Fuel Ethanol Distilleries in Production and under Construction in the United States by State, Listed by Data Source
Not exact matches
Lester R. Brown, «Exploding U.S. Grain Demand for Automotive
Fuel Threatens World Food Security and Political Stability,» Plan B Update (Washington, DC: Earth Policy Institute, 3 November 2006); Lester R. Brown, «
Distillery Demand for Grain to
Fuel Cars Vastly Understated: World May Be Facing Highest Grain Prices in History,» Plan B Update (Washington, DC: Earth Policy Institute, 4 January 2007); F.O. Licht, World
Ethanol and Biofuels Report, vol.
Fuel ethanol requires buying huge amounts of corn, transporting it to a
distillery, operating the
distillery, and then distributing the final product into the gasoline pool.
The oil companies can't supply gasahol unless there are
distilleries providing them with
ethanol, and can't sell it if there aren't flex
fuel vehicles.
,:: Final Word on
Ethanol's Efficiency as Vehicle
Fuel,:: Not All
Ethanol is Created Equal,:: Corn Demand from
Ethanol Distilleries Vastly Understated,:: They Can Have their Cellulose and Digest it Too
With 200
ethanol distilleries in the country set up to transform food into
fuel, the amount of grain processed has tripled since 2004.
Suddenly investments in U.S. corn - based
ethanol distilleries became hugely profitable, unleashing an investment frenzy that will convert one fourth of the 2009 U.S. grain harvest into
fuel for cars.