News tagged with biofuel
Related topics: ethanol , greenhouse gas emissions , fossil fuels , biomass , carbon dioxide
'Genetic road map' of biofuels crop drafted by researchers
The first rough draft of a "genetic road map" of a biomass crop, prairie cordgrass, is giving scientists an inside look at the genes of one of the crops that may help produce the next generation of biofuels.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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How now, inside the cow: Nearly 30,000 novel enzymes for biofuel production improvements
Cows eat grass -- this has been observed for eons. From this fibrous diet consisting mainly of the tough to degrade plant cell wall materials cellulose and hemicellulose, substances of no nutritional value ...
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Agave fuels global excitement as a bioenergy crop
Scientists found that in 14 independent studies, the yields of two Agave species greatly exceeded the yields of other biofuel feedstocks, such as corn, soybean, sorghum, and wheat. Additionally, even more productive Agave ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Tailoring fungi-based biofuels to meet the needs of current, advanced combustion engines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engine experts and biofuels researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are working on a project that aims to modify an endophytic fungus so that it will produce fuel-type hydrocarbons for ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Study highlights flaw in common approach of public opinion surveys about science
A new study from North Carolina State University highlights a major flaw in attempting to use a single survey question to assess public opinion on science issues. Researchers found that people who say that risks posed by ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 13, 2011 |
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Benefits of barley as a biofuel crop studied
The benefits of using barley for bioenergy production don't stop at the gas pump, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies.
Dec 22, 2010 |
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Seaweed as biofuel? Metabolic engineering makes it a viable option
Is red seaweed a viable future biofuel? Now that a University of Illinois metabolic engineer has developed a strain of yeast that can make short work of fermenting galactose, the answer is an unequivocal yes.
Dec 15, 2010 |
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The ethics of biofuels
In the world-wide race to develop energy sources that are seen as "green" because they are renewable and less greenhouse gas-intensive, sometimes the most basic questions remain unanswered.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Scientists unravel more details of plant cell-wall construction
(PhysOrg.com) -- One big challenge in converting plants to biofuels is that the very same molecules that keep plants standing up make it hard to break them down. Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Ethanol in crosshairs as tax deadline nears
Ethanol, once seen as an answer to US energy problems, is seeing political support waning as a deadline nears for Congress to decide on extending tax subsidies for the widely used biofuel.
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Dec 03, 2010 |
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Can engineered bugs help generate biofuels? Study holds promise
The versatile organism Lactococcus lactis, the workhorse bacterium that helps turn milk into cheese, may also be valuable in the understanding of how microbes turn the organic compound cellulose into biofuels.
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Lufthansa wants to test biofuels on German flights
Europe's leading airline, Lufthansa, said Monday that it will offer regular service between Frankfurt and Hamburg in April with a plane that can use biofuel in addition to jet fuel.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Baking soda dramatically boosts oil production in algae
Montana State University researchers have discovered that baking soda can dramatically increase algae's production of the key oil precursors for biodiesel.
Nov 15, 2010 |
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Growing sorghum for biofuel
Conversion of sorghum grass to ethanol has increased with the interest in renewable fuel sources. Researchers at Iowa State University examined 12 varieties of sorghum grass grown in single and double cropping systems. The ...
Nov 10, 2010 |
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Obama to launch clean energy initiative in India
US President Barack Obama and India are expected to launch a joint initiative on clean energy, eyeing economic opportunities in an area that has long divided the two countries.
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Nov 05, 2010 |
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