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**Ethanol producer VeraSun Energy has said that it will build a plant that will produce biodiesel from the oil from distillers’ grains–the waste product from ethanol. **
In effect, the same corn being fed into the plant to produce ethanol will help make a second alternative energy. VeraSun said it will be the first company to do this.
The announcement, and ultimate implementation, could help resolve one of the lingering problems in cleaner car fuels produced from plants: Namely, that making money off them is going to take a lot of work. Ethanol provides fewer miles per gallon than gasoline, and several analysts have predicted that producers will have to move from corn and sugar cane to switchgrass to make ethanol more economical. (An acre of corn produces about 480 gallons of ethanol, according to Ceres, an agri-fuel company.)
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In effect, the same corn being fed into the plant to produce ethanol will help make a second alternative energy. VeraSun said it will be the first company to do this.
The announcement, and ultimate implementation, could help resolve one of the lingering problems in cleaner car fuels produced from plants: Namely, that making money off them is going to take a lot of work. Ethanol provides fewer miles per gallon than gasoline, and several analysts have predicted that producers will have to move from corn and sugar cane to switchgrass to make ethanol more economical. (An acre of corn produces about 480 gallons of ethanol, according to Ceres, an agri-fuel company.)
More…
news.com.com/VeraSun+to+squeeze+ethanol%2C+biodiesel+from+same+corn/2100-11395_3-6132547.html?tag=nefd.top