Airex Energy's $10 million facility, in Bécancour, Que., will produce biocoal and biochar, materials that can be used for combustible energy, water purification, soil remediation and metallurgy ...

Is wood the new coal? Some researchers now think so, and they working to turn woodchips into a substitute for coal by using a process called torrefaction that is greener, cleaner and more efficient ...

Briquettes created through torrefaction, produced by NextFuel, can be used in a similar infrastructure to coal. In Joensuu, a city in Eastern Finland often described as the “Forest Capital of Europe,” ...

Leftover branches and kudzu vines from logging are repurposed as carbon-neutral fuel to generate electricity. Dr. Kyoungseon Min's research team at the Gwangju Clean Energy Research Center of the ...

NORCROSS, GA--(Marketwired - Sep 3, 2014) - , VEGA BIOFUELS, INC. (PINKSHEETS: VGPR) announced today that its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Agri-Tech Producers, LLC (ATP) has developed a new and ...

More biomass could be burned in coal-fired power stations if it was delivered pre-roasted to power stations, according to researchers from Leeds University. Many UK power stations are now burning ...

With an increasing focus on environmental sustainability, researchers are seeking ways to improve the biodegradability and mechanical properties of bioplastics, particularly polylactic acid (PLA). A ...