Read the full story in New Civil Engineer. Construction’s carbon footprint could be significantly reduced by use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) as fuel, according
Category: Biofuels
ISTC develops greener biofuels process
Via the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. Kirtika Kohli and BK Sharma have been busy in the lab creating a greener delignification method for biofuels refinery
Biofuel producers make significant gains in efficiency, productivity and conservation, Argonne survey shows
Read the full story from Argonne National Laboratory. The nation’s biofuel producers have made significant gains in both energy efficiency and water conservation in recent
WIU to lead $10 million cover crop as biofuel research
Read the full story in FarmWeek. WIU was one of eight universities awarded the grant to research integrating sustainable agriculture across the food production system.
Court: EPA must consider environmental impact when setting ethanol mandate
Read the full story at Successful Farming. The U.S. appeals court in Washington unanimously ordered the EPA to reconsider its Renewable Fuel Standard for 2018
Key factors in how some algae harness solar energy
Read the full story from Rutgers University. Scientists have discovered how diatoms — a type of alga that produce 20 percent of the Earth’s oxygen
