Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. This year begins the ninth year of cellulosic ethanol mandates in the U.S. Today I want to give a brief review of cellulosic ...

The bacteria has the potential to drastically reduce the cost and complexity producing cellulosic ethanol. SunEthanol has just received a first round of venture capital funding from VeraSun Energy ...

Of course, those six billion gallons are equal to less than four percent of the annual liquid fuel demand in the U.S., so we need to find another source for cellulosic ethanol if we're going to ...