Corn
Flames shot out of grinder before Wisconsin plant explosion
Blast at the Didion Milling plant killed five workers, injured 14 others and reduced the facility to rubble.
Explosion at Wisconsin corn milling plant kills at least 1
Building was destroyed, more than a dozen hurt in the blast.
DuPont opens $225M plant to make ethanol from cornstalks, leaves and cobs
The facility’s ethanol will go into Tide laundry detergent, replacing the corn-based ethanol long used to stabilize the detergent formula.
Research casts doubt on benefits of cornfield waste biofuels
They release 7% more greenhouse gases in the early years compared with gasoline.
EU may limit food-based fuels that go towards renewable target
Ten per cent of transport energy will come from renewable sources in the EU by 2020.