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Turning Biomass Into Electricity More Efficient Than Using Ethanol for Vehicles

A new study suggests that biomass used to generate electricity could be more efficient than converting the biomass to ethanol for internal combustion engines

10 May 2009

Major Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Breakthrough from Mascoma

Mascoma Corporation today announced that the company has made major research advances in consolidated bioprocessing, or CBP, a low-cost processing strategy for production of biofuels from cellulosic biomass. CBP avoids the need for the costly production of cellulase enzymes by using engineered microorganisms that produce cellulases and ethanol at high yield in a single step

10 May 2009

Corn Growers Call For Recognition of Importance of Corn Ethanol in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) urged policymakers in our nation's capital to acknowledge the benefits of corn ethanol in helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

10 May 2009

Climate Friendly Biofuels Launched Based on Lignocellulosic Biomass

Süd-Chemie AG, a leading manufacturers of catalysts and adsorbents, and The Linde Group, a leading global company in the sector of gases and engineering, have launched the production of climate-friendly biofuels based on lignocellulosic biomass in Munich

7 May 2009

DuPont Working With Obama Administration on Biofuels

DuPont says they look forward to working with the EPA, DOE, USDA, and other stakeholders to further develop a sustainable biofuels industry that fuels America while helping us combat climate change

6 May 2009

More Science Needed For Renewable Fuel Standard

The UIC Energy Resources Center team has conducted several scientific studies on land use effects for corn ethanol and the results of that work lead us to conclude that the consideration of indirect land use effects today would be premature

6 May 2009

New Center to Make Methane a Commercially Viable Fuel

A new center to develop technologies for converting methane gas and other hydrocarbon and fossil resources into readily transportable and higher-value liquid fuels is being established at the University of Virginia under a new $11 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy

5 May 2009

Reaction of RFA to EPA RFS Rule, Biofuels Working Group

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed rule for implementation of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) as signed into law as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

5 May 2009

Sandia to Take Big Role as Energy Frontier Research Center

Sandia National Laboratories researchers scored big in the $777 million, five-year DOE Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced last week by the White House. Sandia expects to become home to one of 46 new multimillion-dollar centers, be a significant partner in three others, and may be involved in another four

5 May 2009

Energy Frontier Research Center at University of Arizona to Develop Thin, Flexible Solar Cells

University of Arizona research could one day lead to "Generation III" photovoltaic materials thin enough, flexible enough and inexpensive enough to go not only on rooftops but in windows, outdoor awnings and even clothing

5 May 2009