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Australian Start-Up Signs Paper Waste and Plastic Recycling Contracts for Advanced Technology

Ever since the development of a ground-breaking technology, Australian start-up Licella has been in the midst of gaining new contracts with investors worldwide.

2 Jun 2016

MIT Professor Discusses Pros and Cons of Using Biofuels

It is still a matter of debate among policymakers and scientists whether biofuels have a place in the list of future clean energy portfolios although they are being studied as an energy source over many years. This dispute has led to the exploitation of other clean technologies like solar and wind which has overtaken the use of biofuels in actual practice. Biofuel developments are still not underway, because of their inherent drawbacks in terms of acceptance and feasibility.

1 Jun 2016

Stems of Weedy Plant Could be Optimized for Biofuel Production

A potential plant for biofuel production has been found on the roadside of North Australia.

31 May 2016

New Workflow to Study Effects of Biofuel Production in Microbial Host

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) in collaboration with researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a workflow that integrates various omics data and genome-scale models to study the effects of biofuel production in a microbial host.

23 May 2016

ALLM to Commercialize Patented CTS Technology to Produce Ethanol and Cellulosic Sugar

Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. (the "Company"), is very pleased to announce the successful completion of its yearlong efforts to optimize its patented CTS technology to extract 100% of the sugar from virtually any cellulosic feed-stock after having it completed and proven by major industry ethanol producers.

4 May 2016

Clean Fuel’s Pollution Cutting Emulsified Fuel to Power Team Britannia’s Multi-Million Powerboat

Janssen-Cilag International NV today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a Positive Opinion, recommending broadening the existing marketing authorisation for ibrutinib as a single agent for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).

29 Apr 2016

Researchers Devise New Way to Convert Waste Cooking Oil into Biodiesel

Running vehicles without the use of fossil fuels, such as gasoline and diesel, is an extremely challenging task. Biodiesel that is extracted from fats and natural oils is a potential alternative to these fossil fuels, but the high cost is its major drawback.

22 Apr 2016

New Catalytic Process Produces High Amounts of Clean Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel

Chemical pre-treatments and separations are usually performed to break down raw biomass into liquid fuels. Now, for the first time, researchers have developed a new catalytic process that produces high quantities of clean liquid hydrocarbon fuel without using any separation or chemical pre-treatment methods. The study represents a major advancement towards renewable energy, and can go a long way in reducing our reliance on fossil fuel, which is a non-renewable energy.

31 Mar 2016

Berkeley Lab scientist Makes Significant Scientific Contributions to New Biofuel Development at JBEI

To see biochemist Ee-Been Goh in the lab today, figuring out how to rewire bacteria to produce biofuels, one would never guess she was once so uninterested in school that she barely made it through junior high.

31 Mar 2016

UT Center Continues Efforts to Develop Low-Cost Biofuels and Bio-Based Products

A few years ago, petroleum-based products, including gasoline, were not available at affordable prices, unlike the case today. However, the prices are likely to return to the same level in the coming years.

23 Mar 2016