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Article: Cellulosic ethanol: a path to energy independence.(Focus on Biofuels)
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- Feed & Grain
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- January 1, 2009
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Cellulosic ethanol: a path to energy independence
By Elise Sommerfeldt
POET to convert existing facilities from corn-only to corn and cellulosic ethanol production
Ethanol producers see a future in which their product is no longer an additive to gasoline, but the primary fuel for America's vehicles. It's a vision of energy independence, eliminating imports for fuel.
Using new technology and new feedstocks is the only way to make the notion a reality, and one company claims that technology is on the verge of hitting the market.
The most common source of renewable fuel has been corn ethanol; however, companies and governments ...