Sustainable Biofuels
The biofuels world is starting the transition to cellulose. Emerging cellulosic ethanol technologies are coming on two tracks. In one, biological processes such as enzymatic digestion break the tough molecular bonds of plant matter into fermentable sugars. The other uses heat to convert cellulose into gas from which it can be transformed into a number of fuel products including ethanol, synthetic gasoline and renewable diesel. Cellulosic feedstocks are much more abundant and cheaper than grains.
Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Cellulosic Revolution
April 2007
Cellulosic biofuels offer tremendous environmental and economic sustainability advantages. Read more.
Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Place of Biofuels
July 2007
We have substantial capacity to replace petroleum with biofuels, and in ways that make for more environmentally and economically sustainable farming. Read more.
Growing Sustainable Biofuels: The Sustainability Opportunity
Ocotober 2007
Biofuels represent an opportunity to put in place the policies that will achieve a more sustainable agricultural system overall in the U.S. and around the world. Read more
