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Articles on Technological Breakthroughs in Bioenergy

• A Revolution in Transportation Powered by Second-Generation Biofuels
  April 2017 - Sidharth Seth
  
  The emergence of biofuels as a viable alternative to fossil fuels would eliminate many high environmental, financial, and political costs. The costs of biofuel production cannot yet compete with that of fossil fuels. This paper shows how we can utilize second generation biofuels to satisfy 100% of our transportation needs.
  
  
• Fuel From Algae, Wood Chips OK’d for Airlines
  Jul 14, 2011 - Louise Downing - firstenercastfinancial.com
  
  Airlines won the backing of a U.S.- based technical-standards group to power their planes with a blend of traditional fuel and biofuel from inedible plants, the Air Transport Association said today.
  
  
• Teaching Algae to Make Fuel: New Process Could Lead to Production of Hydrogen Using Bioengineered Microorganisms
  Jun 15, 2011 - sciencedaily.com
  
  Many kinds of algae and cyanobacteria, common water-dwelling microorganisms, are capable of using energy from sunlight to split water molecules and release hydrogen, which holds promise as a clean and carbon-free fuel for the future. One reason this approach hasn't yet been harnessed for fuel production is that under ordinary circumstances, hydrogen production takes a back seat to the production of compounds that the organisms use to support their own growth.
  
  
• Biogas Is Renewable Energy's Cinderella
  Mar 15, 2010 - David William House - renewableenergyworld.com
  
  Examined at a fundamental level, the universe seems to begin in lofty abstractions that lead to prosaic realities. Thus mathematics encompasses physics, physics encompasses chemistry, chemistry encompasses biology, and it all leads to… well, us.
  
  
• E Wash scientists study biochar for energy
  Mar 1, 2010 - Kevin McCullen - The Associated Press
  
  Scientists in Eastern Washington are at the forefront of research into an ancient practice that shows promise as a clean fuel source, a way to improve soil condition and to capture carbon that otherwise would be released into the atmosphere.
  
  
• Turning Brown into Green
  Feb 18, 2010 - fuelnj.com
  
  After years of R&D and refined prototypes, we are proud to announce the launch of our UnifiedFUELS biomass processing plant system
  
  
• A bioenergy platform company utilizing proprietary technology
  Feb 18, 2010 - Solena Group
  
  Solena is a next generation zero emission bioenergy company that has developed integrated end-to-end solutions that would help satisfy the world's growing energy demands
  
  
• Microbes Produce Fuels Directly from Biomass
  Jan 28, 2010 - Lynn Yarris - Renewable Energy World
  
  A collaboration led by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) has developed a microbe that can produce an advanced biofuel directly from biomass.
  
  
• Texas plant powers state's electric grid using only biodiesel
  Mar 17, 2007 The Associated Press
  
  Chicken fat and a $3.5 million investment are behind a breakthrough in the way Texans heat, cool and light their homes and offices.
  
  
• Chicken litter used to generate power in Miss. pilot project
  Oct 24, 2006 Nikki Davis Maute AP
  
  A waste-to-energy pilot operation five miles west of Collins could change the power source for farmers and developers not only in Mississippi but worldwide.
  
  
• Corn Ethanol And Soybean biodiesel Studied
  Jul 11, 2006 - The Post Chronicle
  
  The first comprehensive U.S. analysis of the life cycles of soybean biodiesel and corn grain ethanol shows biodiesel performs better than corn ethanol.

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