What are the prospects for making biodiesel from wood chips and forest industry byproducts?

Wood chips and forestry industry byproducts are already being used to produce energy on a fairly large scale and cellulosic technologies should within a decade make it possible to produce ethanol from these products much more efficiently than possible today. Q [cesar camargo]: What is your propose for Mexico especial for df who has a lot of problems with contamination? A: I am not sure if I understand the question ... but if you are referring to the DF's problems with air pollution, then shifting to greener fuels like ethanol and biodiesel could help as could more promotion of other alternative technologies such as hydrogen, natural gas, electric vehicles, and next generation possibilities that are likely to emerge such as plug-in hybrids. Having said that, the best and most immediate answer is conservation. Q [Kuba]: Dear sir, you mention ethanol. Why ethanol is opposed by so many in U.S. Congress? A: I am not aware that ethanol is opposed by so many in Congress. I think there is a ...  more