In the fight to protect biodiversity and limit climate change, the world will reap what it sows, say researchers from the University of Surrey. Energy crops can be used for heat, electricity and ...

Macaúba palm, also known as macaw palm, grows all over the Americas. Now, a drive by the Brazilian government to incentivize ...

This research to cut US reliance on fertilizer would have helped farmers and the environment. Why was it halted?

By integrating solar panels with crops, these systems not only address the land use conflict between agriculture and energy ...

Great Lakes Bioenergy is researching methods for creating biochemicals using energy dense crops, which would offer increased profits by keeping the fuel price low, Donohue said. One constraint of ...

As the price of renewable energy technology has plummeted and water has gotten more scarce, growers are fallowing acreage and installing solar panels. Some are even growing crops beneath them ...

"One of the many benefits of growing purpose-grown energy crops on marginal lands is ecosystem services associated with the perennial nature of energy crops. They can also potentially generate ...

The department’s Joint Genome Institute promotes research to improve energy crops, produce bioproducts, break down waste and keep biomes healthy. Each year, the institute designates a set of ...

They spent less on fertilizer, water and farming supplies, and the income from selling energy from their solar arrays made up for the decrease in crops produced. They were even likely to save ...

The paused projects included developing new crop varieties and exploring alternative fertilization methods. The U.S. Department of Energy had a vision: Slash in half the amount of a potent ...

They spent less on fertilizer, water and farming supplies, and the income from selling energy from their solar arrays made up for the decrease in crops produced. They were even likely to save ...