Robert Rapier

Sowing a solution for sustainable biofuel production

May 27, 2008 - by Carli Ghelfi - Biofuel industry insiders offer insight on, and suggest solutions to, the global food shortage. Full Story »

Corn ethanol unprofitable by 2008, says Iowa State

June 8, 2007 - by Dana Childs - University economist forecasts zero or negative returns for corn ethanol in 2008. Full Story »

Cellulosic ethanol vs. biomass gasification

November 2, 2006 - Exclusive - Cleantech.com contributing columnist and chemistry scientist Robert Rapier has a problem with cellulosic bandwagoning. He sets us straight here on what cellulosic ethanol really is, and how the concept has been around much longer than some might have you think.

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