Chapter Eight: Cellulosic Engine Roars

All In For Cellulosic Momentum in early 2007 was strong for increasing the Renewable Fuel Standard and President George W. Bush remained focused on finding other sources for biofuel production, such as the switchgrass he had been touting as an alternative for the past year. In February, President Bush visited Novozymes North America Inc., a company in Franklinton, North Carolina …

Chapter Three: Life and Death in the Fast Lane

Triumph and tragedy strike Team Ethanol In January 2006, it was announced that Paul Dana and Team Ethanol would be leaving Hemelgarn Racing and joining the Rahal Letterman group, owned by 1986 Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal and television talk show host David Letterman. “This is a huge step up for us from a competitive standpoint because Rahal Letterman has …