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University of Minnesota: Ethanol no better than gas

The University of Minnesota has released a study on the benefits of three types of fuels: gasoline, corn-based ethanol and cellulosic ethanol. The conclusion was what most readers know: corn-based ethanol doesn't have that many benefits. Corn still needs tractors to be harvested, and some kind of fuel and/or electricity for distillation. However, the study doesn't discard biofuels entirely and puts an emphasis on the benefits that cellulosic ethanol could bring. For instance, the study calculated the total environmental and health costs of ... Read more →

Making biofuels with small, fast reactors located close to biomass sources Jeremy Korzeniewski

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are working on a new method to create syngas from biomass which can then be burned directly to make electricity or converted to many different liquid fuels ...

Minnesota bio-researcher calls for many alternative-fuel solutions Mike Magda

No state pushes ethanol harder than Minnesota with its incentives and regulations. Now the alternative fuel's limits are being recognized by the state's academic community. Dr. Robert Elde is dean of ...

University of Minnesota develops new bio-feedstock reformer to produce hydrogen Sam Abuelsamid

Researchers the University of Minnesota led by Lanny Schmidt have developed a new catalytic reforming process to produce hydrogen from bio feedstocks. The process could produce hydrogen gas from all ...

University of Minnesota: Ethanol no better than gas 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The University of Minnesota has released a study on the benefits of three types of fuels: gasoline, corn-based ethanol and cellulosic ethanol. The conclusion was what most readers know: corn-based ethanol doesn't have that many benefits. Corn still needs tractors to be harvested, and some kind of ...

Making biofuels with small, fast reactors located close to biomass sources 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Researchers at the University of Minnesota are working on a new method to create syngas from biomass which can then be burned directly to make electricity or converted to many different liquid fuels that we use today. There are already processes being used to create syngas, but this particular one ...

Minnesota bio-researcher calls for many alternative-fuel solutions 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

No state pushes ethanol harder than Minnesota with its incentives and regulations. Now the alternative fuel's limits are being recognized by the state's academic community. Dr. Robert Elde is dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University Minnesota. He wrote an opinion piece for ...

University of Minnesota develops new bio-feedstock reformer to produce hydrogen 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Researchers the University of Minnesota led by Lanny Schmidt have developed a new catalytic reforming process to produce hydrogen from bio feedstocks. The process could produce hydrogen gas from all kinds of materials ranging from cow manure to yard waste, corn stalks and trees. They claim that ...


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