Biofuels

Brazil has been producing ethanol from sugar cane at industrial scale since the 1970s. Now the EU has announced a programme to co-develop advanced biofuels using cellulosic feedstock rather than food crops

GlobalYeast, KU Leuven

Boeing will showcase its global efforts to develop sustainable aviation biofuel at Expo Milano 2015’s USA Pavilion, which highlights American industry, products and entrepreneurship in sustainability, nutrition and health, technology and innovation.

Politicians have approved a cap on the volume of biofuel from agricultural crops that can be used for transport

As the EU focuses on its post-2020 climate and energy policies, big questions remain about how to spur innovation

Carbon pricing holds the key to success in the fight against climate change, says gene sequencing pioneer J. Craig Venter

Instead of roaring ahead in the race for renewables, pursuing biofuels in Europe is a halting, cautious venture. Industry and policymakers met in Brussels this week to spark new life into the effort

Crop-based biofuels, once the poster child of EU environmental policy, are no longer to be the main vehicle for reaching clean transport targets. While environmentalists welcome investment in advanced biofuels and renewable energy, industry craves greater regulatory certainty

While the EU votes on the true environmental benefits of biofuels, Vivergo, the UK’s largest biorefinery, opens in Hull to produce fuel from wheat