Biofuel

The race is on to develop the next generation of biofuels. Biotechnology companies of all kinds have taken up the challenge and are looking in every corner of the globe for organisms that will help us make cheap, abundant, non-food based fuels. In this podcast, we'll talk to a couple compani...

The biodiesel industry has been in rough shape over the last year. With oil prices down, two thirds of American refineries sitting unused and no national target for the fuel, there are many questions about where the industry will go next. In this podcast, we'll look at what companies are doi...

By Kevin Bullis A startup unveils a high-yield process for making fuel from carbon dioxide and sunlight.

Amyris's large-scale demonstration plant will make diesel from sugarcane.

Leaders from the solar, wind, geothermal, biofuel, hydro, utility and financial sectors came together at last week's Renewable Energy World North America Conference and Expo to talk about financial hurdles, technological advancements and the need for cooperation among all player...

Studio 360 saves the planet. Kurt Andersen asks a priest about the Vatican’s declaration that pollution is a modern sin. Then we explore design solutions for a changing environment. Kurt visits a solar-powered subway station in Coney Island and talks to an engineer making biofuel from bac...

By Kevin Bullis A startup has raised $25 million for inexpensively producing biofuel.

By Christina Aanestad The Energy Biosciences Institute is a new partnership British Petroleum - one of the worlds largest oil and energy companies - and a public university, UC Berkeley. Opponents of the deal dispute biofuels efficiency and say big oil is using the biofuel label to continue business as usual.