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NPC Installs 2,280 Panel Solar Array on Cyanotech’s Microalgae Farm

Cyanotech Corporation, a global producer of effective, natural microalgae nutritional supplements, announced the installation of its new solar array by Neighborhood Power Company (NPC).

3 Nov 2014

JBEI Researchers Identify Microbial Genes That Can Improve Biogasoline Production in E. coli

In the on-going effort to develop advanced biofuels as a clean, green and sustainable source of liquid transportation fuels, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified microbial genes that can improve both the tolerance and the production of biogasoline in engineered strains of Escherichia coli.

28 Oct 2014

Advances in Converting Waste from Whisky-Making into Fuel

A start-up company in Scotland is working to capitalize on the tons of waste produced by one of the country's most valued industries and turn the dregs of whisky-making into fuel.

24 Oct 2014

Abengoa Dedicates Its First Commercial-Scale Next Generation Biofuels Plant

Abengoa, the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, today announced the official grand opening of its second generation cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, located about 90 miles southwest of Dodge City.

20 Oct 2014

High Bio-Oil Yields Achieved from Common Kelp

The sea has long been a source of Norway’s riches, whether from cod, farmed salmon or oil. Now one researcher from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) researcher hopes to add seaweed to this list as he refines a way to produce “biocrude” from common kelp.

17 Oct 2014

Advanced Biofuels Research Program Established at Iowa State University by ExxonMobil

ExxonMobil Corporation is establishing an advanced biofuels research program at Iowa State University.

14 Oct 2014

Global Biofuels Market Expected to Reach $99 Billion by 2014

The verdict on biofuels is in and the catchphrase seems to be over-promised and under delivered. Biofuels have been in public use in some form or the other for a long time (Remember the Ford Model T that ran on hemp-derived fuel?). However, in reality, innovation in biofuels for widespread use is much more recent. First generation biofuels made out of sugar, starch and edible oils still occupy a major share of the total market.

9 Oct 2014