25 January 201621 January 2016 BESC study seeks nature’s best biocatalysts for biofuel production A team of researchers analyzed the ability of six microorganisms to solubilize potential bioenergy feedstocks
28 August 201526 August 2015 BESC creates microbe that bolsters isobutanol production New significant finding to encourage microbial engineering challenges
10 July 20159 July 2015 Unlocking Lignin for Sustainable Biofuel Lignin–hemicellulose simulation demonstrates potential for predictive modeling using NAMD
31 March 201530 March 2015 UGA researchers create fast-growing trees that are easier to turn into fuel Downregulation of GAUT12 in Populus deltoides by RNA silencing results in reduced recalcitrance, increased growth and reduced xylan and pectin in a woody biofuel feedstock
30 June 201430 June 2014 Researchers make fuel production breakthrough New UGA study shows the direct conversion of biomass to biofuel using the engineered bacterium Caldicellulosiruptor bescii
1 April 201430 March 2014 Advanced Biofuel Producers Are Reaching Milestones in Commercial Development BIO announces speakers at 2014 World Congress in Philadelphia
26 February 2013 NREL: Biomass Analysis Tool Is Faster, More Precise Determining Cell Wall Chemistry to Find Plants with Ideal Genes
5 February 2013 Newly discovered plant structure may lead to improved biofuel processing Researchers found yet unknown connections between different types of cell wall glycans
7 March 2011 BESC scores a first with isobutanol directly from cellulose Clostridium cellulolyticum also has been genetically engineered to improve ethanol production
