Prof finds new way to produce ethanol 'fast and efficiently'
A yeast that has long been used to brew and bake now can help create ethanol fuel from sugars that used to be useless in the process. Yong-Su Jin, a professor of food science and human nutrition at...
View ArticleGas price spike may crank up flexible fuel sales
Ethanol supporters are hoping the recent spike in gas prices will prop up demand for the corn-based fuel. About two years ago during the recession, when ethanol prices moved higher than conventional...
View ArticleTrain carrying ethanol derails; no spills, but traffic is diverted on Illinois 9
GIBSON CITY — Traffic was diverted Thursday evening on a 1-mile stretch of Illinois 9 in Gibson City, around the scene of a train derailment near the One Earth Energy ethanol plant.Three tanker cars,...
View ArticleAndersons reports earnings off 38 percent, but 'much better' than most in...
MAUMEE, Ohio — The Andersons Inc. posted a 38 percent drop in second-quarter earnings due to lower profits on grain storage and a loss on ethanol production.The Ohio-based agribusiness on Thursday...
View ArticleEthanol spills from derailed train
MOUNT VERNON (AP) — Authorities in southern Illinois are trying to determine what caused a train derailment that spilled a few thousand gallons of ethanol.No injuries resulted from the accident...
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