Advanced biofuels, more-efficient vehicles, and solar power top the most notable energy stories of 2007.

By Kevin Bullis/ Technology Review

The Rise of Biofuels
Corn ethanol production has
grown so fast, driving up corn prices and driving down the price of
ethanol, that some producers are having trouble breaking even. But an
energy bill signed into law last week that requires greater use of
biofuels will provide new incentives for both production of biofuels
and research into new technologies. Reaching the ambitious goals set by
the law will require new technologies for transforming biomass into
fuel.
Source: The Year in Energy

                        

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