Bioenergy

Abstract

The biofuels database provides information on fuel compounds, metabolic pathways, enzymes and microorganisms. It also contains comparative information on similar molecules made by chemical processes. This website allows users to search for protein structures for enzymes important in the process of making biofuels. Users can search on an enzyme name or the name of a bacterium. The alternative fuels data resource was developed by the Department of Energy. It provides information on biofuels and efficient uses of energy. This page provides a library of bioenergy documents and links to related resources. Oilgae is devoted to the use of algae to make fuels. It contains information and also serves as a networking forum. The biofuels gallery contains a listing of names and chemical structures for compounds known to be important fuels. Links can be followed for further information on the compounds. This site by the U.S. Department of Agriculture discusses bioenergy and the general issue of fuel versus food. This wiki page provides a nice general overview on bioenergy. This is one person's list of the ‘top’ companies in the bioenergy field. This page is a gateway to information on biomass feedstocks: forestry residue, herbaceous crops, agricultural residue, municipal residue, oil crops, and woody crops. The Great Lakes Bienergy Center is one of three bioenergy centers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The webpage provides links to its programs and resources. The BioEnergy Science Center is one of three bioenergy centers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The webpage provides links to its programs and resources. The Joint BioEnergy Institute is one of three bioenergy centers supported by the U.S. Department of Energy. The webpage provides links to its programs and resources. This web brochure provides educational material for laboratory exercises connected to deriving fuels from forest resources. This site focuses on the plant side of biofuel production. It contains some useful links to further information. This national center focuses on all areas of renewable energy including biofuels. Amyris is a company that has transferred technology for producing sesquiterpene compounds into a venture for making next-generation hydrocarbon biofuels. Gevo is a biofuels company. Their major technology is based on engineered bacteria that produce long chain alcohols. The Mascoma Company focuses on converting cellulosic biomass to ethanol. Solazyme is a company that develops technology based on photosynthetic microbes for generating renewable energy. This site focuses on biodiesel. Links to additional information from other sites is also provided.