16 January 201911 January 2019Researchers develop a new houseplant that can clean your home’s airUniversity of Washington scientists have successfully modified a house-plant’s genes to make them work like a carcinogen filter
23 January 20189 September 2021Nature Has More Than One Way to Make Methane say USU BiochemistsUS-Universities collaboration researchers report a bacterial, iron-only nitrogenase pathway for methane formation
12 May 20176 May 2017Researchers find more efficient way to make oil from dead treesA University of Washington team has made new headway on a solution to remove beetle-killed trees from the forest and use them to make renewable transportation fuels or high-value chemicals
6 September 20169 September 2021Engineered Bacterium Turns Carbon Dioxide into Methane FuelIf scaled up, batches of bacteria could convert CO2 emissions into fuel, in a single step
15 February 201613 February 2016Methanotrophs technology on the riseCalysta announced the formation of Methanotroph.org, a research community and a web source for methanotroph information
22 January 201621 January 2016Plug-and play synthbio: Arzeda, INVISTA, others finding new pathways to affordable, everyday materialsLarge petrochemical players are building ethane crackers to make ethylene
4 March 20159 March 2015Dovetail partners announces release of new publication highlighting wood building products and carbon storageAbility of wood to store carbon provides significant environmental advantage over, other building materials
4 April 20143 April 2014Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuelsIncreasing wood harvest to 34% or more of annual wood growth would have profound and positive effects
16 October 201316 October 2013New Synthetic Biology Applications for Algae and Renewable Chemicals Featured at BIO 2013 Pac Rim SummitResearchers and companies utilizing this new tool to speed development of new products and processes
15 April 2013Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and Transportation Secretary LaHood Renew agreement to promote renewable fuels in the aviation industryResolution with the FAA and private-sector partners to continue development of a robust aviation biofuels industry
3 January 2013NREL to Help Convert Methane to Liquid DieselAdvanced research project could lead to lower greenhouse emissions, new life for spent gas and oil wells
27 February 2012ZeaChem to Receive USDA Grant to Develop Advanced BiofuelsBio-based fuel production begins expected in 2013
20 January 2012Bakterien verwandeln Seetang in BiospritHöhere Ausbeute als bei Mais oder Zuckerrohr möglich
28 September 2011ZeaChem and Partners Awarded $40 million USDA GrantZeaChem Will Produce "Drop-In”Advanced Biofuels at Boardman, Oregon Biorefinery
1 March 2011The Brew Barons: Masters of advanced fermentation, driving the redefinition of biofuels: Pt 1Fermenting liquids companies utilizing gas-phase fermentation just now proceeding towards demonstration at scale
