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Gulf Ethanol drives away from food sources
24th April, 2008
Instead of foodstocks, the company has begun development of its biomass processor to process sorghum, switchgrass and other non-food biomass into a cellulose powder that can be converted to ethanol
'We won't burn your food,' JT Cloud, president of Gulf Ethanol, says. 'The answer to rising fuel prices is not to run away from alternative energy production. It is to move rapidly toward the use of non-food feedstocks that are abundant and cheap.'
The agricultural implications of using food-based ethanol have wide ranging effects. In addition to higher corn prices, prices for US corn-based products, including animal feed also continue to rise. This translates to higher prices for animal products like chicken, beef, and cheese.
Gulf Ethanol is an alternative energy company focused on the development of the cellulosic ethanol industry with a particular emphasis on Texas and the Gulf Coast.
