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.

STANLEY, Wis. (WEAU) - The harvest season for many area farmers is wrapping up according to this week’s USDA report with 78% of corn for grain is complete. 37% of the corn grown in Wisconsin is used ...

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 ...

Ethanol is being promoted as a cleaner fuel alternative in India, but producing it requires significant amounts of water.

Ethanol has become a crucial part of India's fuel strategy, helping reduce oil imports and support cleaner energy. Produced ...

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 ...

Making ethanol is a bit like following a recipe from an old Farmer’s Almanac: Grind corn into flour; add water and enzymes to turn the flour into sugar; add yeast until you have a syrupy concoction; ...

The cars navigating Brazil's crowded streets currently powered by sugarcane or corn-based ethanol could before long run on a ...

When corn farmers harvest their crop, they often leave the stalks, leaves and spent cobs to rot in the fields. Now, engineers have fashioned a new strain of yeast that can convert this inedible debris ...

The facts about the true value of ethanol are finally getting out. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has released a report stating that the worldwide investments in producing ...

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.