The first of a new breed of biofuel plants began production in Minnesota this week. Gevo Inc. said it completed the $40 million conversion of an ethanol plant in Luverne, Minn., and began feeding corn ...

Biodiesel, a green alternative to conventional diesel, has been shown to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 74%. Biodiesel is produced through transesterification, converting triglycerides into ...

Graduate students at Mie University have produced biofuel from the region’s tangerines, saying the technique provides a use for unwanted fruit. They believe it could be promoted as a locally sourced ...

Scientists have found a new way to produce sugar from corn stalks and other crop waste, potentially opening a new pathway to sustainable biofuels. Scientists at Washington State University have found ...

Kevin Lofgren in the lab holding a flask containing the pure biodiesel product made with the process described in the journal Energy & Fuels. UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to ...

In California, UC Santa Cruz reported that UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. In ...

Terragia Biofuel has raised a $6 million seed round to pursue using a “novel” thermophilic bacteria process to break down cellulosic biomass and convert it into ethanol for biofuels such as ...