Another Vote For Sorghum For Biofuel

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Sorghum's on a roll – Purdue University joins the wave of support for the plant as a cellulosic option for biofuels production. Read more →

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Cells In Bending Trees Make Good Biofuels

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's BioEnergy Science Center have described what makes "tension wood" so desirable as a biofuel feedstock. Read more →

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Wood-Based Biofuels Get Boost in Washington

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The University of Washington and Washington State University have received $40 million each to commercialize bio-based aviation and diesel fuels made from wood. Read more →

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Biofuel Breakthrough Could Replace Diesel

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Researchers from the Joint BioEnergy Institute have developed a biofuel engineered from a bacteria and yeast with chemical properties similar to diesel fuel. Read more →

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New Biofuels Feedstocks Are Water Hogs

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Researchers at the University of Illinois find that miscanthus and switchgrass will consume increasing amount of precious water as climate conditions change. Read more →

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Biofuel Bonanza? Sorghum Takes Center Stage

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There's oodles of sorghum in Kansas, and now state university researchers have funding to learn more about turning the cereal crop into biofuel. Read more →

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Bringing Advanced Biofuels To The Real World

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The Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit at Berkeley National Lab is designed to help researchers commercialize advanced next-generation biofuels. Read more →

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Beyond Corn: Crop-Fuels R&D Gets New Grants

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Looking for more efficient crops, the Obama administration hands out $12.2 million in grants to support biofuels and bioenergy research. Read more →

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Biofuels Breakthrough At Rice University

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Rice University engineering researchers unveiled a new method that rapidly converts glucose into butanol about 10 times faster than any other known method. Read more →

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GM, US DOE Team Up To Explore Jatropha Biodiesel Prospects

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The American automaker and the Department of Energy recently announced that they'll be working together to explore the commercial bio-diesel potential of a plant traditionally thought of as a weed. Read more →

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