Tag: emerging markets

Spirits in The Material World

Spirits in The Material World

August 2, 2011 |

Is there a political solution to biofuels’ troubled evolution? History provides an answer. By Will Thurmond, Emerging Markets Online For more than 40 years, the volatile history of biofuels as a prescriptive solution to petroleum dependency tells a valuable story of political hope, business enthusiasm, market growth, inspiration for change, revolution, and inevitably market evolution […]

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Future Shock: A New Paradigm In Advanced Biofuels Technologies

Future Shock: A New Paradigm In Advanced Biofuels Technologies

[ 1 ] April 22, 2010 |

By Will Thurmond, Biofuels Digest Columnist and CEO, Emerging Markets Online In 1973 the world experienced the first major supply shock from OPEC, leading to petrol shortages, and a sustained period of economic stagnation, and rampant inflation. As a response, US President Carter established the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in an endeavor to explore […]

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