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Researchers Use Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells to Convert Solar Energy into Electrical Power

Researchers from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, in Israel, and the University of Bochum, in Germany, have introduced a new method in the making of photo-bioelectrochemical cells. This discovery has been reported in Nature Energy.

20 Jan 2016

Air Products Awarded PED Certification for New Membrane Separators for Biogas Upgrading Applications

Air Products’ PRISM Membranes division in Saint Louis, Missouri, has received PED (Pressure Equipment Directive) certification for two new sizes of membrane separators for biogas upgrading applications.

20 Jan 2016

Researchers Analyze Nature’s Best Biocatalysts to Boost Efficiency of Biofuel Production

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels.

18 Jan 2016

Second-Generation Biofuel Crops Could Efficiently Meet Emission Reduction Goals

Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction goals without significantly displacing cropland used for food production, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Illinois and collaborators published their findings in the inaugural edition of the journal Nature Energy. The researchers call it the most comprehensive study on the subject to date.

12 Jan 2016

VIASPACE Provides Updates on Biomass Electricity Projects Using Giant King Grass

VIASPACE Inc. provides an update on electricity projects being pursued by VIASPACE and partners around the world. Several of the projects have been publicly discussed previously and some are new projects. All of the projects have customer sensitivity and some are completely confidential at the request of the customers. The confidential projects will only be described at a high level.

23 Dec 2015

Research Project to Improve Sorghum for Biofuel Gets $13.5 Million U.S. DOE Award

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced that it will be part of a major collaborative research project to improve sorghum's productivity under resource-limited conditions.

22 Dec 2015

Study Reveals Increasing Amount of Methane Emissions from Arctic During Cold Months

The amount of methane gas escaping from the ground during the long cold period in the Arctic each year and entering Earth's atmosphere is likely much higher than estimated by current climate change models, concludes a major new study led by San Diego State University.

22 Dec 2015

Bioethanol/Petrol Blends Lower CO2 Emissions in Germany by 1.2 Million Tons

German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) hereby announces that bioethanol/petrol blends lowered CO2 emissions from road traffic in Germany in the first three quarters of 2015 by around 1.2 million tons. Norbert Schindler, Member of the German Bundestag and Chairman of the BDBe: "This means that with every litre of bioethanol, marketed as an additive in Super and Super E10, harmful greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by 1.1 kg. This represents 62% lower CO2 emissions compared to fossil fuels." According to a study on the economic effects of domestic production in Germany, every litre of bioethanol generates added value of EUR 0.50. EUR 0.65 are paid in energy tax.

15 Dec 2015

NSF Awards Grant to Improve Fuel Production from Plant Biomass

University of Massachusetts Amherst computational chemist Scott Auerbach has been awarded a three-year, $330,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve basic understanding and optimize the process of producing fuels such as gasoline from plant biomass instead of from petroleum.

10 Dec 2015

California Hasn’t Taken Full Advantage of Opportunities to Increase Production of Biofuel

California has not taken full advantage of opportunities to increase its in-state production of biofuel, despite state policies that encourage biofuel consumption, according to a report (PDF) by the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative at the UCLA and UC Berkeley law schools.

7 Dec 2015

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Researchers Use Photo-Bioelectrochemical Cells to Convert Solar Energy into Electrical Power

Air Products Awarded PED Certification for New Membrane Separators for Biogas Upgrading Applications

Researchers Analyze Nature’s Best Biocatalysts to Boost Efficiency of Biofuel Production

Second-Generation Biofuel Crops Could Efficiently Meet Emission Reduction Goals

VIASPACE Provides Updates on Biomass Electricity Projects Using Giant King Grass

Research Project to Improve Sorghum for Biofuel Gets $13.5 Million U.S. DOE Award

Study Reveals Increasing Amount of Methane Emissions from Arctic During Cold Months

Bioethanol/Petrol Blends Lower CO2 Emissions in Germany by 1.2 Million Tons

NSF Awards Grant to Improve Fuel Production from Plant Biomass

California Hasn’t Taken Full Advantage of Opportunities to Increase Production of Biofuel

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