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Texas A&M AgriLife Research Study Highlights Mesquite As A Complementary Biofuel Feedstock
A recent Texas A&M AgriLife Research study to be published in the BioEnergy Research journal, outlines how mesquite, which grows in abundance in some regions of the U.S. southwest, could...
Biofuel Experts from Boeing, Masdar Institute And "Father Of Environmental Justice" To Deliver SXSW Eco Conference Keynotes
Organizers of the South by Southwest Eco (SXSW Eco) conference at Austin have announced that Julie Felgar, Managing Director of Environmental Strategy and Integration at Boeing Commercial Airplanes,...
Bioenergy Sorghum May Be a "Sink" For Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Texas A&M Study Finds
Researchers at Texas A&M University conducted a study that brought new insights regarding bioenergy sorghum, finding that, more than an energy supply, it may offer a “sink” for greenhouse...
Texas A&M Team Develops Lab-On-A-Chip System For Algal Biofuel's Growth
A Texas A&M University research team, led by Dr. Arum Han, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is currently working on the development of a microfluidic...
"Sweet Crude" Biofuel Produced From Engineered Yeast at UT Austin
Photo Credit: angellodeco/Shutterstock Fresh out of a lab in The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering, a new source of renewable energy has been developed. A team of...
Pasadena's KiOR Inc Completes Equity Investments Anticipated for Columbus II Project
According to a recent announcement from Pasadena-based KiOR Inc, the Columbus II Project (designed to expand production capacity at their plant in Columbus, Mississippi) will be funded by $100...
Waco, TX High School Student a Finalist in Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge
A ninth-grader from Midway High School in Waco, TX found inspiration from the ordinary household chore of lawn-mowing to come up with a fuel cell that uses grass clippings as a source of energy....
Texas-based Biofuel Maker Kior Plans To Build Second Plant In Mississippi To Double Production
While many in the biofuels industry are continuing to dream up new concepts for alternative fuels, Texas-based Kior is doubling down on its successful venture to convert simple wood chips into a...
UH Physicists Develop A Compound Process To More Efficiently Convert Waste Heat To Electrical Power
A research team at the University of Houston’s physics department and the Texas Center for Superconductivity (TcSUHh) are working on an innovation that they say could boost motor vehicle...
Texas A&M Research Scientist Retools Designer Sugarcane As A Biomass Alternative To Corn For Biofuels Production
During the George W. Bush presidency era, biomass made from bioenergy-rich sorghum and especially switchgrass were touted as a "great white hope" for more eco-friendly producable biomaterials from...
Chief Scientist at VG Energy Receives $200K AgriLife Grant to Study Plant Oil Secretion
Biotechnology company VG Energy has just received a grant from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research BioEnergy Initiatives Program worth $200,000 for examining plant oil secretion technology. The...
Irving-Based Darling International Now Converting Animal Fat Into Biofuel
Irving-based Darling International has worked for years in the low-profile meat rendering industry, using the leftovers from the meat industry and manufacturing to manufacture a range of products...
REG Begins Biodiesel Production in New Boston and Opens Job Opportunities to Locals
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) has just announced the launch of REG New Boston, LLC, and welcomed new employees to its newest biorefinery in Northeast Texas last Friday, June 28th. REG is...
Pasadena-Based KiOR Pioneers Drop-In Biofuels
The concept of using waste products and bio-mass for the generation of energy is gaining wide popularity in order to decrease mankind's dependency on petroleum. After corn distillation into ethanol,...
Texas A&M Scientists Develop New Medium for the Cultivation of Lactobacilli Microorganisms
Texas A&M University scientists from the departments of nutrition and food science and poultry science have developed a new medium for the cultivation of beneficial microorganisms called...
Biofuel News: Rice University Participates in Analysis of the Future of Corn-Based Ethanol
Rice University, alongside the University of California at Davis, recently published a study analyzing the future of biofuel production and how the changing climate will affect current regulations....
UNT Researchers Contribute To Research On New Low-Cost Fuel Cells
Researchers from the University of North Texas, Case Western Reserve University, and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have developed a new and innovative method of devising...
Benefuel Partners With Flint Hills Resources to Develop Biodiesel Projects with Patented ENSEL Technology
Benefuel Inc., a biodiesel process technology and production company based in Irving, Texas, has partnered with Flint Hills Resources LLC, a leading refining, biofuels and chemicals company, in...
Algae Biofuel Industry Plans Conflict with Several Studies and Issues
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) reveals findings from a study they recently conducted, estimating the U.S. has the capacity to support the production of up to 25 billion gallons of...
ExxonMobil Renews Partnership With Synthetic Genomics Inc. for Algae Biofuel Project
Irving, TX - based multinational oil and gas corporation, ExxonMobil, announced a new co-funding agreement with California-based Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI), which shifts SGI's focus to research...
Texas A&M joins alliance to use algae for livestock feed
Texas A&M has joined an alliance to find new ways to help feed the world that began at New Mexico State University. This group of schools is trying to find alternate ways of feeding livestock...
Super algae: A new source of biofuel from the University of Texas
The debate over the feasibility of biofuels may be coming to an end. Researchers at the University of Texas have found a way to produce nanocellulose - a primary component in many kinds of biofuels -...