Growing crops on solar farms: Scientists model a win-win situation
A new model for solar farms that “co-locates” crops and solar panels could result in a harvest of valuable biofuel plants along with solar energy. … Read more
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Engineer Converts Yeast Cells into ‘Sweet Crude’ Biofuel
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin’s Cockrell School of Engineering have developed a new source of renewable energy, a biofuel, from genetically engineered … Read more
More efficient ways to power our flights
As countries try to protect their domestic air carriers from a European Union proposal that would put a price on the emissions they release over … Read more
Crafting a better enzyme cocktail to turn plants into fuel faster
Scientists looking to create a potent blend of enzymes to transform materials like corn stalks and wood chips into fuels have developed a test that … Read more
Scientists ID Genes for Upping Oil in Plant Leaves
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified the key genes required for oil production and accumulation in plant leaves and … Read more
Algae biofuel can cut CO2 emissions by 68% compared to petroleum
Algae-derived biofuel can reduce life cycle CO2emissions by 50 to 70 percent compared to petroleum fuels, and is approaching a similar Energy Return on Investment … Read more
Wood not so green a biofuel
Using wood for energy is considered cleaner than fossil fuels, but a Dartmouth College-led study finds that logging may release large amounts of carbon stored … Read more
Molecular switch for cheaper biofuel
Lignocellulosic waste such as sawdust or straw can be used to produce biofuel – but only if the long cellulose and xylan chains can be … Read more
Bugs produce diesel on demand
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce … Read more
Horse poop key to streamlining biofuel production?
Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists today described the discovery of a … Read more
Wrapping paper could send UK bus to the moon and back 20 times
If all the UK’s discarded wrapping paper and Christmas cards were collected and fermented, they could make enough biofuel to run a double-decker bus to … Read more
