Cooking (Bio)Fuels in the Developing World
Approximately 2.1 billion people cook using open fires or inefficient stoves. Approximately four million people die yearly from inhaling unventilated wood, coal, or dung cooking…
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The Great Biomass Boondoggle
The urgency of the climate crisis is inspiring some extreme and unproven ideas for how to hide carbon and cool the planet, such as ocean…
Analysis: Renewables could match coal power within 5 years, IEA reveals
Renewable sources of electricity are set for rapid growth over the next five years, which could see them match the output of the world’s coal-fired…
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
By upcycling biomass, innovators aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve the economic viability of farming May 14, 2019 — When we pick up…
Plant-consuming microorganisms produce low-carbon, renewable natural gas
The article is copyrighted by Phys.org and is republished with permission (Phys.org)—A new study shows that plant-consuming microorganisms that reside in coalbeds can convert plant…
A fine biomess
Old power plants switching from coal to wood has been one of the major energy trends of the decade, allowing them to avoid carbon taxes…
Huge Milestone: Renewables Now Provide More Electricity Than Nuclear Power
The latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information’s “Electric Power Monthly” (with data through April 30) reveals that—for the first time since the beginning of…
The EU’s dangerous biomass delusion
Bioenergy advocates claim that Europe’s forests are well managed and don’t contribute to global warming. Yet, biomass production in Europe is projected to rely more…
A Breakthrough Carbon-Capturing Algae Project
A research photobioreactor designed to capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plant flue gas for high-density algae cultivation is showing promise. The…
The pros and cons of biomass
When most people talk about renewable energy they are referring to wind and solar power, which tend to dominate the news and their deployment is…
Combine solar thermal energy with biomass gasification for natural gas substitute
Even at historically low natural gas prices, bioenergy may not be out of the running — it just may need a little help from the…
Biomass power generation the key to carbon-negative energy, study concludes
In California, a new UC Berkeley study shows that if biomass electricity production is combined with carbon capture and sequestration in the western United States,…