Bob Morris @ Jun 13th 2008 04:15 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: cellulosic ethanol;
This BlueFire Ethanol video is maybe a bit heavy on the self-promotion, but explains clearly how ethanol can be produced from landfill waste, which is a double win because you get the ethanol and it frees up space in the landfill.
Bob Morris @ Jun 13th 2008 00:15 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: cellulosic ethanol;
A demonstration cellulosic ethanol refinery capable of creating 1.4 million gallons a year of ethanol from sugar cane waste has opened in Louisiana. It’s built by Verenium who plans new plants producing 20-30 million gallons a year.
Bob Morris @ Jun 6th 2008 23:23 - Category: Renewable energy Tags: cellulosic ethanol;
Cellulosic ethanol is made from the fibers of plants. It does not require the use of cropland.
Switchgrass is the major biomass material being studied today, due to its high levels of cellulose. Cellulose, however, is contained in nearly every natural, free-growing plant, tree, and bush, in meadows, forests, and fields all over the world without agricultural effort or cost needed to make it grow.
It can also be made from wood scrap, agricultural leftovers, and more.
Earth2Tech has a highly informative post profiling eleven companies currently building cellulosic plants in the US, including Bluefire Ethanol, who plan to create ethanol from landfill waste.
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