Mar 16

Energy Company Total Makes Investment in Renmatix Renmatix, at the forefront of renewable bioscience, has recently entered a joint development agreement with the New Energies Division of French multi-national Total, one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world. READ MORE

Second Generation Biofuels Reduce Emissions   Healthy Soil, Healthy Plants Cultivating Higher Yielding Scientists Agricultural Magic? New analysis on the impacts of converting corn grown on marginal land to perennial grasses shows "staggering" results, changing the agricultural Midwest from a net source of GHG's to a net sink. Damaged soil can lead to lackluster crops. Biochar is a soil amendment created from the pyrolysis of biomass that has shown its potential to repair soil, leading to healthier crops. Educating young scientists is a top priority for CenUSA. Forty percent of our interns have continued their research into graduate programs across the country. Read more about one of these graduates. Read more Learn more Discover more

The RFS: What's the Real Impact to Food and Fuel Prices?  CenUSA Bioenergy to Launch MOOC  What's the economic impact of the RFS? According to Bruce Babcock, Professor of Economics at Iowa State University, it hasn't had much impact on US food prices while reducing fuel prices slightly. MOOC with us! To expand the impact and reach of CenUSA education and extension materials, CenUSA collaborators are preparing to launch its first online course. It's free and open to the public. Find out why Read more