Urine – Waste Product or Future Power Source?
Researchers at Bristol Robotics Lab (BRL), a collaborative UWE/University of Bristol research facility, are looking into the use of urine as the ‘fuel’ for Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), which use bacterial cultures to break down ‘food’ to create power....

Putting Second Generation Biofuels to the Test
An interdisciplinary team headed by Empa researcher Rainer Zah, studying the sustainability of second generation biofuels, has calculated how much fuel might be saved in Switzerland through the use of these new products.

Next-Generation Biofuels: Challenges for Agriculture
Next-generation biofuel companies are using a variety of strategies to overcome high initial capital costs, limited access to low-cost biomass, and other hurdles to remain financially viable during pre-commercial development, writes William Coyle in the...

BioIsoprene - a Renewable Product with Biofuel Potential
Developments in the renewable fuels field have seen the emergence of new compounds and polymers that not only boost ethanol and biodiesel production, but also enable the sustainable production of many other products that would otherwise use petroleum...

What's Missing from Biofuel Production Standards?
A number of standards and initiatives exist to minimise the negative environmental impacts of growing crops for biofuels.

Estimating Economic Feasibility of Biogas Production
Researchers have developed a new tool to evaluate the economic viability of biogas production from agricultural waste, such as manure and straw.

Dedicated Energy Crops Play a Key Role
Energy crops have a key role to play for the government, industry and agriculture, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor Chris Harris.

UK Moving towards Anaerobic Digestion
The farming community and the renewable energy sector in the UK are making the move to catch up with other European countries in the development of a biogas industry, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor Chris Harris.

Benefits for Small Scale Renewable Generation
There are numerous benefits for UK farmers who want to start generating their own electricity both for their own consumption and also to feed into the national grid, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Biofuel Options Expand as Science Taps New Sources
Scientists are making progress in developing biofuels with a range of methods and an assortment of feedstocks, according to the US Department of Energy.

Waste Could Generate Seven Per Cent of Spain's Electricity
Researchers from the University of Zaragoza (UNIZAR) have calculated the energy and economic potential of urban solid waste, sludge from water treatment plants and livestock slurry for generating electricity in Spain.

Could Generating Energy from Waste be the Answer?
Scientists at Teesside University are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today - generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production.

Key to Low Carbon Emission Pig Meat Production
A healthy diet and reduced consumption would reduce carbon emissions, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Using Pigs to Grow Tomatoes with Biogas
An innovative eco-friendly pig farm of the future is the dream of a Danish pig farmer, Soren Hansen and the concept of a PhD architecture student, Nee Rentz Petersen, writes TheBioenergySite senior editor, Chris Harris.

CHP Opportunities Right for Food and Beverage Processors
An emerging confluence of legislation, funding, and technical progress regarding alternative energy conversion and energy efficiency is resulting in new opportunities for industrial energy systems implementations, writes Comas Haynes in PoultryTech at...