23 May 202317 May 2023 Tiny Microbes Could Brew Big Benefits for Green Biomanufacturing Scientists find new route in bacteria to decarbonize industry. The discovery could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of fuels, drugs, and chemicals
Winzige Mikroben könnten große Vorteile für die grüne Bioproduktion mit sich bringen Die Entdeckung könnte die Treibhausgasemissionen bei der Herstellung von Kraftstoffen, Medikamenten und Chemikalien verringern
14 April 202311 April 2023 Multilab Separations Consortium puts biofuel on the path to decarbonization Separations technology critical to converting biomass to low-carbon biofuel
14 December 20228 December 2022 To Battle Climate Change, Scientists Tap Into Carbon-Hungry Microorganisms for Clues New technique could fast-track future carbon-free solar fuels
18 July 202213 July 2022 Bakterien für den Raketenstart: Mit Mikroben zum neuen Raketentreibstoff Wissenschaftler haben eine neue Klasse von energiereichen Biokraftstoffen entwickelt, die auf einem der einzigartigsten Moleküle der Natur basieren
Bacteria for Blastoff: Using Microbes to Make Supercharged New Rocket Fuel Scientists have developed a new class of energy-dense biofuels based on one of nature’s most unique molecules
29 April 202225 April 2022 Capturing Carbon With Inspiration From Battery Chemistry Berkeley Lab researchers are developing a gamut of technologies for direct air capture
26 November 202123 November 2021 New Technique Improves Conversion of Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuels A copper surface coated with layered thin films helps to create useful chemicals from a polluting greenhouse gas
4 March 20219 September 2021 A Sponge to Soak Up Carbon Dioxide in the Air A Q&A with Berkeley Lab scientist Jeffrey Long on a material for capturing CO2
11 January 20219 September 2021 Top-Innovationen 2020: Sonne macht Kohlendioxid zum Rohstoff Methoden, die CO2 in großem Stil in etwas Nützliches umwandeln, sind wichtig für den Klimaschutz. Eine neue Generation von Katalysatoren nutzt dafür sichtbares Licht
19 August 202015 August 2020 Danimer Scientific Receives U.S. Department of Energy Grant to Support Bioplastic Production Nearly $5.7 million in support to conduct research and development projects within the biomanufacturing industry
6 August 20203 August 2020 Agile BioFoundry Selects New Projects to Accelerate Biomanufacturing Each of the ABF Directed Funding Opportunity awardees will be invited to collaborate with National Lab research facilities to conduct their proposed research
18 June 202016 June 2020 Showtime for Photosynthesis One of nature’s most important chemical reactions is now being captured in a breakthrough “molecular movie”
8 April 20209 September 2021 On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn CO2 into new products Researchers have been working on a hybrid system combining bacteria and nanowires that can capture the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water
23 October 201918 October 2019 About those biobased amines we might one day dream up at Ptixar Amination This review presenting both fundamental and applied research on the synthesis of biobased primary and secondary amines with current available biobased resources
1 July 201930 June 2019 Blue Pigment from Engineered Fungi Could Help Turn the Textile Industry Green A new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes and open the door for next-generation bioproduction
6 March 20191 March 2019 Yeast produce low-cost, high-quality cannabinoids Berkeley researchers engineered brewers yeast to produce marijuana’s main ingredients as well as novel cannabinoids not found in the plant itself
8 January 201920 December 2018 UC San Diego Awarded $2 Million to Advance Algae-based Renewable Polymers Department of Energy funds ‘bio-economy’ project for novel manufacturing of algae-based biopolymers
9 November 20189 September 2021 Solarzelle leistet doppelte Dienste für erneuerbare Energien Künstliches Photosynthesesystem erzeugt gleichzeitig Wasserstoff und Strom
11 April 20183 April 2018 Sewage Sludge Leads to Biofuels Breakthrough JBEI enzyme discovery enables first-time microbial production of an aromatic biofuel
1 December 20179 September 2021 Pollution to Products! Efficient use of carbon is driven by carbon recycling technologies
21 November 201717 November 2017 New routes to renewables: Sandia speeds transformation of biofuel waste into wealth The team’s findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources
26 September 20179 September 2021 Solar-to-Fuel System Recycles CO2 to Make Ethanol and Ethylene Berkeley Lab advance is first demonstration of efficient, light-powered production of fuel via artificial photosynthesis
21 September 20179 September 2021 Hints from hemoglobin lead to better carbon monoxide storage Newly created material can absorb carbon monoxide far better than other materials
24 July 201721 July 2017 In search of next-gen bioproducts and fuels, DOE invests $40M in 4 Bioenergy Research Centers The centers are designed to lay the scientific groundwork for a new bio-based economy that promises to yield a range of important new products
16 June 201713 June 2017 Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose Collaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes
15 May 20178 May 2017 Device pulls water from dry air, powered only by the sun The system Wang and her students designed consisted of more than two pounds of dust-sized MOF crystals compressed between a solar absorber and a condenser plate
27 March 201723 March 2017 Dow, BASF, Eastman stir up new formulas for safer chemicals Consumer marketplace seems to be the most powerful force inspiring chemical and materials manufacturers to create safer chemicals
13 March 20179 September 2021 New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability
12 January 201710 January 2017 All Bioeconomy Processes Developed Upstairs: The Digest’s 2016 Multi-Slide Guide to the ABPDU Technology centers to optimize and scale technologies to enable the commercialization of bio-based chemicals, materials, and fuels
18 November 201618 November 2016 Who’s got hot lignin? The Digest’s 2016 Guide to lignin production and prospects Compendium of suppliers to produce and sell cellulosic sugar and/or lignin for use by the research community
26 August 201625 August 2016 Expanding the stable of workhorse yeasts New genome sequences target next generation of yeasts with improved biotech uses
17 June 201615 June 2016 Chemists settle longstanding debate on how methane is made biologically Understanding how microbes generate methane might help scientists find ways to control pollution or make fuels
11 May 20163 May 2016 Integrating the Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts through Advanced Biotechnology The development of bio-based products has quickly become one of the fastest-growing segments of the biotech industry
15 February 201613 February 2016 Methanotrophs technology on the rise Calysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
28 January 20169 September 2021 Berkeley Lab Scientists Teach Bacterium a New Trick for Artificial Photosynthesis Functionality of biological systems with inorganic chemistry opens up for the next generation of advanced solar-to-chemical conversion technologies
2 November 201529 October 2015 Seeking Better Biofuels Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules
30 October 201529 October 2015 Netanyahu announces 2015 alternative fuels prize The fuels produced through Keasling’s technologies have already been used in both buses and airplanes, according to the Prime Minister’s Office
21 October 20159 September 2021 Kohlendioxid fangen mit ultraporösem Material Amerikanische Wissenschaftler nutzen extrem poröse Molekularstrukturen zur Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Kohlenmonoxid
16 October 20159 September 2021 Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’ Peidong Yang, a UC Berkeley chemist who is trying to capture carbon dioxide from the air and turn it into a sustainable transportation fuel, has been named a MacArthur “genius” Fellow
12 October 20159 September 2021 Materials Could Capture CO2 and Make It Useful Novel molecular structures are a first step toward economical carbon capture at a wide scale
15 September 201511 September 2015 The New Tobacco Road: a path beyond smoking for America’s traditional cash crop Tobacco’s been re-thought, re-engineered and re-invented as a platform for sustainable, low-carbon fuels, and green chemicals – who’s doing what, where and how?
3 September 20159 September 2021 Soaking up Carbon Dioxide and Turning it into Valuable Products Berkeley Lab Researchers Double Down on a Good Thing by Incorporating Catalysts into Crystalline Sponges
25 June 20159 September 2021 Hematite ‘re-growth’ smoothes rough edges for clean energy harvest Team reports first 'unassisted' water splitting using only hematite and silicon as solar absorbers
8 June 201517 June 2015 Leaving on a Biofueled Jet Plane Researchers at Energy Biosciences Institute Develop Process for Drop-in Aviation Biofuel
21 April 201520 April 2015 CEO: We are moving away from the fossil age Feike Sijbesma, CEO of Royal DSM, about how a climate change future will look
Major advance in artificial photosynthesis poses win/win for the environment Berkeley Lab researchers perform solar-powered green chemistry with captured CO2
24 March 20159 September 2021 A better way of scrubbing CO2 Berkeley Lab researchers found using MOFs as better way to scrub carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants
11 March 201522 March 2015 Metabolic path to improved biofuel production Researchers found a way to increase the production of fuels and other chemicals from biomass fermented by yeast