Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/31/2009
| Slocum: Beware of Polluters Claiming to Have Converted to Green When oil companies spend millions of advertising dollars to proclaim their 'green' allegiance , then you know the craze is official: Being green is in... |
Today's Top Ag News -- Overnights Weaker to Open Week Weaker start to week. We opened the trading week with grain and soybean futures moving lower in overnight trade... |
PetroSA's Planned Refinery to `Squash' Biofuels Development, Deloitte Says PetroSA a s plan to build an oil refinery on South Africaa s eastern coast will a oesquasha local development of biofuels, said Kevin Baart, senior manager at Deloitte... |
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. Partners With William Farone and . Irvine, CAEURBlueFire 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 ... |
Cotton ginners -- progress on issues A number of key issues confront the cotton ginning industry going into the new year, says Sledge Taylor, Como, Miss., producer/ginner and president of the National Cotton Ginners Association... |
Work comes to halt on Mount Vernon ethanol plant MOLLY BARTELS / Courier & Press Aventine Renewable Energy has halted work on the ethanol plant it has been building in Mount Vernon, Ind... |
Breaux: Congress Should Not Wait for a Crisis to Act When crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $147 per barrel in July and gasoline prices at the pump reached nearly $4 a gallon, the American public stormed on Washington, D.C., demanding that Congress do something, do anything... |
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... |
Ethanol more trouble thats its worth as gas additive, alternative (The Post and Courier) EUREveryone Hates Ethanol,EUR headlines a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal. Mr. John Bledsoe Bonds of Mount Pleasant agrees. In my nearly 23 years writing this column, a letter from Mr. Bonds is one of the finest ever received... |
Cellulosic ethanol suffers in down economy The economic downturn that has slowed the ethanol industry also is putting the brakes on the next generation of biofuels... |
Bill aims to boost biofuel industry The Wisconsin Special Committee on Domestic Biofuels voted to send a bill to the full Legislature later this year that could lead to a stronger biofuel industry in the state... |
OCGA applauds UL decision to allow higher ethanol blends in pumps - Jackson County Times-Journal MARIONâEUR The Ohio Corn Growers Association (OCGA) is applauding the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) decision to allow higher ethanol blends in gasoline pumps. The UL has issued a statement saying fuel blends can contain a maximum ethanol content ... |
Flip Burgers with Mother Nature -- Grill Green This Summer (Carteret County News-Times) (ARA) - Each spring, millions of grilling enthusiasts dust off the grill in anticipation of another fun-filled summer of backyard barbecues. But at what cost to the environment?.. |
Gas mileage challenged in Shell Eco-marathon Americas High school and college students are taking automotive parts and knowledge to extreme levels again, increasing fuel mileage up to nearly 3,000 miles per gallon in the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas... |
Clark: Old Policies Stunting Potential for Innovation Everyone agrees that our nation is facing daunting challenges. From energy independence to economic sustainability, from national health care to national security, we are at a critical crossroads in history... |
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. ... |
Pump change good for Earth but not wallets You felt the pain at the pump last summer. So did the Earth's climate; transportation accounts for about 40 percent of the state's greenhouse gas emissions... |
Letters from readers So people can't pay their mortgages or their health insurance premiums, but they can afford to spend $10 billion a year on bottled water, $10 billion having their nails painted, $15 billion for pet care... |
RIL plans bio-fuel unit in Kutch - Hindustan Times Reliance Industries or RIL has now set its eyes on the dry land of Kutch. It is aiming to set up a bio-fuel plant for blending petrol with 5 per cent permissible ethanol. However, it is not confirmed as to how Reliance plans to produce ethanol in the ... |
Ethanol Fuels from Corn Readers Question: The federal gov. requires that all US cars use some form of ethanol fuels from cornEUREUREURso what effect will that have on Beef? Price increase first, or Price decreased first, or demand increase first, or Supply increase ... |
Commentary: Detroit 3 must come clean on getting green As part of their turnaround plans, General Motors and Chrysler delivered bold promises: Clean cars, clean fuels and more hybrids... |
[Read More] For years, ethanol boosters have promised Americans that "cellulosic" ethanol lurks just ahead, right past the nearest service station... |
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Tucson gets ready for this year's Earth Day celebration When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Details: Call Pamela J. Beilke, Chair, 975-9426 or online at: www.tucsonearthday.org y The Reid Park Zoo is offering free admission in conjunction with the Earth Day Festival... |
Renewables desperate to feel breath of funds Renewables groups squeezed by the economic crisis are going bankrupt in spite of the billions in new funding for the sector earmarked by the administration of Barack Obama... |
Ethanol investors assail California greenhouse gas plan (Houston Chronicle) Ethanol investors met last week with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail California's far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels... |
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 ... |
Holden, Coskata partner for green cars (Adelaide Now) HOLDEN has formed an alliance with US renewables company Coskata as part of its plans to produce Commodores capable of running on E85 ethanol fuel from 2010... |
Weak thirst for gasoline puts refineries at risk American gasoline demand may keep falling even as the economy recovers due to ambitious U. S. policy pushing alternative fuels and efficiency --a prospect that could force oil refineries to close... |
Antibiotics pose another concern for ethanol producers - Minnesota Public Radio |
technical bullitin from seafoam re:use in fuel system. Sea Foam Uses in Fuels Sea Foam Motor Treatment #s SF-16 (16 ounce), SF-128 (gallon container) and SF-55 (a 55 gallon drum) is registered with the EPA as a fuel additive for use in all Gasoline, all Ethanol fuels, Gas/oil mixes & ALL ... |
Corn Plummets 31% as Soybeacom/news/local/6111407.html" title="Bill addresses ethanol usage - Morning Sentinel" target="new">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 ... |
Holden, Coskata partner for green cars (Adelaide Now) HOLDEN has formed an alliance with US renewables company Coskata as part of its plans to produce Commodores capable of running on E85 ethanol fuel from 2010... |
Weak thirst for gasoline puts refineries at risk American gasoline demand may keep falling even as the economy recovers due to ambitious U. S. policy pushing alternative fuels and efficiency --a prospect that could force oil refineries to close... |
Antibiotics pose another concern for ethanol producers - Minnesota Public Radio |
technical bullitin from seafoam re:use in fuel system. Sea Foam Uses in Fuels Sea Foam Motor Treatment #s SF-16 (16 ounce), SF-128 (gallon container) and SF-55 (a 55 gallon drum) is registered with the EPA as a fuel additive for use in all Gasoline, all Ethanol fuels, Gas/oil mixes & ALL ... |
Corn Plummets 31% as Soybeans Fall 28% in Forecast (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 30 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. farmers are preparing to plant record amounts of soybeans and demand for corn is falling, driving prices to the lowest levels in more than two years... |
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... |
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 ... |
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 ... |
portland imc - 2009.03.29 - Automaker Production Must Shift From . Ethanol fuels are derived from primarily corn, which is fertilized by what? Ammonium nitrate fertilizer. That is also derived from petroleum. electric vehicles sound so nice. There is a downside though. Electricity must be pulled from ... |
newnet news - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power . BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power Concepts to develop biofuel technology... |
complementary mechanisms needed for successful ETS Tuesday, 31 March 2009, 9:52 am Press Release: Bioenergy Association Bioenergy Association of New Zealand says complementary mechanisms are required for a successful and effective ETS Following the Government's call for submissions to the Emissions Trading Scheme Review Select Committee the Bioenergy Association of New Zealand made its submission ... |
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... |
New Possibilities for Hydrogen-Producing Algae Photosynthesis produces the food that we eat and the oxygen that we breathe could it also help satisfy our future energy needs by producing clean-burning hydrogen? Researchers studying a hydrogen-producing, single-celled green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, have unmasked a previously unknown fermentation pathway that may open up possibilities for ... |
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. ... |
Plant to make ammonia from cobs - Des Moines Register SynGest of San Francisco said it will make anhydrous ammonia fuel and fertilizer from corn cobs and other biomass from a factory to be located on 75 acres near Menlo. The $80 million plant would be the first of its kind in the United States to ... |
More Corn Ethanol Could Boost Cellulosic Ethanol The ethanol industry is taking a beating from the bad economy, with big producers like VeraSun and Valero shuttering factories and filing for bankruptcy... |
Fmr. NATO Commander Wants Increased Ethanol Demand - KELOLAND TV A former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO was in Sioux Falls Thursday promoting a higher demand for ethanol. Ethanol roots run deep in the heart of America and General Wesley Clark is pushing for change. He wants pumps around the country to carry a ... |
An energy 'explosion' (Williston Herald) After hearing the status of a proposed oil refinery, ethanol plant, biodiesel plant and coal-to-liquids conversion plant, Sidney Mayor Brett Smelser asked a question of about 100 people Thursday evening... |
Senator wants to require ethanol-free gas in Maine - Fosters Daily Democrat AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) EUR Assistant Senate Majority Leader Lisa Marrach has submitted a bill requiring oil companies to make ethanol-free fuel an option at the pump in Maine. Ethanol has been an additive in gasoline sold in Maine since late last year ... |
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 ... |
Work comes to halt on Mount Vernon ethanol plant (Evansville Courier & Press) Work on an ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Ind., has all but stopped... |
Ethanol's African Land Grab | Mother Jones Mozambique has survived colonialism and civil war. But can it survive the ethanol industry?.. |
Salary bump for public school math, science teachers passes - Macon Telegraph Math and science teachers in public schools would get a salary bump starting next summer under legislation that won final passage Monday from the General Assembly. The measure, House Bill 280, was proposed by Gov. Sonny Perdue, who praised the ... |
