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Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Technical feasibility does not mean economic feasibility…Economic feasibility does not mean environmental, political or social feasibility.”

David Swenson of the Iowa State University Department of Economics: “Right now, I’m not very optimistic about how [ethanol] will affect our rural economy. …Technical feasibility does not mean economic feasibility…“Economic feasibility does not mean environmental, political or social feasibility.”
Bernard Keane in crikey.com: “The greenhouse benefits of biofuels have long been debated. The then-Australian Greenhouse [...]

January 21, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 1

Iowa State research team receives $2.37 million for study of combined heat and power, gasification

Researchers at Iowa State University have received a $2.37 million grant from the Iowa Power Fund. The grant is to replace natural gas in ethanol projects with heat and power produced from biomass using gasification technologies. The research team will study the applications of syngas, including ethanol production.

January 01, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0