By Sean Broderick, Commodity Specialists Company
October 02, 2006
By Nicholas Zeman
October 02, 2006
There have been stories surfacing across the United States that say city planners and other municipal authorities are taking the initial steps to change bulk water rates and treatment permitting, largely to manage the ethanol construction boom. While the coverage has verged on the sensational at times, water supply has stopped some plants.
An array of intellectual property protections—including patents, trusted partners and an abundance of prudence—is what established tech providers recommend for new ideas in the ethanol industry. Such a portfolio could offer enough freedom to foster new advances and provide a concerted effort to deter piracy.
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