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Michigan Turning to Cellulosic Ethanol
US - Cellulosic ethanol could take over from corn for the production of ethanol in Michigan's biofuels industry because public opinion is turning against the use of corn for fuel.However, Nathan Bomey in MLive's Business Review says the effect of the shift on the state's five operating corn ethanol production plants is unclear. But he adds that federal subsidies for corn ethanol may continue to prop up the industry for now.
The shift toward cellulosic is likely because of the technological advances and infrastructure investments necessary to generate a critical mass in cellulosic ethanol production.
Nonetheless, it is unlikely that the state would offer new incentives for corn-based ethanol production, Liesl Clark, policy adviser to Gov. Jennifer Granholm told Bomey.
He says that Clark said the state is aiming its focus primarily at cellulosic ethanol - a process that produces ethanol from feedstock such as wood and switchgrass.
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