Ethanol is not a water hog 

As production technology has advanced and ethanol plants have improved water recycling efforts, it takes an average of less than four gallons of water to produce a gallon of ethanol...

20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW 

Organic food production cannot feed the world. OPINIONS ABOUT the potential for organic food production vary widely...

Cob collection 

By: By Lynn Grooms

IN FALL 2008, the ethanol company POET held a field day at its plant in Emmetsburg, IA, featuring equipment that could harvest grain as well as cobs in...

Stalled 

By: By Lynn Grooms

THE EPA wants more test data before deciding whether to increase the allowable level of ethanol in gasoline from 10% to 15% (E15). If tests remain supportive...

Big steps for biorefineries 

By: By Lynn Grooms

Cellulosic ethanol is getting closer to commercialization. How close? Just one to three years. Buoyed by federal funding, technological advancements,...

More funding for POET 

By: Lynn Grooms

POET, THE Sioux Falls, SD-based ethanol giant, announced that it will get a $6.85 million funding increase to an existing grant from the U.S. Department...

Do oil and ag mix? 

By: By Lynn Grooms

TEN COMPANIES currently control more than 80% of U.S. refinery capacity. Of those 10, most have entered into the biofuels business through outright acquisition...

Biofuels blog: Misconceptions put to rest 

The “Changes in Gasoline” series of manuals for auto technicians is also good reading for growers who are interested in fuel economy. The Renewable Fuels Association published the manuals...

A poplar solution 

By: By Lynn Grooms

To Meet future demand for biofuels, the U.S. will need to produce corn and a variety of other feedstocks, including cellulosic material, such as poplars....

Good News for Ethanol 

By: From Editor Karen McMahon

Ethanol Fans and motor buffs, take note of an automotive research project just completed at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The project compared...