“There is growing concern about the role of biofuels in rising food prices…and doubts about the climate benefits. This has led to serious questions about their sustainability,” Renewable Fuels Agency ...

We present here simple energetic and stoichiometric calculations that allow the a priori assessment of target compounds and the efficiency of candidate pathways for their synthesis. Because of redox ...

Daniel Tan receives funding from the Cotton and Grains Research and Development Corporations. He is President of the NSW Division of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.

New study concludes that biofuels can be part of climate-energy solution. The debate has been raging for years. Can biofuels, fuels derived from recently alive plant materials (or manure), serve as ...

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Mr. Grunwald, a columnist for Canary Media, is working on a book about how to feed the world without frying it. As America rushes to generate more renewable electricity, it has become fashionable to ...