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U.S. Doubles Down On Ethanol Despite Glut

October 27, 2018

U.S. Doubles Down On Ethanol Despite Glut Despite finding itself the midst of a massive glut, the United States ethanol industry is set to see three new plants come online over the next year, adding a combined annual production of 270 million gallons to the nation’s already ballooning ethanol oversupply. The industry has been plagued […]

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The Great Biofuel Swindle

October 24, 2018

The Great Biofuel Swindle Over the past decade, “biofuel” has been a major buzz word in the world of clean energy and environmental science. As the topic of advanced biofuels continued to trend over the years, investments and studies ballooned accordingly. Now, however, with a bit of hindsight it has become clear that the vast […]

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Ethanol Is Terrible for Health and the Environment, but Government Keeps Backing It

August 20, 2018

Ethanol Is Terrible for Health and the Environment, but Government Keeps Backing It The US federal government still strongly pushes corn- and soy-based ethanol despite the EPA’s new study showing its harmful effects. When the elected officials and bureaucrats who run a government want to stack the deck in favor of a politically connected special […]

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The Billion Dollar Fuel Mandate Gone Wrong

February 22, 2018

The Billion Dollar Fuel Mandate Gone Wrong This year begins the ninth year of cellulosic ethanol mandates in the U.S. Today I want to give a brief review of cellulosic ethanol, review the original targets, and examine the current status of the industry. What is Cellulosic Ethanol? Conventional ethanol production utilizes a fermentation process to […]

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The Renewable Fuels Con

May 7, 2017

The Renewable Fuels Con You can’t just sell gas anymore. Most people don’t realize it, but what they’re pumping into their car’s tank isn’t actually gasoline, properly speaking. It’s gasoline mixed with ethanol alcohol – the ratio currently set at 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gas (E10). “Diesel” often isn’t exactly diesel, either.    […]

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Point-Counterpoint: Ethanol

May 29, 2016

The Case for More Ethanol: Why Green Critics Are Wrong The criticism of ethanol by environmentalists is misguided and just plain wrong. In fact, thanks to improvements in farming techniques, increasing the amount of corn ethanol in U.S. gasoline would reduce air pollution, provide significant health benefits, and lower greenhouse gas emissions.  For almost as long […]

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Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix?

April 20, 2015

Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix? Less than a decade ago, biofuels were set to take the energy world by storm. They promised a low-carbon alternative to gasoline, while advances in algae technology were taking biofuels beyond the traditional soybeans and corn. In 2015, the contrast could not be starker. […]

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