Pure Power readies NZ cane willow ethanol plant for spring ‘09 opening

April 14, 2008

In New Zealand, Pure Power Technology expects to have a pilot plant operating by spring 2009 to produce ethanol from cane willow. A biofuel company planning to produce ethanol from a type of willow expects to have a pilot processing refinery operating within a year.

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