EU should consider land-use impacts of biofuels: T&E
The European Federation for Transport & Environment (T&E) is challenging the EU to follow the lead of California,
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Research: Convert biomass to electricity, not ethanol
Biofuels such as ethanol offer an alternative to petroleum for powering our cars, but growing energy crops to produce them
Study: Biofuel goals need rethinking
Governments should rethink their efforts to develop biofuels for transport and do more to limit demands for traditional fuels, according
Report examines biofuels' role in low-carbon future
A new report by Sir David King, senior scientific advisor to UBS Investment Bank, explores the challenges facing biofuels (PDF)
And the next plant-based fuel is ... duckweed
Growing duckweed on hog farms could not only clean up animal waste but provide a biofuel energy stock with five
Wood could be the new 'clean coal'
A process known as torrefaction could turn wood waste into a lightweight fuel source that burns like coal without coal’
Biomass energy could fuel 1/3 of rural China
Biomass energy could meet about one-third of rural China’s energy needs by 2020, according to a national action plan
Algae-based fuel? Top VCs not buying it yet
Algae might have eclipsed corn as the next great source for biofuels, but some leading venture capitalists aren’t buying
Study: Corn-based fuel 'inefficient, expensive'
The corn-to-biofuel concept took another hit this week as researchers at Duke University concluded it’s an “inefficient and expensive
Fill 'er up ... with crambe?
Honestly, our heads have been spinning enough already with all the potential biofuel sources: corn, corn stover, wood chips, telephone
Dung: It's not waste, it's fuel
The increasingly aggressive quest for alternative energy sources is finding potential fuel stocks not only in corn, crop waste and
US could replace 1/3 of petrol with biofuels ... if
Biofuels could sustainably replace nearly one-third of the petrol used by US motorists by 2030, according to a new study