LEBANON, N.H.–Mascoma is a biotech firm engineering its way into the energy business. At its core is a staff of brainy Phds with expertise in microbial technology and cellulosic ethanol. But rather ...

It took the 1970s oil crisis for Brazilian dictators to impose ethanol as a way of avoiding oil dependency. Although the idea was relatively popular, other countries still debate if using crops makes ...

When corn farmers harvest their crop, they often leave the stalks, leaves and spent cobs to rot in the fields. Now, engineers have fashioned a new strain of yeast that can convert this inedible debris ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More In less than a year, cellulosic ethanol startup ZeaChem has raced through ...

Making ethanol is a bit like following a recipe from an old Farmer’s Almanac: Grind corn into flour; add water and enzymes to turn the flour into sugar; add yeast until you have a syrupy concoction; ...

Opponents of large solar installations frequently argue that solar farms will take away valuable food production when farmers decide to stop tilling and instead lease their land to a power company. A ...

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. -- The still -- standard equipment of any moonshiner -- has a shot at becoming the must-have accessory of penny-pinching motorists. An upstart Tullahoma business is marketing stills ...

India is pushing hard to blend ethanol into petrol. The idea is simple: use crops to make fuel, reduce our dependence on ...