Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 01/25/2009



Trouble in Your Tank?: Ethanol Fuels More Problems Than It Solves
Ethanol Fuels More Problems Than It SolvesEURť by Thomas Millette, MHC associate professor of geography. He selected these sites. EUR˘ A January, 2008, article from US News & World Report discusses EURśThe Pros and Cons of 8 Green Fuels.EURť ...

Mailbag: Tammy Baldwin Writes: What Happened Last Week
Saturday, January 24, 2009 What a week! What a time! What a country! I can't really put into words my feelings about this week's Presidential Inauguration other than to say I was awestruck by the sea of ...

Senators Introduce Bill to Promote Biogas Production Through Tax . - Salem-News.Com

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Senators Introduce Bill to Promote Biogas Production Through Tax .
Salem-News.Com, OR - Jan 22, 2009
. on the farm or co-located with another facility such as an ethanol plant, or as a renewable substitute for natural gas, propane or other fossil fuels. .
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Invest in the future: bail out indebted college students
Animals at aquariums and zoos are likely to get a bailout before students. That's right, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums asked for stimulus money from our government...

Ontario premier grants $4.9 million to ethanol plant (myKawartha.com)
Some construction workers kept to their tasks while other stopped to watch the spectacle befoe them as Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, surrounded by reporters, took a tour of the ethanol plant being built in Havelock...

Study Finds Recent Improvements in Corn Ethanol Production Result in.
Net energy yield and greenhouse gas emissions reduction compared to gasoline from different types of corn-ethanol systems used as default scenarios in the BESS model...

Save Our Environment , Make The Green Earth: Bioalcohols
Alcohol mixes with both petroleum and with water, so ethanol fuels are often diluted after the drying process by absorbing environmental moisture from the atmosphere. Water in alcohol-mix fuels reduces efficiency, makes engines harder ...

Ontario premier grants $4.9 million to ethanol plant
Some construction workers kept to their tasks while other stopped to watch the spectacle befoe them as Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, surrounded by reporters, took a tour of the ethanol plant being built in ...

Economist: Tough Times Ahead For Ethanol - KCCI.com
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Lower gasoline prices are not helping struggling ethanol producers and one Iowa State University economist said it could be two years before profits go up. The industry took a hit when corn prices shot up last summer. But corn ...

Go green, fight terror
This was an entry in Wireds Utopia blog a little while back titled Automakers Sing the Body Electric ...

Ethanol study touts emissions (The Argus Leader)
A just-published study that indicates corn ethanol is doing its job to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - creating an average of 51 percent less emissions than straight gasoline - has ignited anew the debate on whether the biofuel is the nation's renewable, environmentally conscious energy savior. Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln evaluated dry-mill ethanol plants that use natural ...

Iowa Economist: Tough Times Ahead For Ethanol - MSNBC

Iowa Economist: Tough Times Ahead For Ethanol
MSNBC - Jan 22, 2009
"There's no reason to sugar coat it," said Monte Shaw of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association. "This is a very difficult time for ethanol producers. .
Iowa Renewable Fuels Elects Officers, Executive Committee for 2009 and weather
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Ethanol plant means greener future: premier - Peterborough Examiner

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Ethanol plant means greener future: premier
Peterborough Examiner, Canada - Jan 24, 2009
Environmentalists have long argued that ethanol requires large amounts of fertilizer and water, uses fossil fuels in the production and diverts food crops, .
Ontario premier grants $4.9 million to ethanol plant Kawartha Media Group
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Genius Investor Dumps BlueFire Ethanol Fuels | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
BNET Energy provides daily news coverage for managers and executives in the energy industry, with coverage on major utilies, oil companies, and clean tech and renewable energy businesses...

The future of our planet depends on clean, renewable energy sources
It's being called a huge environmental disaster but, unlike Katrina, the TVA coal ash pond dam collapse disaster was not caused by the environment...

Ethanol Fuels Not Only Engines, But Also Urology Benefits .
Biodiesel stocks, ethanol stocks, biodiesel and ethanol plants, trends, and industry news...

White House: Move up CAFE regs; Execs: Higher gas tax needed; Hybrid . - Huffingtonpost.com
From the ever-increasing "promises kept" department: Edmunds.com reports that Ray LaHood, the former Illinois GOP congressman who was picked by President Obama to serve as Secretary of Transportation, told the Senate Commerce Committee this week that ...

Disadvantages of Ethanol Fuel.
Ethanol is alcohol that is used in beverages however before being turned into fuel a denaturant like gasoline is added to the mix. Tags: disadvantages of ethanol, ethanol fuels, ethanol technology...

Ethanol plant means greener future: premier (The Peterborough Examiner)
The Kawartha Ethanol Plant in Havelock is just one way the province is driving toward a greener future, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday while [.]..

New Legislation Promotes Biogas Production Through Tax Credits
Billions of gallons of fossil fuels could be reduced through renewable energy sources produced from wastes with a little ingenuity and modest government support.A I have introduced groundbreaking legislation ...

Iowa Economist: Tough Times Ahead For Ethanol (KETV 7 Omaha)
Lower gasoline prices are not helping struggling ethanol producers and one Iowa State University economist says it could be two years before profits go up...

US weekly ethanol margins in the red, demand soft - Reuters

US weekly ethanol margins in the red, demand soft
Reuters - Jan 23, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - US ethanol distillers on average remained in the red this week on soft demand from motor fuel blenders. .
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UNL Research: Corn Ethanol Emits 51 Percent Less Greenhouse Gas Than . - CattleNetwork.com
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Corn ethanol directly emits an average of 51 percent less greenhouse gas than gasoline, as much as three times the reduction reported in earlier research, thanks to recent improvements in efficiency throughout the production process ...

Ethanol's Woes: Northeast Biofuels' woes point to an industrywide . - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com

Ethanol's Woes: Northeast Biofuels' woes point to an industrywide .
The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY - 5 hours ago
. gasoline has been touted as one way to reduce our dependence on foreign oil and slow global warming, since ethanol burns cleaner than oil-based fuels. .
Obamas Vilsack Appointment: Not a Change We Can Believe In? Stanford Progressive
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Lugar calls on Obama to expand biorefinery loan guarantees
The Obama administration should expand loan guarantees for struggling biorefineries as they attempt to produce cellulosic ethanol and other alternatives to traditional corn-based biofuels, Senator Richard Lugar ...

Lugar Salutes First Cellulosic Plant Loan
A U.S. senator said Friday the first federal loan guarantee for a cellulosic ethanol plant was a signal that non-corn ethanol was becoming viable...

United and Aer Lingus airlines to launch first joint trans-Atlantic . - Chicago Tribune
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) EUR” United Airlines and Ireland's Aer Lingus unveiled an agreement Thursday to operate a new joint trans-Atlantic service between Washington, DC and Spain as part of their recent code-sharing deal. The two airlines said they ...

Colo. venture-capital intake jumps 44%
Despite the financial crisis and recession, Colorado companies took in more venture-capital funding in 2008 than in any year since the high-tech bubble year of 2001, according to the latest MoneyTree Report ...

VCs Put $680.2M Into US Biofuels in 2008
In 2008, venture capital firms invested $680.2 million into US biofuel firms, including $437 million in cellulosic ethanol , $175.9 million in microalgae , $42 million in butanol and 25.3 million into systems ...

US weekly ethanol margins in the red, demand soft
U.S. ethanol distillers on average remained in the red this week on soft demand from motor fuel blenders...

Agriculture dept. earmarks $80M for Range Fuels, cellulosic ethanol - Venturebeat.com
Cellulosic ethanol producer Range Fuels announced today that it landed an $80 million loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund construction of a new wood-chip processing plant in Georgia, slated to open in 2010. The deal, which ...

Nelson supports biogas bill
January 22, 2009 Billions of gallons of fossil fuels could be reduced through renewable energy sources produced from wastes with a little ingenuity and modest government support...

BlueFire Issues Annual Letter to the Shareholders
IRVINE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 23, 2008 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News) CEO and President Arnold R. Klann issues the following letter to the company's shareholders: Dear Fellow Shareholders: ...

How eco-friendly are alt-fuels? - The Wenatchee World Online

How eco-friendly are alt-fuels?
The Wenatchee World Online, WA - Jan 24, 2009
So a growing use of fossil fuels means we could be less green in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. Alternative fuels (think ethanol) and alternative .
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Branson sues to recoup N.C. ethanol investment
British billionaire Richard Branson's venture capital fund wants its money back from a Raleigh energy company that two years ago announced plans to build North Carolina's first major ethanol production plant...

Pennsylvania Reaches Milestone in Pursuit of Energy Independence - PA Farm News

Pennsylvania Reaches Milestone in Pursuit of Energy Independence
PA Farm News, PA - 27 minutes ago
. establishing new requirements that every gallon of gasoline and diesel fuel contain a specific percentage of ethanol and biodiesel, respectively. .
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Corn Rises as Crude-Oil Rally May Boost Demand for Ethanol (Bloomberg)
Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Corn rose, erasing an earlier decline, on speculation that a rebound in oil prices may signal improved demand for alternative fuels, including grain-based ethanol...

Researcher not optimistic about ethanol (The Bismarck Tribune)
FARGO (AP) - A researcher has his doubts about ethanol's ability to boost the rural economy...

Havelock ethanol plant 'on cutting edge of green economy': Premier (The Peterborough Examiner)
HAVELOCK EUR The Kawartha Ethanol Plant in Havelock is just one way the province is driving toward a greener future, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said [.]..

Area will get first U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant - Albia Newspapers
Hugoton will be the home of the first U.S. cellulose ethanol plant in the country, as part of a government-supported program for the development of cellulose biofuel. Abengoa Bioenergy, a Spanish company with ethanol plants around the world, is one ...

Q: Is biodiesel still being sold and where?
Q : I drive a VW Beetle with a diesel engine. At one time I was able to buy biodiesel from a station in Richfield.They no longer sell it and I'm wondering what is the status of biodiesel in the Twin Cities...

Ethanol plant in legal limbo (Barrie Examiner)
Just because Northern Ethanol has pulled its application from the Ministry of the Environment doesn't mean the legal wrangling is over, says Barrie's mayor. "There's [.]..

Canada Continues to Lead in Biofuels Research
OTTAWA, ONTARIO Jan 23, 2009; The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today acknowledged the increased investment by the Government of Canada in both cellulosic biofuels research and in the creation of new ...

Region begins to lead the way in biomass energy
Ernie Schmitt's office with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in Alexandria might seem like a sleepy outpost in the world's quest for new sources of clean energy...

Cellulosic ethanol plants grow cash backing (vnunet.com)
Danny Bradbury, BusinessGreen , Thursday 22 January 2009 at 09:45:00 Range Fuels and Verenium secure fresh financing for new sustainable biofuel plants running on wood chips and grasses The nascent cellulosic ethanol industry received a boost this week, with two new major financing announcements. Range Fuels confirmed it had secured $80m (58m) in loan guarantees to complete a. ...

Mainers Take Closer Look At E-10 - WLBZ 2
BANGOR (NEWS CENTER) -- In 2007, Congress passed a law that changed the chemical composition of gasoline nationwide. The Energy Independence and Security Act increased the use of renewable fuels and introduced ethanol into unleaded fuel. That fuel is ...

Toyota Recalls 2006-08 Lexus GS, IS and LS - Edmunds.com/Inside Line

Toyota Recalls 2006-08 Lexus GS, IS and LS
Edmunds.com/Inside Line, CA - Jan 23, 2009
In a statement, the upscale Toyota brand said that "some ethanol fuels with a low moisture content may corrode the internal surface of the fuel-delivery .
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Ethanol study touts emissions
A just-published study that indicates corn ethanol is doing its job to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - creating an average of 51 percent less emissions than straight gasoline - has ignited anew the debate on ...

Government of Canada Invests in New Opportunities for Biofuels and Livestock Sector
The Government of Canada is creating new economic opportunities in rural Canada by investing $6 million in the Feed Opportunities from the BioFuels Industries research network that will work to develop and ...

Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. Acquires Majority Interest in Fuel . - Earthtimes
OMAHA, NE -- 01/21/09 -- On January 20, 2009, Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) acquired majority interest in Houston-based biofuel terminal operator Blendstar, LLC. The transaction involved a membership interest purchase whereby ...

Ethanol lawsuit moves forward against oil companies - Naples Daily News
NAPLES EUR” A Florida lawsuit against five oil companies for negligence by failing to warn boat owners of potential harm from ethanol-blended gasoline has survived a motion to dismiss from the defendants, according to an order by the U.S. District ...

Ethanol Fuels Not Only Engines, But Also Urology Benefits
Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing EUR. Renal & Urology News reports that Egyptian studies suggest that ethanol injection may be a treatment options for some men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This new finding gives ethanol more ...

Ethanol Fuels | Ethanol-Biofuels.com
Types of Ethanol Fuels. . Usually the substance is gasoline, which no one in their right mind would consider drinking. Many people are unaware that there are three different types of ethanol fuels that can be used in vehicles. ...

PROGRESS 2009 AG & INDUSTRY: Rural states dodge brunt of job losses - Grand Forks Herald
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. EUR” Insulated from the harshest effects of the housing bust EUR” and buoyed by an abundance of energy and agriculture EUR” five contiguous rural states have the lowest unemployment rates in the land. Recent declines in commodity ...

Ethanol plant means greener future: premier
The Kawartha Ethanol Plant in Havelock is just one way the province is driving toward a greener future, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty said yesterday while touring the facility...

Ethanol firms clear deals for non-food feedstocks (CNET)
With cellulosic ethanol plants delayed by the economic downturn, Range Fuels and Verenium plan to make ethanol from wood chips and grasses starting next year...

Domestic Fuel » Archives » Ethanol Fuels Big Three Bail Out Caravan
Ethanol Fuels Big Three Bail Out Caravan. Posted by Cindy Zimmerman. The Big Three auto makers traveled to Washington this week to ask for a bailout in fuel efficient, high mileage cars, including flex fuel vehicles that ...

Ethanol study touts emissions - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Ethanol study touts emissions
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - 7 hours ago
Production improvements, Cassman said, have allowed the ethanol industry to produce a fuel that creates greenhouse gases at a rate between 48 percent and 59 .
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Lexus sedans recalled for possible fuel leak - Examiner.com

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Lexus sedans recalled for possible fuel leak
Examiner.com - Jan 18, 2009Ethanol study touts emissions - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Ethanol study touts emissions
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, SD - 7 hours ago
Production improvements, Cassman said, have allowed the ethanol industry to produce a fuel that creates greenhouse gases at a rate between 48 percent and 59 .
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Lexus sedans recalled for possible fuel leak - Examiner.com

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Lexus sedans recalled for possible fuel leak
Examiner.com - Jan 18, 2009
The fuel pipes in the Lexus GS300, GS350, IS250, IS350, and LS460 from the 2006-2008 model years react poorly to "some ethanol fuels with low moisture .
Lexus recalls 214000 vehicles CanadianDriver
Toyota recalls 214500 Lexus cars over possible fuel leak MarketWatch
US: Toyota to recall 214500 Lexus models just-auto.com (subscription)
Daily Breeze - Automotive World (subscription)
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Investing in Alternative Ethanol Fuels
What is happening to the ethanol business in the US? What did we get for the increase in grocery prices? Not much except for a higher cost of living and no corn. Ask anyone in the restaurant business what they think. ...



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