Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/06/2009



Ethanol tax bill on way to Governor's desk
A bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota is on its way to the governor...

Ethanol Producers Press for Higher Limits (Washington Post)
The nation's ethanol producers are urging the Obama administration to raise the 10 percent limit on ethanol in motor fuel to 15 percent or more, a move they hope will create new demand at a time when many distilleries are idle...

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. ...

HPCL buys 2 sugar mills, eyes ethanol, power - Hindustan Times
The countrys second-largest state-owned oil refining and marketing company, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), is diversifying into sugar production. An investment of Rs 600 crore has been lined up by the company to re-start the two sugar bills ...

Ethanol producers want EPA to raise limits on amount of ethanol . - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Ethanol producers are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. They want the ceiling on ethanol content to be raised from 10 percent to 15 percent. But automakers argue ...

Ethanol Industry Requests EPA to Ease Blending Limit (Update1) (Bloomberg)
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Growth Energy , an ethanol industry trade group, today asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver that would allow higher blends of the fuel...

Canadian Government Announces Funding for Leading Biotechnology Firm's Project
Performance Plants to Further Develop Plant Traits for Biofuel KINGSTON, ON, March 6 /CNW/ - Performance Plants Inc...

Ethanol Industry Group Asks EPA to Ease Restrictions on Gasoline Blending
Growth Energy , an ethanol industry trade group, today asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver that would allow higher blends of the fuel...

Real reforms
I was rather irritated when I heard the president announce his plans for "a renewable energy economy," meaning solar, wind, ethanol, etc., in his address to Congress...

ACCOMACK: Wind-energy 'guru' sets sights on northern county area
The sparsely populated, low-lying bayside of northern Accomack County is a windy place, as residents and boaters know...

Iowa Power Fund advances Iowa State development of clean energy technologies
Song-Charng Kong, an Iowa State University assistant professor of mechanical engineering who studies combustion, is leading a research project that aims to develop new, clean and renewable energy technologies ...

US ethanol producers urge Obama to up ethanol content of motor fuels
"This is about jobs, energy security for America, improving the environment and meeting our legal responsibilities," Clark, the chairman of Growth Energy, a coalition of ethanol firms, said in a statement...

More Ethanol in Your Gas Tank? Struggling Producers Petition EPA for . - US News and World Report
Even before the recession took hold, the ethanol industry was suffering. Recent months haven't been any kinder. So industry representatives are urgently turning to the Obama administration, asking it to do something they say is critical for their ...

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...

More Ethanol in Your Gas Tank? Struggling Producers Petition EPA for Help
Even before the recession took hold, the ethanol industry was suffering. Recent months haven't been any kinder...

Guest column: Biofuels lead state toward cleaner air
Last year, Wisconsinites endured unprecedented fuel prices and helped finance three major players in the automotive industry - issues that dominated the news...

Philippines bioethanol production to meet domestic demand by 2011
Philippines' bioethanol production, which is expected to meet only about a fifth of domestic demand in 2009, will increase significantly over the next two years, a source at the Department of Energy said ...

More Ethanol in Your Gas Tank? Struggling Producers Petition EPA for Help (US News & World Report)
As some plants close, the industry asks EPA to approve gasoline blends with up to 15 percent ethanol...

Ethanol fuels - Cure or Curse?
Ethanol fuels - Cure or curse?The 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 ...

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

U.S. Ethanol Producers Want Ethanol Limit Raised To 15 Percent - All Headline News
Washington, D.C. (AHN) - To give the waning U.S. ethanol industry a boost, a group of American ethanol companies plans to seek a waiver on Friday from the Environmental Protection Agency to increase the ethanol content of motor fuel to 15 from the ...

South Dakota lawmakers give final approval to change in ethanol fuel tax (Canadian Business)
A bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota is on its way to the governor.The state..

Ethanol conference: Exports of plentiful DDGS crucial
The current economic situation is highlighting the importance of distiller's dried grains with solubles to the U.S. ethanol industry, according to speakers at the Renewable Fuels Association's 14th Annual ...

Producers want higher ethanol limits for gasoline - Lexington Herald-Leader
WASHINGTON -- Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline, but automakers argued the increase could damage car engines and fuel lines. The ethanol producers ...

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...

South Dakota lawmakers endorse ethanol tax change (INO News)
(AP:PIERRE, S.D.) A bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota is on its way to the governor. The state House voted 66-2 to pass the bill, which would tax ethanol at 8 cents a gallon at the wholesale level. The bill passed the Senate earlier...

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 ...

Biodiesel, Ethanol Have Much To Lose From EPA Rule (CattleNetwork.com)
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--A federal rule that farmers and renewable fuel refiners have been waiting for might actually deny them a government production mandate for corn-based ethanol and soy-based biodiesel...

NCGA Statement On Higher Blends - CattleNetwork.com
Today, National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) President Bob Dickey released the following statement on efforts to move beyond the 10% blend wall. The National Corn Growers Associations policy, recently approved by delegates on February 28 ...

EPA urged to raise ethanol blend rate (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
An ethanol trade group submitted a formal request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday to boost the allowed ethanol-to-gasoline blend rate as high as 15 percent from the current cap of 10 percent...

KL Energy Corporation Announces $4 Million Reinvestment
KL Energy Corp. today announced that it has received $4 million of additional capital...

HPCL buys 2 sugar mills, eyes ethanol, power
The countrya s second-largest state-owned oil refining and marketing company, Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd , is diversifying into sugar production...

US ethanol producers urge Obama to up ethanol content of motor fuels - Guardian Unlimited
America's ethanol producers, who have been hit hard by the economic recession, today urged the Obama administration to raise the ethanol content in blended motor fuels to 15%. Wesley Clark, a former Nato commander and Democratic presidential ...

Can Biofuels Bottom? - US News and World Report
In the universe of absolutely battered "green" stocks (See: For Green Energy Investors, a Particularly Tough Ride ), biofuels have been among the worst. Falling prices and oversupply led to an industry-wide slump as ethanol prices sank along with ...

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 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 ...

Biofuels Symposium Draws Good Crowd
More than 100 people filled the auditorium at the Bert J. Harris Jr. Agricultural Center on Thursday for a six-hour symposium that featured seven scientific experts speaking on growing fuels for conversion into ...

Can Biofuels Bottom?
In the universe of absolutely battered "green" stocks , biofuels have been among the worst...

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State emissions proposal quickly attacked (San Francisco Chronicle)
A proposed state regulation designed to promote alternative fuels and cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars drew fire Thursday from ethanol producers, who say the rules discriminate against them. The California Air Resources Board on Thursday released a...

US producers want higher ethanol limits for gas - PR Inside
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. ethanol producers Friday asked the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline, but automakers argued the increase could damage car engines and fuel lines. The ethanol ...

Government of Canada Investing in Green, Clean Economy Sustainable.
The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada , was made today by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources and Vicky Sharpe, ...

Producers want higher ethanol limits for gasoline - AP - Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) âEUR” Ethanol producers are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to boost the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. They want the ceiling on ethanol content to be raised from 10 percent ...

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 ...

Mozambique: Country to Make Use of Carbon Credits
The Mozambican government is planning to make use of carbon credits granted under the Clean Development Mechanism, established under the Kyoto Protocol, since the country has vast potential to produce clean ...

Ethanol Industry Requests EPA to Ease Blending Limit (Update2) (Bloomberg)
March 6 (Bloomberg) -- Growth Energy , an ethanol industry trade group, today asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a waiver that would allow higher blends of the fuel and lift demand for the struggling producers...

Northwest Biofuels Halts Production
Northwest Biofuels had plans to resume production April 1st but now the company is facing not only a sluggish economy, but a bankruptcy petition...

Higher Ethanol Blends? The Answer Should.
Within the next few months the EPA may face a decision on whether it should allow higher levels of ethanol in gasoline ...

South Dakota lawmakers endorse ethanol tax change (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota is on its way to the governor...

Premature Rush to E15 Fuel Could Injure Consumers, Their Products and the Environment, Says OPEI
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute today announced that it has serious concerns with a premature rush to 15 percent ethanol or other mid-level fuel blends as being suggested by pro-ethanol producers...



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