Biofuel

According to legend, Prometheus brought fire to mankind, sparking enlightenment. Several millennia later, scientists are exploring wood chemistry to find new sources of energy.
Cellulosic ethanol, or ‘treethanol,’ is a promising new energy source with the potential to mitigate high gas prices, national security concerns, and global climate change. Ethanol derived from cellulose–the complex sugar […]

The facts about ethanol-blended gasoline
Ethanol is an alcohol produced from fermented agricultural products such as corn. It is a clean-burning, renewable, domestically-produced fuel. During the past 20 years, millions of Americans have driven billions of miles on ethanol-blended gasoline, or E-10, which is 10% ethanol and 90% unleaded gasoline.

Safe for any engine
Every major automaker […]

The Indy Racing League is set to make history and leading the way is Rahal Letterman Racing owned Team Ethanol. When the engines fire for the first time this year they are being fueled by corn-based ethanol.
It seems the IRL is willing to put its money where others are only willing to put their […]

Ethanol from sawdust, grass and straw made with enzymes and bacteria is coming to a pump near you soon…

Ethanol has been around for as long as people have known how to make liquor from corn, otherwise known as moonshine. It’s a simple process of removing sugars from plants and letting the fermentation process change it into alcohol. That’s it in a nutshell. Obviously there’s a bit more at each stage […]