Do Biofuels Reduce Greenhouse Gases?
A new study fuels the debate over the impact of growing crops for fuel.Greenhouse-gas emissions from biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, may be lower than many researchers have estimated,...
View ArticleWorld Bank Says to End Biofuels Subsidies
A new study from 10 international agencies say the policies drive up food prices, say reports.A document prepared for the G20 governments by the World Bank, the World Trade Organization and eight other...
View ArticleRecord Food Prices Linked to Biofuels
Reports from the WTO and USDA show that corn supplies are influenced by biofuel subsidies and mandates.The biofuels industry is being blamed for record food prices and high price volatility. Earlier...
View ArticleThe Death of Range Fuels Shouldn't Doom All Biofuels
The influential biofuels startup failed because its technology proved too expensive.This month, Range Fuels, one of the first companies in a wave of startups that promised cheap biofuels made from...
View ArticleCellulosic Ethanol Gets a $100 Million Boost
Virdia plans to make cheap sugars from wood chips, tackling the industry’s greatest challenge.Despite years of federal mandates, the cellulosic biofuels industry—which aims to make ethanol from wood...
View ArticleBad Corn Crop Imperils Ethanol
The USDA’s latest figures project much higher prices for the main feedstock for U.S. ethanol.High corn prices driven by a bad harvest could hurt corn ethanol producers, which are suffering from a...
View ArticleAudi Backs a Biofuels Startup
Joule Unlimited will demonstrate its novel production process within the next few weeks.Joule Unlimited, a startup whose engineered microörganisms produce ethanol from sunlight, water, and carbon...
View ArticleGenetically Modified Bacteria Produce 50 Percent More Fuel
By changing the way certain organisms process sugar, UCLA researchers have shown how to produce more biofuel.Researchers at UCLA have opened a path to cheaper and cleaner biofuels by using genetic...
View ArticleAudi Bets on Bio Gasoline Startup
Startup Global Bioenergies uses genetic engineering to avoid one of the costliest steps in biofuel production.Audi is investing in a startup, Paris-based Global Bioenergies, that says it can make cheap...
View ArticleA Less Resource-Intensive Way to Make Ethanol
Stanford researchers develop a copper catalyst that can efficiently convert carbon monoxide and water to ethanol.Today, nearly all ethanol fuel is made from corn or sugarcane, which requires vast...
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