Very much enjoyed your comment and visiting Energy Spin. I’m interested in the opportunities presented by GM cellulose rich crops. We talked about a regionalized model of alternative fuel sources in the Plant Physiology class I’m teaching. I believe a new enzyme from tomato has been discovered that would possibly make the conversion of cellulose to ethanol a more economically viable solution – did I hear that right?

Thanks again for your comment.

Jen

This will become an area of continued interest for investors as the return-on-crop yield (ROY) becomes more important.

Investors will ally themselves with geneticists more and more as we move to a more regionalized model. The ability crops have to maximize their energy output given different environmental constraints and local market energy production methods will determine category winners.

I comment regularly on the business/investor side of alternative energy on Energy Spin: Alternative Energy Blog for Investors-Served Daily

Cheers,
Francesco DeParis