Bioenergy Blog

Students in science teacher Melanie Bachart’s high school bioethics course at Chiawana High School, Pasco, Washington, got the full experience of producing carbon-neutral biogas from food waste that usually winds up in landfills...

Sustainable aviation fuels are increasingly in demand, as they are comparable in performance to traditional jet fuels but reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can be made using renewable resources...

The idea of using biomass or non-recyclable materials to produce power has been around for a long time, but techniques for developing a consistent feedstock to produce a fuel that is economical compared to coal, resistant to moisture, and has no...

As the U.S. Department of Energy helps biorefining companies convert grasses, crop residue, and forest byproducts into alternative fuels and advanced manufacturing materials, year-to-year chemical changes caused by climate volatility have become a...

Scientists from multiple national labs are finding new ways to repurpose carbon dioxide.

Precision agriculture offers the possibility of balancing maximum productivity with conserving and protecting the land for future generations, but the challenge has been finding capable tools that can make both goals achievable...

Startup firm Pyran recently took a huge leap forward in the development of its technology to make renewable industrial chemicals, achieving an extraordinary 1,000-times scaleup of its reactor in a single step.

New analysis outlines steps for turning piles of waste into a potentially powerful solution to lower one company’s carbon footprint.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is hosting her counterparts from energy ministries across the world in Pittsburgh, PA, September 21–23, 2022 for the Global Clean Energy Action Forum (GCEAF).

A research team from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory investigates how potassium in biomass feedstocks poisons a catalyst.