| Cellulosic Ethanol - Energy from Waste | 03 June 08 |
 Cellulosic ethanol, a renewable biofuel product made from municipal, agricultural or forest waste is said to reduce GHGs by up to 87 percent, according to the US Department of Energy's GREET model.Not yet widely available, cellulose ethanol does not exploit food crops and agricultural land like corn ethanol but uses biomass leftovers - corn stalks, sugar cane, wheat stalks, sawdust, tree branches, and organic waste. "With food and gas prices surging at double-digit rates, there is an imperative for sustainable biofuels technologies." said Charles Holliday, DuPont chairman and chief. With an estimated global market opportunity of $75 billion, companies in Canada and the Untied States are quickly opening new cellulosic ethanol facilities. Chemical giants DuPont and Genencor, a Danisco division, are entering into a partnership and will open its first cellulosic factory in the United States in 2009. GreenField Ethanol hired Frank Dottori as managing director of its cellulosic ethanol division. Dottori founded Tembec Inc. in 1972 and retired in 2006. At the age of 69 he will help "make cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality". View May 14, 2008 World Business Council for Sustainable Development release View May 2, 2008 Canada.com article View March 6, 2008 Canada.com article View May 28, 2008 NewsWire article Visit Lignol Energy Cellulosic Ethanol website Visit Enerkem Inc. website Visit GreenField Ethanol website Sources: World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Canada.com, Canoe.ca, Newswire |
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