Read the full story at Green Car Congress. Sales of GM’s Chevrolet and GMC flexible-fuel vehicles (FFV) in the Chicago-Rockford and Minnesota markets more than
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Enhancing Yeast to Ferment Ethanol from Sugars from Cellulosic Biomass
Read the full story at Green Car Congress. Researchers at Delft University of Technology are genetically modifying Saccharomyces cerevisiae (baker’s yeast) to enable the anaerobic
Virginia Tech Team Wins Year 2 of Challenge X with E85 Hybrid Design
Read the full story at Green Car Congress. Students from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) took top honors today in the
High oil propels biofuels into global mainstream
Read the full story by Reuters. Record high oil prices have propelled biofuels from niche player to the multi-billion dollar commodity mainstream, causing an explosion
Staying Power
Read the five-part series in the Hartford Courant. While the rest of us whine about the price of gasoline and home heating oil, some people
From biofuels to wind, quest for energy alternatives steps up
Read the full Associated Press story in the Seattle Times. Note that the focus is on research in Illinois. The future of energy is bright
