cellulosic

Nancy Young, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Air Transport Association, is interviewed about airline industry adoption of alternative fuels, from both fuel economy and environmental perspectives, as the industry looks to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst have made a potentially ground-breaking discovery in the production of biofuels from sustainable, non-food sources. By heating cellulosic plant material to between 750 and 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit in the presence of a catalyst, then quickly cooling it, the team of graduate students led by associate professor George W. Huber was able to produce a mixture of hydrocarbons identical to gasoline in less than two minutes.

Ken McCauley, Chairman, National Corn Growers Association, brings us up to date on where things stand on a new energy bill from a corn grower's perspective interms of biofuels and a Renewable Fuels Standard.

Paul Willems, BP Technology Vice President of Energy Biosciences and Associate Director, Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), talks about coming research and commercial opportunities in biofuels.

Larry Kumins, VP of Research & Analysis, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc., outlines the current market for ethanol and its limitations for growth as a
fuel in the coming years.