Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/05/2009



City reaches 'critical mass' of green vehicles
The City of Chicago has made progress in greening its vehicle fleet, and is beginning to use hybrid trucks to repair streetlamps and change light bulbs...

Sustainability still a campus priority
New sources of energy might benefit the U.S. as well as support OSU's sustainability efforts...

BlueFire Ethanol wins California air permits for landfill-to .
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 ...

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Ethanol giant waits out recession (Journal & Courier)
An improving economy and resolution of an industry disagreement would allow Poet LLC to move forward with plans to build an ethanol plant in Warren County...

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

Renewing the economy through renewable energy
There are more than 7 million flex fuel vehicles on the nation's roads today. Problem is, there are only 1,985 pumps capable of dispensing E-85 to those 7 million vehicles...

Ethanol industry sees ray of hope (Pioneer Press)
This is a strange season for ethanol. Production is shattering records, up 41 percent last year to 9.2 billion gallons, the U...

Iowa Power Fund approves ethanol project - Forbes
The Iowa Power Fund Board has given final approval to a $14.75 million award for a company developing a commercial-sized cellulosic ethanol plant that can use corn byproducts to produce fuel. The Poet Project Liberty was approved Thursday during a ...

Faa Evaluates 100LL Alternative
Recall last summer that we reported on a new proposed replacement for 100LL that would be both cheaper than avgas and have higher octane...

Emerson Helps Range Fuels Bring First Next-Generation U.S. Biofuels Plant into Commercial Production
Second-generation biofuels company Range Fuels has formed a strategic relationship with Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson , to help bring online the first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant in ...

Ethanol Grant Program Shows Challenge Of New Biofuels (INO News)
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--The U.S. government has allotted hundreds of millions of dollars for advanced biofuels under the stimulus package, but the experience of previous government grants for cellulosic ethanol shows it takes more than well-intentioned policy, political will and buckets of money to get a new technology up and running...

Advertising-related firms recognize top-shelf work
Some of the state's best creative work was recognized when the South Dakota Advertising Federation held the 43rd annual Addy Awards at the Sioux Falls Convention Center...

Science Sunday: Biofuels can provide viable, sustainable solution to.
An in-depth study by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp. has found that plant and forestry waste and dedicated energy crops could sustainably replace nearly a third of gasoline use by the year ...

Range Fuels partners with Emerson
Range Fuels Inc., a Broomfield-based producer of cellulosic ethanol, is partnering with Emerson Process Management, a business of St...

High-mileage cars head to India - Times of India
GENEVA: Get ready for the next generation of fuel efficient cars. A slew of green technologies that use less fuel and pollute lesser, along with alternatives like electric vehicles, are on display at the Geneva Auto Show this year. What's more, many ...

Carbon Tax Ignores History
Despite consistently describing the economic situation as being dire, President Barack Obama is rapidly moving forward with policies that have the potential to seriously harm American industry...

Cardinal Ethanol, LLC - Strategic Analysis Review - PR Inside
Refer to a friend Cardinal Ethanol, LLC (Cardinal Ethanol) is a development-stage company involved in the business of ethanol production. It is currently engaged in the development and construction of a 100 million gallon per year ethanol facility in ...

Ethanol Fuels Not Only Engines, But Also Urology Benefits
Renal & Urology News reports that Egyptian studies suggest that ethanol injection may be a treatment options for some men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This new finding gives ethanol more versatility, and while there are a ...

Ethanol producers form new alliance (UPI)
SAN ANTONIO, March 2 (UPI) -- U.S. ethanol producers announced the formation of a new industry group and new leadership at another during their recent annual conference in Texas...

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. ...

Time to Get a oeSmarta on Biofuels
Time to Get "Smart" on Biofuels Sierra Club, Worldwatch Institute Outline "Smart Choices for Biofuels" in New Report Washington, D.C.- The Sierra Club and Worldwatch Institute today released a report, Smart ...

Groups oppose idea to raise ethanol limit - Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. - The government is considering allowing drivers of newer cars to put more ethanol into their tanks, boosting the market for the corn-based fuel. But a range of groups - automakers, makers of outdoor equipment and some ...

Green tech at a crossroads
From energy-efficient lightbulbs and electric cars to giant wind turbine farms and gadgets that make your home a little smarter, the young green-technology industry has quickly become the most talked-about tech ...

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] ...

Ethanol fuels said to violate Islamic law
A prominent Saudi scholar warned youths studying abroad of using ethanol or other fuel that contains alcohol in their cars since they could be committing a sin, local press reported Thursday. Sheikh Mohamed Al-Najimi, member of the ...

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. ...

Cellulosic biofuel technology will generate low-cost green fuel
Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels...

Carbon Sciences' Technology Can Produce More than 30% of Global.
Carbon Sciences Inc. , the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform carbon dioxide emissions into gasoline and other fuels, today announced the launch of an updated website that reflects its market ...

ProCon.org Compares Alternative Energies To Fossil Fuels (Space War)
Santa Monica CA (SPX) Mar 04, 2009 - ProCon.org, a nonpartisan 501c3 nonprofit research organization, created the new website alternativeenergyprocon.org to explore the core question, "Can alternative energy effectively replace fossil fuels?"..

Increasing ethanol blends to boost US economy (North Queensland Register)
A new US report shows that increasing the ethanol blend in the nation's gasoline supply from 10pc to 15pc could create and support 136,101 new jobs and inject $24 billion into the US economy annually...

Emerson gets contract for work on biofuels plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Emerson Electric Co. said Wednesday that its Emerson Process Management business reached a deal with biofuels company Range Fuels to help bring on line a commercial cellulosic biofuels plant...

Emerson to Host Biofuels Summits in Denver, Atlanta, Houston
Release date: February 24, 2009 Thought-Leadership Summits Focus on Commercialization of Alternative Fuels AUSTIN, TEXAS - Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson, is hosting a series of regional ...

Ethanol industry sees ray of hope
This is a strange season for ethanol. Production is shattering records, up 41 percent last year to 9.2 billion gallons, the U.S. Department of Energy reports...

Boat owners fret over ethanol's effect on engines - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
There's a new concern rippling through the maritime community: By simply gassing up, boaters could be pouring poison into their engines, especially if they have a fiberglass fuel tank. Ethanol added to gasoline in recent years will dissolve resin ...

Pacific Ethanol Announces Forbearance Agreements Extended With Lenders . - MSN MoneyCentral
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 27, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pacific Ethanol, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEIX) announced today that the forbearance agreements with its lenders have been extended as the Company continues attempts to negotiate new loan terms. These ...

[opinion] Home-Grown Fuel : The great American ethanol scam - Monterey County Weekly (Monterey County Weekly)
I ve said it once, and Ill say it again here: corn-based ethanol is a loser, a subsidy for farm states and the politicians who represent them. According to David Pimentel, a Cornell University agricultural expert, its a net energy loser. Just to power a car for a year takes up land that could feed a family of seven for that same time period. Right now, were blending corn ethanol as an ...

Ethanol Fuels Big Three Bail Out Caravan - Domestic Fuel
Ethanol Fuels Big Three Bail Out Caravan. Posted by Cindy Zimmerman EUR December 4th, 2008. 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 ...

Comment on Steve Jurvetson on nature's nanotechnology by:.
Many thanks to the Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Tech Report for permission to reprint the following interview with Steve Jurvetson "Writing the Code of Life", which appeared in their February 2009 issue...

Pacific Ethanol cuts back production - Portland Business Journal
Pacific Ethanol gets more time on loans Pacific Ethanol closes two plants temporarily Pacific Ethanol suspends production at Madera plant Biofuels breakdown Pacific Ethanol Inc. , which operates Oregons lone operating ethanol production plant, on ...

Better fuel, chair win fair
Winners of the Muskogee Regional Science and Engineering Fair have come up with more efficient diesel fuels and more comfortable student chairs...

Ethanol plant lays off employees - Coshocton Tribune
COSHOCTON - The parent company of Coshocton Ethanol, LLC is on the edge of filing bankruptcy, according to an Indiana newspaper. According to the Banner Graphic , hearings were held in Putnam County Superior Court this week between AltraBiofuels and ...

Journal: cellulosic biofuels still the way forward
March 4, 2009 Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels...

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...

Green Energy and Jobs: Proceed With Caution
The creation of "green-collar" jobs is a major component of President Obama's energy and economic strategy...

U.S. weekly ethanol margins remain in slump - Reuters UK
NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Average U.S. ethanol distiller profits rose a few cents but remained at only slightly above break even as producers fetched stronger prices for the alternative motor fuel. Spot ethanol prices rose about 2 ...

Emerson Helps Range Fuels Bring U.S. Biofuels Plant Into Commercial Production (CattleNetwork.com)
AUSTIN, Texas--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Second-generation biofuels company Range Fuels has formed a strategic relationship with Emerson Process Management, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR), to help bring online the first commercial cellulosic biofuels plant in the United States...

Amount paid in ethanol tax is stagnant (The Des Moines Register)
Cheap gasoline apparently is causing Iowa motorists to wander away from the ethanol pumps to regular fuel...

Researchers Expect Cellulosic Biofuels To Compete
Cellulosic biofuels offer similar, if not lower, costs and very large reductions in greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum-derived fuels...

Taylor planners take no action on proposed biofuels facility - Scranton Times
TAYLOR EUR” A Planning Commission agenda item to discuss a proposed zoning amendment resulted in no recommendation to borough council from the commission on Wednesday, but prompted the attendance of about 70 residents and discussion about a proposed ...



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