bioenergy in terms of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) are moot. Some argue, for example, that biofuels are not sustainable because the conversion of non-agricultural land to grow energy crops could lead to a significant initial decrease in carbon storage, creating what is known as a "biofuel carbon debt".

19 Nov 2020