Denmark's DONG Energy Group, believes that its patented straw-to-bioethanol process could help save the United States USD 700 billion per year spent on foreign oil.
by Inbicon does not attempt to turn every sugar molecule into ethanol, but instead produces four high-value end products: ethanol, a powdered biomass-based fuel that can be combusted to provide heat to drive the process, a bacterial inhibitor for use in the fermentation processes, and molasses syrup for use as livestock feed.
successfully tested at pilot plant level, and Inbicon is now building a larger scale biomass refinery at Kalundborg on Zealand