Tag: cellulosic ethanol

A New Route to Cellulosic Biofuels

By Phil McKenna | 11/20/2009 | 3 Comments

ZeaChem's pilot plant will make ethanol using termite microbes.

Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol

By Kevin Bullis | 10/15/2009 | 0 Comments

Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology.

Biofuel Plant Opens in Brazil

By Katherine Bourzac | 07/09/2009 | 6 Comments

Amyris's large-scale demonstration plant will make diesel from sugarcane.

Reinventing Cellulosic Ethanol Production

By Jennifer Chu | 06/10/2009 | 4 Comments

An Israeli startup says that it has a cheap process to make biofuels from cellulosic materials.

Cellulosic Ethanol on the Cheap

By Jennifer Chu | 05/12/2009 | 3 Comments

Mascoma has announced several advances that may lead to a cheaper, more efficient process to turn biomass into ethanol.

Oil Price Threatens Biofuel Firms

By Kevin Bullis | 12/05/2008 | 10 Comments

Falling oil prices could cause some alternative-fuel startups to fail.

Betting on Green

By Michael Fitzgerald | 10/30/2008 | 6 Comments

Falling oil prices mean tough times for renewable energy, but experts expect the industry to bounce back.

Better Bug to Make Cellulosic Ethanol

By Prachi Patel | 09/09/2008 | 16 Comments

A new strain of bacteria could make cellulosic ethanol cheaper.

Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Opens

By Kevin Bullis | 05/28/2008 | 22 Comments

A 1.4 million gallon demonstration-scale plant will use waste biomass to make biofuel.

Battling Ethanol-Propelled Food Prices

By Kevin Bullis | 04/18/2008 | 30 Comments

Demand for corn-derived fuel is driving up food prices, but new technologies could help.

Cheaper, Cleaner Ethanol from Biotech Corn

By Kevin Bullis | 05/16/2007 | 10 Comments

The genetically-modified plants break down their own cellulose, making it possible to use waste biomass to produce ethanol.

Will Cellulosic Ethanol Take Off?

By Kevin Bullis | 02/26/2007 | 31 Comments

Fuel from grass and wood chips could be big in the next 10 years--if the government helps.