Definition: A biofuel is a fuel made from recently living biomass, such as crops, algae, microorganisms, agricultural residues, food waste or manure. Common examples include bioethanol, biodiesel, ...

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 ...

UC Santa Cruz chemists have discovered a new way to produce biodiesel from waste oil that both simplifies the process and requires relatively mild heat. This discovery has the potential to make the ...

Farmers and processors are poised to benefit from rules requiring more biofuels for use at the nation’s gas stations and truckstops. President Trump on Friday released long-awaited quotas that dictate ...

The perennial battle over EPA’s biofuels mandates is coming to a head soon as the agency works on finalizing updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard’s blending obligations. So far, the EPA’s proposal ...

America’s biofuels policy is helping destroy the world’s rainforests ...