Jatropha’s past boom-and-bust cycle offers a cautionary tale for any other promising second-generation biofuel crop, say researchers such as Bart Muys. Image by Jeff Walker/CIFOR via Flickr ( CC ...

What's the news --In a new study published Tuesday in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, a team of scientists proposed a new approach to creating biofuel that would up-cycle waste ...

Growth of Brazil's corn ethanol sector has become key to meeting the country's growing demand for the renewable fuel under a ...

Cellulosic Biofuel: Any fuel derived from cellulose, hemicellulose, or lignin — nonfood-based renewable feedstocks. Fuels in this category must demonstrate a life cycle GHG emissions reduction ...

American agriculture groups are decrying California’s planned 20% cap on U.S.-made canola- and soy-based biodiesel and renewable diesel that could tip the market toward foreign sources.

Creating liquid biofuels from human waste shows promise as a way to meet one of alternative energy’s greatest challenges: reducing the transportation sector’s heavy carbon footprint.

Across the biofuel industry, some sectors are optimistic the Biden administration's framework for the key 45Z tax credit will boost clean fuel production and support farmers. However, the ...

Last year, biofuels producer Gevo, which broke ground at its plant in Lake Preston, S.D., signed a deal with Delta Airlines to provide 400 gallons of SAF by 2030. Gevo is aiming to produce 1 ...