Monsanto and Sapphire Energy to collaborate on algal gene research
Monsanto is entering a multi-year research collaboration with San Diego-based Sapphire Energy. Sapphire specializes in genetically-engineering algae with the goal of producing drop-in replacements for...
View ArticleAlgaepalooza 2011 calls on citizen scientists
Algae, that very same stuff that turns aquarium walls and backyard fences green, are also a potent source of energy, and hold significant potential as a clean, renewable fuel source. Algae were first...
View ArticleInternational ag conference showcases emerging companies to potential investors
An event starting Monday at the Danforth Plant Science Center is looking to match up investors with emerging agricultural technology companies from across the globe. The third annual Ag Innovation...
View ArticleUSDA to pay Mo. farmers to plant biomass energy crops
The USDA has chosen two new areas in Missouri to participate in a program promoting biomass energy crops. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the program will pay farmers to plant giant miscanthus,...
View ArticleSouthern Illinois Congressman Enyart Looks To Spur Biofuels In Air Force
Illinois Congressman Bill Enyart is announcing new legislation to support biofuels used in the military. At a Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville research center, the first-term Democrat outlined...
View ArticleDurbin criticizes EPA for long delay in issuing rules that aid renewable fuels
Farmers, biofuel producers and, now, several U.S. senators who back the production of renewable fuels say the Environmental Protection Agency is putting the renewable fuels industry in a state of...
View ArticlePennycress, a common weed in Missouri, could be the next big thing in biofuel...
While the typical American may be considering how to use alternative fuel in the form of an electric car or investing in a “smart home” system, big industry is also looking for ways to reduce CO2...
View ArticleWash U researchers take us one step closer to using biofuel made from e-coli
People in much of the country are familiar with ethanol, a type of biofuel made from corn that is added to gasoline. But many may not know that it is also possible to make biofuel from bacteria like...
View ArticleFill 'er up -- with algae? If Richard Sayre has his way, you will
This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: September 12, 2008 - Richard Sayre always wanted to be a scientist. "I was a nerdy little kid," he says laughing and recalling an early foray into...
View ArticleWash U scientists use bacteria to make fuel that could someday replace gasoline
In the near future, gasoline could be replaced by a fuel that uses bacteria instead of fossil fuels. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of California-Berkeley are...
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