UH Hilo-led algae research may produce energy with negative CO2 emissions
A conceptual model of Algae with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system would generate electricity while sequestering carbon dioxide.
UH Hilo researchers designing sustainable wastewater systems for local industries
UH Hilo Hilo Professor Shihwu Sung is committed to doing his part to help Â鶹´«Ã½ Island industries utilize more renewable and sustainable energy sources.
Potential biofuel crops in Hawai?i may successfully sequester carbon in soil
PLOS ONE study finds that two potential biofuel crops in Â鶹´«Ã½—sugarcane and napiergrass—may sequester more carbon in soil than is lost to the atmosphere,
Bioenergy on Â鶹´«Ã½ Island has great potential, says Hilo professor
Applied engineering professor Shihwu Sung sees great potential for cattle waste based biorefineries as a sustainable energy source.
Creating renewable gasoline
Â鶹´«Ã½ Natural Energy Institute researchers investigating creating gasoline and biodiesel from readily available microbial organisms.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ researching Â鶹´«Ã½’s biofuel future
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources examining the use of fast-growing tropical grasses for biofuel production.