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May 15 | News
Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute have identified a tropical rainforest microbe that can endure relatively high concentrations of an ionic liquid used to dissolve cellulosic biomass for the production of advanced biofuels. They've also determined how the microbe accomplishes this, a discovery that holds broad implications beyond biofuels.
May 14 | News
Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Iowa State
University discovered a
family of plant proteins that play a role in the production of seed
oils,
substances important for animal and human nutrition, biorenewable
chemicals,
and biofuels.
May 3 | News
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists are exploring whether a common soil bacterium can be engineered to produce liquid transportation fuels much more efficiently than the ways in which advanced biofuels are made today. The process would be powered only by hydrogen and electricity. The goal is a biofuel—or electrofuel, as this new approach is called—that doesn’t require photosynthesis.
Apr 23 | News
In
a study from Stanford University and Purdue University, researchers
have shown for the first time that climate change may force the U.S.
corn belt to move north in the next 10 years, escaping devastating heat
waves. In turn, this will bring substantial price swings to the corn
market, adversely affecting industries like food and biofuels.
Apr 20 | News
As biofuel production has increased—particularly ethanol
derived from corn—a hotly contested competition for feedstock supplies
has
emerged between the agricultural grain markets and biofuel refineries.
This
competition has sparked concern for the more fundamental issue of
allocating
limited farmland resources, which has far-reaching implications for food
security, energy security, and environmental sustainability.
Apr 4 | News
Researchers at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute have
assembled the draft genome of a marine algae sequence to aid scientists
across
the U. S.
in a project that aims to discover the best algae species for producing
biodiesel fuel.
Mar 30 | News
For the first time, University of Florida researchers have developed plant-based technology that could reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and may also help treat cancer. Known as lignin nanotubes, these cylindrical containers are smaller than viruses and tiny enough to travel through the body, carrying cancer patients' medicine.
Mar 26 | News
Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers have developed a dynamic sensor-regulator system that can detect metabolic changes in microbes during the production of fatty acid-based fuels or chemicals and control the expression of genes affecting that production. The result in one demonstration was a threefold increase in the microbial production of biodiesel from glucose.
Mar 26 | News
Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40%, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel industry. Patents on this technology have been issued and research is ongoing.
Mar 23 | News
Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The collaboration agreement supports the industry's multi-pronged approach to continuously reduce the industry's carbon emissions.
