Feb

25

A New Oil Producing Sugarcane

February 25, 2014 | 1 Comment

In a stunning development a multi-institutional team led from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reports that it can increase sugarcane’s geographic range, boost its photosynthetic rate by 30 percent and turn it into an oil-producing crop for biodiesel production. The team will present its latest findings today at the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E […]

Oct

25

The Sugarcane Empire Strikes Back

October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments

Sergio Pacca and Jose R. Moreira at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil have their idea of the best numbers for biofuel out and the numbers are very surprising.  Almost no one is expecting the team’s figures and the recoil might get fierce. It’s a massive reduction in the amount of land needed to […]

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