16 June 201713 June 2017 Fungal Enzymes Team Up to More Efficiently Break Down Cellulose Collaborative science initiative enables resolution of fungal protein complexes
21 April 201718 April 2017 From moo to goo: Cooperating microbes convert methane to alternative fuel source Scientists at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a new system to convert methane into a deep green, energy-rich, gelatin-like substance
28 March 201726 March 2017 New way to characterize cellulose, advance bioproducts WSU researchers revealed discovery that provides further insight into the surface and bulk chemistry of cellulosic fibers
19 January 201716 January 2017 LanzaTech Awarded $4M from DOE for Low Carbon Jet & Diesel Demonstration Facility LanzaTech is currently building its first commercial ethanol facilities using waste gases
20 September 20169 September 2021 Low Carbon Fuel Project Achieves Breakthrough as LanzaTech Produces Jet Fuel from Waste Gases for Virgin Atlantic World’s first jet fuel derived from waste industrial gases from steel mills via a fermentation process
14 September 201612 September 2016 New genus of bacteria found living inside hydraulic fracturing wells “Frackibacter” one of dozens of microbes forming sustainable ecosystems there, study finds
12 September 20169 September 2016 Have biomaterials reached a tipping point? Bioplastics make less than 1 percent of the 181 million metric tons of synthetic plastics produced worldwide each year, according to Duke University
9 August 20168 August 2016 Fast-growth cyanobacteria have allure for biofuel, chemical production When the going gets tough, the tough get growing
19 July 201618 July 2016 Future Bioeconomy Supported by More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Potential United States could produce enough biomass to support a bioeconomy, including renewable aquatic and terrestrial biomass resources
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
2 March 20161 March 2016 What’s been described as the “world’s largest repertoire of enzymes that break down biomass?” Could modified fungi potentially lead to cheaper biofuels and bio-based products?
18 February 201616 February 2016 The Race for the 100% Biobased Plastic Bottle The companies, their technologies, partners and prospects
13 January 201612 January 2016 Discovery advances biowaste-to-jet fuel research WSU Tri-Cities researcher finds way to make biofuel from plant matter
17 December 201516 December 2015 New catalyst paves way for bio-based plastics, chemicals New catalyst is made from corn or other biomass, to convert bioethanol into isobutene in one step
2 November 201529 October 2015 Seeking Better Biofuels Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute transform biomass into energy-rich fuel molecules
16 September 201514 September 2015 Making the Most from Carbon in Plants Meeting the challenge of creating sustainable bioproducts from lignin
11 August 201510 August 2015 Tiny grains of rice hold big promise for greenhouse gas reductions, bioenergy Discovery delivers high starch content, virtually no methane emissions
3 July 20159 September 2021 Bio-inspired catalyst paves the way to ‘gas-to-liquid’-technologies Effective conversion of methane oxidation by a new copper zeolite
Bio-mimetischer Katalysator ebnet den Weg zu ‘Gas-to-Liquid’-Technologien Effiziente Umwandlung von Erdgas in Chemie-Grundstoffe
1 July 201529 June 2015 DOE’s ARPA-E funds 6 projects to improve sorghum development The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded $30 million to six projects under its Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture program
15 May 201513 May 2015 New study highlights fast pyrolysis bio-oil yields of 17-27% from cellulosic feedstocks Field-to-fuel performance testing of lignocellulosic feedstocks
8 May 20157 May 2015 The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased Molecules – what became of them? Take a look back at a DOE paper that sparked so much interest
26 March 20159 September 2021 The Algae Whisperer A new project aims to capture atmospheric CO2, affordably, using traits and techniques known to algae for millenia
9 February 20159 September 2021 Cyanobacterium found in algae collection holds promise for biotech applications Scientists have re-discovered a fast-growing bacterial strain first described in 1955
4 December 20143 December 2014 Clean energy ‘bio batteries’ a step closer UEA researchers exploring how natural process work could inspire the design of modified proteins to induce microbial fuel cells for energy production
4 November 20143 November 2014 Critics respond to study claiming poor GHG performance of cellulosic biofuels GCR notifying that using corn crop residue to make ethanol under some conditions can generate more greenhouse gases than gasoline
29 October 201428 October 2014 New catalyst could improve biofuels production WSU researchers to use iron along with tiny amount of palladium to serve as a catalyst
10 October 20149 October 2014 US Department of Energy earmarks $25 million for biofuel research Algal biofuels to help create green jobs, improve the environment, and achieve national energy security
25 September 20149 September 2021 As light dims and food sources are limited, key changes in proteins occur in cyanobacteria Identification of redox-sensitive enzymes can enrich biofuel production research
29 August 201428 August 2014 Water leads to chemical that gunks up biofuels production Study shows water trips up key chemical reactions that turn plants into fuels, provides scientific principles that can speed up biofuel development
A bug’s leaf Leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens transform during biomass degradation—findings give bioenergy-relevant information
31 January 201430 January 2014 It’s 2014: Feel the pressure, turn up the heat, and get cracking Hydrotreating, catalytic cracking, pyrolysis, metathesis, supercritical, and catalytic reforming
19 December 201318 December 2013 Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab Process simplifies transformation of algae to oil, water and usable byproducts
25 July 201324 October 2013 Microbial Who-Done-It For Biofuels New Technique Identifies Populations Within a Microbial Community Responsible for Biomass Deconstruction
1 July 2013 Bioengineering Fungi for Biofuels and Chemicals Production 'Industrial Biotechnology' with Special Section on Fungal Biology, Industrial Applications
25 June 20139 September 2021 Getting the carbon out of emissions MIT researchers coming up with a "plug-and-play” solution that could be added easily to any existing power plant
3 June 20139 September 2021 Akermin Demonstrates CO<sub>2</sub> Capture using Proprietary Biocatalyst Delivery System Environmentally-friendly salt solution and proprietary process scheme enables on-line biocatalyst replacement
16 January 2013 Marginal lands are prime fuel source for alternative energy First study to show that natural growing non-woody plants are sufficiently productive to make ethanol
8 January 2013 Top Molecules: The DOE’s 12 Top Biobased List – what’s worked out? 136,000 downloads later – let’s look at why this DOE paper on renewable chemicals from 2004 is such an enduring hit, and which of its 12 target molecules are looking like winners
3 January 2013 Energy Department Awards $10 Million to Develop Advanced Biofuels and Bio-based Products Financial support for five projects with innovative synthetic chemical and biological technologies for converting biomass into sugar
25 October 2012 Are algae-based fuels, chemicals and materials sustainable? The National Research Council says "no, not yet”. The Algae Biomass Organization says "yes, eventually”. Who’s right, and when will it matter?
