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September 25, 2012

NREL Produces Ethylene via Photosynthesis

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce ethylene, a breakthrough that could change the way materials, chemicals, and transportation fuels are made, and help clean the air.

June 19, 2012

NREL Helps "Supersize" Butanol Production

Growing renewable butanol refiner demonstrates its process for a future scale-up of the drop-in petroleum replacement.

May 17, 2012

NREL Helps Hawaii Public Utility Commission Increase Biofuels Knowledge

NREL provided training to the Hawaii Public Utility Commission to help them learn more about biomass and biofuels technologies and the possible applications in Hawaii.

April 11, 2012

NREL Catalyst Brings Drop-In Fuels Closer

Lab's patented material cleans up biomass gas, making it ready to convert into fuels compatible with today's infrastructure.

April 4, 2012

International Collaboration Results in New, More Efficient Bioconversion Pathway

NREL, the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE), and Honda Research and Development (Honda R&D) have teamed together to uncover a novel pathway for the conversion of agricultural residues and other feedstocks to fuel ethanol.