E : the Environmental Magazine, March 1st, 2007
Will Cellulosic Ethanol Replace Petroleum? Some 30 years ago, Patrick Foody started on a mission. The Canadian entrepreneur and engineer heeded warnings of an impending worldwide food shortage and embarked on a quest to convert wood into food. The predictions didn't pan out, but by then Foody was knee deep in his research. Along came the energy crisis, and Foody shifted his focus from food to fuel, re-directing his years of biotechnology experience to explore a biological alternative to gasoline. But when oil prices suddenly dropped, he found himself producing a product that couldn't compete...
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