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Three-Pronged Approach to Converting Waste Coffee Grounds into Energy Sources

For many of us, it’s the fuel that wakes us up and gets us started on our day. Now, University of Cincinnati researchers are discovering that an ingredient in our old coffee grounds might someday serve as a cheaper, cleaner fuel for our cars, furnaces and other energy sources.

11 Sep 2013

Indy 500 Series Race Cars to Showcase Green Fuels

Experts at ACS a major scientific meeting today described how ethanol blends used as fuel in the race cars of the Indianapolis 500 actually make those emissions cleaner than cars on the street.

10 Sep 2013

Engineering Microbes for Efficient Production of Fuels and Chemicals

In the baseball world, a superstar can do five things exceptionally well: hit, hit for power, run, throw and field.

7 Sep 2013

Japanese Algae Industry Incubation Consortium Joins Forces with Algae Biomass Organization

The Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, and the Algae Industry Incubation Consortium, Japan (AIIC), a group working to commercialize algae biofuels in Japan, announced today a cooperative effort to share algae industry best practices and expertise that is commencing at the International Symposium on Algal Biomass being held September 5-6 at the Nomura Conference Plaza Nihonbashi in Tokyo, Japan.

5 Sep 2013

Renewable Energy Group Completes Upgrades to Biodiesel Refinery in Southern Minnesota

Renewable Energy Group® celebrated completion of upgrades to its 30-million gallon biodiesel refinery in southern Minnesota with a ribbon cutting and visit by U.S. Senator Al Franken, along with state and local leaders.

26 Aug 2013

Novel System Makes Biofuel Isobutanol from Inedible Plant Materials

A fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol, a biofuel that matches gasoline's properties better than ethanol.

21 Aug 2013

NextFuels Unveils Strategy to Economically Produce Biofuels in Southeast Asia

NextFuels, a pioneer in transforming agricultural residue into biofuels, unveiled its strategy today for economically producing transportation and industrial fuels from wet, unprocessed agricultural waste.

20 Aug 2013

One-Pot Pretreatment and Saccharification Process of Switchgrass Biofuel Feedstock

The advantages of the “one-stop” shop have long been recognized in the retailing and services industries. Similar advantages would also be realized for the biofuels industry with the development of a “one-pot” processing system in which sugars could be extracted from biomass and turned into fuels in a single vat.

14 Aug 2013

Rapid Advances in Algae Industry to be Showcased at 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit

The 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit, taking place in Orlando, Florida, September 30-October 3 will showcase the rapid advances in the algae industry during the Innovation on the Road to Commercialization track of the world’s largest algae conference.

9 Aug 2013

NREL Partners With Ecopetrol to Process Fuel Ethanol from Sugar Cane and Palm Oil Residue

The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is working with Ecopetrol, the largest oil company in Colombia, to process the residue from sugar cane and palm oil harvesting into fuel ethanol for blending with gasoline.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 8 Aug 2013

Biofuels News

Three-Pronged Approach to Converting Waste Coffee Grounds into Energy Sources

Indy 500 Series Race Cars to Showcase Green Fuels

Engineering Microbes for Efficient Production of Fuels and Chemicals

Japanese Algae Industry Incubation Consortium Joins Forces with Algae Biomass Organization

Renewable Energy Group Completes Upgrades to Biodiesel Refinery in Southern Minnesota

Novel System Makes Biofuel Isobutanol from Inedible Plant Materials

NextFuels Unveils Strategy to Economically Produce Biofuels in Southeast Asia

One-Pot Pretreatment and Saccharification Process of Switchgrass Biofuel Feedstock

Rapid Advances in Algae Industry to be Showcased at 7th Annual Algae Biomass Summit

NREL Partners With Ecopetrol to Process Fuel Ethanol from Sugar Cane and Palm Oil Residue

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