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Biofuels policy: Public debate and scientific review

“The world faces the daunting combination of surging energy demand, rising greenhouse gas emissions and tightening resources. A global energy technology revolution is both necessary and achievable; but...

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International Biofuels Survey- please take part

A Master’s student from the University Of Auckland, New Zealand and Intern at SCION Research, is conducting an international study on the strategic development of the liquid biofuels industry. The aim...

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The potential of algae as biofuel feedstock

Interest in algae as a potential biofuel feedstock stems from two features observed in naturally occurring strains. Firstly, many algae are remarkably efficient at photosynthesis, converting up to 6%...

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Lignocellulosic plants of possible use for biofuel production

A recent review article [Simmons BA, Loque D, Blanch HW: Next-generation biomass feedstocks for biofuel production. Genome Biol 2008, 9:242] published in Genome Biology highlights the use of...

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Biofuel and land use

In “Squaring biofuels with food”, a forum discussion published in the latest edition of Issues in Science and Technology, leading biofuel researchers discuss the complex and controversial issue of the...

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Investing in algal biofuels

ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI, a biotechnology company) have announced a research partnership with the aim of developing biofuels from algae. In a statement from SGI, the company founder...

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Changing patterns of investment in biofuels

The research and development of biofuels is beginning to attract investment from large international companies, including those traditionally associated with their fossil fuel predecessors. A series of...

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Optimal engineering for yeast lignocellulose conversion

Evolutionary engineers have created a new strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can ferment ethanol from the agricultural and timber waste feedstock, lignocellulose. Rosa Garcia Sanchez and...

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Optimal engineering for yeast lignocellulose conversion

Evolutionary engineers have created a new strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that can ferment ethanol from the agricultural and timber waste feedstock, lignocellulose. Rosa Garcia Sanchez and...

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Jatropha 2.0

The demise of investment in Jatropha was reported in a previous post in this blog in 2009. Amidst controversy over the water footprint of Jatropha (in which the crop was found to yield a poor energy...

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