Range Fuels Makes Batch of Methanol
GEORGIA, US - Range Fuels Inc. in Broomfield has produced its first batch of cellulosic methanol from its commercial biofuels plant near Soperton, Georgia.

Biomass Grant for Murray State University
US - Murray State University in Kentucky is to receive a state grant of $50,000 to help launch a regional network of farmers to grow biomass crops.

A New Tool for Improving Switchgrass
US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have developed a new tool for deciphering the genetics of a native prairie grass being widely studied for its potential as a biofuel.

Demonstrations of Energy Crop Production
US - Midsummer is nearly here, and the University of Tennessee Biofuels Initiative (UTBI) is closely watching how more than 1000 acres of newly planted, improved varieties of switchgrass are...

Re-using Enzymes in Industry
US - A South Dakota State University scientist is exploring ways to re-use enzymes in processes such as making cellulosic ethanol.

Biomass Production in Switchgrass across US
US - A group of researchers at the US Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and Dartmouth College in New Hampshire have been investigating biomass yield in relation to soil, climate and...

Energy Crops Growing On Seawater
US - Energy crop company Ceres has developed a plant trait that could bring new life to millions of acres of abandoned or marginal cropland damaged by salts. Results in several crops, including...

New Biofuels Processing Method for Mobile Facilities
US - Chemical engineers at Purdue University have developed a new method to process agricultural waste and other biomass into biofuels, and they are proposing the creation of mobile processing...

Improvement in Efficiency of Biofuel Production
US - Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a more efficient technique for producing biofuels from woody plants that significantly reduces the waste that results from conventional...

Colorado Team Plants Biomass Crops
US - A consortium of governmental, educational and community-based organisations in Colorado is planting a variety of grasses and crops designed to produce biofuels.

Novozymes and Ceres Partner on Biofuel Crops
US - Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. and enzyme company Novozymes, have entered a research collaboration to co-develop customised plant varieties and enzyme cocktails for the production of cellulosic...

EdeniQ and Logos Start on CCM Pilot Plant
US — EdeniQ and Logos Technologies have formed a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE) to receive up to $20.5 million in federal cost share under the DOE's Integrated Biorefinery...

Ecological View on Sustainable Biofuels
US - The promise of switchgrass, the challenges for forests and the costs of corn-based ethanol production are thre subjects of a series of reports from the Ecological Society of America (E...

Calculating Crop, Ethanol Yields and Irrigation Needs
US - Estimating crop yields based on available water in semi-arid regions has been made easier for several hundred farmers who are using a special calculator computer program developed by an...

Go-ahead for Biomass Plant
UK - Plans have been given the go-ahead for a biomass plant on the Isle of Wight.

Energy Wasted Grinding Switchgrass
US - Biofuels processors, who mill switchgrass into fine bits to help its flowability, should be able to save time, energy and money by not doing so, a Purdue University study shows.

Scientists Producing Ethanol from Stems and Leaves
UGANDA - Researchers from National Crop Resources Research Institute and Makerere University have made a breakthrough in extracting bioethanol from non-food parts of plants including cassava...

Estimating Ethanol Yields from CRP Croplands
US - The scramble to find sufficient land for biofuel production has experts eyeing marginal croplands that have been placed in the Conservation Reserve Programme (CRP).

First Parasitic Nematodes in Biofuel Crops
US – Researchers at the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) at the University of Illinois have discovered widespread occurrence of plant-parasitic nematodes in the first reported nematode survey...

Genome of Biofuel Model Crop Grass Sequenced
US - US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and their colleagues at the Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome Institute have completed sequencing the genome of a kind of wild grass...

Community Solar Project Proposed
US - Philadelphia company Community Energy is seeking to build a series of solar panels 40 acres in East Drumore Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Freedom for a Viable Biomass Material
US - Collaboration between a Mississippi State University research agronomist and Georgia’s self-proclaimed “sodfather” may offer the Southeast the “Freedom” to be the centre of alternative energy...

Conference Examines Future of Biofuels Production
US - Cropfields could play a major role in future energy needs, and some of the world's top researchers will discuss the challenges and opportunities for agriculture in the renewable fuels industry...

New Switchgrass Germplasm Collected in Florida
US - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and cooperators have collected 46 new populations of switchgrass in Florida, adding valuable new accessions to the germplasm collection of...

Energy Crops for Thermochemical Biofuel Production
US - Energy crop company Ceres is working with international biomass to liquids technology company, CHOREN, to get the most out of energy crops for thermochemical conversion to advanced low-carbon...