New research: Some biofuels could benefit wildlife
Increasing the cultivation of willow and miscanthus grass as biofuel stock wouldn’t come with the wildlife damage often seen
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Diesel or biomethane? Bus runs on either
A unique dual-fuel, low-emissions bus is making its debut this week at the UK’s leading low-carbon
60-megawatt waste-to-energy plant OK'd
The Government today approved plans for a new 60-megawatt biomass- and waste-to-energy plant to be built on
BP jumps into race for algae-based biofuels
Coming on the heels of ExxonMobil’s announcement that it’s pursuing a genetically-modified algal biofuel, BP has now
Global biofuel land grab conjures up 'C' word
As in “colonialism.” It’s a word being used more and more as developed nations, large corporations and large consortiums
Fuel your car with ... prawn power!
Ahh, we’ve written about so many “next-generation” transport fuel sources — corn, soybeans, used cooking oil, switchgrass, algae, jatropha
Plans OKd for UK's largest food-waste-to-fuel plant
Plans have just been approved for the UK’s largest anaerobic digestion plant, to be built on the site of
Venter and Exxon: Biofuel saviours or unholy alliance?
Will the marriage of an oil giant and a company dedicated to tweaking the genetic forms of life as we
Spanish researchers study microalgae's energy potential
The energy unit at Spain’s TECNALIA is researching the potential of mass production of microalgae as a crop that
Stockholm adds another 85 ethanol-powered buses
Scania has sold 85 ethanol-powered articulated buses to Busslink, operator of bus services for Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL), the regional
One litre of biodiesel costs 14,000 litres of water
Biofuels carry a heavy water footprint, although the size of that print varies widely from crop to crop, according to
Found: A greener way to process wood for biofuel
Scientists at Queen’s University in Belfast say they’ve found a new eco-friendly way to dissolve wood that