Tag: biofuel

A New Route to Cellulosic Biofuels

By Phil McKenna | 11/20/2009 | 2 Comments

ZeaChem's pilot plant will make ethanol using termite microbes.

Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol

By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2009 | 0 Comments

Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology.

Biofuel from Sewage

By Jennifer Chu | 10/13/2009 | 1 Comment

Qteros forms a partnership to use sewage as a feedstock for making ethanol.

Biological Solar

By David Berry | 08/18/2009 | 2 Comments

Combining synthetic biology and solar technology could provide a way to trap carbon dioxide and produce fuel.

A Biofuel Process to Replace All Fossil Fuels

By Kevin Bullis | 07/27/2009 | 0 Comments

A startup unveils a high-yield process for making fuel from carbon dioxide and sunlight.

Big Oil Turns to Algae

By David Ewing Duncan | 07/22/2009 | 14 Comments

ExxonMobil invests $300 million in Synthetic Genomics to develop algae biofuel.

Dow to Test Algae Ethanol

By Tyler Hamilton | 07/16/2009 | 0 Comments

Startup Algenol partners with Dow Chemical on a demonstration ethanol plant.

Biofuel Plant Opens in Brazil

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/09/2009 | 6 Comments

Amyris's large-scale demonstration plant will make diesel from sugarcane.

Reinventing Cellulosic Ethanol Production

By Jennifer Chu | 06/10/2009 | 4 Comments

An Israeli startup says that it has a cheap process to make biofuels from cellulosic materials.

All Washed Up for Jatropha?

By Phil McKenna | 06/09/2009 | 8 Comments

The draught-resistant "dream" biofuel is also a water hog.

Converting Garbage into Fuel

By Kevin Bullis | 05/27/2009 | 14 Comments

Waste Management, a large waste company, gives technology for gasifying trash a boost.

Cellulosic Ethanol on the Cheap

By Jennifer Chu | 05/12/2009 | 3 Comments

Mascoma has announced several advances that may lead to a cheaper, more efficient process to turn biomass into ethanol.

Biofuels vs. Biomass Electricity

By Tyler Hamilton | 05/08/2009 | 0 Comments

Findings show that turning biomass into electricity is more beneficial than turning it into transportation fuels.

A New Processing Scheme for Algae Biofuels

By Monica Heger | 05/01/2009 | 1 Comment

OriginOil claims that its technology extracts oil from algae cheaply and efficiently.

Measuring Corn Ethanol's Thirst for Water

By Phil McKenna | 04/14/2009 | 10 Comments

Ethanol from corn consumes three times more water than previously thought.