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New Protein Nanobioreactor Designed to Improve Sustainable Bioenergy Production

November 5, 2020
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Liverpool, UK — Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy. The study, published in Nature Communications,...

Making Biofuels Cheaper by Putting Plants to Work

April 7, 2020
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Berkeley, CA — Biofuels are an important part of the broader strategy to replace petroleum-based gasoline, diesel, and jet fuels that we use today. However, biofuels have so far not reached cost parity...

Breakthrough could See Bacteria Used as Cell Factories to Produce Biofuels

August 30, 2018
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Canterbury, UK — A new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the production of biofuels and vaccines has been developed by a team...

Scientists Identify Enzyme that could Help Accelerate Biofuel Production

August 17, 2018
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Tokyo, Japan — Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have honed in on an enzyme belonging to the glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) family as a promising target for increasing biofuel...

Scientists Discover How to Protect Yeast from Damage in Biofuel Production

August 11, 2018
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Madison, WI — Some chemicals used to speed up the breakdown of plants for production of biofuels like ethanol are poison to the yeasts that turn the plant sugars into fuel.

Biodegradable, Paper-Based Biobatteries Created

August 8, 2018
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Binghamton, NY — The batteries of the future may be made out of paper. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have created a biodegradable, paper-based battery that is more...

Novel Approach for Photosynthetic Production of Carbon Neutral Biofuel from Green Algae

May 3, 2018
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Turku, Finland — A research group has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae that function as cell...

Harvesting Clean Hydrogen Fuel Through Artificial Photosynthesis

May 3, 2018
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Ann Arbor, Michigan — A new, stable artificial photosynthesis device doubles the efficiency of harnessing sunlight to break apart both fresh and salt water, generating hydrogen that can then be used...

Study Shows How Biofuels From Plant Fibres Could Combat Global Warming

February 27, 2018
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Fort Collins, CO — Scientists, companies and government agencies are hard at work on decreasing greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.

New X-Ray Spectroscopy Explores Hydrogen-Generating Catalyst

November 22, 2017
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Davis, CA — Using a newly developed technique, researchers from Japan, Germany and the U.S. have identified a key step in production of hydrogen gas by a bacterial enzyme. Understanding these reactions...

Researchers Devise Way to Reduce the Amount of Enzymes Needed to Convert Biomass into Biofuels

July 5, 2017
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New Brunswick, NJ — Biofuels like the ethanol in U.S. gasoline could get cheaper thanks to experts at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University.

Scientists Develop New Technology that Generates Power from Polluted Air

May 10, 2017
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Leuven, Belgium — Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates...

New Discovery Could Help Biofuel Pay for Itself with Goods Made from Waste

May 5, 2017
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Emeryville, CA — A recent discovery by Sandia National Laboratories researchers may unlock the potential of biofuel waste — and ultimately make biofuels competitive with petroleum.

Petrol and Jet Fuel Alternatives are Produced by Yeast Cell Factories

March 10, 2017
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Göteborg, Sweden — There have been many attempts to modify this stubborn little enzyme, but none have succeeded. Until now. With new findings from Chalmers University of Technology, the fatty...

Biofuel Produced By Microalgae

March 1, 2017
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Tokyo, Japan — In the modern society, energy generation heavily relies on fossil fuels, which, however, lead to environmental pollution and depletion of non-renewable resources.

Insight into Genetics of Brown Rot Fungi Paves Way for More Efficient Biofuel Production

February 24, 2017
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Washington, DC – Wood-decomposing fungi are essential players in breaking down plant biomass in forest ecosystems and could provide important clues on how to more efficiently convert lignocellulose...

Scientists Identify New Approach to Recycle Greenhouse Gas

January 9, 2017
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Irvine, CA — Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of molecular biology & biochemistry at the Ayala School of Biological Sciences, the researchers found that they could successfully express...

Scientists Find Food Waste Could Store Solar and Wind Energy

September 16, 2016
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Eindhoven, The Netherlands – Saving up excess solar and wind energy for times when the sun is down or the air is still requires a storage device. Batteries get the most attention as a promising...

New Step Towards Clean Energy Production from Enzymes

September 2, 2016
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Usurbil, SS, Spain — Oxygen inhibits hydrogenases, a group of enzymes that are able to produce and split hydrogen. This degradation is fatal for possible biotechnological applications of these...

New Protein Process in E. Coli Could Lead to Production of Better Biofuels

August 12, 2016
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St. Louis, MO — While the bacteria E. coli is often considered a bad bug, researchers commonly use laboratory-adapted E. coli that lacks the features that can make humans sick, but can grow just...

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