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 ...

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, ...

A lot of people like to start their day with a tall glass of cold milk, and some Michigan drivers will soon be able to start their cars with one. In a roundabout way. The Michigan Milk Producers ...

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 ...

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MINNEAPOLIS -- World demand for fuel and food is projected to double in the next 50 years. Now, researchers have concluded that corn may not be up to the task of filling both stomachs and gas tanks.

Plants making ethanol, biodiesel and other biofuels, including some in Michigan, are major emitters of toxic air pollution despite their image as purveyors of a green alternative to gasoline and ...

Ethanol--alcohol produced from corn or other plants--is more energy-efficient than some experts had realized, and it is time to start developing it as an alternative to fossil fuels, researchers said ...