Summer 2011 Issue

With a variety of options available for an alternative to transportation fuels, Vital summarizes the good, the bad and the ugly of each choice.

I sat, sweating and frustrated, on the splintered wooden bleachers at the Minnesota State Fair Show Arena. I was up against way bigger breeders than in the past.

Once considered waste, biomass is now being used in the production of cellulosic ethanol and as a new revenue source for farmers.

In a state new to ethanol, POET’s Alexandria, Indiana biorefinery has shown itself not only to be a valued business partner, but an excellent corporate citizen as well.

For those of us fortunate enough to call the upper Midwest home, there is about a 90-day window every year where the parka and snow shoes become optional.

As engine technology advances, the natural progression continues to trend towards ethanol.

Inspiring and motivating those around him has been a lifelong passion for Dean Watson, POET Ethanol Products’ Vice President of CO2 and Denaturant.

The VEETC will be revised this year – the matter of how and to what extent has caused a heated debate as both sides of the argument fight for their changes.