Ethanol

Vital Renewable Energy Company completes major investment round to fund Brazilian ethanol expansion

Biofuel companies defend accusations that corn-based ethanol is directly to blame for high food prices

New legislation would make 80 per cent of vehicles capable of being run on biofuels, but Texas wants a waiver over concerns about rising corn prices

Department of Agriculture scientists insist increased demand, droughts and trade tariffs having bigger impact on food prices

DuPont and Genencor set to invest $140m in attempt to commercialise production of second generation cellulosic ethanol