By Ron Kotrba
January 12, 2009
Iowa State University researchers use fungi to treat thin stillage and create some interesting new coproducts.
Kinder Morgan proved that it's possible to overcome the challenges of moving ethanol via pipeline when the company shipped its first commercial batch in November. Bolstered by industry support, consumer interest and favorable legislation, other pipeline companies are also tackling ethanol pipeline projects.
January 12, 2009
EPM staff ready for the 2009 Proposed Ethanol Plant List
Two of the seven authors of U.S. DOE's recent initial report on the effect of midlevel blends on legacy vehicles and small engines discuss the results of the study and future work.
By Rona Johnson
January 08, 2009
A Massachusetts company has introduced Vegawatt – to turn a restaurant's fryer grease into electricity and hot water.
January 05, 2009
As gas tax revenues dwindle, the government considers its options.
The ethanol industry isn't immune to the economic downturn and some wonder if consolidation is imminent. But, how would financially distressed plants be valued?
Like a fluid line of credit at the bank, a steady and unhindered flow of water is critical for the efficient operation of an ethanol plant of any size. And just as interest on that credit varies depending on the unique circumstances of the individual plant, water, depending on its source, contains its own unique set of properties.
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