Redirecting Oil Subsidies
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
March 27, 2007
When gasoline prices were at record-high levels and oil companies were making record profits, as well as collecting billions in subsidies, consumers saw red. To show their constituents that they feel their pain, and to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil, some in Congress are proposing to redirect subsidies paid to gas and oil companies to support renewable energy.
On a New Track
By Michael Shirek
March 27, 2007
With tougher federal emissions standards on the horizon and an aging fleet of diesel-electric locomotives, could the ethanol-hybrid locomotive become the next American railroad workhorse?
The Power of Partnering
By Bryan Sims
March 27, 2007
A trend toward mergers and joint ventures has emerged as the competition to be the first to commercially produce cellulosic ethanol heats up. Partnerships help companies obtain the necessary resources and spread out the risks associated with the building of a new industry.
The New Math: Ethanol Production with Steam from Nuclear Plants
By Samuel Rosenbloom, Charles W. Forsberg and Gregory
March 27, 2007
Risk & Reward
By Michael Shirek
March 06, 2007
Technological breakthroughs have led to big efficiency gains in the ethanol industry, but the perceived failure rate of novel processes is a financial risk few lenders are willing to accept without supplementary backing or enticing variables.
Pricey Plants Pressure Development
By Jerry W. Kram
March 06, 2007
Ethanol plant project development is an increasingly complicated process as the price of everything from concrete to heat exchangers has skyrocketed. That inflation is eating into builder profits, and it has some potential ethanol producers taking a hard look at their project's bottom line.
Keys to Successful Equity Drives
By Nicholas Zeman
March 06, 2007
Ethanol plant developers should be able to find ample equity for sound, well-managed projects. Nevertheless, the structures upon which to build equity are still being tweaked.
Corn Report
By Jason Sagebiel, FCStone
March 06, 2007
USDA lowers projections across the board
DDGS Report
By Sean Broderick, Commodity Specialists Company
March 06, 2007
High prices deter cattle producers
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