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Ethanol Market

According to London-based research firm New Carbon Finance, public and private investment in the global renewable-energy sector will top $90B in 2007, a 27% increase over the year before. READ MORE >

Biomass Supply

There are various ways to produce ethanol based on cellulosic waste. The NREL report June 2002 “Lignocellulosic Biomass to Ethanol Process” calculates that by using acid hydrolysis the cost of ethanol can be brought down to around $ 1.17 per gallon. READ MORE >

Corn Ethanol Issues

Consumers and governments throughout the world are finally beginning to embrace clean technologies. However, some of these solutions may not be as green or as economically viable as first assumed. READ MORE >

Cellulosic Ethanol

Andy Karsner, from the US Department of Energy, recently said that although the US Government currently supports the use of corn ethanol it is only because it is “a necessary precursor to the larger scaling of ethanol and alternative fuels in general”. He predicts that cellulosic ethanol will replace corn-based ethanol by 2012. READ MORE >