biofuels

Apr
09

Which countries produce the most biofuels?

Biofuels — liquid fuels made from everything from algae to corn — haven’t yet come anywhere close to replacing crude oil.
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Aug
16

US earmarks $510m for biofuels, seeks matching private investment

The US Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy will invest up to $510 million over the next three years in
1 min read
Mar
17

OriginOil takes algae process to commercialisation

California-based OriginOil is shifting from the development phase to the commercialisation phase in its goal of transforming algae into a
1 min read
Sep
15

Energy revolutions: No overnight delivery

The cleantech company with the mystery microorganism it says can convert sunlight into liquid fuel announced this week it had
2 min read
Mar
22

Low-tech reactor converts wastes into clean fuels

A relatively inexpensive and low-tech reactor could help convert agricultural waste, used cooking oil and other biomass into super-clean fuels
2 min read
Feb
16

It greens, it cleans, it fuels power plants: Humble canary grass

What began as an effort to find the best plant for beautifying contaminated industrial site ended up with a serendipitous
1 min read
Jan
26

Don't write off algae-based biofuels yet, industry says

Algae-based biofuels aren’t all they’re cracked up to be? Not so fast, say those in the — of course
1 min read
Jan
21

Cut out the energy middlemen: Is it time to forget biofuels?

How much more have we yet to learn about the downsides of growing fuel? Could it ever reach the point
2 min read
Jan
21

Corn ethanol curse strikes again? Algae fuels have large footprint

Could algae-based biofuels suffer the same fate as the now much-discredited corn-based ethanol? They might, if we don’t find
2 min read
Dec
08

Self-destructing bacteria could make for cheaper biofuels

US researchers believe they might have found a way to make biofuels cheaper and easier to produce … by genetically programming
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