Conventional wisdom says water in ethanol is bad, but a new technical understanding is emerging that could dramatically improve corn-based ethanol's environmental footprint while revolutionizing how the alternative fuel is made, transported and used.
By Timothy Charles Holmseth
April 08, 2008
U.S. ethanol producers insist the 54-cent tariff on ethanol imports needs to be in place or the government will be subsidizing Brazilian ethanol.
It's not a leap of faith that's going to make cellulosic ethanol production on a commercial level a reality. In most cases, it's going to take a plotted course that sequentially informs the evolution of cost-competitive and efficient technologies. EPM spoke with companies about the significance of piloting their technologies before scaling up to a demonstration-size facility.
By Sarah Smith
April 08, 2008
Once a premier bioscience company making major inroads into the ethanol industry, Dyadic is now only limping along. In the past year, it was delisted from the American Stock Exchange, ousted its founder Mark Emalfarb, was sued by angry shareholders, and released a scathing audit report detailing corruption, bribery and a dummy company skimming profits from its Hong Kong factory.
By Bryan Sims
April 08, 2008
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
April 08, 2008
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy and Marc Hequet
April 08, 2008
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