Biomass Magazine

In a non-scientific survey of U.S. ethanol plants, EPM essentially reaffirmed what most industry professionals already knew about ethanol plant power sources. The U.S. ethanol industry is still heavily reliant on natural gas, but perhaps on the precipice of kicking the habit … even if coal is one of the remedies.

Pioneers Recognized, Settlers Wanted

By Ron Kotrba

June 01, 2006

Gasifying biomass materials is an increasingly popular way—conceptually and practically—for ethanol producers to hedge the high cost of natural gas, but it also offers the industry a potential bridge to cellulosic ethanol production and much more.

The Red-Hot Sands of Winnebago

By Ron Kotrba

June 01, 2006

For a year now, Corn Plus has been successfully combusting its solubles—the syrup normally added to distillers dried grains—in a fluidized bed system. EPM takes a look at the technology behind the power, and the innovative southern Minnesota ethanol plant taking advantage of this widely available energy feedstock.

Easy to Digest

By Dave Nilles

June 01, 2006

Energy independence and sustainability are the guiding principles of the EnviroPlus process. Two British Columbia-based innovators are using that credo to introduce a revolutionary and wide-ranging anaerobic digestion process to the fuel ethanol industry.

Distinguishing Between ‘Bio-Ethanol' and Petroleum Ethanol

By Dr. Murry Tamers

June 01, 2006

Will Denver Use it or Lose it?

By Nicholas Zeman

June 01, 2006

Metro Denver was the first area in the United States to require the use of oxygenated gasoline, when, in 1988, it mandated wintertime use of E10 to control carbon dioxide emissions. Ironically, as the area wins its longtime battle over air quality, the fate of ethanol-blended gasoline is uncertain in the Mile High City. Proposed legislation requiring 70 percent of Colorado's gasoline to be E10 six months out of the year could be the answer ethanol advocates are looking for.