Boosting biocrude: Gaining twice the fuel from corn stover
In the United States (US), researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have demonstrated a way to double the…
Canadian government invests up to CA$7 million in Biomass Cluster
In Canada, Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Parliamentary Secretary Jean-Claude Poissant and Member of Parliament, Francis Scarpaleggia, have…
Eni and Pertamina sign Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in biomass valorization technologies
Italy-headed oil and gas major Eni S.p.A and Indonesian state-owned oil, gas and energy company PT Pertamina have recently signed…
Paper mill nutrient recycling technically and financially challenging
In Finland, forestry industry major UPM and compatriot mineral fertiliser major Yara Oy has announced that their joint nutrient recycling…
Climate impact of US beef cattle production not as bad as perceived
The climate and environmental impacts of beef cattle production and their effects on the overall sustainability of beef have become an issue…
VTT develops new gasification approach to turn forest biomass into biofuels and biochemicals
In Finland, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new technique based on gasification, which it says offers…