Whenever the topic of plant-derived biofuels is raised, the issue of turning valuable arable land over to the task of growing feedstock is generally not far behind. A discovery by the Sustainable ...

Important fuels and chemicals have been made in genetically engineered strains of Escherichia coli by modifying this microbe’s fatty acid synthase (FAS), stimulating the bacterium to produce chemicals ...

Despite limited supply and increasing demand, fossil fuels remain among the world's cheapest commodities. Prices will inevitably rise once demand starts to outstrip supply, but short- to medium-term ...

Federal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a "drink-or-drive issue" in the Midwest as a result of biofuel production's impact on water supplies and water quality, ...

Over 100 biofuel plants across the country are fully idling or cutting production rates as gas prices fall because people are staying at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak and major oil producers feud ...

So far as feedstocks for the production of biofuels go, kelp is a highly promising one on many fronts, and a new technology promises to boost its credentials even further. Scientists at the University ...

Financial incentives to shrink the carbon footprint of air travel could turbocharge the destruction of grasslands critical to ...

A research team has found that a natural bacterium isolated from mushroom crop residue can directly convert cellulose to biobutanol, a biofuel. A team of engineers from the National University of ...

“Advanced Biofuels Canada Association encourages provinces and territories to engage actively at the federal-provincial-territorial table to deliver durable, long-term investment-ready solutions.