Biomass

Spanish scientists have invented a more efficient system for collecting dead seaweed from beaches, for use in power plants.

A US school has cut a six-figure sum from its winter energy bill by replacing its oil-burning boiler with woodchip biomass boilers.

Researchers have engineered a microbe that can extract all the major sugars in seaweed and convert them into renewable fuels and chemicals, making seaweed a cost-effective renewable source of biomass.

By looking at the digestive system of termites, researchers have discovered a cocktail of enzymes that unlocks access to the sugars stored within the cells of woody biomass that could help make it a more viable source of biofuels, such as ethanol.

A NASA-led research team has created a new map using ground and satellite data that accurately quantifies the amount and location of carbon in Earth's tropical trees and forests.

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in producing isobutanol – a potential gasoline replacement – directly from cellulosic plant matter using bacteria.

Agave has been identified as a potential new biofuel crop.

A genetic discovery could allow biofuel crops to produce more biomass within the same amount of land.

NEC has developed a new bioplastic from non-edible cellulose and cardanol that's said to be strong enough for use in electronic equipment

According to a new study, as much as 12 percent of the world’s human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic materials.

A new method to process agricultural waste and other biomass into biofuels could enable the creation of mobile processing plants that would rove the Midwest to produce fuels where the biomass is sourced.

The GlidArc reactor can reportedly produce ultra-clean biofuels, utilizing the same process used in plasma TV's.