Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 01/28/2009



Innovation Fuels forms joint venture The Business Journal of Milwaukee - Bizjournals.com

Innovation Fuels forms joint venture The Business Journal of Milwaukee
Bizjournals.com, NC - 19 hours ago
. Petroleum Pipeline that be used to bring in diesel and gasoline to the terminal which can be blended with renewable fuels like biodiesel and ethanol.
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US ethanol hopes for better 2009 (Queensland Country Life)
The effects of higher corn prices and sometimes poor risk management decisions resulted in US ethanol company bankruptcies and idled plants in 2008, but members of the ethanol industry remain bullish that a turnaround is in store for 2009...

Green Car Congress: UK Launches 27M Bioenergy Research Center
University of Nottingham with associated program members: Newcastle University; TMO Renewables. Resources. BBSRC Sustainable Bioenergy Centre Information Pack. January 28, 2009 in Biomass, Biotech, Cellulosic ethanol, Fuels | Permalink ...

Study: Renewable fuels boosting state's economy despite rough year (Mount Pleasant News)
Even during this economic slump, the production of biodiesel and ethanol and the construction of new biorefineries continue to power Iowa's economy, according to a study released by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association today...

Ethanol not so wasteful, report says - Omaha World-Herald
Midwestern corn growers and ethanol producers have received a power boost in their battle to keep corn-based fuel at the forefront of America's effort to replace fossil fuels. Ethanol took a beating this year from its critics, and President Barack ...

Ethanol Damaging To Household Tools - WSMV

Ethanol Damaging To Household Tools
WSMV, TN - 42 minutes ago
We do require all fuels that are dispensing ethanol blends to be labeled," said Randy Jennings of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. .
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Toyota recalls 1.4 million cars - CNET News

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Toyota recalls 1.4 million cars
CNET News, CA - 1 hour ago
Earlier this month, Toyota recalled over 200000 Lexus 2006-2008 models to replace fuel pipes that were corroding when used with certain types of ethanol .
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Ethanol plans axed on low use
More than half of the 47 licensees for ethanol production are unlikely to get their production plans off the ground in light of a steep fall in oil prices, a senior Energy Ministry official said yesterday...

Stable ethanol market seen, even with some plants idle
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday that more biofuels plants might close because of tight profit margins, but that demand for ethanol should be maintained...

Green Car Congress: USDA to Advance Development of Advanced .
. so that the Forest Service has the resources it needs for both wildfires and its other missions. January 26, 2009 in Biomass, Cellulosic ethanol, Ethanol, Fuels, Policy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0) ...

Eco Tech: New catalyst makes ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible
Eco Factor: Scientists discover new catalyst that can enhance ethanola s oxidation...

Buses powered by biomethane from human sewage
Free, friendly and non-fossil a ' biomethane from human waste will soon power public transport in the capital city ) Waste not, want not: Oslo buses to run on human-sourced biomethane It is available for free ...

Ethanol Damaging To Household Tools
What's good for the environment may not be so great for what is in people's garages...

Senate panel OKs alternative energy tax breaks
The Senate Finance Committee approved late on Tuesday some $31 billion in tax credits and financial incentives to boost alternative energy supplies and promote energy-savings steps as part of the Obama ...

Obama's action gives clean car backers a boost - Minnesota Public Radio

Obama's action gives clean car backers a boost
Minnesota Public Radio, MN - Jan 27, 2009
The ethanol industry is worried too. California has done little to encourage flex-fuel vehicles and has restrictions on light-duty diesel trucks that would .
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Range Fuels secures $80 million loan guarantee from USDA for 100 .
Bluefire Ethanol receives DOE loan guarantee for California waste-to-ethanol project; Bluefire Ethanol Fuels was invited by the US Department of Energy to participate in its loan guarantee program. BlueFire was recognized for its ...

UK Launches A 27M Bioenergy Research Center
The Gribble, a marine wood borer with efficient gut enzymes for breaking down woody material, is the focus of one of the research hubs in the new Bioenergy Center...

Ethanol leader: Tough time for biofuels (The Des Moines Register)
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday in Des Moines that more biofuels plants may close because of tight profit margins, but said that congress and President Obama are unlikely to relax the Renewable Fuel Standards that require more ethanol and biodiesel use this year...

Stable ethanol market seen, even with some plants idle (The Des Moines Register)
The executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association said Tuesday that more biofuels plants might close because of tight profit margins, but that demand for ethanol should be maintained...

New catalyst paves the path for ethanol-powered fuel cells - Science Centric
A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel ...

TABLE-US ethanol capacity slips 5 pct since late October - Reuters

TABLE-US ethanol capacity slips 5 pct since late October
Reuters - 21 hours ago
Analysts say several other plants have cut back producing fuel amid poor or negative margins. Below is a list of the larger US ethanol production and .
Farm: Producers banking on cellulosic ethanol after tough year Joplin Globe
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Scientists Identify Bacteria That Increase Plant Growth
Through work originally designed to remove contaminants from soil, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and their Belgium colleagues at Hasselt University have identified ...

Fuel for Thought: New Study Claims Corn Ethanol Helps the . - Wall Street Journal Blogs

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Fuel for Thought: New Study Claims Corn Ethanol Helps the .
Wall Street Journal Blogs, NY - Jan 26, 2009
Pricier corn and cheaper oil and gasoline prices make ethanol an unprofitable business. Still, with a corn-state, alternative-fuels-promoting President in .
Ethanol not so wasteful, report says Bellevue Leader
Ethanol study touts emissions Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Report says ethanol not so wasteful EnergyCurrent
Grand Island Independent
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Report: Ethanol not so wasteful (Kearney Hub)
Midwest corn growers and ethanol producers have received a power boost in their battle to keep the corn-based fuel one of America's most significant energy sources...

ICM to operate 3 Conoco stations selling ethanol - Kansas.com

ICM to operate 3 Conoco stations selling ethanol
Kansas.com, KS - Jan 26, 2009
They are the country's first stations offering ethanol fuel to operate under the canopy of a major oil company, ICM marketing director Alan Goodnight said .
NewGen Fuel opens station in Topeka, Wichita next Bizjournals.com
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NewsDaily: Toyota to recall more than 1.35 million cars worldwide
The company says some ethanol fuels may corrode the . Sony Battery Issues Could Go Beyond Dell Laptops Nov. 21, 2008 (CIO Magazine) EUR” Faulty batteries Sony like those that caused Dell to initiate a huge recall this ...

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 ...

DAVOS-Novozymes says "green" Obama to offset weak oil - Reuters
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Barack Obama's commitment to renewable energy is a shot in the arm for the biofuel industry, battered by tumbling oil prices, according to the world's biggest producer of industrial enzymes. The chief executive ...

Houston biofuel firms want chunk of federal bailout
Gene Green hopes, the area's biofuel producers would qualify for some of the $8 billion in federal loan guarantees contained in the proposed $825 billion economic stimulus package facing House action on ...

Transportation fuels of the future: Nottingham leads the way (EurekAlert!)
( University of Nottingham ) Fruit and vegetables may be good for you, but in 10 years time we could be replacing fossil fuels and helping to save our planet by using the inedible bits that we throw away to run our cars, boats and planes...

Domestic Fuel » Archives » Retailer to Add 150 Ethanol Outlets
Crescent Oil selected the Ovation iX fuel dispenser for its flexible hose configuration enables the companys retail sites to dispense high blend ethanol fuels for flex fuel vehicles through one hose while dispensing lower ratio blends ...

Study: Biodiesel, Ethanol Key to Economic Recovery
A new study put out by a leading advocate of biofuels finds that green energy sources have been key to keeping the economy on a somewhat even keel and more production would help further economic recovery in at ...

Shorting the Poor: The Fallout of Climate Change Policy
In his inaugural address , President Barack Obama had heart-warming words for the poor around the world...

Alternative-Alternative Energies: What's Next? - CRM Buyer
Alternative energies such as biofuels and solar and wind power aren't very alternative anymore. Now, there are "alternative-alternative" or "operational" technologies to take their places on the fringe: geothermal, tidal and passive nuclear energies ...

Lexus GS IS LS Fuel System Corrosion Recall
Ethanol fuels with a low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails. As this condition progresses, the engine malfunction indicator light may illuminate. Over time, the corrosion may create a ...

Stable ethanol market seen, even with some plants idle - DesMoinesRegister.com

Stable ethanol market seen, even with some plants idle
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - 6 hours ago
. Fuels Association said Tuesday that more biofuels plants might close because of tight profit margins, but that demand for ethanol should be maintained. .
Vilsack will Promote Renewable Fuels Hoosier Ag Today
Study: Renewable fuels boosting state's economy despite rough year Mt. Pleasant News
Sub-Committee Formed to Examine Ag Bankruptcies WHO-TV
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Retailer to Add 150 Ethanol Outlets - Domestic Fuel

Retailer to Add 150 Ethanol Outlets
Domestic Fuel, MO - Jan 26, 2009
As a result, the sites will be able to sell a wide range of ethanol fuel blends and streamline operations with improved payment security and remote .
Crescent Oil Upgrades Fuel Technology CSNews Online
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Can we afford sport in troubled times?
Can we afford sport in troubled times? THE BALD FACTS - By TONY SMITH - The Press It's a question that has been vexing me while watching the fabulous fare served up at the Australian Open tennis and the ...

Report: Ethanol not so wasteful - Kearney Hub
Midwest corn growers and ethanol producers have received a power boost in their battle to keep the corn-based fuel one of America's most significant energy sources. Ethanol took a beating this year from its critics, and President Obama and others ...

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 ...

USDA to retain fruit and vegetable program - Idaho Statesman
WASHINGTON EUR” Fruit and vegetable growers have won a small but symbolic victory as the Obama administration starts steering the Agriculture Department in a new direction. Facing political heat from California lawmakers, Agriculture Secretary Tom ...

NewGen Fuel opens station in Topeka, Wichita next - Wichita Business Journal
NewGen Fuel, a joint venture between ICM, Crescent Oil Co. and POET Ethanol, will be holding a grand opening Wednesday at the Wanamaker fuel station in Topeka, celebrating it as the first renewable fuel station program in the country implemented with ...

Toyota recalls 1.4 million cars
Toyota Motor plans to recall 1.4 million cars throughout the world for minor defects...

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

Iowa Plant To Create Fuel From 'Pond Scum' - KCCI.com

Iowa Plant To Create Fuel From 'Pond Scum'
KCCI.com, IA - 22 hours ago
The Green Plains Ethanol Plant and Bio Process Algae are working together to create bio-fuel. Algae is rapidly becoming the raw material of choice for the .
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BioFuels Journal - News & Information for the Ethanol and .
. will discuss how adoption of mid-level blends, such as E13 or E15, for all vehicles on the road today could aid ethanol in climbing over the blend wall and achieving greater long-term demand for ethanol fuels. ...

Ethanol Damaging To Household Tools (WSMV Nashville)
What's good for the environment may not be so great for what is in people's garages...

Biggest ever public investment in bioenergy to help provide clean, green and sustainable fuels (EurekAlert!)
( Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ) The biggest ever single UK public investment in bioenergy research has been announced today, Jan.27, by the main funding agency for the biosciences, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council...

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...

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...

Oil excise tax spikes, but with some subsidies
Motorists were treated to both bad news and good news yesterday. Filling up their tanks with 91- or 95-octane petrol from next Sunday, they will be hit with a hefty Bt5-a-litre jump after the Cabinet decided to ...

Algal slurry could soon be powering your car
Algal biofuels look set to become a strong contender in future energy strategies...

OPCON: SRE Launches New Product for Increased Energy Recovery . - Businesswire.com
Svensk Rökgasenergi (SRE), a subsidiary of Opcon AB, the energy and environmental technology Group, today received an order for a flue gas condensation unit from a district heating plant in Ibach, Switzerland, that operates an 8 MW boiler. In ...

Proposed US renewable fuels rulemaking withdrawn from OMB
The US' proposed renewable fuels standard, implementing provisions of energy legislation enacted in 2007, has been withdrawn from the Office of Management and Budget where it was undergoing a regulatory review, ...

American Le Mans Series Announces Premier Jewelry Brand Mikimoto As Newest Corporate Partner
The American Le Mans Series today announced MIKIMOTO, The Originator of Cultured Pearls since 1893 and one of the world's premier jewelry brands, as a corporate partner for the 2009 season...

US ethanol hopes for better 2009 - Farm Weekly
The effects of higher corn prices and sometimes poor risk management decisions resulted in US ethanol company bankruptcies and idled plants in 2008, but members of the ethanol industry remain bullish that a turnaround is in store for 2009. Bob ...

Wood-boring marine bug the four-spotted gribble aids biofuel research
A marine bug that eats boat bottoms and pier supports has been identified as the likely key to improving the efficiency of biofuel production...

Plows and school buses to burn biodiesel produced locally
With the global focus on protecting the climate and the environment, the New Brunswick government is looking at greener ways to operate its vehicles...

Corn, bean growers look to '09
If ita s not the weather, ita s the government. Or input prices. Or the market. Growers got a glimpse of the factors that will be affecting their business in 2009 at the annual corn and soybean meeting Tuesday ...

Innovation Fuels forms joint venture (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
Innovation Fuels is creating a joint venture partnership with Tanco Milwaukee LLC to form a new company called Innovation Fuels Tanco Milwaukee to operate Innovations 312,000 barrel terminal at the Port of Milwaukee...



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