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Cellulosic ethanol plant list 2008
This issue provides you with a comprehensive list of cellulosic ethanol plant list around the world, conveniently sorted by region. The list contains only those companies that either have cellulosic ethanol plants, have one under construction, or are in advanced stages of planning. These plans can vary from pilot plants and demonstration plants, to semi-commercial scale.
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Article: Genencor paves the road to advanced biofuels
Cellulosic ethanol has reached a turning point, in which enzyme and application technologies must prepare to meet increased global demands for advanced biofuels. The realities are spawning both intense competition and collaboration. As a result, RD&E and commercial partnerships are clearing hurdles to cost-effective cellulosic ethanol production. (Read Article)
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Biofuels and sustainability: A view from Brazil
Are biofuels sustainable? It seems the current debate on how to reduce dependence on oil in the transport sector is narrowly limited to this question. The debate is propelled by countless articles that reshape, at their convenience, the conclusions of more or less serious studies, most of them critical of the environmental performance of biofuels. (Read Article)
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The EU Renewable Energy Bill
Roughly one month after the USA signed their Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) into law, the Commission’s proposal for a Directive on Renewable Energy Sources has seen the light of day. Is this proposal also the right way forward for the European bioethanol industry? eBIO will take a closer look on the pros and cons of the proposed Directive. (Read Article)
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U.S. Ethanol infrastructure
The amount of intellectual capital being put to work improving efficiencies, developing new processes and perfecting today’s technologies far exceeds the financial capital that is supporting the rapid evolution of the industry. While this is a critical component to advance biofuels across the globe, so too is the investment in the infrastructure. (Read Article)
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Ethanol news by region
What follows is a small selection of the news items that you will find in this issue of the Monthly Market Review. Cargill suspends plans for a 100 mgpy ethanol plant in Topeka, Kansas. Italian chemical group M&G to invest €220 million in cellulosic ethanol plant. Abengoa plant still halted, Cosan acquires Benálcool and Brazilian ETBE exports to Japan are developing slowly.
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US prices sample
Despite corn futures having reached all time highs in February, US ethanol producers are still able to operate near their break-even point for the moment. Sugar prices in Brazil were marked as the lowest in the last four crops and Brazilian ethanol prices rose for the first time this off-season. Find out why in the price analysis section of the Monthly Market Review. (Get free issue)
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