First the plant stalk is harvested, shredded, and crushed. The extracted juice is then combined with bacteria and yeast in large bioreactors, where the sugars are metabolized and converted into ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Not too long ago policy-makers, scientists, and environmentalists saw biofuels as a significant tool to provide sustainable energy to the world.

Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel. However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S.

CORVALLIS - Biofuels made from food crops are the wrong way to go, according to G. David Tilman, an ecologist with the University of Minnesota who will give a public lecture at Oregon State University ...