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Excalibur: Mighty Claims, Mighty Prizes, and the problem of myth in bioenergy

Excalibur: Mighty Claims, Mighty Prizes, and the problem of myth in bioenergy

[ 0 ] March 22, 2011 |

Deluged by biofuels invention, we all struggle to separate the real from the surreal There are no shortage of reasons why high-yield biofuels, particularly microalgae, continue to fascinate practically everyone in the pursuit of alternative energy.  Carbon fixation, water remediation, and local economic opportunity are among the many offered fruits. But those exotic yields, and […]

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Steel in the Ground

Steel in the Ground

[ 0 ] March 10, 2011 |

The fermenters are going in at ZeaChem’s demonstration of cellulosic fuels and chemicals at scale. Are the “five years away” days gone forever? And what’s up with these exotic 2000 gallon per acre yields? The Digest heads to Oregon for some answers. The commercialization of cellulosic ethanol too often plays out like a Greek tragedy, […]

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