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Competitive Biofuel from Wine-Making Waste

The solid waste left over from wine-making could make a competitive biofuel, University of Adelaide researchers have found.

24 Aug 2015

New Tungstoenzyme Holds Promise for Cellulosic Biofuels

Tungsten is exceptionally rare in biological systems. Thus, it came as a huge surprise to Michael Adams, PhD., and his collaborators when they discovered it in what appeared to be a novel enzyme in the hot spring-inhabiting bacterium, Caldicellulosiruptor bescii.

17 Aug 2015

First Genetically Engineered Microbe Improves Isobutanol Yield from Cellulose by a Factor of 10

Another barrier to commercially viable biofuels from sources other than corn has fallen with the engineering of a microbe that improves isobutanol yields by a factor of 10.

17 Aug 2015

Kansas State University Biochemistry Professor Reaches Milestone in Building Better Biofuel

A Kansas State University biochemistry professor has reached a milestone in building a better biofuel: producing high levels of lipids with modified properties in oil seeds.

14 Aug 2015

PCS Biofuels Converts Giant King Grass into Polymeric Carbon Solid Biofuel

VIASPACE Inc. announced that PCS Biofuels Inc. of Vancouver, Canada has converted Giant King Grass into a high-energy, carbon neutral, drop-in replacement for coal using its patented Polymer Carbon Solid (PCS) thermal catalytic process.

12 Aug 2015

Abengoa, Toshiba Selected as Preferred Bidders for New Tees Renewable Energy Plant Project

Abengoa, an international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainable development in the energy and environment sectors, and Toshiba Corporation, have been selected as preferred bidders to build the Tees Renewable Energy Plant.

11 Aug 2015

PHI Group Completes Acquisition of Land for Cornerstone Biomass Wood Pellet Project in Florida

PHI Group, a U.S. public company engaged in energy and natural resources, announced today that the Company has completed the acquisition of 10 acres of land from Klausner Holding, U.S.A., a Georgia corporation, for the Cornerstone Biomass Corporation 200,000 MT wood pellet project in Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida.

10 Aug 2015

Rice Could be Cultivated to Emit Virtually no Methane with Addition of a Single Gene

Rice serves as the staple food for more than half of the world's population, but it's also the one of the largest manmade sources of atmospheric methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Now, with the addition of a single gene, rice can be cultivated to emit virtually no methane from its paddies during growth. It also packs much more of the plant's desired properties, such as starch for a richer food source and biomass for energy production, according to a study in Nature.

31 Jul 2015

Human Health and Food Crop Production at Risk in Race to Meet Carbon-Neutral Biofuel Targets

The race to meet carbon-neutral biofuel targets could put human health and food crop production at risk unless it is carefully planned, according to new research.

31 Jul 2015

Greenleaf Power Acquires Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant

Greenleaf Power, an owner and operator of green energy power plants and a portfolio company of leading energy and resources-focused global private equity firm Denham Capital, announced today that it has finalized the purchase of the Plainfield Renewable Energy Plant located in Plainfield, Conn.

29 Jul 2015