Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 02/09/2009



Big-name spokesman joins push for ethanol (The Argus Leader)
Growth Energy has turned to retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark for deployment into the ethanol arena, spearheading an effort to create jobs and boost the economy through renewable fuel technologies. Clark was named co-chairman of the public policy organization formed in November by four leading Midwest ethanol producers, including Jeff Broin, chief executive officer of Sioux Falls-based Poet. ...

Researchers Propose New Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Transportation Fuels as a Case Study
A pair of researchers from Purdue University and Rochester Institute of Technology are proposing a new approach to Lifecycle Impact Assessment , designed to represent simultaneously multiple weights spaces and ...

Ethanol Groups Criticize Negative Study
Ethanol industry organizations say a University of Minnesota study critical of corn ethanol is flawed...

Ethanol fuel mix has Pinellas boat owners sputtering - Tampabay.com

Ethanol fuel mix has Pinellas boat owners sputtering
Tampabay.com, FL - Feb 7, 2009
The ethanol that pushed its way into Florida's gas tanks last year has rotted out fuel lines and filled carburetors with gunk, he said. .
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Ethanol plant off to 'smooth' start (The Brantford Expositor)
A solid first quarter of production and sales is giving the leaders of a farmer-led co-operative confidence that their new ethanol plant in Aylmer is [.]..

Stouffer cautiously optimistic
With a new soy bio-diesel plant in Carroll County coming online this year and more planned throughout the state, supporters are looking for more ways to break into the market...

Ricardo Claims Breakthrough Efficiency for Ethanol Engines - WWJ

Ricardo Claims Breakthrough Efficiency for Ethanol Engines
WWJ, MI - 21 hours ago
"The combination of technologies we're applying to the EBDI engine make the most of ethanol's advantages over other fuels, which include a higher octane .
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Optimizing Engines for Ethanol
A Michigan-based engineering firm has reportedly developed technology to optimize engines for ethanol...

State drive to 20% ethanol may stall (Pioneer Press)
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's dream of raising Minnesota's ethanol mandate to 20 percent from 10 percent has hit an unexpected pothole...

Underwriters Laboratories Says Standard Gasoline Pumps Only Certified to Handle Up to 10% Ethanol
In January, Underwriters Laboratories issued a statement saying that gasoline pumps certified under the UL 87 standard are only covered for handling fuel with up to 10% ethanol...

BlueFire Ethanol to Present at Next Generation Biofuels Conference - PR Inside
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced that the company's President and CEO, Arnold Klann, will ...

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

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. Tags: ethanol fuels, ethanol fuels, ...

WTCC SWITCHES TO 2G BIO-FUEL - WTCC
In 2009, the WTCC gives a further contribution to make motor sport more eco-friendly by starting the season in Brazil with the whole field powered by second generation bio-fuel. During the winter tests, teams began using the new bio-fuel supplied by ...

New Study Tallies Corn Ethanol Costs
The NY Times reports: In the latest installment of the debate over the emissions impact of corn-based ethanol, researchers from the University of Minnesota and other institutions found that corn ethanol is ...

Agriculture Department in Talks About Raising Ethanol Blend (Bloomberg)
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Agriculture Department is in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency about raising the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said...

Energy Stocks: Sector edges higher as crude prices consolidate; Valero gains
Energy stocks rose with crude-oil prices Monday on the heels of an upgrade by Goldman Sachs on the exploration and production sector, even as the broad market fell...

Ricardo Technology Achieves Breakthrough Efficiency for Ethanol-fueled Engines (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
diesel levels; reduces operational costs compared to current fuels..

Study finds ethanol is harder on health costs than gasoline
Corn ethanol causes more human health costs than gasoline when it comes to one form of pollution, according to a University of Minnesota study...

Corn Ethanol Worse Than Gasoline: ITOTD | TakePart Social Action .
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New Fuels for Fuel: Making it from Waste - Environmental News Network
Avocado Oil, Taco Grease Fuel Eco-Bus in Mexico Canada Looks Set To Require Ethanol in Gasoline Used Cooking Oil Might Be Fuel for Higher Profits at American Biofuels Run Your Car on Cow Fuel, Canadian Company Says Enerkem , a Montreal maker of ...

Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Agriculture Department is in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency about raising the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said...

New Fuels for Fuel: Making it from Waste (Environmental News Network)
Enerkem, a Montreal maker of biofuels and green chemicals, says it's nearly ready to start cranking out second-generation biofuels on a commercial scale. The company's approach is to turn waste materials (it's starting with old utility poles) into a synthetic gas "syngas," which it will then use as a chemical feedstock for making both ethanol and methanol, using a gas-to-liquid conversion. ...

Guard goes green to conserve energy
The rapid whop, whop, whop sound of a wind turbine outside the New Mexico National Guard's headquarters hints at a mission that's not the first that springs to mind for the military a ' going green...

E-85 Newsletter
From the E85 "First Team" Volume 15, Issue 3: February 5, 2009 The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition held its 2009 Winter Board of Directors and Membership Meeting on January 26-27, 2009, in St...

Ethanol Groups Criticize Negative Study - Domestic Fuel

Ethanol Groups Criticize Negative Study
Domestic Fuel, MO - 12 hours ago
The study, which claims corn ethanol is worse for health and the environment than gasoline, was analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, .
Study finds ethanol is harder on health costs than gasoline DesMoinesRegister.com
U of M study: Corn ethanol no better than gas Foster's Daily Democrat
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GMA directs DOTC to plan cut in fossil-fuel use - Business Mirror

GMA directs DOTC to plan cut in fossil-fuel use
Business Mirror, Philippines - Feb 8, 2009
The energy chief said the ethanol program is designed to reduce the countrys dependence on costly imported fuel and to assist in creating a new domestic .
Transport sector reform set Manila Bulletin
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A Plan for Congress: A dynamic self-adjusting.
Congress is in a difficult dilemma. On one hand, it needs to keep gasoline prices low to avoid burdening already overburdened consumers during this recession...

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. ...

Series overhauls race format - and more - Crash.net
The V8 Supercar Championship Series has received its biggest makeover in its twelve-year history after a raft of changes to the on-track rules and overall feel of events was passed ahead of the 2009 campaign. A series of format changes, coupled with ...

Brewery converts beer waste into ethanol fuel - TG Daily

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Brewery converts beer waste into ethanol fuel
TG Daily - Feb 4, 2009
That's the idea, anyhow, behind a partnership between an ethanol gas company and a California brewery. E-Fuel, a maker of home ethanol systems, .
Beer fuels you, left over beer fuels your car CrunchGear
3 Gross Green Fuels That are Powering Vehicles Now U.S. News & World Report
Left over beer fuels cars Slippery Brick
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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: ...

Old Sierra Nevada Beer to Become Ethanol Gas - Gizmodo Australia
Thats going to be the super unleaded equivalent of ethanol fuels. ras_d. Ibelieveinsandwitches. Posted 8:29 AM 4/2/09. i'm going to get a copyright on the slogan, "beer fuels me." right now. I'll make millions off of bumper stickers ...

NCGA Calls Minnesota Ethanol Study Faulty - Wisconsin Ag Connection
A recent study by the University of Minnesota that compares lifecycle emissions of gasoline, corn ethanol and cellulosic ethanol is faulty because it does not use realistic, comparable data sets, according to the National Corn Growers Association ...

Interest sags in ethanol as fuel - Billings Gazette

Interest sags in ethanol as fuel
Billings Gazette,  USA - Feb 2, 2009
He said: "The future of Montana energy will be a future made in part with ethanol fuel." Ethanol's role in Montana's energy future appears smaller today .
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Orbital and Sygma Motors in Ethanol and CNG FlexDI Initiatives in Brazil
Engenharia, Indstria E Comrcio de Motores Ltda of Brazil are collaborating on two engineering programs in Brazil, with Vale Solutions in Energy as the end customer...

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 ...

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...

Ethanol that may help your health and reduce climate change - Minnpost.com
A new University of Minnesota study shows that cellulosic ethanol may be better than gasoline or corn ethanol -- both for human health and to slow climate change. In this MinnClip, Jason Hill talks about current and future research on fossil fuels ...

Roadshow: What's a fair price for a gallon of gas?
Q What's a fair price for a gallon of gas, you asked. I'm thinking $1.70 to 1.95. Alan Bicho Morgan Hill A Last Sunday a reader asked what I would consider to be a fair price for a gallon of gas...

Feb. 9 Start your engines
Being an avid pilot, what did you make of the jet landing in the Hudson River? "I consider the job that the pilot and crew did was first class...

Domestic Fuel » Archives » Retailer to Add 150 Ethanol Outlets
EURœThis capability is a significant step toward increasing the distribution of eco-friendly fuels, particularly because many states are beginning to mandate dedicated hoses for high-ratio ethanol fuels,EUR Scott Negley, director of Dresser ...

Missouri governor: full funding of biodiesel - Delta Farm Press

Missouri governor: full funding of biodiesel
Delta Farm Press, NE - 1 hour ago
Thats why my budget provides full funding for ethanol and biofuels.EUR This is encouraging news for Missouri farmers and biodiesel producers considering .
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Sinopec, Novozymes to jointly develop 2G biofuel
The three-way partnership will cover the entire chain of ethanol production and distribution, with the aim of developing a commercial-scale process for producing second-generation ethanol from corn stover...

ADM ethanol production sinks 21% - CNN Money
CHICAGO (Reuters) -- U.S. ethanol producer and grain processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. said Tuesday nearly 21% of U.S. ethanol production capacity has been shut due to weak demand and poor margins. U.S. ethanol plants with a production capacity of ...

Texas firm to buy VeraSun plants (The Argus Leader)
A Texas oil company is expected to purchase several ethanol plants from VeraSun Energy as the bankrupt ethanol giant begins to sell off the pieces of what once was the country's largest ethanol producer. The $280 million bid from Valero Energy would buy a group of VeraSun properties, including its Aurora plant, if no other bidders arise before a March auction. VeraSun also plans to sell the rest ...

Texas firm to buy VeraSun plants
A Texas oil company is expected to purchase several ethanol plants from VeraSun Energy as the bankrupt ethanol giant begins to sell off the pieces of what once was the country's largest ethanol producer...

Trouble in Your Tank?: Ethanol Fuels More Problems Than It Solves
Thomas Millette, MHC associate professor of geography, explains why corn-based ethanol fuels cars and controversy. (Photo by Andrea Burns). As summer hit the beautiful Mount holyoke campus, world energy and food markets were in a state ...

Register for FREE - Wall Street Journal
Now the largest U.S. refiner is trying to jump into the ethanol business in a big way. Valero Energy Corp. on Friday agreed to buy several ethanol plants from VeraSun Energy Crop., which is under bankruptcy protection, the Wall Street Journal reports..

Brewery converts beer waste into ethanol fuel (TG Daily)
Next time you enjoy a microbrew you might find it even a little more tasty knowing the discarded beer yeast used to make it helps with the creation of eco-friendly fuels. That's the idea, anyhow, behind a partnership between an ethanol gas company and a California brewery...

Lignol Suspends Colorado Project Due to Market Uncertainty - StreetInsider.com
VANCOUVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSX-V: LEC ) ("Lignol" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the cellulosic ethanol and biorefining sector, today announced that Suncor Energy Products Inc. and Suncor ...

Orbital and Sygma Alternative Fuel Initiatives - Brazil
Orbital Corporation Limited and Sygma Motors - Engenharia, Industria E Comercio de Motores Ltda of Brazil are pleased to announce that agreement has been reached on two significant engineering programs, with ...

Valero Makes Bid to Purchase VeraSun Assets - Farm Futures

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Valero Makes Bid to Purchase VeraSun Assets
Farm Futures, IL - 10 hours ago
The Sioux Fall ArgusLeader reported that some in the industry have embraced Valero's interest in ethanol because it sends a strong signal renewable fuels .
Texas firm to buy VeraSun plants Sioux Falls Argus Leader
VeraSun Energy Obtains 'Stalking Horse' Bid from Valero for Five . PR Newswire (press release)
Valero bullish on distillates; eyes acquisitions Reuters India
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VeraSun ethanol facilities up for sale
U.S. renewable fuels company VeraSun Energy has filed a motion in bankruptcy court to sell substantially all of its assets and 24 of its affiliates through a court-approved sale process...

Renewable fuels still vital to economy, report claims (Shenandoah Valley News Today)
Nearly 500 representatives of Iowa's renewable fuels industries gathered at Johnston this week to take stock of the effects that the changing economy is having on the business...

CERAWeek: Lawmaker who fights energy industry first up
Luncheon keynote by U.S. Rep. Edward Markey , D-Mass., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment Tuesday Oil day Morning and luncheon keynotes by BP CEO Tony Hayward ...

Some Thoughts on the Obama Energy Agenda from the Perspective of . - The Oil Drum

Some Thoughts on the Obama Energy Agenda from the Perspective of .
The Oil Drum - 1 hour ago
The same probably could be said for solar, geothermal, and bioenergy (for burning EUR but not ethanol). On the other hand, lets look at alternative energy .
Renewable Energy: "Yes We Can" RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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A Plan for Congress: A dynamic self-adjusting price floor for gasoline - Kansas City Star

A Plan for Congress: A dynamic self-adjusting price floor for gasoline
Kansas City Star, MO - 9 hours ago
This is natural and healthy for promoting alternative fuels such as ethanol or electric cars. The key is to prevent sudden gasoline price dips from forcing .
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Interest sags in ethanol as fuel - Billings Gazette
It was supposed to be the fuel propelling Montana into the future, but years after its big debut, ethanol seems to have left the Treasure State in its dust. "I don't know what's needed to make it happen," said Shirley Ball, an ethanol advocate since ...

New Fuels for Fuel: Making it from Waste
Enerkem , a Montreal maker of biofuels and green chemicals, says it's nearly ready to start cranking out second-generation biofuels on a commercial scale...



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