Biofpr :: Homepage RSS Feed http://www.biofpr.com Innovation for a sustainable economy Biofpr :: Homepage RSS Feed http://www.biofpr.com/common/images/thumbnails/100267.gif http://www.biofpr.com Agricultural sector has enough capacity for food and bio-energy http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NjYxL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Friedrich Wolf, managing director of E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH, recently spoke to SCI (Society of Chemical Industry), to call for greater investment to improve efficiency and technological innovation in the agricultural... 2008-05-03T23:00:00Z Biotechnology Journal - Food vs Fuel Special Issue http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NDY5L0FSLzUxL251bGw=/featureDetail.html A recent special issue of Biotechnology Journal highlights the potential benefits and drawbacks of biotechnology in energy production. 2008-04-29T23:00:00Z Butanol goes back to nature http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NDU4L0FSLzUxL251bGw=/featureDetail.html It is easier to transport and can achieve a better fuel economy than ethanol, but can butanol be produced as cheaply from plant biomass as it can from oil? A growing number of research groups and companies are now betting that... 2008-04-29T23:00:00Z Ceres introduces the first seed brand for bioenergy crops http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0NjYyL05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Thousand Oaks, California, USA - Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. plans to market its agricultural seeds and traits under the trade name "Blade Energy Crops" in the United States. Company president and CEO Richard Hamilton... 2008-04-28T23:00:00Z RFA opposes Texas waiver http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0Mzc5L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Washington, USA - The Renewable Fuels Association today criticized Texas Governor Rick Perry's decision to seek a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard. Reducing the use of ethanol, as sought by Governor Perry, will not... 2008-04-27T23:00:00Z World's first combined heat and power plant using Jatropha http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MzQ2L05XLzUxL251bGw=/newsDetail.html Helsinki, Finland - W?rtsil? has secured an order for an engine-driven combined heat and power (CHP) plant that will run on the liquid biofuel, which is extracted from the seeds of the jatropha plant. This CHP plant will be the... 2008-04-24T23:00:00Z Blooming algae http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTA0MTY5L0FSLzUxL251bGw=/featureDetail.html With their impressive growth rate and high oil content, algae have the potential to be the ultimate biofuel feedstock, as long as a cost-effective production process can be developed.The main advantage that these photosynthetic... 2008-04-15T23:00:00Z GM cornucopia for biofuels http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTAzOTk3L0FSLzUxL251bGw=/featureDetail.html The relationship between biofuels and genetically modified crops is close and set to get even closer, but the similarities between the two are already becoming too close for comfort. 2008-03-28T00:00:00Z Synthetic fuels become hot stuff http://www.biofpr.com/view/MTAzODU0L0FSLzUxL251bGw=/featureDetail.html For so long the forgotten side of biofuels, synthetic fuels produced using thermochemical processes could well be poised to capture the majority of the biofuel market, at least in Europe. 2008-03-18T00:00:00Z