Kentucky has potentially maxed out on new investments for grain-based ethanol production, but there could be a new energy source on the horizon - cellulose from wood and native grasses.
There has been more than $9 million in Kentucky Agriculture Development funds and even more in private investment made in Commonwealth Agri-energy in Hopksinville, and now Alltech Inc. of Nicholasville has plans for a $40 million biorefinery in Springfield that would produce 10 million gallons of grain-based ethanol a year. The company, however, also plans to move into cellulose-based ethanol production.
This blog is produced by the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research CABER) at the University of Illinois. CABER is under the direction of Hans P. Blaschek, professor and Assistant Dean of the U of I College of Agricultural,Consumer and Environmental Sciences Office of Research. This blog is a roundup of research news and related topics dealing with biofuels. It does not cover biofuel production and prices at this time.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Kentucky Invests in Bioenergy
From Bowling Green Daily News:
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