Biofuels and microbiology research
http://www.asm.org/microbe/index.asp?bid=43708
This web article is hosted by the Amercian Society for Microbiology and reviews the role of microbes in processing biomass and generating fuel molecules via fermentation.
DOE reports related to biofuels
http://genomicsgtl.energy.gov/pubs/pubs_library.shtml
This web page is a library of documents, available for download from the United States Department of Energy, pertaining to biofuels and renewable energy.
Microbial energy conversion
http://www.asm.org/Academy/index.asp?bid=46674
This web report from the American Academy of Microbiology is based on a colloquium held in 2006 on renewable sources of energy. It is largely focused on microbial aspects of the problem.
Microbial fuels cells
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/69/04714992/0471499269.pdf
This book chapter, freely available on the web, provides an excellent overview of the theory and practical aspects of bio-based fuel cells.
Enzymatic biological fuel cell
http://chemelab.ucsd.edu/fuel04/id2.html
This University web page also provides a good review of enzyme-dependent fuel cells.
Engineering microbes to make fuels better than ethanol
http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/18476/
The biotechnology company Amyris is engineering microbes to make hydrocarbon compounds that can potentially be used as fuels that are superior to ethanol in many properties.
DOE mission focus: biofuels
http://www.microbeproject.gov/dsp_showframe.cfm?article_id=508&CFID=5011738&CFTOKEN=42674692&jsessionid=0a3024181181958326407This webpage is a portal for microbial projects supported by the Department of Energy; many of the projects are focused in the bioenergy area.
Fuels from synthetic biology
http://synthesis.typepad.com/synthesis/2007/06/the_need_for_fu.html
This web notebook discusses new developments in the production of alternative biofuels using a synthetic biology approach. Biofuels that have higher energy content and less water solubility than ethanol are being developed.
Microbial hazards during biofuels production
http://annhyg.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/48/4/327
This web article discusses some of the potential microbial hazrds to workers during large scale production of microbial fuels.
Microbial fuel cells
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microbial_fuel_cell
This Wikipedia entry provides an excellent overview of microbial fuels cells with many useful links to further information.
Butanol fuel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biobutanol
This Wikipedia entry provides an excellent overview of butanol, produced by microbial fermentation, as a fuel with many useful links to further information. Good external links are also provided.
Ethanol fuels
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol_fuel
This Wikipedia entry provides an excellent overview of ethanol, produced by microbial fermentation, as a fuel. There is also good information provided on the economics of the process and on biomass sources.
Biodiesel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiesel
This Wikipedia entry on biodiesel is quite comprehensive. It details history, technical issues and yields from various crops.
Oil from algae
http://www.oilgae.com/
This website largely provides links to further information on algal oils. The information content of the links is variable but there is much useful information overall.
ABC’s of biofuel
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/biomass/abcs_biofuels.html
This webpage provides an excellent overview of the current biofuels landscape. The emphasis is on ethanol and biodiesel.
Biofuels production in Europe
http://www.biofuelstp.eu/fuelproduction.html
This webpage describes the goals and programs of the European Biofuels technology platform.
The road ahead for biofuels
http://www.refuel.eu/home/
This webpage is designed to promote the greater use of biofuels. Under the link on fuels, there is excellent information on the current state of knowledge of the major biofuels currently in use.
Fuel ethanol production
http://genomicsgtl.energy.gov/biofuels/ethanolproduction.shtml
This webpage describes cellulosic ethanol production.
Biofuel review
http://www.biofuelreview.com/
The Biofuels Review is like a web newspaper, with the latest news stories pertaining to biofuels. Stories are arranged from most to least current.