Tag biofuel

Paper mills as biofuel source

BIOstock blog The current combined output of heat, steam, and electricity made from combusting woody biomass and “black liquor” process residues make [paper] mills the number one source of renewable energy in the country – more than all other alternative…

Crambe. Highly promising biofuel source

Crambe is drought-tolerant non-edible plant, that is easy and cheap to grow. Its seeds can be used to produce “biofuels that are virtually identical to petroleum fuels.” Let’s hope crambe and other biofuel sources like algae quickly replace corn as…

The Gribble is your friend

Hi, I’m a gribble AKA woodlouse. I like to munch on the bottom of boats, but also on most any non-food source. Scientists want to figure out how I do it so they can use it to create biofuel from…