STANLEY, Wis. (WEAU) - The harvest season for many area farmers is wrapping up according to this week’s USDA report with 78% of corn for grain is complete. 37% of the corn grown in Wisconsin is used ...

With backing from GM, ethanol start-up hosts a tour of its biotech lab, where scientists are genetically engineering microorganisms that they hope will bring a breakthrough in ethanol production.

Honeywell and Summit Agricultural are partnering to build the world’s largest plant making ethanol-based aviation fuel – a project that is likely to become a $1 billion facility and expected to open ...

Making ethanol is a bit like following a recipe from an old Farmer’s Almanac: Grind corn into flour; add water and enzymes to turn the flour into sugar; add yeast until you have a syrupy concoction; ...

It took the 1970s oil crisis for Brazilian dictators to impose ethanol as a way of avoiding oil dependency. Although the idea was relatively popular, other countries still debate if using crops makes ...

The US made a huge technological leap forward this year with the launch of the world’s first plant that makes sustainable jet fuel from ethanol — but it’s Brazilian farmers, not American ones, who’ll ...

In his State of the Union address, George W. Bush called for an intense effort to develop more efficient alternative fuel sources. “We will also fund additional research in cutting-edge methods of ...

India’s total ethanol production capacity stands at 1,822 crore litres, with a disproportionate share concentrated in already water-stressed states like Delhi and Maharashtra.

The facts about the true value of ethanol are finally getting out. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report stating that the worldwide investments in producing ...

Ethanol has become a major part of America's energy landscape. It was first used in cars, and is now mixed into most gasoline sold in the U.S. This rise has been driven by environmental concerns, ...