Corn-based ethanol makes up 10% of our fuel mix in the US. EPA has approved a 15% mix, but over the past year 20 ethanol producers closed up shop because they couldn’t make a profit.
Corn based ethanol makes up 10% of the fuel mix in the US and EPA has approved a 15% mix. But last year 20 ethanol producers closed up shop. Wallace Tyner, an energy economist at Purdue University explains to host Steve Curwood why small ethanol producers simply can’t turn a profit.