FRANKLINTON, N.C. — The search for better and cheaper ways to make ethanol spans the globe and is consuming millions of dollars. Only two companies seem close to success. One is in Silicon Valley. The ...

As petrol and diesel prices continue to remain a major concern for consumers, India is rapidly increasing its focus on ethanol blending to reduce fuel imports and promote cleaner energy sources. The ...

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.

State-run media in China reported that a facility there has begun testing production of ethanol through the use of coal, rather than using crops such as corn or sugar cane to make the fuel. The plant ...

Once touted as an environmental and economic cure-all, corn ethanol has had a rough year. The collapse in grain and oil prices, preceded by overinvestment in refineries over the past few years, badly ...

MASON CITY | Lincoln Intermediate fifth-graders had the chance to make their very own fuel source Thursday afternoon during an Agriculture in the Classroom presentation. Each of Julie Goll's students ...

The shift to ethanol blends must include a shift from crop-based to agri residue-based options India wants to use more biofuels like ethanol to reduce pollution and depend less on imported oil. Right ...

In an effort to reduce prices at the pump, an EPA wavier allows the sale of fuel with 15 percent ethanol content ...