Fuel Synthesis and Sustainabilty Activities in the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
Tim Donohue, GLBRC, explains the work being done to promote and develop the conversion of biomass to fuels. Includes illustration
Tim Donohue, GLBRC, explains the work being done to promote and develop the conversion of biomass to fuels. Includes illustration
Brian Davison, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, provides an in-depth look at the challenges to breaking down cellulose so that it
Andy Aden, National Renewable Energy Laboratory provides an assessment including biochemical and thermochemical pathways, and a review of sustainability challenges. From the
Gerson Santos-Leon, Abengoa Vioenergy New Technologies, presents a combination enzymatic and gasification process as part of the Biofuels Commercialization session
Jennifer Holmgren, UOP, gives an international view of the future outlook for biofuels and engines technology integration from an industry
Jack Huttner, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol, explores the current science and financial situation of cellulosic ethanol production and commercialization. From
Richard Hamilton, Ceres, discusses indirect land use change theories and development of improved energy crops and cultivation around the world.
Research to turn trees into liquid fuel gets a boost with approval of the $410 billion federal omnibus spending bill
Planting agricultural crops in poorly drained or marginal soil areas may be delayed, prevented or unprofitable for traditional farming. However,
Research shows that, as a fuel for heat and power applications, corn stover reduces the life-cycle fossil-fuel emissions of carbon
University of Illinois plant geneticist Stephen Moose has developed a corn plant that yields corn that would make good silage,
by Dylan Dodd and Isaac K. O. Cann (Global Change Biology Bioenergy) The combustion of fossil-derived fuels has a significant impact on
by Kristina J. Anderson-Teixeira, Sarah C. Davis, Michael D. Masters and Evan H. Delucia (Global Change Biology Bioenergy) One potentially significant
Mascoma Corporation, a leader in the development of low carbon cellulosic ethanol, announced that the company’s demonstration facility in Rome,
California Energy Commission awards $100k grant to turn algae blooms in the Salton Sea into methane, hydrogen, and synthetic gasses.
Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Georgia have produced hydrogen gas pure enough
A leading U.S. ethanol producer, Poet, announced the opening of an $8 million pilot plant that will produce cellulosic ethanol
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- A new crop management guide is available for producers interested in learning more
Following three years of research, a team of energy, biotechnology and agribusiness veterans announced the formation of SG Biofuels, a
An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a two-step method to convert the cellulose in raw biomass into a
Researchers from Idaho’s three largest public universities are seeking to create ethanol from the Gem state’s agricultural waste. And they
by Andrea Zippay (Farm and Dairy) A rather low-budget, low-input crop may be a boon to northwest Pennsylvania farmers. Camelina
On January 30, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) announced up to $25 million (subject to appropriations)
Following three years of research, a team of energy, biotechnology and agribusiness veterans today announced the formation of SG Biofuels,
Japan Airlines (JAL) became the first airline to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel primarily refined from the
Also known as gold-of-pleasure or false flax, camelina, the main feedstock used for the recent Japan Airlines test flight, is
A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the
Southerners may best know sorghum as sweet, biscuit-topping syrup. But the small grain’s uses range from a dependable, drought-tolerant food
Research is under way to pinpoint the enzymes produced in the four-spotted gribble’s stomach, and the genes that control them,
At the University of Nottingham, two of six research projects being run by the national £27m BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre
On January 26, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) a contract to help
A patented Michigan State University process to pre-treat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol means extra nutrients don't have to be
The “self-shading” phenomenon for algae results in a layer that limits the amount of algae per acre that can be
A Michigan State University study finds that the life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions may be significantly less than other studies have
Following a successful start-up in the fourth quarter of 2008, POET Research Center in Scotland, S.D. is now producing cellulosic
On January 7, 2009, Continental Airlines flew a successful demonstration out of Houston in partnership with Boeing, GE Aviation/CFM International,
Cornell plant scientists have invented a new method that uses manure and other farm byproducts to remove toxic hydrogen sulfide
Verenium operates one of the nation’s first cellulosic ethanol pilot plants, an R&D facility, in Jennings, Louisiana and has recently
U.S. scientists say they can turn E.coli, a strain of bacteria present in the human digestive tract, into a fuel
A New Zealand Air passenger jet partially powered by a 50-50 blend of oil from jatropha plants and standard A1
California scientists say they can use E.coli, a strain of bacteria present in the human digestive tract, to make a
ZeaChem, a company that uses the microbes in termite guts to make ethanol, announced it has raised $34 million to
Switchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic
U.S. Department of Energy, December 22, 2008 The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the issuance of a Funding Opportunity
University of New Brunswick forestry professor Paul Arp has devised a tool that shows how removing the forestry sector's leftovers
Researchers at Texas A&M have developed a new modeling tool to help prospective biofuel producers better estimate sorghum crop yield
Two German scientists investigated the feasibility of replacing fossil fuels with biomass as the primary energy supply. Their paper, published
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology are exploring the use of biomass or ethanol as a primary fuel in
Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel
Shifting more acreage to corn production may not be the best way to meet increasing renewable fuel production requirements, researchers
California-based crop company Ceres Inc. has introduced two varieties each of switchgrass and high-biomass sorghum specifically designed to boost energy
A new working paper from Duke University finds that in the absence of a price signal for CO2, regular hybrids
For every tonne of biodiesel made from vegetable oil, 100kg of thick, viscous glycerol is produced as a byproduct. The
by April Sorrow (University of Georgia) Half of all the fruit grown in Georgia is never eaten by people or
University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists, in partnership with USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), have synthesized a new form of lignin that
by Dallas Hanks and Ralph Whitesides (Utah State University) ... Nearly all highway, airport, railway and military areas in the
by Sam Bond (edie.net) A fungus that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle has attracted the attention of
In 2006, Green Star started plans to construct biorefineries that produce ethanol from low cost agricultural waste products (wood chips,
Great Plains-The Camelina Company has studied the science and agronomy of camelina for over 10 years and for the past
by Amit Avasthi and Vicki Fong (Penn State University, gantdaily.com) A little known fungus tucked away in the gut of Asian
Following independent paths of investigation, two research teams are announcing this month that they have successfully converted sugar-potentially derived from
C2 Biotechnologies, LLC of Germantown, New York (C2B) harnesses the power of biology to fuse different proteins, specifically, enzymes with desirable
On August 28 and 29, a group of well-connected “car guys” (male and female) got together to discuss the future
Several thousand gallons of bio diesel fuel that meets ASTM specification D-975 have been produced, road tested in diesel vehicles
The Defense Department has been directed to explore a wide range of energy alternatives and fuel efficiency efforts in a
ScienceDaily (Aug. 4, 2008) — In the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced July 10, 2008, that the FAA has selected the X PRIZE Foundation to develop
(Farm and Dairy) In most places in the East, they’re still talking about the coming biofuels revolution. But in Crawford
(New Energy and Fuel) A new bacterium, a cyanobacterium that is energized by sunlight and excretes the sugars glucose and sucrose
Sugar beet pulp left over from sugar production is rich in 5-carbon (C-5) and 6-carbon (C-6) sugars that are ideal
by Ron Pate (Sandia National Laboratories) This presentation explores the demands of water on renewable energy development, including biofuels. READ
Mike Edgerton (Monsanto) from the Global Stewardship session at the Biomass 2008 conference. Download PDF.
Neal Gutterson (Mendel Biotechnology) from the plenary sesssion at the Biomass 2008 conference.
From the open plenary session of the Biomass 2008 Conference. Download PDF.
by Jennifer Holmgren (UOP) This March 2008 presentation reviews biomass-based manufacturing technologies and aviation fuel requirements. READ MORE
U.S. Department of Energy has included Pacific Ethanol in a matching award totaling $24.32 million to build the first cellulosic
by Tim Krohn (Free Press/Minnesota State University) When Bruce Jones and his colleagues began a study on how higher blends
One of the common frustrations that these leaders face is that the research and government organizations come to them for
(Science News) Until 1977, the known classes of life included eukaryotes and bacteria. When microbiologist Carl Woese announced the discovery
(The Auto Channel) Though worlds apart, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared a vision of a future in which
(Science Daily) Oklahoma State University’s sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the
University of Delaware researchers are interested in developing a type of mallow, the seashore mallow, for biodiesel and ethanol production:
Syngenta has introduced sugar beet in India for cultivation in tropical climatic conditions. Tropical sugar beet brings significant agronomic, environmental
by Jeremy Elton (Treehugger) A team of scientists led by James Dumesic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has discovered a
Based on the June 25-26, 2007 Workshop in Washington, DC, with Dr. George Hubner, University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Workshop Chair View the
BIOPOLYGEN Group of the MEEC, Israel, reports a successful completion of the first phase of its new biomass hydrolysis process
by Michael E. Himmel, Shi-You Ding, David K. Johnson, William S. Adney, Mark R. Nimlos, John W. Brady and Thomas D. Foust (Science Magazine) Lignocellulosic biomass has long
A NASA scientist is confident that within five years commercial aircraft could be powered using a type of biofuel derived
Wood with altered properties and cheaper ethanol through more efficient production are two possibilities as a result of a find
(Left Lane) ...(T)he ground-breaking Saab 9-3 BioPower Hybrid Concept, which delivers zero fossil CO2 emissions, enhanced performance and a range
Thanks to recent hikes in gasoline prices, there is a renewed interest in finding a cheaper way to fill up
(Consortium on RuralTechnology) Biogas plants have been accepted by now in the country~as a device for improving the quality of