Contact: Lynn Yarris (510) 486-5375, Lcyarris@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA — The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a $135 million U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Center, has announced an agreement with Wareham Development to lease space at EmeryStation East, a new state-of-the-art laboratory building in Emeryville. JBEI is a six-institution partnership led by [...]

Contact: Lynn Yarris, (510) 486-5375, lcyarris@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA — The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), one of three new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Research Centers, will receive $6.7 million in initial funding (FY2007) to begin research on biofuels – liquid fuels derived from the solar energy stored in plant biomass. This funding is in [...]

Contact: Lynn Yarris, 510-486-5375, lcyarris@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA — Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman has announced that a partnership of three national laboratories and three research universities in the San Francisco Bay Area has been chosen to host one of three bioenergy research centers, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Biological [...]

A new community lecture series featuring four of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s most distinguished scientists will debut on Monday, March 5, with 2006 Nobel Laureate George Smoot. All lectures, free and open to the public, will be held in the Berkeley Repertory Theatre – hence the series name “Science at the Theatre.”
The talks begin [...]

Contact: David Gilbert, degilbert@lbl.gov

Already biodiesel Volkswagens are driving around Berkeley, California, reeking of French fries from recovered veggie oil — a low-tech response to President Bush’s plea to break the nation’s oil addiction.

The Berkeley Biodiesel Collective sponsors veggie-powered car shows.

In nearby Walnut Creek the approach is a bit more sophisticated. Work is underway at [...]

Contact: Ron Kolb, (510) 486-7586, rrkolb@lbl.gov

BERKELEY, CA — With the addition of a 4,000-gallon fuel tank in the motor pool, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) [...]