First-generation biofuel operations use food crops like corn, soy, and sugarcane as raw materials, or feedstocks. Because these feedstocks divert land and water away from food production, using them ...

With all of these technologies, you could bring corn, first generation corn ethanol down to a net zero. [Scott] Coming up on "Energy Switch," the future of biofuels. [Narrator] Funding for "Energy ...

And unlike conventional or first-generation biofuels, which are produced from crops like corn and sugarcane that could otherwise be used for food, second-generation biofuels are derived from ...

While this first-generation biofuel provided an opportunity to learn how to evolve transportation fuel sources, ethanol had its detractors as engine damage was sometimes accelerated. "Switching to ...

Ethanol, made from corn starch, is the most common biofuel in the United States, Blanchard said. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center director Timothy Donohue said ethanol is referred to as a first ...

Traditional feedstocks, primarily refined vegetable oils, are increasingly being replaced by advanced alternatives that offer ...

“Retrofitting petroleum refineries to produce first-generation food system-based biofuels without a net climate benefit is a corporate oil scam, not a just transition plan.” One refinery, Phillips 66 ...

First-generation biofuel operations use food crops like corn, soy, and sugarcane as raw materials, or feedstocks. Because these feedstocks divert land and water away from food production ...