Biofuel Bonanza: Willows Grown Diagonally

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Willows cultivated as a biofuel feedstock can yield five times more fuel if they grow at an angle, according to U.K. researchers. Read more →

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Marginal Lands Could Curtail Food vs. Fuel Fight

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Researchers see “huge untapped resource" growing mixed species cellulosic biomass on marginal lands. Read more →

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Using Solar To Charge EVs Beats Biofuels, Study Says

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We'd cut greenhouse gas emissions far more if we used the sun to create solar energy to fuel our cars rather than turn plants into biofuels, new research asserts. Read more →

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All-Biofuel Jet Flight Was Way Clean

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Analysis of the first civil jet flight using 100 percent biofuel reveals a reduction in emissions. Read more →

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DOE Pushes For Truly Sustainable Biofuels

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Five projects get $10 million to develop techniques to convert biomass into processable sugars that can made into bioproducts and drop-in biofuels for cars, trucks and planes. Read more →

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Biofuels A Winner In Fiscal Cliff Deal, Too

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The wind power industry wasn’t the only renewable energy winner in the fiscal cliff deal that cleared Congress late Tuesday – biofuels also scored. Read more →

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Sorghum Biofuel Gets ‘Advanced’ Ticket To Your Gas Tank

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The U.S. needs more advanced biofuels under its renewable fuel standard, and the EPA says grain sorghum, under certain circumstances, can fill the bill as a feedstock. Read more →

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Military Biofuels Scaling Could Mean Big Bucks For Some

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The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation talks about how meeting DOD’s biofuel utilization targets will generate significant economic activity and jobs by 2020. Read more →

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In Race To Develop Aviation Biofuels, Midwest Wants To Win

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Midwest Energy News reports on how the Midwest portion of the country could be poised to be a leader in the race to develop aviation biofuels. Read more →

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Corn War: Is Ethanol Increasing The Price Of Big Macs?

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Chain restaurants blame ethanol for raising food prices; ethanol producers say it's not so. But what if we didn't eat so much corn? Read more →

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