GM executive will join Mascoma advisory board

Mascoma Corp. said today that Andreas M. Lippert, director of global energy systems for General Motors Corp., will join Mascoma's scientific advisory board.

Mascoma of Boston is working to develop ethanol from wood chips, waste paper sludge, and switch grass.

Earlier this year, automaker GM said it had taken an ownership stake in Mascoma; the extent of GM's ownership in Mascoma was not disclosed.

Mascoma said today that Lippert's appointment to the advisory board will "expand the automaker's involvement with Mascoma as it moves closer to commercial production of cellulosic fuels."
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)