In Utah, during the fourth quarter of 2014, Green Star Products signed a contract to build a large proprietary demonstration Hybrid Algae Production System (HAPS) facility for a third party to produce commercial quality algae. This contract is very specific for GSPI to build and operate the HAPS system. However, the algae strains to be […]
In Iran, researchers from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad have developed a solid non-homogenous nanocatalyst of potassium fluoride – gamma alumina for biodiesel production that should bring down production costs compared to typical processes. Soy oil was used as feedstock for the research.
In Washington state, rapidly growing bacteria that live in the ocean and can manufacture their own food hold promise as host organisms for producing chemicals, biofuels and medicine. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and The Pennsylvania State Univ. are closely studying one of these photosynthetic species of fast-growing cyanobacteria using advanced tools developed […]
In Massachusetts, new research may advance our understanding of “how the relative proportions of biopolymers,” like lignin, “are controlled in plant tissue”. The study, led by Sam Hazen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was published in Nature on December 24th, and should assist future research that may allow manipulation of the xylem regulatory network […]
In China, research published in Biotechnology for Biofuels has shown a new production process that produces ethanol and lactic acid at the same time, which not only reduces the ethanol production cost but also provides a valuable byproduct. Raw poplar wood was the feedstock used in the research.
In Arkansas, the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority has approved grant funding for a UALR biology professor who says nanomaterials could increase the germination rate and biomass yield of bioenergy crops. Dr. Mariya Khodakovskaya, associate professor in the UALR Department of Biology, says the establishment of an effective system for the production of bioenergy crops in […]
In New York state, a researcher from Hofstra University has led a team that discovered a microbial conversion pathway using Clostridium clariflavum to better degrade xylan to xylooligomers and xylose which also appears to allow higher utilization of unused biomass. The research used switchgrass as feedstock.
In Mexico, researchers at the Technical Institute of Celaya say that using biodiesel made from used cooking oil in public transport can reduce pollution by up to 90%. What’s more, the research shows that by using vegetable oil-based fuel the engine is better lubricated and cleaner than by running on petroleum-based fuels. The institute is […]
In Georgia, Randy Dowdy has set the world record for corn yield with an average of 503 bushels per acre using DEKALB corn seed genetics. Dowdy achieved the record as part of the 2014 National Corn Growers Association’s (NCGA) 50th Annual National Corn Yield Contest. The Georgia growing season started off with challenging weather conditions. […]
In Massachusetts, researchers at Harvard have modified genes in bacteria so they produce the exact chemicals that they want to, including how much, reaching up to a 30-fold increase in yields with a process that’s nearly 1,000 times faster than current metabolic engineering methods.
