EPA Proposal Puts Biofuels on Hold
The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act was meant to put biofuels, especially ethanol, into a more important role in the United States fuel...
EPA Proposes Reduction in U.S. Biofuel Requirements
When ex-President George W. Bush signed an expansion of The Renewable Fuel Standard program into law, requiring oil companies to add billions of gallons...
Research Finds Gas Prices Unaffected by Ethanol
New research from MIT has found the use of ethanol in gasoline does not significantly lower the price of gasoline. Former research had...
Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests
There are many alternative fuel options available to us today, one of them being algae-derived biofuel. It has been found to be a viable substitute...
EU Parliament Might Limit Biofuel Production, But Should They?
Biofuel production from food crops has been a subject of heated discussions over the past week at the European Parliament. The previously agreed target...
Big Oil Trying to Stop Gas Retailers From Selling Ethanol Blends (E15)
In order to reduce emissions, all gasoline in the US is blended with 5% to 10% ethanol, but with the increasing fuel-economy of the...
Ethanol From Farm Waste Cuts Down Fuel Costs and Emissions In Japan
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. from Japan claims to have produced car fuel from farm waste, which can compete in cost with imported ethanol.
Recently, the use of ethanol...
Next-Gen Biofuel Progresses Slowly, Could Match Corn-Based by 2016
Setbacks could probably be the best way to sum up the advance of the next generation biofuel production, but these things take time.
Ethanol is...
Marginal Lands Deemed Perfect for Sustainable Bioenergy Production
Last week, University of Maryland faculty members and a Ph.D. student from U of M’s Department of Geographical Sciences published research detailing the possibility...
Sorghum-Derived Ethanol Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently added ethanol made from grain sorghum to the group of advanced biofuel.
This news was particularly welcomed by...
