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What is switchgrass? Why is it a good potential source for ethanol? Switchgrass is one source likely to be tapped for ethanol production because of its potential for high fuel yields, hardiness, and ability to be grown in diverse areas. Switchgrass' long root system – actually a fifty-fifty split above ground and below – helps keep carbon in the ground, improving soil quality. It is drought-tolerant, grows well even on marginal land, and doesn't require heavy fertilizing.
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Cellulosic Ethanol
| January 6th, 2009 09:13 AM
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Brazil stocks up in early trading - WTOP Radio
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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - Brazil 's stocks rose in early trading, with the Ibovespa stock index up 1.1 percent at 41,956 an hour into the session. Rising oil and metal prices Tuesday _ along with jumps in overseas stocks _ prompted the gains. Shares ...
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| January 6th, 2009 10:32 AM
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With cheaper gas, less mileage, E85 ethanol loses 'green' appeal - Orlando Sentinel
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In July, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist announced that the Florida's Turnpike Turkey Lake Service Plaza gas station, just north of Interstate 4 , was the first in Central Florida to offer E85 ethanol for sale to the motoring public. "The rising cost of ...
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Farmer Ownership Should Be Federal Focus in Building Cellulosic ...
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - September 11 - A new report issued by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance urges the U.S. Department of Energy to change its piecemeal approach to commercializing ethanol from cellulose and develop a comprehensive strategy. "The future of American agriculture may depend on this," says David Morris, Vice President of ILSR and author of Putting the Pieces Together: Commercializing Cellulosic Ethanol. Congress made clear its farmer and rural development focus in the Energy Policy Act (EPAct). It required that projects "demonstrate outstanding potential for local and regional economic development." In addition, EPAct requires that a priority be given to projects "that include agricultural producers or cooperatives of agricultural producers as equity partners in the ventures; and...
Central Valley ethanol maker adds funds
Eoghan Flanagan, a hedge fund manager, has made a significant purchase of stock in Colusa Biomass Energy Corp. (PINKSHEETS: CLME), the Central Valley ethanol company says. How much of the company Mr. Flanagan now owns was not revealed, but he has joined the firms board of directors. "I am particularly delighted that Mr. Flanagan has joined the Board of CLME, says Tom Bowers, CLME president, in a written statement. With his international experience and background, CLME can accelerate its examination of the continuing inquiries from abroad into the technologies we have developed for the conversion of biomass to ethanol. The companys ethanol bio-refinery operations are scheduled to go online late next year in Colusa. "Cellulosic ethanol has been an area of great interest to me for some time, says Mr.
Alternative Energy Sources Intends to Acquire Cellulosic Ethanol ...
Kansas City-based Alternative Energy Sources Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AENS.OB) today announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire all of the outstanding capital stock of Flex Fuels USA Inc. and its affiliate ACN Energy Consulting Inc. in a stock-for-stock merger. The parties expect to sign the merger agreement on or before Sept. 15, 2006. Total consideration for the acquisition is up to 11.5 million shares of Alternative Energy Source's common stock, 8 million shares being issued upon execution of the merger agreement and 3.5 million shares being issued upon completion of certain milestones related to Flex Fuels USA's cellulosic ethanol technology. Mark Beemer, CEO of Alternative Energy Sources, stated, "Alternative Energy is excited about adding cellulosic ethanol into our aggregate ethanol portfolio.
No Longer Over a Barrel
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (ResourceInvestor.com) -- In the Grimm Brother's fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin spins straw into gold. Thanks to advances in biotechnology, researchers can now transform straw, and other plant wastes, into "green" gold - cellulosic ethanol. While chemically identical to ethanol produced from corn or soybeans, cellulose ethanol exhibits a net energy content three times higher than corn ethanol and emits a low net level of greenhouse gases. Recent technological developments are not only improving yields but also driving down production cost, bringing us nearer to the day when cellulosic ethanol could replace expensive, imported "black gold" with a sustainable, domestically produced biofuel. .
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