Abstract
This research service describes the developments in the US Bioethanol Industry
Table of Contents
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Scope and Methodology
- Scope
- Methodology
- Key Findings
- Introduction
- Key Research Highlights
2 POLITICS OF ETHANOL
- Overview of Ethanol Industry and Technology
- Federal Government and Ethanol Industry
- Ethanol' s Pluses and Minuses
- Important Legislation and Policies
- The Energy Policy Act of 2005
- The Bush Administration' s Biofuels Policy
- Congressional Actions
3 FUTURE TRENDS AND THE ETHANOL DEBATE
- Feedstock for Ethanol
- Beyond Corn
- Research
- Other Biofuels
- The Ethanol Debate
- Ethanol Economics: The Energy Balance
- Food versus Fuel
4 CRITICAL REFERENCE TABLES
- Database Tables
- Total Corn Production: 2005-2012
- Total Corn Yield: 2005-2012
- Global Cereal Production: 1999-2006
- Total Wheat Production: 1999-2006
- Total Cultivated Acreage for Wheat: 1999-2006
