Costs for second-generation ethanol processing, which will ease the stress on corn and sugarcane, are unlikely to be competitive until 2020. "This study really lays out in black and white where we are and where we are going," says Warren Mabee, an assistant professor in the School of Policy Studies and Department of Geography. "It should prompt companies to reassess (their processes going forward)."
The researchers found that building large scale facilities for second-generation ethanol production will be more costly than building plants for first-generation production. Read on at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121114901.htm
The researchers found that building large scale facilities for second-generation ethanol production will be more costly than building plants for first-generation production. Read on at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121114901.htm
