Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 02/24/2009



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Iowa Ag Secretary worried about unfriendly ethanol rule from EPA - Agriculture Online

Iowa Ag Secretary worried about unfriendly ethanol rule from EPA
Agriculture Online
Also on Tuesday, the Renewable Fuels Association, a Washington-based trade group, released results of a study that questions the idea that ethanol production leads to destroying rain forests. Expansion of corn ethanol production to 15 billion gallons .
Iowa Ag Secretary fears negative EPA ethanol report Brownfield
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Posted By STONERS 5 hours, 2 minutes ago in Health & Fitness Pollutants emitted as a result of corn biofuel production could have serious impacts.Switching from gasoline or corn-based biofuels to cellulosic ...

Inbicon Introduces 'The New Ethanol' To North America (CattleNetwork.com)
SAN ANTONIO -- Today, at the 14th annual National Ethanol Conference, Danish biotech pioneer Inbicon announced a series of technical and marketing initiatives for bringing commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol to North America...

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

Challenges of corn ethanol make sugar more attractive (The Houma Courier)
BATON ROUGE - The corn-based ethanol industry has gone from the prince of renewable energy to the pauper of alternative fuels in a short period of time, thanks to an ailing economy...

Ethanol fuels - Cure or Curse?
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. ...

Ethanol plans move ahead - Denver Post
Two Colorado companies are forging ahead with a cellulosic ethanol plant in Boardman, Ore., even as the tight credit market and plunging oil prices have forced others to delay or cancel similar projects. Lakewood-based ZeaChem will announce today ...

Greens and gear head can find peace
Amid the gleaming chrome of the gas guzzlers at the Chicago Auto Show are a number of tree-hugging, planet-saving alternatives...

EERC to receive $1 million for renewable fuel production
The Energy & Environmental Research Center at the University of North Dakota recently announced a $1 million project to evaluate renewable oil refining technologies for commercial production of diesel, jet, and ...

BlueFire Ethanol Granted Air Permit for Lancaster, CA Ethanol Plant (The Auto Channel)
IRVINE, Calif.--Today, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District has issued all required Authority to Construct Air Permits for its planned cellulosic ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, CA. The ...

Genencor Launches Accellerase(R) 1500, Next Step Toward Scale-Up of Cellulosic Ethanol (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Today, Genencor, a division of Danisco A/S, launched Accellerase 1500, the next generation of its cellulosic ethanol enzyme product. Genencor introduced the product at the Renewable Fuels Association 2009 National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, TX...

Ethanol Plant Given Green Light by Air District - San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online

Ethanol Plant Given Green Light by Air District
San Fernando Valley Business Journal Online, CA
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. can begin final design and construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant near Lancaster after receiving an air permit from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District. The plant uses green waste from yard waste, .
BlueFire Ethanol Granted Air Permit for Lancaster, CA Ethanol Plant Business Wire (press release)
BlueFire gets air permits for ethanol refinery EnergyCurrent
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Huntsville Butterball plant cuts 150 jobs
The Butterball LLC plant in Huntsville is cutting 150 of the 750 positions it has at the Madison County facility...

Ethanol Plant Given Green Light by Air District (San Fernando Valley Business Journal)
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. can begin final design and construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant near Lancaster after receiving an air permit from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District...

Biofuels boom could fuel rainforest destruction
Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research by Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment...

Silobreaker: RFA Chairman Previews National Ethanol Conference
Today, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food . - [3 hours ago - PR inside] ...

Global Ethanol Chooses Silver Peak to Energize WAN Performance (Broadcast Newsroom)
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/23/09 -- Silver Peak Systems , the leader in scalable Wide Area Network (WAN) acceleration, today announced that Global Ethanol, a leader in renewable fuel, selected Silver Peak NX appliances to improve the total cost of ownership (TCO) of their disaster recovery initiatives...

Rising Federal Mandate for Ethanol Likely to Increase Gasoline Prices (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Additional volumes of ethanol are mandated to enter the U.S. gasoline pool in 2010 and 2011. These additional volumes cannot be blended into E-10 as regular gasoline and must marketed for flexible fuel vehicles. The high cost of moving these additional supplies of ethanol into the gasoline pool will likely raise gasoline prices by 10-25 cents/gallon over the next 2-3 years...

Letter: Some interesting thoughts about ethanol - Worthington Daily Globe

Letter: Some interesting thoughts about ethanol
Worthington Daily Globe, MN
As Minnesota looks to decrease its reliance on foreign oil and increase its use on renewable fuels, ethanol is once again a hot topic of discussion at the State Capitol. Recently, ethanol producers testified in front of the House Agriculture Committee .
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Ethanol a 'step' to next stage (Mankato Free Press)
Corn ethanol is not an efficient source of biofuel and diverts food to fuel, admits U.S. Rep. Tim Walz. But, he said, those who want to kill the industry would be preventing the next wave of cellulosic-based fuels...

BP to Produce Cellulosic Ethanol by 2012 - Street.Com
BP ( BP Quote - Cramer on BP - Stock Picks ) and Verenium ( VRNM Quote - Cramer on VRNM - Stock Picks ) announced a new joint venture to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale by 2012. The initiative aims to begin construction on a large ...

Ethanol Plant Given Green Light by Air District (San Fernando .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. can begin final design and construction of a cellulosic ethanol plant near Lancaster after receiving an air permit from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District...

Biofuel Crops Seen As Threat To Tropical Forests
Farmers across the tropics might raze forests to plant biofuel crops, according to new research by Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford's Woods Institute for the Environment...

Genencor Launches Accellerase(R) 1500, Next Step Toward Scale-Up . - PR Newswire (press release)

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Genencor Launches Accellerase(R) 1500, Next Step Toward Scale-Up .
PR Newswire (press release), NY
Genencor introduced the product at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) 2009 National Ethanol Conference in San Antonio, TX. Accellerase(R) 1500 is another significant step toward commercialization of biofuels and other biochemicals made from .
Verdezyne, Genencor continue collaboration Biomass Magazine
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Global Ethanol Chooses Silver Peak to Energize WAN Performance - MSNBC

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Global Ethanol Chooses Silver Peak to Energize WAN Performance
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SANTA CLARA, CA - Silver Peak Systems, the leader in scalable Wide Area Network (WAN) acceleration, today announced that Global Ethanol, a leader in renewable fuel, selected Silver Peak NX appliances to improve the total cost of ownership (TCO) of .
Silver Peak partnered with DeltaWare Inc. to satisfy Global . Digital Producer (press release)
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Indiana Innovation Alliance Day at Statehouse
Tuesday, February 17, 2009, 12:27 PM by Dave Russell Tuesday, February 17 was Indiana Innovation Alliance Day at the Indiana Statehouse...

Ethanol blending runs on empty as supplies dry up (Business Standard India)
A shortfall in production has thrown out of gear the governments plans to blend ethanol with petrol. The government made it mandatory to blend petrol with 5 per cent ethanol 16 months ago but the plan never stabilised and the October-2008 deadline to raise it to 10 per cent has been missed...

Study: No Land Change Impact from Future Ethanol Expansion - AgWeb

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Study: No Land Change Impact from Future Ethanol Expansion
AgWeb
Increasing crop yields and growing supplies of nutrient-dense feed co-products are likely to nullify the need to expand global cropland to meet the corn ethanol requirements of the Renewable Fuels Standard, the study found. EURśThe overall conclusion of .
State of Ethanol Industry Still Strong Domestic Fuel
National Ethanol Conference Open Live AgWired
Ethanol business downturn only temporary, industry leader says Agriculture Online
Pork Magazine - ICIS (subscription)
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Harvey Wasserman: Was George Washington a Gay Pot Smoker?
Did George Washington raise hemp? Did he smoke it? Was he gay? The easy answers are definitely, probably, and maybe...

BioFuels Journal - News & Information for the Ethanol and .
Irvine, CAEUR”BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced Feb. 24 that the Antelope Valley ...

Appco moves to clear ethanol profit with bankruptcy court - Johnson City Press
Its bankruptcy case ongoing, Appalachian Oil Co. (Appco) on Monday secured a $200,000-plus profit on a quarter-million gallons of ethanol that could help the company meet some payment obligations EUR” but even that move required a motion in bankruptcy ...

Acreage and Biofuels
By Darrel Good Springfield, IL - Corn and soybean prices over the next several months will be influenced by several factors...

EPA weighs changes to measuring biofuel emissions - New York Times

EPA weighs changes to measuring biofuel emissions
New York Times, United States
The 2007 energy law expanded the national renewable fuels standard to 36 billion gallons by 2022 and requires that growing volumes -- ultimately reaching 21 billion gallons -- come from next-generation biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol. .
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Midwest govs seek to bolster alternative energy - BusinessWeek

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Midwest govs seek to bolster alternative energy
BusinessWeek
Touting the benefits of alternative fuels, the governors pressed the Environmental Protection Agency to approve a waiver allowing a higher percentage of ethanol of 13 percent to be blended into gasoline. The US currently allows gasoline to contain 10 .
Governors ask Obama for biofuels 'vision' Feedstuffs
Governors Urge Immediate Biofuels Action Domestic Fuel
US governors push for 13 pct ethanol blend rate Reuters India
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Vivergo Fuels: Progress Report on Commercial Scale Ethanol Plant in . - WebWire
Vivergo Fuels, a joint venture created by BP, British Sugar and DuPont announced progress in its efforts to build and operate a world-scale wheat-to-bioethanol plant in the United Kingdom. The company has signed exclusive contracts with grain ...

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 ...

Officials tout ethanol's future
Lars Hansen is North American president for Novozymes. Biofuels industry leaders see ethanol in North Carolina's future, even though a single drop has yet to be produced in the state...

BlueFire Ethanol Granted Air Permit for Lancaster, CA Ethanol .
Today, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. , a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District has ...

New study: Ethanol is worst form of renewable energy - Midwest Voices
A fascinating new study ranks alternative energies from best to worst -- and showing up last is ethanol. It's time to ban all federal subsidies for this wasteful taxpayer investment in Midwest farmers and this inefficient use of corn to power ...

Ethanol plants in the pipeline (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge EUR PetroVietnam Oil Corp. (PV Oil) and other companies are pressing ahead with projects to develop at least three ethanol plants in different regions of Vietnam, according to the deputy general director of Vietnam Petroleum Institute...

Modern Ethanol Plant Has Negligible Impact on Land Use, New . - PR Newswire (press release)

Modern Ethanol Plant Has Negligible Impact on Land Use, New .
PR Newswire (press release), NY
"As we continue to improve the agricultural productivity and processing efficiencies of corn-based ethanol, it is important that the body of scientific work developing around corn's role as a part of our national renewable fuels strategy keep pace with .
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Commentary: 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...

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. ...

Senators: Nevada vehicle fleet not efficient
The state can set a good example in the use of fuel-efficient vehicles and alternative fuels by getting its own garage in order, the chairman of a state Senate subcommittee said Monday...

Commercial yeasts upgraded with an enzyme for biofuel production - EurekAlert
Eckhard Boles, co-founder of the Swiss biofuel company Butalco GmbH and a professor at Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, has discovered a new enzyme which teaches yeast cells to ferment xylose into ethanol. Xylose is an unused waste sugar in ...

In Troubled Times, Biofuels Could Be a Winner - Biomass Magazine

In Troubled Times, Biofuels Could Be a Winner
Biomass Magazine, ND
Current annual biofuel production in the US is approximately 8 billion to 10 billion gallons, primarily from corn ethanol and soybean-based biodiesel. As part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, a Renewable Fuels Standard Program was .
Sheehan joins universitys Institute on the Environment Biomass Magazine
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For years, the US has been inundated with claims that it should follow Brazil's lead on biofuels...

Reaganomics vs. Obamanomics
President Reagan's economic recovery plan included four specific components on which he explicitly campaigned over and over and then implemented once elected...

Italian Style - Hartford Advocate
ROME EUR” Rome is the Eternal City, but it hasn't always had cars. They're everywhere, whizzing around the Coliseum, crossing the picturesque bridges over the Tiber, and crowding the sidewalks on the narrow cobblestoned streets. With sky-high gas ...

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 ...

Schock has eye on biofuel production
U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock may not have voted for the stimulus package signed into law Tuesday, but he hopes to stimulate the central Illinois farm economy...

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 ...

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...

Cellulosic Ethanol: Hea s Not A Fan
It's time to challenge the notion that cellulosic ethanol would have less impact on food production and food prices than corn ethanol, says Matthew Roberts, Ohio State University extension grain marketing ...

Philippine Ethanol Industry Strong Despite Falling Demand For Oil - All Headline News
Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Despite the downturn in the ethanol industry in the U.S. due to falling demand for oil, the ethanol industry in the Philippines is still pushing through with the operation or construction of production facilities in ...

EWG, grocers use fear to attack 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 ...

The Moose is always Loose in Dummer: Ethanol in Gas
Lastly, this additive will also help prevent fuel oxidation and varnishing during the periods the vehicle/equipment is not in use; effectively dealing with three of the major issues that ethanol fuels present. ...

Corn Ethanol: A Health Warning
Switching from gasoline or corn-based biofuels to cellulosic ethanol--made from the stalks and stems of plants--could have more health and environmental benefits than previously recognized, according to a study ...

US weekly ethanol margins hold just over break even - Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Average U.S. ethanol distiller profits held at slightly above break even this week as softer prices for the alternative motor fuel balanced weaker prices for corn, the main input cost for producers. March corn CH9 closed ...



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