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Researchers Dispute Energy Efficiency of Algae-Based Biofuels

A new study by the researchers from University of Virginia reveals that algae-based biofuels are not as green as they are thought to be. According to the researchers, though the algae biofuels offer higher level of energy output and require minimum level of land area to develop, the production of such fuels result in significantly more environmental degradation.

16 Aug 2011

Archer Daniels Make Important Steps to Expanding Biodiesel Capabilities

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) announced today another important step in the expansion of its oilseed processing, food manufacturing and biodiesel capabilities with the signing of an agreement to purchase a majority share of Elstar Oils

14 Aug 2011

Researchers Discover that Younger Forests Assist in Carbon Storage

A team of ecologists led by Peter Curtis, professor and chair of evolution, ecology and organismal biology at Ohio State University have voided some of the theories about the aging forests and the resultant concern about the continual benefits such as carbon storage to counterbalance greenhouse gas emissions, filtered water, soil fertility and cleansed air.

12 Aug 2011

Bharat Renewable Energy and SG Biofuels Join Hands for Biodiesel Production in India

Bharat Renewable Energy, a partnership venture of the Indian government owned petroleum company, Bharat Petroleum, has initiated a plan with SG Biofuels (SGB) to grow and utilize a crossbreed variety of Jatropha in the manufacture of biodiesel in India.

11 Aug 2011

Researchers Initiate New Biofuel Project to Aid Transport Industry

Researchers from the United Kingdom, Germany, Finland, Czech Republic, and Spain have initiated an R&D project that was funded by the EUREKA initiative.

9 Aug 2011

Enviva LP to Open New Wood Pellet Plant in Northampton County, N.C.

Enviva LP, a producer of treated biomass fuel in Europe and the USA, has declared its designs to construct a new wood pellet production plant in Northampton County, N.C.

8 Aug 2011

New Research Cuts Down Methane Potency Test Period

A study at Inspire has established a system to calculate the methane potency in wastes from households in two days time instead of the present 30 days.

6 Aug 2011

Ecofys Study Discovers Biomass Conversion to Yield Negative Greenhouse Gas Balance

A recent study performed by Ecofys, an international energy consultancy firm indicates that mixing of biomass with carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) could result in high annual savings of around 10 GT of carbon dioxide discharges in the year 2050.

5 Aug 2011

Deep Rooted Crops Brings Down Carbon Emission Levels

Deeper rooted crops assist in bringing down the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and radically improve the ecological benefits declares a study performed by Professor Douglas Kell, a scientist from the University of Manchester.

5 Aug 2011

Zwicky Processing and Recycling Produces Biomass Fuel from Landfill Diverts

Zwicky Processing and Recycling (ZPR) facility located over 120 acres of land in Berks County, Pennsylvania, enables the clients to dispose of their wastes and also assists those producers who look forward to cut down the cost of normal fossil fuels through biomass fuel replacement.

1 Aug 2011