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BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006 |
What Good Are Biofuels? Crops that double as energy sources are cheap, abundant, and homegrown. Yet as farmers rush to transform food crops into fuel, some environmentalists have begun to fret.   |
Science News
July 22, 2006
Ben Harder |
Demand for Ethanol May Drive Up Food Prices The production of ethanol from corn and other crops for fuel could drive up food prices. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Ditching Fossil Fuels Could Stretch Water Resources Running vehicles on alternatives to fossil fuels could stress scarce water resources, US scientists have warned. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Energy Edge While there are no exchange-traded funds tracking the biodiesel market exclusively, these ETFs invest in many different alternative energy sources. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Vinod Sreeharsha |
Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol |
Geotimes
June 2007
Megan Sever |
Agriculture Consuming World's Water Land-use managers and legislators need to consider how decisions such as growing more corn for biofuels or sequestering carbon might affect the ability to meet the water supply needs of Earth's expanding population. |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2009
James Urquhart |
US biofuel funding boost The US biofuel industry has been given a funding boost and a policy makeover by the US administration, guiding the nation towards a more energy independent and environmentally friendly future, say officials. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Busy Week for Biofuels While falling oil and gas prices may have stolen the show lately, there's been a feast of alternative fuel news this week as well. |
Wired
December 2005 |
As Prices Rise, Technologies Emerge Energy innovations that once seemed off-the-charts expensive are becoming potentially profitable alternatives. The reason: rising long-term oil prices, which make these methods more cost-effective by comparison. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Robert Aronen |
The Politics of Ethanol The political tailwind behind ethanol is unstoppable. Still, even with the tailwind, investors need to pay attention to value in this area. With the ethanol hype bubbling over, most of the companies mentioned here are priced for excellent performance. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Time to End the Ethanol Insanity The food vs. fuel debate is tipping our way; don't let the momentum die. |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Eric Jaffe |
The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough. |
Scientific American
June 2007
Rebecca Renner |
Green Gold in a Shrub Entrepreneurs target the jatropha plant as the next big biofuel. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
ADM Is a Bio-Player Higher prices and margins for oils, sweeteners, and ethanol boost results in a big way. For investors who don't shy away from volatility, this stock could be worth considering. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Big Oil Buys Into Biodiesel Big Oil is now selling biodiesel. Is this the first step on the road to freedom from imported oil? Investors may want to take a look at Archer Daniels Midland, soybean king Bunge, or farm machinery king Deere. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Cassandra Willyard |
Bush Renews Call for Renewable Fuels Although healthcare and the Iraq strategy were hot topics of discussion following President George W. Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday, energy was front and center in the domestic portion of this year's address. |
National Defense
June 2012
Eric Beidel |
Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can. |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Coskata's $1/Gallon 'Trash-to-Gas' Tech Starts Up Ethanol 2.0: How It Works New startup company says it can make ethanol from almost any carbon-rich source for less than $1 a gallon. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
Divan & Kreikebaum |
Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world. |
Chemistry World
October 2011
Jeremy Woods et al. |
Facing up to the Challenges of Sustainable Development Biofuels are needed more urgently than ever, but issues of land use change and management must be considered first. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Planting the Seeds of a Biofuels Boom After one successful biofuel plant, Minnesota farmer Loren Forrest plans to build two more, one that uses cellulosic materials. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
IDB America
April 2008
Luis Alberto Moreno |
Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Ethanol Makes Mini Comeback: Live at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show The sun may be setting on corn-based ethanol as Detroit revs up with cellulosic ethanol concept cars and tech investments. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2010
David Schneider |
Loser: Grassoline's Dark Side DuPont-Danisco and other advocates are touting biofuels derived from switchgrass, but the environmental benefits are highly questionable |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
James B. Meigs |
The Ethanol Fallacy: Op-Ed America needs smart alternative to oil, but the just-passed energy bill puts too much emphasis on the wrong alternative |
Popular Mechanics
March 7, 2008 |
Plug-in Cars Could Drain U.S. Water Supply, Researcher Says All told, electric miles necessitate threefold the water consumption and 17 times the water withdrawal of gasoline miles. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2008
Helbling et al. |
Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Pienkos et al. |
Betting on Algal Biofuels Algae could make the perfect renewable fuel. Major oil companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell, are studying this idea. |
National Defense
January 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Mileage Mandates and Biofuels Aren't Silver Bullets The United States cannot ignore the many serious unintended consequences on the food supply, dwindling habitats for endangered species, and the reduction of carbon sinks for the atmosphere, when bio-ethanol is not providing more energy security or energy independence. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
Dana Blankenhorn |
Throwing Corn off the Green Bus Is the best way to accelerate the move to truly renewable ethanol, to cellulosic alcohol, for the rest of the renewables industry to let corn go? |
Chemistry World
April 4, 2008
Sean Milmo |
EU Biofuel Firms Face Cloudy Future The surge in biofuels is faltering in the face of soaring raw materials costs and a massive amount of overcapacity in both bioethanol and biodiesel. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2011
Frank Andorka |
With Ethanol Getting Clipped, What's Next? As the battle over ethanol heats up, the next generation of biofuels waits for its moment in the spotlight. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Harvesting Green Power Farmers are sowing the seeds of an alternative energy future. But how much of the country can we fuel on corn? |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2011
Mike Brown |
Tequila for Your Fuel Tank Researchers show that Agave - a plant used to make tequila and fibres for rope - is a handy alternative feedstock to corn or sugarcane in the production of bioethanol fuel. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008
Chris Ladd |
7 Next-Gen Biofuels to Drive Beyond Gasoline Forget food crops. Future fuels will come from more practical feedstocks. Plus, each generation will use fewer resources and pack more energy than the last. |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2010
Bjerga & Parker |
Deficit Hawks Threaten Ethanol's Future The $27 billion ethanol industry's future is threatened as it loses some of the political support that has sustained it for decades. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2008
Morgan Housel |
The Great Ethanol Debate Nobody likes $4 gas, but rapid inflation isn't cool, either. With oil at historic highs and global demand galloping forward, the petroleum party won't last forever. But the consequences of corn-based ethanol don't forecast a rosy horizon. So what route are we to take? |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
Chemistry World
October 30, 2012
Laura Howes |
Algal biofuel's viability questioned According to a new report, using current technologies, even scaling up production to meet 5% of the US's transportation fuel needs would cause serious problems. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
Chemistry World
December 7, 2006
Simon Hadlington |
Keep on the Grass US researchers have found it is possible to grow crops for fuel in a way that results in a net reduction of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007
David Kiley |
Big Oil's Big Stall On Ethanol Even as it pockets billions in subsidies, oil companies are trying to keep E85 out of drivers' tanks. |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Heather Green |
The Great Corn Rush Of 2006 Ethanol profits are drawing in investors, but can the heyday last? |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Switchgrass in the Spotlight Successful production of cellulosic ethanol has not yet been achieved on a commercial scale. While the president has set the goal of bringing this technology to market in the next six years, there are no guarantees that it will occur. Investors, take note. |
