Elephant Grass Could Be Secret Weapon in Biofuel Wars
Corn ethanol was once the undisputed darling of the biofuel industry, but the drought that withered last summer’s corn harvests down to the bone has highlighted the unsustainable tension between corn...
View ArticleNew Corn Ethanol Study Finds Renewable Fuel Standard “Created More Problems...
A ten-year review of the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) by researchers at the University of Tennessee (UT) found that the RFS is “too reliant” on corn ethanol, and the production of this biofuel is...
View ArticleGrowth in Algae Biofuel Industry Robust, But Complex Issues Remain
The algae industry converged on San Diego this week for Algae World Summit 2010. There was significant buzz among the conference participants surrounding the use of algae as a biofuel. Massive...
View ArticleUS Renewable Energy Subsidies Dropping, While Renewable Energy Continues To...
Federal subsidies for renewable energy—including biofuels for transportation use and renewable generation of electricity—dropped to $6.7 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2016, a 56% decline from FY 2013....
View ArticleNew Renewable Fuel Standard Volume Targets Facilitate Renewable Natural Gas...
On June 21, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a final rule that established biofuel volume requirements and standards for cellulosic biofuel for 2023–25 as part of the...
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