Compared to first-generation biofuels produced from foodstuffs, production of second-generation biofuels for daily use is an urgent issue. In this study, a novel carboxylate-type liquid zwitterion was ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the final rule that sets the biomass-based diesel statutory minimum requirement at 2.43 billion gallons for 2021, the same level as the 2020 requirement. ...

California regulators are scrapping a biodiesel rule related to smog concerns that the industry has long said isn't needed.

Biofuel use to increase in the U.S. Biomass — organic material from plants, agricultural waste and wet waste, among others — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep ...

The Environmental Protection Agency proposed Friday only a minimal increase in U.S. biofuel usage, reflecting modest growth in production of next-generation cellulosic biofuels, and the decision was ...

The proposed rule under the renewable fuel standard brought cheers from ethanol advocates, and warnings from the petroleum industry and some environmentalists. The Biden administration proposed ...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A team of researchers, led by Professor Charles E. Wyman, at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have developed a versatile, relatively ...

Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have an internal surface area the size of a soccer field. Their cavities make them useful in catalyzing chemical reactions and thus saving energy ...

(Reuters) - The Biden administration on Wednesday increased the amount of biofuels that oil refiners must blend into the nation's fuel mix over the next three years, but the plan has angered the ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with genetically engineered yeast. Increasing the production of biofuels such as ethanol could ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about energy and the environment. Over the last 10 years, the cost of solar panels and wind turbines declined so ...

In an effort to further reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil and create a more environmentally-friendly fuel, Sen. Thune (R-S.D.) and I last week introduced legislation that encourages farmers to ...