Large-scale cultivation of biofuels in Europe could lead to increased human mortality and crop losses, because of substances…
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Genetically engineered marine algae are as capable of producing biofuels as fresh water algae. Biologists at UC San Diego…
Algae can get energy from other plants, researchers from Bielefeld University have found. Conventional wisdom held that plants…
About 80% of the world’s total energy consumption is derived from fossil fuels, with only 12.5% from renewable resources. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy sources derived from sunlight - such…
According to their 2005 Energy Policy Act, the US was supposed to have reached a 7.5% target for renewable fuel by 2012. While this may be good for the environment, there is growing concern that national…
Not so long ago, things were looking good. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had announced on the 5th of July that the FAO food price index had been falling for the third consecutive month…
A new biofuel production process using microbes to manufacture biofuel and hydrogen, all while consuming agricultural wastes…
In 300 BC, the Syrian city of Antioch had public street lighting fuelled by olive oil. At the 1900 Paris World Fair, German inventor Rudolph Diesel demonstrated his engine powered by peanut oil. Biofuels…
Researchers have implanted a biofuel cell in a living snail. The snail was able to regenerate glucose and produce a new portion…
Not enough people are willing to purchase ethanol to justify a US government mandate, making it a costly way to reduce government…
We are poised at a pivotal moment for native forests, the wood products industry and climate change. Australia is moving away from a damaging native forestry industry - and a damaging conflict over its…
Thanks to microbubble technology, harvesting algae for use as a biofuel could become easier and more affordable. The technique…
Microalgae are an interesting alternative to other biofuel crops such as corn or soy. Microalgae are individual cells or…
Australia’s forest conflict gets easier to solve as every day passes. In reality, the conflict will solve itself if the government can just resist reviving the environmentally and economically inferior…
Scientists have developed a tiny solar-powered device that can produce hydrogen biofuel. The device was developed using biomimicry…
As the Australian Labor Party changes its stance on trading uranium with India, a pertinent question arises: why is India so keen to buy this controversial fuel? And what do India’s energy resources look…
New research into the nature of “tension wood” could help spur the development of more efficient bioenergy crops. Tension…
When you read the word “bacteria” you probably think about illness, advertisements for “probiotic” food supplements, and maybe about brushing your teeth. Chances are, you probably don’t think about electricity…
Studies have estimated that converting manure from the 95 million animal units in the United States would produce renewable…
Channeling inspiration from leaves and the process of photosynthesis, two research teams have developed improved techniques…
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