Most think putting sugar in a gas tank is never a good idea. Some people even try it to get back at someone. But for Boeing, putting sugar in the tank could cut airplane emissions by up to 80 percent.

Scientists are genetically engineering microbes to withstand industrial conditions for biofuel production. Researchers found that partially suppressing genes in cyanobacteria improved their growth ...

CHEMREZ Technologies Inc. (CTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of listed D&L Industries Inc., plans to build a second biodiesel plant in support of the government's goal of increasing the biodiesel blend ...

Many presentations at the workshop described increases in the production and use of biofuels over the last decade. These have been driven largely by federal and state policies intended to create a ...

Biofuels are often promoted as a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, but their environmental and social impacts are far from straightforward. Just Have a Think examines the complexities of biofuel ...