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Archive for January, 2009

There’s a bright future for cellulosic ethanol investment

Published by GMO Africa | Filed under Biofuels

These are tough times for everybody, including the biofuels industry. The Associated Press has an interesting article about how corn-based ethanol producers are literally struggling to stay afloat. The article notes how shares of leading ethanol producers in the country, such as Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc., Pacific Ethanol Inc. and BioFuel Energy Corp, [...]

January 27th, 2009. Comment now »

POET rolls out cellulosic ethanol plant

Published by GMO Africa | Filed under Biofuels

Cellulosic ethanol is on the move. Today, POET, the top U.S. ethanol producer, inaugurated a pilot cellulosic ethanol plant in South Dakota. The plant’s projected to churn out 22,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. POET has an amazing, professionally done documentary that takes you, step-by-step, along the journey cellulosic ethanol has followed. It’s [...]

January 12th, 2009. Comment now »