Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/27/2009



Ethanol investors try to derail California's carbon-emissions proposal (Los Angeles Times)
A group of ethanol investors met with Gov. Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail the proposal, which they say would cripple the nation's biofuels industry. Ethanol investors met with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week in an effort to derail Californias far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels...

OCGA applauds UL decision to allow higher ethanol blends in pumps - Norwalk Reflector
Drivers may soon be able to get 15 percent ethanol blends at the gas pump, which is beneficial in several ways. "For the country, it helps us be less dependent on foreign oil. For the consumer, it sometimes actually makes the fuel cheaper," said Bob ...

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...

Gasoline Vs. Ethanol - The Bulletin
Probably the only thing to be thankful for in this current recession is the drop in gas prices. So when I saw a new study by the Energy Policy Reach Foundation (eprinc.org) discussing federal ethanol mandates to help the ethanol industry recover from ...

New fuel doesn't steal speed  - ONE News
The V8 Supercars' switch to environmentally friendly fuel has made virtually no difference to performance, power or handling, according to the sport's leading drivers. The V8s are debuting a cleaner, greener petrol using 85 per cent ethanol - called ...

New Enzymes Created For Biofuel Production (Science Daily)
Researchers have taken an important step toward the development of a cost-efficient process to extract sugars from cellulose -- the world's most abundant organic material and cheapest form of solar-energy storage. Plant sugars are easily converted into a variety of renewable fuels such as ethanol or butanol...

Honda introduces hybrid motorcycle in Brazil | Biodiesel and .
Written on March 26, 2009. Motorcycle-USA.com reports that Honda released the CG150 TITAN MIX ES flex-fuel motorcycle in Brazil. The motorcycle uses bio-ethanol fuels. Honda expects to sell 200000 of these motorcycles annually. ...

E20 Fuel Blends Safe for Mainstream Use, New Study Finds | CleanBeta
Other studies have identified a number of problems associated with intermediate blends of ethanol fuels, especially corrosion. E20 Fuel Blends Safe for Mainstream Use, New Study Finds The news arrives amidst a tough year for the ethanol ...

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 ethanol suffers in down economy (The Des Moines Register)
Washington, D.C. - The economic downturn that has slowed the ethanol industry also is putting the brakes on the next generation of biofuels...

Ethanol's African Land Grab | Mother Jones
Mozambique has survived colonialism and civil war. But can it survive the ethanol industry?..

Valero Plunges Into Ethanol - The Money Times
I've been attempting to teach an old dog new tricks lately, and I can confirm that the old adage is tried and true. But Valero Energy (NYSE: VLO) proved it's no old dog this week, by delving into the ethanol business in a major way. Beating out ...

US weekly ethanol margins drop as corn price rises - Reuters
NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) - Average weekly U.S. ethanol distiller profits slipped further into negative territory on stronger prices for corn, the main input cost for the country's top alternative motor fuel. May corn CK9 on the Chicago Board of ...

Sweet Sorghum Could Be Ingredient In NC Ethanol Production (MyNC.com)
Researchers are studying how to use sweet sorghum in large-scale ethanol production...

Papermakers Dig Deep in Highway Bill To Hit Gold (Washington Post)
Big paper companies could each get hundreds of millions of dollars in cash payments from the Treasury this year by taking advantage of an alternative fuels tax credit in the 2005 highway bill, according to company filings and Wall Street analysts...

Sweet Sorghum Part Of Ethanol Production (NBC 17 Raleigh)
Matthew Veal, an assistant professor at North Carolina State University, is leading the research into using sweet sorghum for ethanol production in North Carolina. "Most people only grow it to make molasses. So making fuel out of it is a whole new procedure," he said. Here's how it works: you crush the stalk, get a sugar juice, add yeast to it, the yeast metabolizes it and produces ethanol. The ...

Waiting for Next-Gen Ethanol in 2009? Forget It (Salon.com)
In the summer of 2008, 2009 looked like it could be a breakout year for the next generation of ethanol. There were dozens of companies racing to be the first to churn out cellulosic ethanol made from non-food crops and plant waste from pilot and even commercial-scale plants...

Silobreaker: Organic Fuels of the Today and Future
SA farmers want ethanol mandate. The South Australian Farmers Federation Grains Industry Committee is calling on the state and federal governments to mandate the use of grain-based ethanol fuels. . - [18 hours ago - ABC Online] ...

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

TOPIC | Alternative Fuel Vehicles - Daily Oklahoman
Oklahoma bill focuses on compressed natural gas 2 hr ago | Add a comment OKLAHOMA CITY EUR” Republican leaders of the Oklahoma House are pushing an ambitious program to use taxpayer dollars to encourage motorists to fuel their cars and trucks with ...

Third Group Adds Voice To Chorus Backing Ethanol - KELOLAND TV
Supporters of a new ethanol advocacy group, Growth Energy, say it was created to help educate people on how ethanol and agriculture can provide both fuel and feed. Growth Energy joins two other ethanol advocacy groups: the American Coalition for ...

Bill addresses ethanol usage - Morning Sentinel
A Kennebec County senator is proposing that oil companies provide an ethanol-free fuel across Maine, less than a year after the additive appeared in the state. Sen. Lisa MarrachŽ, a Waterville Democrat, announced Tuesday she submitted the bill ...

Silobreaker: Millions of gallons of ethanol make their way into Belton
The world's most up-to-date Product, Boat, Marina, Corporate, Legislative & Regulatory News Friday, 27 March 2009BIA Victoria has warned Victorian boat owners not to use ethanol fuels in their boats to avoid potentially costly ...

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Novozymes to Bet Up to $200 Million on Ethanol-Tied Plant (New York Times)
Novozymes will double its investment in a new enzyme plant in Nebraska up to $200 million, so the Danish company will be ready for the ethanol boom that company officials still expect, The Associated Press reported...

California Unenthusiastic About Ethanol (Ag Report)
FARGO - Mar 26/09 - NDSU -- The California Air Resources Board's adoption of a new 'Scoping Plan' that was passed Dec. 11, 2008 is that state's energy blueprint for the future and has been in development since 2006. On March 5, 2009, California defined which renewable fuels qualify for the plan and the prospects for traditional corn grain ethanol are not bright...

Algae-to-Oil Pioneer OriginOil Appoints Adam Meislik to Company .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: 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 ...

Petrol companies falling short of ethanol mandate: Oppn - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The New South Wales Opposition has released documents obtained under Freedom of Information that show none of the major petrol companies have reached the State Government's ethanol mandate. Since 2007 the Government has required a minimum of 2 per ...

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Novozymes to Bet Up to $200 Million on Ethanol-Tied Plant (New York Times)
Novozymes will double its investment in a new enzyme plant in Nebraska up to $200 million, so the Danish company will be ready for the ethanol boom that company officials still expect, The Associated Press reported...

California Unenthusiastic About Ethanol (Ag Report)
FARGO - Mar 26/09 - NDSU -- The California Air Resources Board's adoption of a new 'Scoping Plan' that was passed Dec. 11, 2008 is that state's energy blueprint for the future and has been in development since 2006. On March 5, 2009, California defined which renewable fuels qualify for the plan and the prospects for traditional corn grain ethanol are not bright...

Algae-to-Oil Pioneer OriginOil Appoints Adam Meislik to Company .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTCBB: 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 ...

Petrol companies falling short of ethanol mandate: Oppn - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The New South Wales Opposition has released documents obtained under Freedom of Information that show none of the major petrol companies have reached the State Government's ethanol mandate. Since 2007 the Government has required a minimum of 2 per ...

Gulf Ethanol Evolves to Gulf Alternative Energy Corporation - Businesswire.com
HOUSTON--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Gulf Alternative Energy Corporation (PinkSheets:GAEC) announced today that it has completed the process of changing its name from Gulf Ethanol Corp. The change is indicative of the Companys move to advance its biomass ...

New Energy Economics: Markets For Traditional Corn Ethanol Narrowing (CattleNetwork.com)
Last December, one of my newsletters discussed the California Air Resources Board's adoption of a new "Scoping Plan" that was passed Dec. 11, 2008. This legislation is the state's energy blueprint for the future and has been in development since 2006. On March 5, 2009, California defined which renewable fuels qualify for the plan and the prospects for traditional corn grain ethanol are not bright...



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