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Creating Ethanol from a Wide Range of Biomass

Say the word "biofuels" and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there's another, older technology called gasification that's getting a new look from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University.

13 Aug 2008

Direct Formation of Furan Based Biofuels from Cellulose

Researchers have developed an interesting new method for the direct conversion of cellulose into furan-based biofuels

10 Aug 2008

Cleaner and Greener Chemicals to be Developed by New Partnership

A new research initiative, bringing together the UK's main public funder of bioscience research with 10 companies, has been launched today to accelerate development of technologies required for the sustainable production of chemicals through biorefining

6 Aug 2008

Norway is Looking to Use Unprofitable Paper Pulp Trees to Produce Fuel for Vehicles

While the norwegian company "Norske Skog" is struggling with unprofitable paper production and trees are rotting from the roots up, the world is researching alternatives to petrol. Scientists believe we should put wood chips in the tank

6 Aug 2008

Honeycomb Material Structure Key to New Generation of Fuel Cells

Fuel cells are one of the most touted new energy technologies. New materials developments are about to make fuel cells even better

6 Aug 2008

Air Products Signs Contract with Weihe Clean Energy Company of China

Air Products has signed a long-term contract with Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited, a subsidiary of Shaan’xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd, one of China’s largest coal-based fertilizer and methanol producers, to supply onsite gaseous oxygen and nitrogen for its phase three coal-to-chemicals project

5 Aug 2008