Poetry in Motion
June 02, 2008
With 23 plants in operation and three under construction there's no doubt Poet LLC has been growing constantly since it first began producing ethanol from corn 20 years ago. EPM takes a look back at the company's early years and explores its future.
Blame it on Price-Distorting Agriculture and Trade Policies
By Anduin Kirkbride McElroy
June 02, 2008
The latest controversy over food versus fuel started in February when two different studies theorized that demand for corn to make ethanol would not only increase food prices but also alter global land-use patterns and could have a devastating affect on climate change. But some researchers say the recent hike in food prices is the product of agriculture and trade policies that have caused global land-use patterns to shift over several decades.
Argonne: Ethanol plants decrease water, energy use
By Timothy Charles Holmseth
June 02, 2008
Anaerobic Organisms Key to Coskata's Rapid Rise
By Jessica Sobolik
June 02, 2008
Not many people were familiar with Coskata Inc. when General Motors Corp. announced its partnership with the Chicago-based ethanol technology company in January. Since then, Coskata's business has accelerated at a rapid pace, making thermochemical ethanol production from biomass a near-term reality.
Cellulosic Ethanol Path is Paved With Various Technologies
By Jessica Ebert
June 02, 2008
In the midst of rising oil prices, the economics of producing cellulosic ethanol are becoming increasingly favorable and several companies are steadfastly moving to commercialize various process technologies. It would be easy to view this development as a race pitting one technology against the other but is that really the case? Is one approach better than another?
Grass: NOT JUST ANOTHER PLOT
By Susan Aldridge
June 02, 2008
We know cows like it—and by eating certain varieties, they give more milk. So do these grasses' higher sugar content also mean greater ethanol output?
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