March 15, 2010
The project of the week at EPM has been tracking down details for the spring Ethanol Plant Map, which is undergoing some changes this spring.
By Rona Johnson
March 12, 2010
Regular readers may have noticed that my blog hasn't been updated for the past two weeks. That's because I was out of the office for a week and a half, but I'm back now.
March 08, 2010
Last week we compiled the work of nearly 40 industry professionals who helped review the 250-some abstracts submitted for presentations at the 2010 Fuel Ethanol Workshop, organizing them into potential panels. Creating 30 panels with four speakers each that address the most important industry topics is no small task.
March 01, 2010
Last week I was surprised to see a simple advertisement in the New York Times from Abengoa Bioenergy that linked to a presentation on their Web site where they're taking on ethanol critics.
February 22, 2010
EPM associate editor Holly Jessen writes more about the National Ethanol Conference in Orlando in her guest blog.
By Rona Johnson
February 19, 2010
Now that things have calmed down somewhat after the flurry of biofuels news that hit my desk the past couple of weeks, I can concentrate on our next project: the biomass-based power map.
February 15, 2010
The answer to the headlined question will be highly regional in its answer. Researchers at Michigan State University took a look at 10-year projections of economic returns on continuous corn versus various proposed biomass crops in their state. They included opportunity cost, which means it won't be enough to just make a little money above expenses for a biomass crop to be successful. A successful new biomass crop will have to net close to a corn crop on the same land.
By Rona Johnson
February 12, 2010
Last week in my blog, I mentioned President Barack Obama¡¦s National Export Initiative. I think this is an important development because there are opportunities for biomass producers and producers of biomass-based products in the export market.
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