Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 02/19/2009



The Plan
Democrats in Congress have made a $1.14 trillion bet on big government. With less than 48 hours notice, they passed a 1,073 - page collection of special interest spending and dared to call it a "plan." The Plan ...

Can The Ethanol Industry Be Sustained At Current Corn And Oil Prices? (CattleNetwork.com)
The US ethanol industry is in a financial pinch. Some plants and some multi-plant companies have had some fits, and starts, and burps in the past year. Some are history and others are living on their past financial laurels...

Roush promotes propane power for cars
If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout...

Is Alternative Energy Dead?
It's almost axiomatic to say that we all care about the effects of global warming ...

A More Efficient Ethanol Engine (Technology Review)
An "adaptive" engine promises to make ethanol more competitive...

Though 'profit situation is tenuous,' ethanol maker Lincolnway forges . - Des Moines Register
Nevada, Ia. EUR” Rick Brehm, president of the Lincolnway Energy plant west of Nevada, isn't one to sugarcoat the current economic environment for ethanol. "Our profit situation is tenuous," said Brehm of Lincolnway, which is owned primarily by farmers ...

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 ...

A New North American Consensus in Biofuels
As America and Canada look for ways to provide economic opportunity, reduce the impacts of climate change, and develop renewable energy sources, the role of biofuels in the energy plans of both nations is ...

BP, Verenium unveil plant to make biofuel from non-edibles - MENAFN
TEL AVIV (Menafn - MarketWatch) -- BP, the U.K. integrated oil giant, said it's expanding its partnership with Verenium Corp. to build a commercial-scale facility in Florida to produce ethanol from nonedible plant matter. The Wall Street Journal ...

Ethanol companies run into trouble, but experts say the industry will survive (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
Not so long ago, the biofuel ethanol was a political and policy darling as gas prices soared and the world focused on reducing emissions...

Ethanol fuels - Cure or Curse? - Care2 News Network
This week the US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has made a recommendation to the government to increase the percentage of ethanol that can be blended into our fuel in order to boost the ailing biofuel industry...

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: ...

The Economic and Environmental Impact of Fuel Prices on Driving Habits
With the ever-present news of the United States' faltering economy, Americans have been looking for ways to save money...

A New North American Consensus in Biofuels - MSNBC

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A New North American Consensus in Biofuels
MSNBC
In addition, renewable fuels can help reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, a leading contributor to climate change. For instance, newly published work in the Journal of Industrial Ecology notes that ethanol technology today .
Renewable energy left blowing in the wind Globe and Mail
University Climate Center leads in renewable energy research project Pace University The Pace Press (subscription)
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Putnam Has Large Supporting Cast
Published: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:10 p.m. BARTOW U.S. Rep...

BP, Verenium plan major cellulosic-ethanol plant - Marketwatch
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- BP, the U.K. integrated oil giant, said it's expanding its partnership with Verenium Corp. to build a commercial-scale facility in Florida to produce ethanol from nonedible plant matter. The Wall Street Journal reported that ...

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

Stobart Group Chief Investigates 'Green' Motoring Opportunities
Stobart Group Chief Executive Andrew Tinkler used his visit to Rally Norway to further explore the use of a greena motoring technology...

From food to fuel - Daily Cardinal
As I perused through Google News, a headline comparing hamburgers to Hummers jumped out at me. This caught my interest not only because it involved food, but it also connected food to our current fuel-economy situation. Then, I even realized that ...

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 ...

Can The Ethanol Industry Be Sustained At Current Corn And Oil Prices? - CattleNetwork.com
The US ethanol industry is in a financial pinch. Some plants and some multi-plant companies have had some fits, and starts, and burps in the past year. Some are history and others are living on their past financial laurels. Economic factors have ...

Green Topics: United States Considers Ethanol Blend Increase
"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 ...

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 ...

What Are Alternative Fuels?
Alternative fuels or non conventional fuels are the substances other than the conformist fuels which can be used as a fuel...

Purdue Website Fuels Growing Renewable Energy Movement - Hoosier Ag Today

Purdue Website Fuels Growing Renewable Energy Movement
Hoosier Ag Today, IN
Web site visitors can learn about installing wind turbines and solar panels, ethanol production and cutting energy costs, among other topics, said Klein Ileleji, a Purdue Extension agricultural engineer. "The Web site provides information on various .
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Ethanol companies run into trouble, but experts say the industry will survive
Not so long ago, the biofuel ethanol was a political and policy darling as gas prices soared and the world focused on reducing emissions...

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

Biofuel officials want NC to develop 'homegrown fuel' - Bizjournals.com

Biofuel officials want NC to develop 'homegrown fuel'
Bizjournals.com, NC
North Carolina is not a big corn producer, and the state needs to find a crop that can be locally grown and made into ethanol. The North Carolina biofuels industry has a target date of 2017 to reach the point where 10 percent of liquid fuels sold in .
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Ethanol companies run into trouble, but experts say the industry will survive (MSN Money Canada)
Not so long ago, the biofuel ethanol was a political and policy darling as gas prices soared and the world focused on reducing emissions. But the companies that produce the colourless liquid appear to be running into trouble as the global economy tanks...

Needed: Retrofit Revolution
Now that the $787 billion stimulus package has become law, a key emphasis is "green jobs" and energy rescue...

The Institute for Liberal Studies: ethanol fuels beginning of the .
From Small Dead Animals - here is something that never occurred to me, though it seems obvious now that I've thought about it - as research makes ethanol fuels more plausible, they are going up in demand, and the grains that are used to ...

EWG, Grocery Manufacturers trying to 'drive wedge' between consumers, ethanol
New anti-ethanol commentary by environmental and food manufacturing organizations are 'stirring up fear' among consumers at a time when all segments of the economy should be pulling together to bring about ...

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues - AZoCleantech

Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Scare Campaign Against Ethanol Fuel Continues
AZoCleantech, Australia
Next generation technologies are deploying today, making the production of ethanol from grain as well as cellulosic material even more sustainable. In addition, forward looking public policy included in the Renewable Fuels Standard requires that .
EWG, grocers use fear to attack ethanol Delta Farm Press
Ethanol Industry Seeks Bailout Funds The Heartland Institute
The EUR˜holy grail of biofuels now in sight Truth about Trade & Technology
MIT Technology Review - SmartBrief
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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, ...

NASCAR's Roush promotes propane power for cars
Associated Press Jack Roush is shown during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday, Feb...

Green payments may replace traditional programs, secretary says
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government must begin to look at new ways to support farmers - including the use of 'green payments' - because of the impact of the recently passed economic stimulus ...

Truckin' | Lull in alternative-fuels market is probably temporary (Urban Tulsa)
Drivers across the nation may have rejoiced when gasoline prices took a nosedive last year after topping out in the $4-a-gallon range, but that drop has had a negative impact on the nation's fledgling alternative fuels market, according to many Oklahoma observers. With gasoline now selling for less. By Mike Easterling...

A Joint Statement of the U.S. Renewable Fuels Association and the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association on President . (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The following is a joint statement from Canadian Renewable Fuels Association President Gordon Quaiattini and U.S. Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen:..

Firm Acquires IP For Researching Renewable Liquid Fuels (ChemicalOnline)
AdvanceBio Systems LLC, a Cincinnati-based technology company, has acquired exclusive intellectual property (IP) rights to provide pre-treatment equipment and systems on a turnkey basis to the next-generation cellulosic ethanol and renewable chemicals industries...

A More Efficient Ethanol Engine - MIT Technology Review

A More Efficient Ethanol Engine
MIT Technology Review, MA
So-called flex-fuel engines use a mixture of fuels, the most common combination being around 15 percent gasoline and 85 percent ethanol. But these engines tend to pay a 30 percent efficiency penalty because they are optimized to use gasoline, .
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BP, Verenium unveil plant to make biofuel from non-edibles
The plant, with capacity of 36 million gallons of ethanol a year, is expected to cost $250 million to $300 million...

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 ...

NASCAR owner Roush promotes propane power
If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout...

HPCL to focus on bio-fuel in a big way - Economic Times

HPCL to focus on bio-fuel in a big way
Economic Times, India
KOCHI: Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is going ahead with its plan for bio-fuels in a big way with ethanol mix and jatropha. HPCL CMD Arun Balakrishnan, who was here to launch HP anytime, 24 hour LPG refill booking facility in association .
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GM, Chrysler don't get it - Los Angeles Times

GM, Chrysler don't get it
Los Angeles Times, CA
GM and Chrysler make millions of vehicles that can run on E85 ethanol. Because ethanol is generally made from corn, the cars are advertised as using far less in the way of fossil fuels. In exchange for manufacturing the vehicles, auto manufacturers .
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Ethanol companies run into trouble, but experts say the industry will survive (Canadian Business)
Not so long ago, the biofuel ethanol was a political and policy darling as gas prices soared and the world focused on reducing..

U.S. corn for ethanol to rise, growth to slow: USDA - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. USDA projected 4.2 ...

BP, Verenium unveil plant to make biofuel from non-edibles (Market Watch)
BP, the U.K. integrated oil giant, said it's expanding its partnership with Verenium Corp. to build a commercial-scale facility in Florida to produce ethanol from nonedible plant matter...

Automakers hope consumers share sense of urgency in alternative . - Medill Reports

Automakers hope consumers share sense of urgency in alternative .
Medill Reports, IL
GM also offered ethanol-powered vehicles, which create less greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels. Right now, E85 ethanol, which is 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, is available at about 1400 fuel stations around the country, .
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A More Efficient Ethanol Engine
An improved flex-fuel engine will allow vehicles to get better fuel efficiency from a mix of ethanol and gasoline...

Roush team goes green with propane
If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout...

NASCAR owner pushes propane power
If Jack Roush has anything to say about it, propane soon will be used for more than grilling hamburgers and hot dogs at the infield cookout...

BP and Verenium Form Cellulosic Ethanol Venture to Deliver Advanced Biofuels
BP and Verenium Corporation have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop and commercialize cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks such as energy cane and energy grasses...

BP to Produce Cellulosic Ethanol by 2012
The initiative aims to begin construction on a large-scale cellulosic ethanol refinery in Highlands County, Florida, by 2010...

Genius Investor Dumps BlueFire Ethanol Fuels | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
Yesterday mornings Clean Technology Insight contains a tidbit on BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, a publicly-traded ethanol startup. Quercus Trust, one of its investors, is dumping shares in the company at a loss, according to CTI. ...

UPDATE 1-BP, Verenium form biofuels joint venture - Reuters
LONDON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Oil major BP Plc ( BP.L ) and Verenium Corp ( VRNM.O ) said on Thursday they have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop cellulosic ethanol, an environmentally friendly and renewable transportation fuel. The companies plan ...

BP Jumps Into Next-Generation Biofuels With Plans to Build Florida . - Wall Street Journal

Proactive Investors UK

BP Jumps Into Next-Generation Biofuels With Plans to Build Florida .
Wall Street Journal
Alternative-fuel makers are being spurred on by US government mandates requiring big increases in the amounts of renewable fuels to be used in the nation's gasoline tanks -- at least 16 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol by 2022, representing about .
BP, Verenium plan major cellulosic-ethanol plant MarketWatch
Verenium, BP Form Joint Venture to Build Biofuel Plant in Florida Xconomy
BP partners Verenium The Engineer
PR Newswire (press release)
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Showing entries for Category: ethanol - San Francisco Examiner
Gone are the simple days when environmentalists could simply unite against big oil. With the oil industry out of the Oval Office, faults have widened between proponents of competing alternatives, and especially this week, between those who favor or ...

2/17/2009EWG, Grocery Manufacturers trying to 'drive wedge . - Environmental Working Group

2/17/2009EWG, Grocery Manufacturers trying to 'drive wedge .
Environmental Working Group, DC
The NCGA and theRenewable Fuels Association cited a new study by the University ofNebraska that shows increased environmental and economic benefitsof ethanol, including: - Ethanol production and use is reducing greenhouse gasemissions by 59 percent .
Can The Ethanol Industry Be Sustained At Current Corn And Oil Prices? CattleNetwork.com
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BP to Produce Cellulosic Ethanol by 2012 (TheStreet.com)
The joint venture with Verenium will eventually yield 36 million barrels of ethanol per year...



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