By Mike Bryan
December 13, 2006
Looking ahead, focus should shift to biomass
Alternatives to natural gas as a source for process heat and steam were especially hot topics this year despite retreating natural gas prices. Here's a look at what went down energy-wise in the ethanol industry in 2006.
After the president's powerful plug for cellulosic ethanol in early 2006, "switchgrass" became a more common word. Funding for scientific and technological efforts to produce ethanol from biomass on a commercial scale reached new heights, and although no actual concrete was poured to construct cellulosic ethanol plants, the foundation for the ethanol industry's next era began to cure.
By Dave Nilles
December 13, 2006
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