Ethanol in the Fast Lane
By Ron Kotrba
January 10, 2008
Oil companies and distributors in the Southeast are taking advantage of sustained lower ethanol prices, which has led to a rather interesting series of events.
In Search Of Biomass Storage Solutions
By Jerry W. Kram
January 10, 2008
When it comes down to the best way to move biomass from the field to the factory, the dry look may be out. Wet biomass offers advantages that may send the big bale back to the ranch to feed cattle.
Western Canadian wheat growers anticipate ethanol will energize the wheat market there in the same way it has the U.S. corn market by creating a new use for the dominant grain crop. Using wheat to produce ethanol, however, has its challenges.
Going Beyond the Corn Kernel
By Michael Shirek
January 10, 2008
Poet LLC didn't have far to travel to find a feedstock that it can use to turn the corner on cellulosic ethanol. During the 2007 corn harvest, the company showcased its plans to use corncobs as the primary feedstock for Project Liberty, its cellulose-to-ethanol expansion project at Poet Biorefining Emmetsburg in Iowa.
Costly Chemicals
By Jessica Ebert
January 10, 2008
The once abundant and relatively cheap chemicals indispensable for the production of ethanol are now hard to get and expensive. Although the rapid rise of the industry is partly to blame for this, other factors are influencing the increasing cost of these compounds including high natural gas prices, the demands of the metal industry and incresing demand for fertilizer.
How Big is Commercial Scale?
By Ron Kotrba
January 10, 2008
How big is a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant, and will we know it when we see it?
Quick Off the Straw
January 10, 2008
A team of amateur race car drivers made history in December, powering a pair of Le Mans prototype race cars on cellulose-based E85 in the world's longest road race.
WIREC 2008: A Global Perspective on Renewable Energy
By Sarah Smith
January 10, 2008
Thousands of world and business leaders, legislators, global energy gurus and policy wonks are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., March 4-6 for what is being billed as the "largest all renewable energy event in U.S. history."
U.S. DOE invests $84 million in three cellulosic ethanol projects
By Hope Deutscher
January 10, 2008
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