Commodity prices, delays in cellulosic ethanol, struggles of corn ethanol among Oil Drum’s Top 10 Stories for 2008

The Oil Drum, one of of the most prominent and prescient energy blogs, has published its top 10 energy stories summary for 2008. Topping the list: commodity price volatility; delays in cellulosic ethanol deployment and the struggles of first generation ethanol plants to stay in business also made the top 10.

Free Subscription to the Daily Biofuels Digest e-newsletter

Related Stories

RFA releases report on plunging corn, wheat prices; no relief at grocery proves no link between ethanol and food prices, says NGCA

The Renewable Fuels Association released a report, "Will the Plunge in Grain Prices Mean Lower Food Prices at the Supermarket?” documenting the sharp declines in farm commodity prices in 2008. “Th...

France delays on implementation of E10 ethanol mandate as logistics problems surface

In France, Oil & Gas Journal is reporting that the move from mandated E5 to E10 ethanol blending will be delayed, and only 75 percent of service stations in France will be in compliance by year-en...

Head of UN Environmental Program says linking biofuels to higher commodity prices is “only speculation at this stage”

Achim Steiner, executive director of the U.N. Environment Program, said that linking biofuel crop demand and higher commodity prices was only speculation at this stage. He said that further study woul...

The Top 10 Biofuels Stories of the Year: #6, Commodity prices

Palm, corn, wheat, ethanol, oil, and soybeans went on their biggest Coney Island rollercoaster ride ever this year, with corn rising as high last summer as $7.85 in the futures markets before falling ...

The Top 10 Biofuels Stories of 2008: #8, the Food vs fuel controversy

In the first half of the year, and stampeded of voices cried out against biofuels in the "food vs fuel" debate where biofuels were blamed for the rise in food prices when corn and other commodity ingr...

27 Mgy New Mexico ethanol plant up for sale as Abengoa focuses on cellulosic ethanol and larger-scale corn ethanol projects

Abengoa Bioenergy is putting a small New Mexico ethanol plant up for sale to concentrate on cellulosic ethanol and larger scale corn ethanol projects. The Portales, N.M. facility produces 27 Mgy of co...