Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/15/2009



Push for 'smarter' machines
There are aircraft that are less complex than some of today's tractors and other farm machinery on the cutting edge of new technology, growers attending the Southwest Ag Summit in Yuma were told...

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, ...

Greenpeace report: Ditch nukes, fossil fuels (Brattleboro Reformer)
Thursday, March 12 BRATTLEBORO -- The United States, and the world, can cut global warming pollution without relying on nuclear power...

EERC seeks $5 million for expansion
The University of North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Research Center is seeking $5 million from Congress to expand...

South Dakota governor signs ethanol tax bill - MSN MoneyCentral
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Gov. Mike Rounds has signed a bill aimed at ending a controversy over how blends of ethanol fuel are taxed in South Dakota. The governor on Thursday signed the measure, which would tax ethanol at 8 cents a gallon at the wholesale ...

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

Mozambique: Bio-Fuels May Provide 15 Percent of Fuel Consumption (AllAfrica.com)
Maputo EUR” Bio-fuels, particularly ethanol and bio-diesel, may contribute 15 per cent of Mozambique's national fuel consumption within the next five years, according to Energy Minister Salvador Namburete...

Obama, Brazil leader focus on economy, energy - AP - Guardian Unlimited
Associated Press Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) âEUR” President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva discussed the economy, energy and the environment Saturday during their first White House meeting. Both leaders said the Oval ...

Clean Energy Trends 2009
In last year's Clean Energy Trends report, Clean Edge noted that 2008 would prove to be another banner year for clean energy even in the face of a brooding economic storm...

Ethanol debate: Is your car ready for E-15? (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)
Currently, government rules allow non-flex-fuel vehicles to use only 10 percent ethanol in their gasoline. Politicians from Iowa are pushing for that to change...

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Market still skeptical of blended fuel product - Business World
A MONTH after oil companies offered fuel blended with 10% ethanol, the market has yet to be aware of its usefulness, particularly of engine compatibility. Under the 2006 law, a 5% blend of ethanol EUR” a by-product of sugar EUR” has been required for ...

Fuelish: Ethanol boost makes cents EUR” for producers - Daily Oklahoman
Ethanol producers want the federal government to increase the percentage of ethanol allowed in gasoline because current demand at the nations pumps is too low to absorb all the corn ethanol that refiners are being required to blend. Agriculture ...

Axial Vector Schedules First Customer Demonstration of Multi-Fuel Axial Engine and Generators
Axial Vector Energy Corporation will demonstrate its 325 hp , 1,140 lb-ft a oeWorkhorse 7.2a engine and 100 kW generator on March 16 and 17 to civilian and military buyers and possible licensees...

DeGennaro: Fill 'er up with tank of grass
The summer of 2008 saw gas prices soar to around $4 a gallon around Middle Tennessee...

Obama welcomes visit by Brazilian president - San Francisco Gate
Sunday, March 15, 2009 Both leaders said the Oval Office sit-down was productive and they looked forward to seeing each other at the Group of 20 nations meeting in London on April 2, followed by the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad in mid-April. "I ...

Solar and Wind Power - What About Biomass?
The oldest and most prevalent source of renewable energy known to man, biomass is already a mainstay of energy production in the United States and elsewhere...

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 ...

Time To Be Concerned About Obama's Energy Policy
An excellent article by William Tucker has demonstrated convincingly the limitations of President Obama's energy strategy ...

The coal disaster in everyday life
It's being called a huge environmental disaster but, unlike Katrina, the Tennessee Valley Authority coal ash pond dam collapse disaster was not caused by the environment...

EarthTalk: Biomass in Our Energy Future
Dear EarthTalk: There's a lot of talk today about solar and wind power, but what about biomass? How big a role might this renewable energy source play in our future? Couldn't everyday people burn their own lawn ...

NSW ethanol mandate to rise to 6% (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Changes that mean NSW triples its ethanol mandate from two to six per cent have been introduced into state parliament...

Marcos Sawaya Jank: Brazil and the US Should Lead on Climate Change
This week, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva travels to the United States to meet with President Barack Obama...

Greenpeace report: Ditch nukes, fossil fuels (Brattleboro Reformer)
BRATTLEBORO -- The United States, and the world, can cut global warming pollution without relying on nuclear power. In doing so, they have to rely on renewables such as wind, solar, biomass, geothermal and hydro. And there's more good news, according to a report released Wednesday by Greenpeace...

Fuels-From-the-Forest Innovator Chemrec Opens U.S. Office Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
Chemrec AB, a Sweden-based biofuels innovation company, has opened a U.S. subsidiary, Chemrec USA, Inc., headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, north of Chicago. Chemrec USA will develop Chemrec patented fuels-from-the-forest biorefineries in North America...

BlueFire Ethanol receives 28 air permits for California waste .
In California, cellulosic ethanol pioneer BlueFire Ethanol Fuels secured 28 air permits from the Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District. The permits are part of the final go-ahead process for the companys demonstration-scale ...

Writing The Code Of Life
Some of the most interesting magic today is in the domain of genetic alchemy, where you can change one organism into another...

Oil, Gas Transporters Rolling
In January 2008, dictator Hugo Chavez decreed that Venezuela would no longer export asphalt...

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. ...

Bigger dose of alcohol could be mixed with gas in future
So how's that working out for you? When I wrote about it late last year, you said: Not so good...

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 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...

Ncba Withdraws from Food Before Fuel Coalition
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association announced Friday that as part of a revamped strategy to eliminate government intervention in the renewable energy market, it is withdrawing as a member of the Food ...

Display of 'Ethanol Corvette' brings congressmen to Raleigh (Technician)
N.C. Representative Bob Etheridge, Pa. Representative Tim Holden, representatives from the College of Engineering and the Advanced Vehicle Research Center examined an experimental Chevrolet Corvette Monday...

Honeywell's UOP Works With Vaperma to Offer Enhanced Energy Efficiency . - MSN MoneyCentral
UOP extends its portfolio of solutions for improved process efficiency and reduced emissions in biofuel production DES PLAINES, Ill. , March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell HON company, announced today that it has entered into an ...

High-ethanol fuel gets first buyers pumped
Loading. Navy officials gather Friday for a ribbon-cutting at an E85 fuel pump at the Navy Exchange gas station near Oceana Naval Air Station...

What in the World is Well-to-Wheels and Why Does It Matter?
Since gasoline has been the predominant source of fuel for our cars and trucks for the last 80 years or so, you may not give a second thought to where it comes from and how it gets to the pump at your local ...

Ethanol producers told to make more despite obstacles (The State Journal-Register)
PEKIN EUR” 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. EURśIts likely to be a tough year. Markets are not in good shape,EURť said Ron Miller, CEO of Pekin-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc...

Reportlinker Adds Global Ethanol Market Analysis - CNBC
NEW YORK, Mar 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Ethanol Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098314/World-Ethanol-Market.html This report analyzes the ...

Go renewable
Federal, state and local governments are planning to greatly expand the funding for "alternative" energy sources...

Producers want higher ethanol limits for gasoline - Bismarck Tribune
WASHINGTOced today that it has entered into an ...

High-ethanol fuel gets first buyers pumped
Loading. Navy officials gather Friday for a ribbon-cutting at an E85 fuel pump at the Navy Exchange gas station near Oceana Naval Air Station...

What in the World is Well-to-Wheels and Why Does It Matter?
Since gasoline has been the predominant source of fuel for our cars and trucks for the last 80 years or so, you may not give a second thought to where it comes from and how it gets to the pump at your local ...

Ethanol producers told to make more despite obstacles (The State Journal-Register)
PEKIN EUR” 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. EURśIts likely to be a tough year. Markets are not in good shape,EURť said Ron Miller, CEO of Pekin-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc...

Reportlinker Adds Global Ethanol Market Analysis - CNBC
NEW YORK, Mar 12, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Ethanol Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p098314/World-Ethanol-Market.html This report analyzes the ...

Go renewable
Federal, state and local governments are planning to greatly expand the funding for "alternative" energy sources...

Producers want higher ethanol limits for gasoline - Bismarck Tribune
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 ...

President Obama Brazil and Biofuels a Perfect Combination - Newsblaze.com
Calling himself "a great admirer of the progressive, forward-looking leadership that President Lula has shown," President Obama opened up a joint press availability this afternoon after a meeting between the two heads of state. President Lula ...

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, ...

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) ...

How "constructive biology" will reshape biotech
Last Monday, a group of New Yorkers assembled for a dinner at my apartment to hear Professor Jay Keasling share his vision for the future...

Ethanol producers face tough road (The Helena Daily World)
EURśIts likely to be a tough year. Markets are not in good shape,EURť said Ron Miller, CEO of Pekin-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc...

Greenpeace report: Ditch nukes, fossil fuels
The United States, and the world, can cut global warming pollution without relying on nuclear power...

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 ...

High-ethanol fuel gets first buyers pumped (The Virginian-Pilot)
VIRGINIA BEACH It looks like gasoline, though a little clearer. It smells like gas, though a little sweeter. But it's not gas. It's E85 - 85 percent ethanol - and, for the first time, this alternative fuel can be purchased in Hampton Roads. The first public E85 pump in the region, and just the second in Virginia, was christened Friday at a Navy Exchange gas station,..

Truly Green Energy
The coffee pot was broken at Stellarwind BioEnergy. It was probably just as well, since most of the liquid percolating at its home-in the former Hoosier Orchid Co.-is green and algae-ridden. It's in ...



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