Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 04/02/2009



VeraSun closes sale of 5 ethanol plants to Valero (AP via Yahoo! News)
VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp...

Brazil projected to increase ethanol output (UPI)
By CARMEN GENTILE UPI ENERGY CORRESPONDENT MIAMI, April 1 (UPI) -- Brazilian ethanol producers are reportedly gearing up to increase production of the alternative fuel in reaction to stronger sugar prices, energy experts said...

VeraSun Sells 5 Ethanol Plants
VeraSun Energy Corp. said Wednesday it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp...

Today's Top Ag News -- Weekly Export Sales Update
Surge in overnight trade. Corn futures were 6 to 8 cents higher, soybeans 13 to 23 cents higher and Chicago wheat mostly around 7 cents higher in overnight trade...

Burger Plant Won't Close
Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland announced today that the FirstEnergy Corp. has found a way to keep the Burger Power Plant open...

VeraSun Sale Final
VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp...

Biofuel (Ethanol Content) Amendment Bill 2009
I will make a brief contribution on the debate on the Biofuel Amendment Bill 2009...

TCM Tackles the Fuel Problem
During Continental's press conference summarizing its fuel research into a replacement for 100LL, I had the odd feeling of waking up from a bad dream...

VeraSun sells 5 ethanol plants - Bismarck Tribune
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - VeraSun Energy Corp. said Wednesday it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp. VeraSun, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October ...

NCBA Asks Administration to Oppose Increase in Ethanol Blend Percentage
WASHINGTON The National Cattlemen's Beef Association sent a letter to members of President Obama's Cabinet today opposing an increase in the ethanol blend percentage for gasoline...

After the ethanol bubble (Minnesota Public Radio)
Ethanol was flying high a few years ago. But the industry has fallen on hard times with the economic crisis and the collapse of gasoline prices. A look at the volatile world of ethanol fuel...

Brazil projected to increase ethanol output
Brazilian ethanol producers are reportedly gearing up to increase production of the alternative fuel in reaction to stronger sugar prices, energy experts said...

It's official: VeraSun now Valero Renewable Fuels (Spencer Daily Reporter)
The Sioux Falls-based ethanol company that made a bright, but brief, splash in northwest Iowa was officially purchased by San Antonio refiner Valero Energy. VeraSun, the country's second largest...

VeraSun Energy closes on sales of assets to Valero Renewable Fuels
VeraSun Energy closes on sales of assets to Valero Renewable Fuels Apr. 1, 2009 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- VeraSun Energy Corp...

Refiners: Halt ethanol mandate - Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. EUR” Oil refiners want the government's biofuels mandates suspended, citing the limits on how much ethanol can be blended into gasoline. Charles Drevna, president of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association, also labeled as ...

Warning: Your Chainsaw May Go Out Of Control On Ethanol
Kris Kiser, executive vice president of the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute: "For us, it's principally a safety issue...

Report confirms corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions
Report confirms corn ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions Apr. 1, 2009 OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- A new International Energy Agency report confirms that new efficiencies in farming and production techniques show corn ethanol dramatically reduces harmful greenhouse gas emissions - moving toward 55% cuts by 2015 - when compared to gasoline...

Ethanol fight gets revved up
Picture a chain saw calmly idling. But then its blade suddenly starts spinning on its own, as if someone had goosed the throttle...

More Corn Ethanol Could Boost Cellulosic Ethanol - Wired
The ethanol industry is taking a beating from the bad economy, with big producers like VeraSun and Valero shuttering factories and filing for bankruptcy. Those left standing are pleading with the feds to increase the amount of ethanol that can be ...

Politicians make poor prophets - Detroit News
The danger of entrusting politicians to shape the vision of the nation's industrial future is that it's hard to keep them focused. Take as an example Gov. Jennifer Granholm's fickleness in prognosticating about the automobile industry. In 2004, the ...

VeraSun Closes on Sales of Assets to Valero Renewable Fuels - Wisconsin Ag Connection
VeraSun Energy Corp. announced that it closed on the sale of assets to Valero Renewable Fuels that included five ethanol production facilities and a development site. The facilities are located in Aurora, S.D.; Fort Dodge, Charles City, and Hartley ...

VeraSun Closes Sale of 5 Ethanol Plants to Valero (The Memphis Daily News)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Va....

It's official: VeraSun now Valero Renewable Fuels
The Sioux Falls-based ethanol company that made a bright, but brief, splash in northwest Iowa was officially purchased by San Antonio refiner Valero Energy...

Tate & Lyle PLC Uk Regulatory Announcement: Trading Statement
Tate & Lyle PLC - 2 April 2009 In line with our usual practice, Tate & Lyle issues the following trading update for the year ended 31 March 2009 ahead of the announcement of the full year results on 28 May 2009...

VeraSun closes sale of 5 ethanol plants to Valero (San Francisco Chronicle)
VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp. VeraSun, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October, auctioned off its assets and Valero submitted...

Fueled again
To find out more information about Propel, including the nearest station to you, go to www.propelfuels.com . Rob Elam may drive an SUV, but don't be fooled...

Ethanol fight gets revved up - Chicago Tribune
Picture a chain saw calmly idling. But then its blade suddenly starts spinning on its own, as if someone had goosed the throttle. The power equipment industry warns that such a scenario could happen if the federal government agrees to increase the ...

VeraSun Closes Sale of 5 Ethanol Plants to Valero
VeraSun Energy Corp . says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp ...

Ethanol company may be out of cash - Record
Pacific Ethanol Inc. is running on fumes. The Sacramento-based company warned in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it could run out of operating cash by the end of the month unless it finds additional capital and restructures its existing ...

Grain ethanol strikes back
Criticisms are not all accurate, the ethanol industry retorted today, issuing a report forecasting ethanol, among other things, to produce 55 percent fewer GHG emissions than gas by 2015...

Fuel mix fight brewing - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
CHICAGO EUR” Picture a chain saw calmly idling. But then its blade suddenly starts spinning on its own, as if someone had goosed the throttle. The power equipment industry warns that such a scenario could happen if the federal government decides to ...

Nukes in, Corn Out of Energy Bill - The State Journal
CHARLESTON -- Nuclear is in. Corn is out. Legislation that would mandate from which sources West Virginians get their future electricity has undergone radical changes as it made its way through the state Senate, but whether they are changes for the ...

VeraSun Energy closes sale of 5 ethanol plants, 1 development site, to Valero Energy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Starbr>VeraSun Closes Sale of 5 Ethanol Plants to Valero
VeraSun Energy Corp . says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp ...

Ethanol company may be out of cash - Record
Pacific Ethanol Inc. is running on fumes. The Sacramento-based company warned in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing it could run out of operating cash by the end of the month unless it finds additional capital and restructures its existing ...

Grain ethanol strikes back
Criticisms are not all accurate, the ethanol industry retorted today, issuing a report forecasting ethanol, among other things, to produce 55 percent fewer GHG emissions than gas by 2015...

Fuel mix fight brewing - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
CHICAGO EUR” Picture a chain saw calmly idling. But then its blade suddenly starts spinning on its own, as if someone had goosed the throttle. The power equipment industry warns that such a scenario could happen if the federal government decides to ...

Nukes in, Corn Out of Energy Bill - The State Journal
CHARLESTON -- Nuclear is in. Corn is out. Legislation that would mandate from which sources West Virginians get their future electricity has undergone radical changes as it made its way through the state Senate, but whether they are changes for the ...

VeraSun Energy closes sale of 5 ethanol plants, 1 development site, to Valero Energy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
To heck with clean water and conservation lets make ethanol out of food. Thanks taxpayers for paying for an industry that big ag loves. EUR¦ read more Feel sorry for you wildlife...

Renewable Energy - Chicago Tribune
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ...

VeraSun closes sale of 5 ethanol plants to Valero (KXXV Waco)
Associated Press - April 1, 2009 1:25 PM ET SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of 5 ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner...

VeraSun sells 5 ethanol plants (The Bismarck Tribune)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - VeraSun Energy Corp. said Wednesday it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp...

VeraSun closes sale of five ethanol plants (Pioneer Press)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. EUR” VeraSun Energy Corp. says it has closed on the sale of five ethanol plants, including one in Minnesota, and one development site to traditional refiner Valero Energy Corp...

Fuel, food films
When Robert Kenner was filming "Food, Inc." he asked an interview subject - a mother whose son had died from eating a hamburger with E. coli - what she eats, but she wouldn't answer, because she was afraid of being sued...

KLEM: News
FEBRUARY 28TH WAS THE DEADLINE FOR PETS OWNERS TO LICENSE CATS AND DOGS THROUGH THE TWO VETERINARY PRACTICES IN LE MARS...

Fyi: Business
A federal judge in Oklahoma City is granting class-action status to a $27 million lawsuit that accuses a Houston energy company of shortchanging royalty owners...



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