In Washington, in an attempt to debunk indirect land use change theories, a Resources for the Future paper considers the effect of biomass energy on forests using a general stylized forest sector. The current research, led by Roger A. Sedjo, Brent Sohngen, and Anne Riddle, notes that “if agricultural croplands are drawn into the production […]
In Wisconsin, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin is exploring how genetic modification may be utilized to enhance various traits in trees for forestry and biofuel applications. Among these modification targets are gibberellic acid and lignin. Gibberellic acid (GA) is a plant hormone that promotes cell elongation but may be down-regulated to produce more […]
In the Netherlands, researchers at TU Delft have developed a clever way of finding the fattest and therefore the most suitable examples among all the many species of algae. They will publish their discovery this week in the scientific journal Energy & Environmental Science.
In Washington state, scientists looking to create a potent blend of enzymes to transform materials like corn stalks and wood chips into fuels have developed a test that should turbocharge their efforts. The new research, published in October in the journal Molecular BioSystems, is part of a worldwide effort to create fuels from plants that […]
In the UK, chickens could be the unexpected beneficiaries of the growing biofuels industry, feeding on proteins retrieved from the fermenters used to brew bioethanol, thanks to research supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It has long been known that the yeasty broth left over after bioethanol production is nutritious, but […]
In Virginia, the American Society of Civil Engineers gave energy and water infrastructure a D+ grade for for 2013. “More than five million miles of pipeline exist in the U.S. alone, and worldwide, countries annually install approximately 500,000 miles of pipeline with a market value of more than $50 billion,” said Sunil Sinha, associate professor […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its draft Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Plans for public review and comment. In support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and Executive Order on Preparing the United States for the Impacts of Climate Change announced today, the Implementation Plans provide detailed information about the actions EPA plans […]
In Taiwan, Prof. (Emeritus) Aharon Gedanken from the Department of Chemistry at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, who is currently a visiting chair professor at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), southern Taiwan, has developed a microwave-based process that transforms waste cooking oils into biodiesel in 10 seconds. The technology underlying the study is now in the process […]
An RFS Calculator Insert your proposed gallons for each fuel and click submit, and it will calculate how many RINs you will generate towards Renewable Fuel Standard obligations. You can post your numbers in millions or billions of gallons (e.g. 14.4 for 14.4 billion). Your results will be shown on the next page. Ethanol gallons: […]
In Denmark, a team of researchers from the University of Southern Denmark along with researchers from Brazil have succeeded in mapping proteins of the bean, and thus it may now be possible to alter the bean’s structure in order to get even more out of the bean than today. The researcher’s work however shows that […]
