Chicago soybean oil prices futures surged more than 4% at the open, as a spike in energy prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East lifts demand for crops used in biofuel production. Crude oil ...

Over the past two years, Pono Pacific and the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Research Center have grown camelina at a handful of test ...

However, biofuel production remains complex and costly, with efficiency challenges that limit its widespread adoption. To address these issues, experts are turning to nanotechnology to improve ...

The water impacts of expanding biofuel production, primarily corn-based ethanol, were cited by a number of participants as a major long-term problem for the biofuel industry—a problem that was likely ...

As the global push for sustainable biofuels intensifies, lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a prime candidate for biofuels and biochemicals owing to its abundance and renewability. This biomass, ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) -U.S. biofuel makers will consume more than half of all soybean oil produced in the United States next year as a recent flurry of federal policy moves has transformed the sector, ...

With growing global energy demands, the push for sustainable fuel alternatives has led scientists to explore biofuel production from microorganisms. A recent study led by Bharat Kumar Majhi presents ...

Whether or not biofuels are a renewable source of energy has long been a controversial topic, with some environmentalists suggesting the energy source is antithetical to the concept of clean energy.

As fuel prices surge and global supply tensions intensify, Vietnam is accelerating its transition toward E10 biofuel, a move ...

According to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Iowa produced 31 percent less biofuel in 2025 at 244 million gallons, compared to 2024, which saw 353 million gallons produced. The drop marks Iowa’s ...

Biofuels are eco-friendly energy sources derived from biomass which may be produced for purpose or may be a waste product. As biofuels are an energy source that can be easily replenished, widespread ...

On June 23 and 24, 2009, the National Research Council’s Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability (“Roundtable”) hosted the workshop “Expanding Biofuel Production: Sustainability and ...