More Energy-Efficient Ethanol
WASHINGTON, US - Making corn ethanol is an energy-intensive process, requiring fossil fuels to grow and harvest corn and to power the production plant.

More Energy-Efficient Ethanol
US - A process used in wastewater treatment may increase efficiency in ethanol plants.

Land for Biofuels is a Bad Swap for Environment
US - The production and use of biofuels such as ethanol would contribute to global warming more than simply using gasoline, according to two studies published in the journal Sc...

The Old Battle Between Food and Fuel
US - Ethanol, the granddaddy of the biofuels movement, is in a food fight. Or a fuel fight. Or a food-versus-fuel fight. How about these for fighting words: A United Nations...

Biofuel Boom and the Effect on French Food
FRANCE - France remains the second largest European producer, and consumer, of biofuels, encouraging production and utilization with tax rebates and penalties, but the negative impacts...

Waste: a Cheaper Car Fuel
UK - Imagine if cars ran on household waste, if gas tanks were filled with ethanol made from wood chips. Well, the technology to make it happen is already a reality and companies...

Nanoscale Catalysts Could Tap Syngas
IOWA, US - Say the word “biofuels” and most people think of grain ethanol and biodiesel. But there’s another, older technology called gasification that’s getting a new look from...

Genomes, Enzymes and Better Biofuels
US - Biofuels are portable energy sources that are compatible with the infrastructure in place for petroleum-based transportation, so they are appealing alternatives to fossil fuel...

Ethanol Plant Breaks Foreign Oli Ties
US - Montana's top officials descended on Butte Monday morning with praise for a new biofuels plant they're counting on to help break America's dependence on foreign oil.

POET Announces Cellulosic Ethanol Pilot Plant
US - At the 21st annual American Coalition for Ethanol conference on Wednesday, POET CEO Jeff Broin announced that the company will complete construction on a $4 million pilot-scale...

Biofuel Industry Will be 'Cornerstone of the New Georgia'
US - Folks who harvest pine trees aren't used to judging their product by how much energy it produces.

Plant Announce 1st Million Gallons Of Ethanol
US – Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. recently completed production of the first million gallons of ethanol at its new Superior, IA, facility.

US Biofuel Analysis Shows Strength and Weakness
US - A new US biofuel market analysis cites the industry will need strong governmental support in order to survive economically.

MSU to Create Genomic Clearinghouse for Biofuel Crops
US - Michigan State University scientists, armed with a half-million-dollar federal grant, are creating an easily accessible, Web-based genomic database of information on crops that...

Converting Lime-Treated Wheat Straw to Fuel
GENERAL - The limited availability of fossil fuel sources, worldwide rising energy demands and anticipated climate changes attributed to an increase of greenhouse gasses are important...