
Miscanthus Could Offer Viable Alternative to Coal
By adapting a tropical grass to grow in the British climate, scientists hope to be able to replace coal in power stations with biofuel…
By adapting a tropical grass to grow in the British climate, scientists hope to be able to replace coal in power stations with biofuel…
A group of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have managed to print and dry three-dimensional objects made entirely by cellulose for the first time with the help of a 3D-bioprinter…
Whether you have taken a side or a backseat in the discussion, the “food versus fuel” debate affects us all. Some say growing more biofuel crops today will decrease greenhouse gas emissions, but will make it harder to produce …
In a building project in collaboration with TU Eindhoven, Cybe and Concrete Valley, Dutch bio entrepreneurs NNRGY Crops will be using locally grown Miscanthus Giganteus to make 3D printable bio-concrete…
Cognizant of rapidly evolving farming and biomass sectors, New Holland aims to stay ahead of the game…
USDA Announces Four Biofuel Project Areas – Acreage in Arkansas, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania will be designated to grow giant miscanthus, a sterile hybrid warm-season grass that can be converted…
Repreve Renewables, LLC, announced it has secured a debt financing arrangement with CoBank and Carolina Farm Credit, through the Rural Infrastructure Opportunity Fund managed by Capitol Peak Asset Management…
A recent report released by the Energy Technologies Institute states that biomass combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS) remains the only credible route to deliver negative emissions to help meet the U.K.’s 2050 climate change targets…
A new project initiated by circular-gurus Dutch aWEARness aims to use a new type of grass for recyclable textiles and biofuels…
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The Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University leads the consortium ADMIT BioSuccInnovate, an innovative Climate-KIC initiative funded by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT),…
IOWA CITY — Eastern Iowans have cleaner air to breathe – thanks to the burning of biomass at an area power plant, according to a new study from the University of Iowa…
Sustainable agribusiness leader, Aloterra, and compostable foodservice ware innovator, World Centric, have developed a new line of certified foodware…
Microwave assisted chemical pretreatment of Miscanthus under different temperature regimes…
Aberystwyth University scientists are playing a pivotal role in a £1.8 million ($2 million) project to develop the technology required to plant the energy crop miscanthus from seed…
Policy changes are needed to make biomass crops more attractive to landowners to help combat the threat of climate change, according to a leading crop expert…