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Title: | Nike Free 4.0 V2 Women maker Enerkem succeed where others have failed |
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Description: | maker Enerkem succeed where others have failed Remember Iogen? Five years ago the Ottawabased company, praised at the time for leading the development of cellulosic ethanol technology, was the crown jewel of Canada's fledgling cleantech sector. Iogen had pioneered an enzymebased process for breaking down the cellulose in wheat straw, corn stover (stalks and leaves) and other crop waste, making the sugars inside easy to access and convert into ethanol fuel. This was the sustainable future of ethanol production. Instead of turning food (corn) into fuel, the world could move toward wood and agricultural waste as the preferred feedstock. Less energy would be used, and production and consumption of the resulting ethanol would emit fewer greenhouse gases. That was the vision, anyway. Based on its solid reputation, Iogen attracted serious global attention. German automaker Volkswagen and Royal Dutch Shell jumped aboard as jointdevelopment partners. PetroCanada (Suncor), Shell and |