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Researchers Discover New Technique to Produce Carbon-Neutral Fuels

If the thought of flying on battery-powered commercial jets make people nervous, they can now relax a bit, thanks to a recent discovery.

18 Sep 2019

New Study Could Help Develop More Efficient, Affordable Algae-Based Biofuels

Researchers from Rutgers University have found how diatoms—a kind of alga that can generate 20% of the atmospheric oxygen—are able to use solar energy for photosynthesis.

14 Aug 2019

Combination Technique can Improve the Conversion of Biofuels

Fuels developed from forestry or agricultural wastes are called lignocellulosic biomass. Such fuels have traditionally been a champion in the search for reducing the use of fossil fuels.

5 Aug 2019

New Approach can Electrochemically Reduce Carbon Dioxide to Methane

An increasing number of researchers are searching for rapid, cost-effective methods to transform carbon dioxide gas into useful chemicals and fuels.

5 Aug 2019

Biochemical Method for Converting Alkanes into Liquid Fuel

Recently, the bioconversion of natural gas into liquid fuel has gained increasing interest as a favorable approach. However, the selective hydroxylation of methane—the key component of natural gas—has been one of the crucial challenges for the research community.

1 Aug 2019

Newly Developed Microorganisms Produce Butanol Without Using Solar Cells

In the near future, it will be possible to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product developed from carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy.

29 Jul 2019

Edinburgh Firm Partners with EU Project to Make Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater

A Scottish company at the cutting edge of hydrogen technology is partnering with a European project to convert seawater into sustainable hydrogen fuel for island regions. $$IMAGE$$ Edinburgh-based Logan Energy has ...

10 Jul 2019

Cost-Effective Way to Obtain Energy-Rich Organic Molecules from Algae

Scientists at the University of Tsukuba have come up with a new method of using nanoporous and porous graphene foams to harvest energy and organic molecules from algae.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers Create Microorganism for Algae Biomass to Produce Biofuel and Biochemical

Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and changes it to energy and other useful by-products. It is gaining attention as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to overcome the issue of fossil fuel depletion.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers Discover Enzyme that Catalyzes Methane-to-Methanol Conversion Reaction

Methanotrophic bacteria have attracted great attention among scientists for their potential to remove methane from the environment and transform it into usable fuel.

10 May 2019