Advanced techniques are allowing scientists to witness the process where plant cells generate cellulose fibers.

Twenty-one billion gallons of second-generation biofuels made from non-grain feedstocks must enter the nation’s fuel supply by 2022, as mandated by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

One of the main criticisms about biofuels is that they occupy fields that should be dedicated to growing food for humans. That makes second-generation biofuels very attractive: they can use ...

Read about how sustainable petrol and diesel made from food waste could secure the future of the internal combustion engine, ...

An expert, Mr. Yusuf Owolabi, a graduate from the University of Chester, United Kingdom, UK, has stressed the need to boost ...

Optimism remains high that growth in the biofuels industry will continue under the new Trump administration. In late February, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced year-round E15 sales in eight ...

What are some ways genomics is helping solve the global energy crisis? Genomics is contributing to the development of renewable energy sources and genetic engineering of enzymes. One of the ...

Which plants are good resources for biofuel production? The first attempts to produce a biologically-based fuel to replace mineral petrol and diesel, continued to look for derivatives of well ...

Terrabon uses a fermentation process called MixAlco, which was developed by researchers at Texas A&M University, and it's thought that this type of second-gen biofuel could replace ethanol as the ...

The global advanced biofuels market is anticipated to generate revenues of USD USD 20.1 billion in 2025. Demand for advanced biofuels is anticipated to increase at a CAGR of 8.6% and reach USD 45.8 ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers ...

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose -- a major constituent of all plant cell walls -- a team has captured images of the microscopic process of cell-wall building continuously over ...