Alternative Energy Updates – week 05

world ethanol use

Well whether you love it or hate it ethanol has made plenty of waves this past year It is certainly not the ultimate solution to our energy woes but it does have its place in the mix Here is a round up of recent news and info from the world of ethanol production As always your comments are welcomed on this topic Ethanol Strikes Back Industry Groups Sue California Over Low The ethanol industry specifically proponents of the corn-based fuel feel like they’ve been picked on long enough So now they Advanced BioFuels USA Cellulosic-Ethanol Mandate Faces Snagsby Naureen S Malik Wall Street Journal Cellulosic-ethanol production a cornerstone of the U S government’s plan to curb greenhouse-gas emissions is earmarked to overtake corn ethanol over the next decade Ledesma expanding ethanol production aims for Argentine market In Argentina Ledesma announced a million investment to expand its facilities to produce ethanol for the Argentine market The company said that the investment would be applied to increase sugar cane production Advanced BioFuels USA Ethanol from Cellulose Fasterby J W Walkinshaw and S E Poniatowski University of Massachusetts and Terrasonics This presentation illustrates the usual process of breaking cellulose into sugars for ethanol