Todd Sullivan

New Energy Bill: Big Winners Are Biofuel Co's and Major Oil Co's

chi,

the algae is very encouraging and being used for biodiesel currently. i believe it is just very expensive right now but the potential for it is huge...

User,

the h2o used depends on the process. for biodiesel, the water used is far less than ethanol. even at that, the h2o used for ethanol has dropped dramtically even in the last two years

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Going Shopping?

i was operating under the assumption ADM wants production and Aventine is not there yet. their marketing prowess though may be coveted by a Verasun or the andersons...

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Going Shopping?

aventine is a good company, they may not produce a ton of it but they market a ton for the coop farmers

Is Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. Going Shopping?

tom,

you are wrong on the energy balance. those studies have been proven flawed time and time again. for every one you can fins that claims that, there are a dozen that claim the opposite.

gas mileage. SAAB has a engine that gets the same miles and NASCAR gets better mileage using ethanol. All it take in an adjustment to the calibration. simple...

Rising Gas and Falling Corn: Good for Ethanol Producers

I heard him say that. i have to go back to the peix CEO who stated that ethanol selling at $1.50 a gallon is "very profitable". i think t.boone may be adding in costs that are not specific to ethanol (ie. the costs of growing the corn that would be grown anyway).