The Next Generation of Biofuels Cellulosic Ethanol and the 2007 Farm Bill Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy Science and Technology of the
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POET researchers find that removing corn cobs from fields for cellulosic ethanol production may improve soil nitrogen, productivity
In South Dakota, POET researchers have found there are “indications that removing corn cobs may be beneficial for growing corn”, finding that decomposing cobs may remove soil nitrogen and release chemical compounds into the soil that reduce corn growth. POET is introducing a cellulosic ethanol process that uses corn cobs; previous assessments of the use of cobs, and corn stover had warned that the removal of corn residues may reduce soil productivity and promote nitrogen run off. Traditional h
Alterra rising success of new DieselMaxx biodiesel-based diesel additive; rising soy prices caused change in strategy from fuel to additives
In Georgia, Alterra Bioenergy has successfully launched DieselMaxx, the first biofuels-based diesel additive. The additive improves lubricity, engine performance and reduces emissions. The product has been successfully test marketed in Georgia and Colorado for the past 60 days. Alterra turned to producing the additive after the rising price of soybeans and low interest among Georgai-based diesel retailers in installing biodiesel pumps forced radical changes in the company’s biodiesel productio
Unilever is against mandatory biofuel targets
Unilever is against mandatory biofuel targets, according to the Guardian newspaper this morning. The huge soap-to-food empire is opposed on the basis that switching crops from food to biofuels is pushing up the prices in the developing world. Unilever has chosen to present its views to a meeting of Commonwealth finance ministers in St Lucia. Many of the countries in the Commonwealth are developing nations in Africa and southeast Asia, which have felt the effects of more expensive food recently.
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