Cellulosic ethanol

June 10, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama today released the following statement following the Senate's votes on the Consumer First Energy Act (S. 3044) and the Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act (H.R. 6049). Both measures were blocked today.

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Lab Contributes Scientific Foundation for Making Biofuel from Non-Food Sources

May 2008 -- Collaborative scientific research between the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and DuPont will be put to use to develop and commercialize technology to produce cellulosic ethanol from non-food sources.

Tractor cornfield

DuPont and its partner Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, have announced that they will invest $140 million initially to integrate the pretreatment process and fermenting organism developed with NREL and enzyme technologies developed by Genencor in a joint venture to convert corn stover and sugar cane bagasse to ethanol.    » read more »

Sebelius praises Kansas company for landing federal grant for biofuels research project

January 30, 2008 -- Kansas continues to lead the nation’s evolution from grain-based ethanol production to ethanol derived from cellulosic sources, Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius said today when she learned that the U.S. Department of Energy will award up to $30 million to ICM Incorporated of Colwich, Kansas, for a demonstration-sized plant to make renewable fuels from nonfood plant matter.    » read more »

Plant to Produce Ethanol from Wood through Low-Impact, Environmentally-Friendly Approach

November 06, 2007 -- Soperton, Ga – Today Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced Georgia’s stake in renewable energy with Range Fuels’ groundbreaking of the nation’s first commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. Cellulosic ethanol is produced from pine trees and other plant matter. Colorado-based Range Fuels will create almost 70 new jobs and invest several hundred million dollars in the Treutlen County facility, which is expected to create an additional 350 indirect jobs.    » read more »