Biomass Sustainability and Carbon Policy
A study by the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences examines the scientific, economic and technological issues related to the use of forest biomass for generating energy in Massachusetts.

Touch Button Control of Fuel Ethanol Fermentation
Fuel ethanol producers are quietly getting on with the essential job of making sustainable fuel and what’s more, they’re improving the process all the time, writes Richard Mills from the Danish manufacturer of analytical equipment, Foss.

Offshore Wind Heads for Record Year
A total of 118 new offshore wind turbines were fully connected to the grid in the first half of 2010 according to new statistics released by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

Fine-tuning Growth Conditions for Biofuel Microbes
US - Cyanobacteria are among the oldest living forms in nature, responsible for generating the atmospheric oxygen we breathe today. Now Hyun Woo Kim and Raveender Vannela, researchers at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University are perfecting...

New Yeast Makes More Cellulosic Ethanol
Purdue University scientists have improved a strain of yeast that can produce more biofuel from cellulosic plant material by fermenting all five types of the plant's sugars.

Increasing Efficiency of Bioethanol Production from Starch
A new control strategy for bio-ethanol production from renewable source (starch) is proposed by a research team at ICSR-BAS - the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Storing Green Electricity as Natural Gas
Renewable electricity can be transformed into a substitute for natural gas. Until now, electricity was generated from gas. Now, a German-Austrian cooperation wants to go in the opposite direction.

Solar-powered Irrigation in West Africa
Solar-powered irrigation that delivers water directly to plant roots could help ensure food security in Africa, say researchers.

How ‘Green’ are Industrial Carbon Emissions?
There are various kinds of CO₂. Emissions of fossil CO₂ that result from the burning of fossil fuel affect the environment. Biogenic CO₂ resulting from the burning of wood or biofuels, however, is 'climate neutral'.

Moving from an Oil Economy to a Bioeconomy
The question of sustainability is becoming one of the major driving forces in the agriculture, livestock and farming industry, writes TheBioenergySite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Seeking a More 'Poplar' Biofuel
Gas money for your car does not grow on trees, but one day you might be filling up with fuel that does.

Plant Sugars Clues to Sustainable Bioenergy Production
BBSRC-funded research to manipulate the levels of fermentable sugars contained within plant cell walls could assist in the development of sustainable biofuel production.

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.

Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.

Energy Yield from Biogas Can be Improved
With online monitoring of different parameters in the biogas production, the energy yield of this climate-friendly energy source can be optimised, according to research at Aarhus University Faculty of Agricultural Sciences.