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Oct 21: Indy Car Driver Jeff Simmons to visit Franklinton in ethanol promotion
Start Date: 10-21-2006 :
Who:
Jeff Simmons, American race car driver in the Indy Racing League and Infiniti Pro Series. In 2005 Jeff finished second in the Pro Series championship with 4 victories. In April of 2006 it was announced that Jeff would drive the No. 17 Ethanol-sponsored Panoz Honda in the Indy Racing League.
Where:
77 Perry Chapel Church Road, Franklinton, NC 27525
Off Highway 56 in Franklinton
** Parking is available in front of the Novozymes facility
When:
Saturday, October 21 -
10: 00 a.m.
What:
Jeff will be at Novozymes, proud sponsor of the Rayhal Letterman/EPIC team, to discuss his career in racing, the Series’ transition to ethanol and address performance issues.
Background:
The Indy Car series has pledged their commitment to alternative fuels by transitioning the league cars to ethanol by 2007. Novozymes’ enzymes and process technology are key to the production of economically viable ethanol both from starch and biomass.
Today it is cheaper and easier to produce ethanol from corn compared to biomass. Despite the fact that biomass feedstocks (agricultural waste such as corn stover, wheat straw or wood chips) are more abundant and not part of the nation’s food chain, it is still a challenge to cost-effectively collect these raw materials, and the processing cost is significantly higher. Over time and through the use of Novozymes technology, processing cost for biomass has decreased and will continue to decrease, making ethanol from biomass competitive with ethanol from corn. The larger the investment and the greater the potential for profitable business models, the faster economically-viable ethanol derived from biomass will be achieved.
Media Contact:
Yokima Cureton, Novozymes,
yokc@novozymes.com,
+1 919 494 3209 office,
+1 919 218 4501 mobile
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