Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/11/2009



Ford downplays report it endorses midlevel ethanol - CNN Money
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co. Thursday downplayed a report it had endorsed the use of higher blends of alternative motor fuel ethanol in gasoline. "Saying that we endorse that flat out would be premature," Ford's manager of corporate news ...

Many incentives for bi-fuel projects
Presiding over a meeting this afternoon with the competent ministries, sectors and enterprises, Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai confirmed the policies to encourage and grant tax and loan incentives for bio-fuel ...

Lifeline funding in jeopardy
A St. Joseph ethanol plant that opened in 2007 could close its doors or slash jobs if the proposed state budget goes untouched...

NFU Outlines Energy and Climate Change Priorities; Urges Raising of Ethanol Blend Limit
Washington-Delegates to National Farmers Union 's annual convention in Washington, D.C., urged March 10 agriculture's role in renewable energy production and combating climate change be expanded...

US biofuel industry calls for rise in ethanol ceiling (vnunet.com)
BusinessGreen.com staff, BusinessGreen , Monday 9 March 2009 at 10:09:00 Having signalled his support for biofuels, Obama now faces calls to increase amount of ethanol that can be blended with conventional fuels The Obama administration is to face an early test of its commitment to the US biofuel industry, after a coalition of corn ethanol firms led by retired general and ...

Recession has taken toll on alternative energy
The report by the Clean Edge research firm shows the alternative energy industry at a turning point in 2008...

Green Car Congress: Growth Energy and Ethanol Producers Request .
Economic Impacts of Increasing the Ethanol Blend Limit · Preliminary Comments on the DOE report prepared for OPEI. March 7, 2009 in Ethanol, Fuels, Policy | Permalink | Comments (8) | TrackBack (0) ...

OPEI concerned over E15 fuel issue
The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute has serious concerns with a premature rush to 15 percent ethanol or other mid-level fuel blends as being suggested by pro-ethanol producers...

Intel finalist tackles the cellulosic ethanol problem (Scientific American)
WASHINGTON, DC -- When gas prices were sky high, lots of people talked about ethanol as a fuel of the future. In particular, many investors placed their hopes in cellulosic ethanol. Such ethanol is made from the non-edible parts of corn, such as the stalk and leaves, or from non-corn sources such as certain kinds of grasses.* Unlike the ethanol available today, it does not require the edible ...

Recession Hits Alt-Energy
The report, by the Clean Edge research firm, shows the alternative energy industry at a turning point in 2008...

newnet news - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power Concepts to develop biofuel technology...

MARKET TALK: Equities, Ethanol Support Buoy CBOT Corn (INO News)
1234 EDT [Dow Jones] - CBOT corn futures are riding higher on bullish outside markets and government support for ethanol, analysts say. A climb of more than 300 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average has lifted corn and other commodities...

BioFuels Journal - News & Information for the Ethanol and .
Irvine, CAEUR”BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced March 10 a Technology Development Services ...

Grassley Addresses NFU Convention
The way that wind projects have typically been financed is through tax equity financing, where an investor puts up money to build the wind project and in return gets to use the tax credits to offset its income ...

BlueFire Ethanol Brings Aboard Dr. William Farone, Original Co-Founder of the Arkenol Process (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
IRVINE, Calif.----BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. , a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced a Technology Development Services Agreement with Dr...

Vilsack: US should boost ethanol blend in gasoline - KSDK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline. Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ...

Silobreaker: Focus on the Alternative Fuels Market
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced a Technology Development Services Agreement with ...

Ethanol: Not dead yet (CNN Money)
The old kings of ethanol are struggling for survival but a new crop of companies are poised to ascend to the throne and hope to offer a superior product...

Ethanol: Not dead yet
The old kings of ethanol are struggling for survival but a new crop of companies are poised to ascend to the throne and hope to offer a superior product...

USDA chief backs boost of ethanol blend in gasoline (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
An increase in the ethanol-gasoline blend rate to 12 or 13 percent could be accomplished quickly and with minimal scientific review, giving a needed boost to the future of the industry, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said on Monday...

Producers want higher ethanol limits for gasoline - WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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 ...

Algae for Biofuel: Algae Commercialization Outlook
Algae biomass can produce multiple fuels from a single biomass source, including 1st generation biodiesel fuels, 1st generation ethanol fuels, and 2nd generation renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, jet fuel and biocrude. ...

Ethanol producers face tough road (Huntley Farmside)
Ethanol producers have a tall order in front of them in 2009: They have to produce more ethanol despite a rise in economic pressures and a drop in demand. EURœIts likely to be a tough year. Markets are not in good shape,EUR said Ron Miller, CEO of Pekin-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc...

Landrieu: Louisiana Benefits With Omnibus Bill Passing U.S. Congress
WASHINGTON The United States Senate tonight passed an omnibus appropriations bill on Tuesday...

Opinion: Obama, Bush and the Liberal Way
Strange parallels.. After 9/11, America was ready for World War III. President Bush gave the nation Vietnam II...

U.S. Should Boost Ethanol Blend in Gasoline, Vilsack Says - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the government should move quickly to increase the amount of ethanol allowed in gasoline. Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ethanol ...

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...

Governors envision eco-friendly fuels at rest stops
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire and her counterparts in Oregon and California are considering a plan they hope would help transform the Pacific Northwest's Interstate 5 from a freeway ruled by gasoline burners ...

More On The Ethanol Fuel Hoax (Wizbang Blue)
Further ethanol is expensive to produce that fossil fuels, and not ethanol fuels are used to power the production of corn into this fuel. The process involves just 8% usable material for fuel that must be separated from 92% water, ...

Study Shows Continued Gains in Ethanol
The study was released by the Ethanol Across America education campaign as part of the organization's Issue Brief series...

Alternative power revenue soars
Global revenue from the photovoltaics, wind and biofuels industry increased 50 percent last year, according to a just-released report...

Cleaner trash-to-energy tech hits the ground
To many communities, trash-to-energy means burning garbage. But a handful of companies say they are close to bringing cleaner technology to market for making electricity or ethanol from waste...

Oil from Algae | Living the American Green
People throwing around big concepts and putting our own brand of common sense/humor on the world at large. So, from the department of Holy Sh*t comes this video: imagine the scope of what this could mean for ethanol fuels! ...

EPA tests the 'green' value of ethanol (Minnesota Public Radio)
An EPA ruling expected soon could have a major impact on the future of ethanol. The agency is looking at ethanol's contribution to harmful greenhouse gases...

MLPs: Profits in the Pipelines?
Despite conservation efforts, the U.S.'s existing energy infrastructure just can't keep up with our ever-increasing thirst for energy...

Industry Seeks to Raise Ethanol Levels in Fuel - Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON -- The ethanol industry is putting pressure on the Obama administration to allow higher levels of ethanol in gasoline, a step that auto makers and some public-health advocates have resisted amid concerns it could harm engines and air ...

A Broken Promise on Clean Energy Investment Leads to Charges
With a promise that an experimental brand of ethanol would yield "huge dividends," a Bremerton man raised more than $100,000 in 2006 and 2007, much of it from local investors...

Pelosi Backs Raising Ethanol Blend to Reduce Use of Foreign Oil (Bloomberg)
March 9 (Bloomberg) -- The percentage of corn-based ethanol used in gasoline should be increased as a way of reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said...

CBOT Corn Review: Climbs On Equities, Support For Ethanol (INO News)
CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Sharply higher equities and an improved outlook for ethanol helped Chicago Board of Trade corn futures post strong gains Tuesday, traders said...

Honda Begins Sales of Flex Fuel Motorcycle CG150 Titan Mix in Brazil
Moto Honda da Amazonia Ltda. , a Honda subsidiary in Brazil responsible for production and sales of motorcycles and power products, announced it will begin sales in Brazil of the flex fuel CG150 TITAN MIX in ...

Ethanol producers push to increase blend in gasoline - Grand Island Independent
The Nebraska Ethanol Board is part of a national alliance of ethanol organizations that is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to increase the percentage of ethanol allowed in the nations fuel supply. Ethanol producers were in ...

Ethanol producers face tough road
Ethanol producers have a tall order in front of them in 2009: They have to produce more ethanol despite a rise in economic pressures and a drop in demand...

Alternative energy cluster could grow
Alternative energy is today's hot topic, but some businesses in the area have been working with it for a long time...

GRAINS-U.S. soybeans, corn steady before USDA report - ninemsn
* USDA report expected to be slightly bullish for soybeans * China trade data rekindles demand worries * Outside markets dominate (Adds comments, updates prices) SYDNEY, March 11 (Reuters) - U.S. soybean futures rose slightly on Wednesday but corn ...

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BlueFire Ethanol Brings Aboard Dr. William Farone, Original Co-Founder . - PR Inside
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, today announced a Technology Development Services Agreement with Dr. William ...

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 ...

Green Car Congress: Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes .
(2009) Comparative analysis of efficiency, environmental impact, and process economics for mature biomass refining scenarios. Biofuels, Bioprod. Bioref. 3:247EUR270 doi: 10.1002/bbb.136. March 8, 2009 in Cellulosic ethanol, Fuels, ...

NFU Convention Hears From Top Officials on Wide Variey of Ag Issues
Washingtona 'Attendees to the 2009 National Farmers Union Convention heard from an outstanding line-up of policy makers, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary ...

NEW: Vilsack pushes more ethanol in gas - Free Press
Ethanol producers asked the Environmental Protection Agency last week to increase the amount of ethanol that refiners can blend with gasoline from a maximum of 10 percent to 15 percent, which could boost the demand for the renewable fuel additive by ...



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