URBANA, Ill. ¬- Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges make it difficult to scale up production and make it economically viable.

Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels. But technological challenges make it difficult to scale up production. A new study discusses methods to manage ...

Feed-in-Tariff schemes are used worldwide to incentivise electricity generation using renewables. The aim is to decarbonise ...

OLD TOWN, Maine - A student’s fortuitous discovery at the University of Maine launched the Forest Bioproducts Research Institute’s (FBRI) pilot plant, which turns wood biomass into clean crude oil ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. In a roundabout way, coal is solar-powered. Millions of years ago, swamp plants ...

There’s fuel in slime. That was part of the message given by Michael Pacheco, director of the National Bioenergy Center, at a recent conference. Algae as a source of biofuels, according to Pacheco, ...

Biomass and biofuels are set to cover an ever-increasing share of the EU’s future transport and heating needs. But it is certainly not the magical solution, according EU environment chief Stavros ...

An Australian-led scientific breakthrough to increase oil yield from plants is expected to advance the production and use of biofuels globally. Oils from plants are typically produced in seeds and ...

This story was originally published by WIRED and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a roundabout way, coal is solar-powered. Millions of years ago, swamp plants soaked up ...