Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 02/14/2009



Ethanol stalled, but experts say it remains viable fuel option - MLive.com

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Ethanol stalled, but experts say it remains viable fuel option
MLive.com, MI - Feb 12, 2009
It aims to leverage the higher octane and higher heat of vaporization elements of ethanol to increase fuel economy. It integrates direct injection .
EPA ruling on carbon footprint seen as next major hurdle for ethanol Brownfield
Ethanol Shifts Coming AgWeb
Grassley Willing to Concede to Oil and Ethanol Mix Hoosier Ag Today
AScribe (press release) - Bemidji Pioneer
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Is the ethanol industry in recovery mode?
Friday, February 13, 2009, 3:48 PM by Ken Anderson Ita s been a rough few months for the ethanol industry, but signs of recovery may be starting to emerge...

The EUR˜holy grail of biofuels now in sight - Christian Science Monitor

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The EUR˜holy grail of biofuels now in sight
Christian Science Monitor, MA - 19 hours ago
The land-use question over corn-based ethanol has fired debate since last summer, when one study found diversion of US corn production for fuel had cut US .
Biofuelgate - The Food Fuels Fiasco OpEdNews
When Exactly Was Ethanol a Savior? [Greg Pollowitz] National Review Online Blogs
Study: Renewable fuels standard is achievable Checkbiotech.org (press release)
High Plains Journal - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
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KLEM: News
ACCORDING TO IRETON FIRE CHIEF WAYNE HEUER, THE OWNER OF THE CRAIG TAP, ANGIE SHERRILL, DISCOVERED THE FIRE WHEN SHE WENT TO WORK AROUND ELEVEN FRIDAY MORNING...

Biofuels create freedom from oil
Anyone who has glanced at a newspaper headline or listened to the news in recent months understands just how bad the recession has become...

Guest post: Aviation ready to take off with biofuel
Note : This is a guest post. CNET News occasionally runs such pieces . One of the compelling and challenging aspects of the current focus on alternative energy is the amazing array of technologies that are in ...

Ethanol could displace gas use by 2030? - AZCentral.com
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The U.S. could produce enough ethanol to displace nearly a third of all gasoline use by 2030, but gas would have to cost more than it does today for the plan to work, according to a study released Tuesday by Sandia National ...

Federal money boosts security at Port of Providence
"Attention. This is an emergency evacuation order. Remain calm. Follow the instructions of the emergency officials...

LADDONIA - Overproduction is causing trouble for some ethanol makers.
Overproduction is causing trouble for some ethanol makers. The ethanol industry is producing more than is necessary for the market, and federal mandates aren't helping...

New study praises corn as source for ethanol - Minneapolis Star Tribune
A University of Minnesota study released last week played nicely into the hands of the anti-ethanol crowd and upset the state's powerful corn lobby, which extols the corn-based gasoline supplement as a cleaner-burning domestic fuel that is blended ...

Nevada Focus: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events
NEVADA FOCUS: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events Blogging Nevada: Blue Sage Views LeftyBlogs Nevada is the place to find out what's happening in the progressive blogosphere across Nevada...

Despite Q4 loss, Nexen posts record 2008 profit
Despite posting a fourth quarter loss, Nexen Inc. on Thursday racked up record full-year profits in what proved to be a roller-coaster ride in 2008...

Obama gets green in the White House - Daily Free Press
President Barack Obama arrived in the Oval Office last Tuesday with a beaker full of issues before him. Researchers have been excited for the new direction in which President Obama vows to take science policy since he was Candidate Obama. With the ...

Ethanol Producers in Trouble - KOMU-TV

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Ethanol Producers in Trouble
KOMU-TV, MO - 4 hours ago
. that standard mandated a gradual increase in the use of renewable fuels up until the year 2022", said Robin Venn General Manager of Poet Ethanol Plant. .
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Outdoors column by Gregg Holshouser
A little spell of spring is all it takes. A few days of warmer-than-normal weather has boat owners invariably thinking about getting their vessel tuned up and ready to go for the fast-approaching ...

The - Holy Grail' of Biofuels Now in Sigh.
With one foot planted in a pile of corn cobs, Mark Stowers explains how agricultural waste, transformed into ethanol, will turbocharge the US economy, boost its energy security, and help save the planet, too...

Galva Holstein Ag Receives Award
Marketer of the Year Award . Secretary Northey will present the award at 10:00 a.m. at Maple River Energy's main office in Galva...

In U.S., the promise of ethanol is unfulfilled (International Herald Tribune)
THE PROMISE OF ETHANOL Barely a year after the U.S. Congress enacted an energy law designed to foster a huge national enterprise, the goals lawmakers set for the ethanol industry are in serious jeopardy...

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

Muskegon County may get wind farm, ethanol plant (WWMT 3 Kalamazoo)
MUSKEGON COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - Earlier in February, Governor Jennifer Granholm announced an ambitious energy plan. She hopes to cut back on the amount of fossil fuels used in Michigan by 45 percent by 2020...

Automakers show small cars; buyers show restraint - Shreveport Times
Pressured by Washington and last year's spike in gasoline prices, carmakers have accelerated what was a gradual push toward smaller and more fuel-efficient cars. From the Accent to the Yaris and dozens of makes in between, the evidence of downsizing ...

Central Hudson's parent firm reports 17.8% earnings drop - Poughkeepsie Journal
A deteriorating economy, customer conservation and slow-paying customers combined to cut 17.8 percent off the 2008 earnings per share of CH Energy Group Inc., the parent of Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. The $2.22 per share compares with $2.70 ...

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
Left over beer fuels cars Slippery Brick
Beer to Fuels Cars of the Future DigitalJournal.com
U.S. News & World Report - DVICE
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Law requires state to use alternative fuels (Paragould Daily Press)
The fleets operated by state agencies are steadily adding cars that burn alternative fuels, thanks to Act 699 of 2007 by state Sen. Robert Thompson. EURœThis is encouraging news for several different reasons,EUR Thompson said. EURœIncreased production of biofuels is good for our local economy...

Grindstone Financial: The Ethanol Bust
Maybe I'm just bitter because I got a notice from my auto manufacturer that "it has been determined that ethanol fuels with low moisture content will CORRODE the internal surface of the fuel rails. Over time, the corrosion will create a ...

Ethanol production will have to increase to meet government mandates - High Plains Journal

Ethanol production will have to increase to meet government mandates
High Plains Journal, KS - 15 hours ago
According to the standards, 11.1 billion gallons of ethanol nationwide, or 10.21 percent of the national energy supply, must come from renewable fuel this .
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Inside the Outdoors: Bad ethanol news may be good for wildlife
When the price of gasoline reached almost $4, one of my fishing friends had some advice for U.S. policy makers...

Collapse in oil prices, economy burn biofuels
Published February 13, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. In 2007, when Congress mandated ethanol use, the future looked bright for what was basically an uneconomic fuel - it would cut greenhouse gases, ease dependence on ...

Will Durst: Tax Cut Zombies from the Planet No
It is the stuff of nightmares. You hear the shabby shuffle of their somnambulant stutter and your skin begins to crawl...

Ethanol Fuels from Corn | Economics Blog
Readers Question: The federal gov. requires that all US cars use some form of ethanol fuels from cornEURŠEURŠEURŠso what effect will that have on Beef? Price...

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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New biofuels to come from many sources: conference
New-generation biofuels will come from a wide range of sources and no single feedstock may dominate, a conference on second generation biofuels organized by German commodity analysts F.O. Licht heard on Friday...

State alternative fuels program could spur economic growth (The Fresno Bee)
A seven-year jump-start for alternative fuels is expected to not only launch California toward dramatic reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but may ignite a surge of "green" economic development in the state, supporters say. Read comments..

Ethanol, Just Recently a Savior, Is Struggling (New York Times)
Falling oil prices and the financial crisis have created a perfect storm against ethanol production...

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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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: ...

Ricardo Claims Breakthrough Efficiency for Ethanol Engines - WWJ Newsradio 950
Van Buren Township-based Ricardo Inc. said last week that it had developed technology that optimizes ethanol-fueled engines to a level of performance that exceeds gasoline engine efficiency and approaches levels previously reached only by diesel ...

U.S. corn for ethanol to rise, growth to slow: USDA  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
U.S. corn used to produce ethanol will increase in 2009/10, but beyond that, growth is forecast to slow with demand mirroring changes in gasoline consumption, the Agriculture Department said on Thursday. ..

Ethanol, So Recently a Savior, Is Struggling (New York Times)
Barely a year after Congress enacted an energy law meant to foster the ethanol industry, the goals lawmakers set are in serious jeopardy...

Official notes slump in vehicle tax revenue - Sioux City Journal
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Revenue from South Dakota's tax on vehicle sales is down nearly 30 percent from a year ago, a state highway official says. Transportation Secretary Darin Bergquist told the Senate Transportation Committee that January revenue ...

Grain elevator operators should plan ahead for coming of distiller's grains
Grain elevator operators should be planning now on how they can adapt to the changes ethanol production will bring to their industry, a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist said...

Groups Want Energy Policies Overhauled
A coalition of groups is pitching a platform for overhauling existing federal energy policies...

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 run on up to 85 ...

NCC Opposes Ethanol Boost in Gasoline
Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., announced last month a recall of more than 200000 luxury Lexus vehicles because 'some ethanol fuels with a low moisture content may corrode the internal surface of the fuel delivery pipes,' the company said ...

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 utilities, oil companies, and clean tech and renewable energy businesses...

United States Considers Ethanol Blend Increase | Worldwatch Institute
"The notion that [corn-based] ethanol fuels are carbon neutral has been proven false," said Jonathan Lewis, an environmental lawyer with the Clean Air Task Force. The United States is slated to increase its use of biofuels from 9 ...

United States Considers Ethanol Blend Increase
The United States, the world's largest ethanol producer, is weighing options to boost domestic use of the controversial fuel, according to the country's new agriculture administrator...

Study touts ethanol's potential, but says gas prices key - Houston Chronicle
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. EUR” The U.S. could produce enough ethanol to displace nearly a third of all gasoline use by 2030, but gas would have to cost more than it does today for the plan to work, according to a study released last week by Sandia National ...

Once heralded ethanol industry struggling (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Only a year after the U.S. Congress accepted it with open arms as a savior for the energy crisis, the ethanol industry is struggling, officials say...

A 'Green' Car's Impact - Washington Post

A 'Green' Car's Impact
Washington Post, United States - 3 hours ago
Warren Brown is misleading the driving public by describing battery-powered cars as consuming "no fossil fuels" ["A Jaw-Dropping Ride, Batteries Included," .
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Forget corn farmers; kill ethanol's subsidies - Midwest Voices
This nation's massive and inefficient investment in ethanol has pleased Midwestern corn growers -- and fleeced U.S. taxpayers. It's time for Congress to end this madness. Now, some members of Congress -- which ignorantly passed a pro-ethanol bill ...

Boosting Biofuels: Advanced Engine Tech Gives Ethanol a Lift - GLG .
Ethanol suffers from a fuel economy penalty in today's engines due to its lower energy content per gallon vs. gasoline. Optimizing engine technology specifically for ethanol fuels can close the...

Once heralded ethanol industry struggling (Moldova.org)
Only a year after the U.S. Congress accepted it with open arms as a savior for the energy crisis, the ethanol industry is struggling, officials say.The new energy law was supposed to back a huge national enterprise able to convert plants and agricultural wastes into automotive fuel. Refiners were to blend increasing amounts of ethanol into the country's transportation fuel supplyBut, the ...

California Focus: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events
CALIFORNIA FOCUS: Blogs, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events BLOGGING CALIFORNIA: Here are some blogs covering California Politics Calitics is an open source news organization for California...

Ethanol Shifts Coming (AgWeb.com)
The ethanol industry should prepare for a shake-out year in 2009, says Jim Murphy, senior consultant with Context Network, an agribusiness management consulting firm, who spoke at the 2009 Top Producer Seminar...

Study Says U.S. Cellulosic Ethanol Industry Could Make 75 Billion Gallons
The Agriculture Department predicted this week that 2009 will be another good year for the farm economy, though earnings will not equal those of 2007 and 2008...

Ethanol-gas mix may ground some pilots - Bangor Daily News
OWLS HEAD, Maine EUR” The mandate to mix ethanol with gasoline has left pilots of small aircraft high in the clouds with worry. As is the case with other small engines, the requirement to blend gas with 10 percent ethanol affects performance and ...

United States Considers Ethanol Blend Increase - Worldwatch Institute

Worldwatch Institute

United States Considers Ethanol Blend Increase
Worldwatch Institute, DC - 17 hours ago
"The notion that [corn-based] ethanol fuels are carbon neutral has been proven false," said Jonathan Lewis, an environmental lawyer with the Clean Air Task .
On my way to the Green Energy Bank to Make a DepositEURŠ KCTribune.com
Blame government, not oil companies Orangeburg Times Democrat
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Is the ethanol industry in recovery mode? - Brownfield

Is the ethanol industry in recovery mode?
Brownfield, MO - 12 hours ago
Sneller says the federal Renewable Fuels Standard, which is set to increase in 2009 and again in 2010, will drive increased interest in ethanol production. .
Plants other than corn can make alcohol fuel Bloomington Pantagraph
Three Ethanol Pioneers That Could Profit Nicely Seeking Alpha
Ugly Numbers For Ethanol The Chilling Effect
Ventura County Star - MarketWatch (press release)
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Fuel: An Entertaining primer on a clean energy future | green LA girl
. as the immediate eco-fuel solution we can use now, Fuel in the end showcases the most environmentally viable biofuels as algae-based biodiesel and cellulosic ethanol EUR” fuels that arent even commercially available or viable yet. ...



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