Lux Research Inc. Issues Report on Biofuels Industry Need to Shift Focus From Feedstock Technology to Downstream Value Chains and Vehicles

BioFuels Journal
Date Posted: May 13, 2009

Boston, MA—After 30 years of progress, the biofuels industry has plunged over a cliff amidst rancorous debate over its near-negligible carbon mitigation, competition for arable land, and poor economics.

Opportunities remain for the industry, but in order to rise again, biofuel developers and investors will need to change their technology-push approach, warns a new report from Lux Research.

Rather than just investing in technology to boost feedstock productivity, for example, the sector needs to expand niche markets and make end-use easier.

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