Dear Jim: I use my fireplace for extra heat, but it is a hassle. I am considering getting a corn or wood pellet stove instead. Are they energy efficient and low-maintenance, and what are my options? — ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Colorado ethanol producer is set to employ a landmark technology that could help resolve the food vs. fuel controversy swirling around corn-based ethanol.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2015 – USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has given Monsanto the go-ahead to market corn genetically engineered for increased ear biomass. The corn, designated as ...

Federal subsidies have made growing corn for ethanol a profitable venture for Corn Belt farmers while irking free-market advocates. Now, new technology for processing biomass from widely available ...

Sweetwater Energy, based in Rochester, has made their second $100-million biomass deal in as many months. It's a step in replacing corn in... Jan 21, 2013 — Sweetwater Energy, based in Rochester, has ...

Q. I am tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they convenient to use and do they produce much heat ...

The Energy Conservation Fund has allocated 10 million baht to the Energy Ministry and Chiang Mai University (CMU) to study a pilot project to build a machine that produces corn pellets from biomass.

Dear Jim: I am tired of hauling wood indoors for my fireplace. I saw pellet and corn stoves at my home center store and they sell the pellets there. Are they convenient to use and do they produce much ...

A plant geneticist has developed a corn plant with enormous potential for biomass, literally. It yields corn that would make good silage, the researcher said, due to a greater number of leaves and ...

The problem with corn ethanol is that the biofuel's main ingredient has dual roles: as an energy source for fuel and as a food source for us. And it certainly doesn't help that the crop is relatively ...

A company that uses corn-based materials to make products normally crafted from wood is planning to build a factory in northwest Iowa. Corn Board Manufacturing has announced it’s coming to Sac County ...