Biofuels

The capital markets are warming to technologies that are eco-friendly, and they are prepared to pick the winners, whether it be solar over biomass or ethanol over biodiesel, according to Inside Wisconsin columnist Tom Still. Wisconsin and other states that provide the framework to encourage...

Already known for its energy efficient building solutions and its attempts to build a next-generation hybrid car battery, Milwaukee's Johnson Controls is delving deeper into the alternative energy business. The Milwaukee-based company has established a renewable technologies unit that will develop geothermal, solar, biomass, wind,...

Two Wisconsin companies have been selected to make presentations to potential investors during the annual Cleantech Venture Capital Forum in San Francisco. The companies, Orion Energy Systems of Plymouth and Best Energies of Madison, will present before a forum that has raised more than $700...

Okay, there is a need to solve energy issues, and the Midwest could play a major role in renewable fuels, opines columnist James Carlini. However, practical solutions can be implemented by individuals without major lifestyle changes, he asserts in this edition of Carlini's Comments. ...

For economic and security reasons, Wisconsin is one of several states trying to make some headway in the nascent bio-fuels industry, and a new dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison believes the economic stakes are enormous for Wisconsin. Molly Jahn, who heads the College of...

BEST BioDiesel has received the necessary permits to build an eight million gallon biodiesel plant in the southwestern Wisconsin community of Cashton. While soybean oil will be the primary raw material, the facility will be equipped to produce biodiesel fuel from a variety of feedstock....

With apologies to David Letterman, Yer Biotech Blues columnist Mike Rosen details the top 10 trends that made 2006 such a remarkable year in the “bio” sphere. His number one selection may bode well for the biofuels industry in Wisconsin and beyond....