Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 04/16/2009



Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Provides New Funding for Tiverton Ethanol Plant
Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program will provide up to $14 million for GreenField's Ethanol Inc.'s facility in Tiverton...

Study ranks Iowa second-best in use of water to make ethanol (The Des Moines Register)
Washington, D.C. -EUR” Iowa not only makes a lot of ethanol but also produces it without using nearly as much water as many other states, according to a study...

Greener fuels will add to cost of motoring, oil companies say (Times Online)
The cost of motoring will rise under a European Union plan to force oil companies to add more biofuel to petrol and diesel, the industry has claimed...

Group Believes US Will Approve Higher Ethanol Blend
On Tuesday, Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen announced that the U.S. government will eventually begin allowing higher levels of ethanol to be blended into gasoline...

REX Stores Reports Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results
REX Stores Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 31, 2009 ...

Higher Level Of Ethanol Blend In .
Currently, ethanol makes up ten percent of the nation's gasoline blend, according to Reuters...

Government receives P80-billion worth ethanol projects application (GMA News)
MANILA, Philippines - There are 20 applications for ethanol projects pending before the National Biofuels Board (NBB) amounting to P80 billion, its vice chairman and Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) administrator Rafael Coscolluela said...

Feds to pump millions into ethanol operation (Owen Sound Sun Times)
Greenfield Ethanols Tiverton plant will see up to $14 million in federal funding over the next seven years to reinforce the companys fuel alcohol business in an uncertain economic climate. The funding will be used to maintain the companys current operations and level of employment at the site.[.]..

Letters: Same old talking points - Argus Leader
This letter is a response to the Jeff Broin My Voice column in the April 8 Argus Leader. First, this column came across as nothing more than a free commercial covering the same old ethanol talking points. National Geographic has reviewed more than ...

Firm plans more tanks in township
Eldorado Properties is planning an expansion that would entail the construction of at least five new storage tanks along Route 11...

Green fuels produce twice as much carbon as fossil fuels (Daily Telegraph)
Green fuels could produce twice the carbon emissions of the fossil fuels they replace environmentalists claim...

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 - Cure or Curse?
Ethanol fuels - Cure or curse?The 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 ...

Public Sounds Off On Hyperion Air Permit
It's one of the biggest proposed projects in the country, and people in Union County are sounding off about Hyperion's plans to build an oil refinery in their backyard...

Ethanol plant will get up to $14 million in funding
An Ontario ethanol plant will receive up to $14 million in funding from the federal government's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program.A The money will be used for GreenField Ethanol's plant in Tiverton, Ontario...

Hamdon outlines bio plans
While there had been some interest in bio products in the past, Hamdon said, it was the closure of Weyerhaeusera s OSB mill and the accompanying loss of tax revenue and jobs that provided the spur for the Town to get seriously interested in the emerging technology...

Biofuels worse than fossil fuels for environment, say activists
Biofuels could produce twice the carbon emissions of the fossil fuels they replace, environmentalists claimed yesterday...

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...

Ethanol policies fuel food-price rise - The Washington Times
Federal ethanol-fuel policies forced consumers to pay an extra 0.5 percent to 0.8 percent in increased food prices in 2008, and the government itself could end up paying nearly $1 billion more this year for food stamps because of ethanol use ...

Brazil's auto industry markets ethanol as green - Reuters UK
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The big four auto makers in Brazil joined forces with the Sugar Cane Industry Association (Unica) on Wednesday in a campaign aimed at expanding the use of cane-based ethanol in flex-fuel vehicles. Local subsidiaries of U.S ...

SAFF wants mandate for grain-based ethanol
ABC Rural reports that the South Australian Farmers Federation (SAFF) is calling on the Australian state and federal governments to mandate the use of grain-based ethanol fuels. SAFF committee chair Michael Schaefer says new policies ...

Study ranks Iowa second-best in use of water to make ethanol
Washington, D.C. -- Iowa not only makes a lot of ethanol but also produces it without using nearly as much water as many other states, according to a study...

Letters: Same old talking points
This letter is a response to the Jeff Broin My Voice column in the April 8 Argus Leader...

Biofuels EUR˜could produce twice the emissions of fossil fuels (The Herald)
Biofuels could produce twice the carbon emissions of the fossil fuels they replace, environmentalists claimed yesterday...

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. ...

Ethanol Fuels Iowa Caucuses » Market to Market - Feature
Ethanol Fuels Iowa Caucuses. Last week, the state of Florida proposed new ethanol blending rules that would open the door to the nation's third-largest gasoline market. Despite the Sunshine State's dominant role in sugar production, ...

Delphi pushes new tech
Delphi Packard Electric, which rose to world prominence because of its expertise in vehicle electric wiring harnesses, is accelerating its push toward hybrid powered vehicles at its Hybrid Development Center in Champion, the company said Wednesday...

Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs - Chicago Defender
WASHINGTON EUR” Food stamps and child nutrition programs are expected to cost up to $900 million more this year because of increased ethanol use. Higher use of the corn-based fuel additive accounted for about 10 percent to 15 percent of the rise in ...

GreenField Ethanol Tiverton plant to receive new funding from Government of Canada
GreenField Ethanol's Tiverton plant was pleased to host Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce - today on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, where he announced that the Tiverton facility will receive up to $14 million from the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program...

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Provides New Funding for Tiverton Ethanol Plant (Marketwire)
TIVERTON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 15, 2009) - Ben Lobb, Member of Parliament for Huron-Bruce, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced that the Government of Canada's ecoENERGY for Biofuels program will provide up to $14 million for GreenField's Ethanol Inc.'s facility in Tiverton. "This investment is an example of how our Government is working ...

Greener fuels will add to cost of motoring, oil companies say
The cost of motoring will rise under a European Union plan to force oil companies to add more biofuel to petrol and diesel, the industry has claimed...

Big firms staking claims in ethanol - Chicago Tribune
GIBSON CITY, Ill. - EUR” A smooth road curves toward the hulking ethanol mill that One Earth Energy LLC will open in June. But the path to profitability might be rocky, as the fledgling company could face much larger rivals that have snapped up ...

P80-b ethanol investments under review (Manila Standard Today)
Twenty ethanol projects will generate investments of up to P80 billion for the industry, an official said yesterday. Rafael Coscolluela, Sugar Regulatory Administration head and National Biofuels Board vice chairman, said 20 companies had pending applications for ethanol projects...

Summit tensions --
It would take several diplomatic master strokes for the Fifth Summit of the Americas to avoid the disaster of Mar Del Plata, Argentina in 2005...

OPEI Concerned About E15 Fuel
The DOE report, in fact, indicates that mid-level ethanol fuels could damage millions of forestry, lawn and garden, and other small engine products currently housed in consumers garages, boat slips, warehouses or being used by small ...

U.S. will approve higher ethanol blend: group (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The U.S. government will eventually allow higher levels of ethanol to be blended into gasoline, Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen said on Tuesday...

Wesley Clark's Folly
In getting behind the ethanol lobby, the former NATO supreme commander is doing a supreme disservice to the environment, the auto industry, and his country...

Study ranks Iowa second-best in use of water to make ethanol - Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. -EUR” Iowa not only makes a lot of ethanol but also produces it without using nearly as much water as many other states, according to a study. University of Minnesota researchers looked into how much water is required to make ethanol ...

The bright future of ethanol
A little more than a year ago, Gov. Rendell celebrated the groundbreaking of the first ethanol plant in Pennsylvania...

Summit tensions --
It would take several diplomatic master strokes for the Fifth Summit of the Americas to avoid the disaster of Mar Del Plata, Argentina in 2005...

OPEI Concerned About E15 Fuel
The DOE report, in fact, indicates that mid-level ethanol fuels could damage millions of forestry, lawn and garden, and other small engine products currently housed in consumers garages, boat slips, warehouses or being used by small ...

U.S. will approve higher ethanol blend: group (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The U.S. government will eventually allow higher levels of ethanol to be blended into gasoline, Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen said on Tuesday...

Wesley Clark's Folly
In getting behind the ethanol lobby, the former NATO supreme commander is doing a supreme disservice to the environment, the auto industry, and his country...

Study ranks Iowa second-best in use of water to make ethanol - Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. -EUR” Iowa not only makes a lot of ethanol but also produces it without using nearly as much water as many other states, according to a study. University of Minnesota researchers looked into how much water is required to make ethanol ...

The bright future of ethanol
A little more than a year ago, Gov. Rendell celebrated the groundbreaking of the first ethanol plant in Pennsylvania...

Work likely to proceed on ethanol plant, despite bankruptcy - Evansville Courier-Press
Work will progress on a ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Ind., even though the company building it declared bankruptcy this week. So says Jody Peacock, the director of public affairs for the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon, where Aventine Renewable ...

Letters: Same old talking points
This letter is a response to the Jeff Broin My Voice column in the April 8 Argus Leader...

CBO: Ethanol production pushed food prices up - Thehill.com
Wider use of ethanol caused a 10 to 15 percent increase in food prices from 2007 to 2008 but reduced greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector by less than 1 percent, according to a Congressional Budget Office report released this week ...

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

D.M. area 'next frontier' for food - Des Moines Register
The Des Moines area ranks fifth-lowest in operating costs as a possible location for companies interested in making healthier foods using a byproduct from ethanol production, a new report shows. A survey from the Boyd Co., a New Jersey site selection ...

Green Fuels Group in Lacassine loses investor (KPLC Lake Charles)
Big changes at a Lacassine sugarcane mill are evident. Louisiana Green Fuels has confirmed that an investor has pulled out and there are other changes being made. The Lacassine sugar mill will stand idle during this fall's harvest.  In the past, the cane was turned into syrup that was shipped out to be turned into ethanol.  Now, the harvested sugarcane will be sent away to be processed...

New engine mates with Kokomo transmissions
Last week, at the New York Auto Show, Chrysler introduced its new Pentastar V-6 engine...

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 ...

D.M. area 'next frontier' for food
The Des Moines area ranks fifth-lowest in operating costs as a possible location for companies interested in making healthier foods using a byproduct from ethanol production, a new report shows...

Honda Builds New Facility for R&D of Bio Ethanol Technology
Honda has announced its intention to establish a research and development facility in the Chiba prefecture of Japan that will enable the company to work towards establishing practical used of bio-ethanol fuels and the production ...

Pumping fuel into the economy - Bismarck Tribune
Here in North Dakota, we have an opportunity. We can continue our role as a leading state in renewable energy development, or we can sit back and watch the U.S. continue its dependency on oil and foreign nations for our source of fuel. Recently ...



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