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Biofuel use to increase in the U.S. Biomass — organic material from plants, agricultural waste and wet waste, among others — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep ...

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to expand biofuel production with genetically engineered yeast. Increasing the production of biofuels such as ethanol could ...

When it comes to making fuel from plants, the first step has always been the hardest -- breaking down the plant matter. A new study finds that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the ...

NEW YORK, June 12 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday will propose new biofuel blending requirements for oil refiners for the coming two years that will likely include a lower biomass ...

Oil, biofuel and farm groups that historically have been in competition for shares of the transportation fuel market have presented a unified request to the Trump administration for higher biofuel ...

Biofuel combined with advanced engine design can reduce greenhouse gas emissions of cars and trucks by roughly 60% while improving fuel efficiency or reducing tailpipe emissions, according to two new ...

Pending changes and uncertainty at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are significantly impacting the biofuels industry, particularly biodiesel, due to fluctuating waiver policies and renewable ...