University of Maryland scientists explore low-cost ethanol source
By Jessica Ebert
January 01, 1970
Feeding it Back
By Diane Greer
January 01, 1970
The U.K.'s food industry is discovering the economic benefits of using combined-heat-and-power systems fueled by biomass or biogas. New technologies to convert wastes to renewable energy are gaining in popularity due to the high cost of energy and waste disposal, pressure to reduce carbon emissions and divert waste from landfills.
Anaerobic Organisms Key to Coskata's Rapid Rise
By Jessica Sobolik
January 01, 1970
Not many people were familiar with Coskata Inc. when General Motors Corp. announced its partnership with the Chicago-based ethanol technology company in January. Since then, Coskata's business has accelerated at a rapid pace, making thermochemical ethanol production from biomass a near-term reality.
Pellet project on hold in West, possible on East Coast
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
January 01, 1970
Study: Experience matters when growing switchgrass
By Timothy Charles Holmseth
January 01, 1970
Renegy signs LOI to acquire operating biomass power generation facility
By Bryan Sims
January 01, 1970
Commercial Biorefinery Update
By Ron Kotrba
January 01, 1970
The clock is ticking on public acceptance of ethanol as the United States' corn-based industry is under relentless attack. With cellulosic conversion technologies as the ostensible lone saving grace for ethanol, Biomass Magazine takes a look at what fruits the first-quarter ‘08 produced.
Biobutanol: The Next Big Biofuel?
By Jessica Ebert
January 01, 1970
It's touted as a superior renewable fuel but challenges have stymied the industrial-scale production of biobutanol. Now, however, Dupont and BP have teamed to develop and commercialize the fuel. This comes as scientists announce advancements in the design of process technologies and the engineering of microbes aimed at improving the economics of mass-producing biobutanol.
Sustainable Power Corp. demonstrates biocrude technology, establishes Central American subsidiary
By Bryan Sims
January 01, 1970
Using Peter Rabbit to Clean Peter's Pond
By Sarah Smith
January 01, 1970
Purdue University researchers have implanted poplar trees with genetic material from rabbits. The trees are destined for a Herculean task: cleaning up a contaminated site that housed an oil storage facility. The site, called Peter's Pond, was tainted by contaminated oil stored there nearly 40 years ago. The process, called phytoremediation, allows transgenic trees to slurp up underground contaminants.
Big Wood
By Simon Hadlington
January 01, 1970
Construction will start soon on a giant wood-fueled power station in Wales. But where will all that wood come from? Where will the ash go? And why not use the waste heat?
BIOMASS 08: Ethanol plants explore water recycling options
By Jessica Sobolik
January 01, 1970
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