Sugarcane grows like crazy, so if it could be used as a source of biofuel, well ... not only might it produce higher yields than other crops, but it could conceivably do so using less land. With that ...

When anyone talks about the future of sustainable aviation fuel, one question dominates: how do we replace fossil carbon ...

The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small – for perspective, electricity generation and home heating account for ...

Biotech start-up has genetically optimized microbes to produce diesel fuel from sugar cane. Its first plant, in California, will be followed by a commercial plant in Brazil. Martin LaMonica is a ...

Sugarcane juice helps creates an alkaline environment in the body that prevent diseases like cancer. Known and enjoyed for its sweetness, sugarcane juice is one of those rare gifts from Nature whose ...

A multi-institutional team has proven sugarcane can be genetically engineered to produce oil in its leaves and stems for biodiesel production. Surprisingly, the modified sugarcane plants also produced ...

Deepak Kumar, Stephen P. Long and Vijay Singh, The Conversation The aviation industry produces 2 percent of global human-induced carbon dioxide emissions. This share may seem relatively small – for ...

Tissue Culture Technician Marge Ortega works in the Tissue Culture Transfer Room separating clumps of sugar cane plants at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center in Kunia. The 80-acre farm had been a ...

Sugar cane planters may be able to use pesticides more safely, according to two studies published by Nicholls State University recently. Nicholls chemistry professor Darcey Wayment said adding ...

SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL (Jan. 10, 1:30 p.m. ET) — Dow Chemical Co. and Japanese trading company Mitsui & Co. Ltd. will postpone plans to build a plant for sugarcane ethanol-based plastics, citing rising ...