Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 04/20/2009



No return to record gas prices expected for Iowa - Des Moines Register
As Iowans watch the price of gasoline creep up to the $2-per- gallon level, they needn't worry that they'll soon see the record $4-per-gallon prices they saw at the pumps as recently as last July. "I don't think the pump price will go much higher ...

Report recommends ending ethanol producer payments
In general, Minnesota's ethanol industry is thriving - $619 million in profits over the last five years while receiving $92 million in state subsides, the report notes...

Beyond Fossil Fuels: Eric McAfee on Biofuels
Editor's note: This Q&A is a part of a survey conducted by Scientific American of executives at companies engaged in developing and implementing nonfossil fuel energy technologies...

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

Warning over Low Carbon Fuel Standard Clauses
The comments to ARB were jointly submitted by Abengoa Bioenergy; BioEnergy International, LLC; BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc.; California Ethanol & Power, LLC; Ceres, Inc.; Coskata; Iogen Corporation; Novozymes; Pacific Ethanol; Qteros; ...

Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com Announces Top 10 Green Cars for 2009 --KBB . - CNBC
IRVINE, Calif., April 20, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the expert editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com name their 2009 picks for the Top 10 ...

Canadian government funds eight carbon-capture technology projects
The federal government has put up $140 million for eight projects aimed at refining and proving carbon capture and storage technology...

Water worries cloud future .
Comment about "Water worries cloud future for US biofuel" Phone Name Comment 0 Water worries cloud future for US biofuel Carey Gillam, Reuters A truck driver unloads his cargo of corn into a chute at the Lincolnway Energy plant in the town of Nevada, Iowa...

50 Million Tree Pledge Adds 1 Million Trees in National Forests in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom
For the fourth consecutive year, 1 million trees will be planted to help replace those lost to disease, fire and other natural disasters...

Concordia granted $22M to study reusable fuels (Montreal Gazette)
Two Concordia University researchers have been awarded $22 million to study ways to transform agricultural and forestry waste into reusable fuels. The grants to Dr. Adrian Tsang and Vincent Martin of the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics, announced this morning in Saskatoon by Science and Technology Minister Gary Goodyear, are the largest ever by Genome Canada to investigate ...

Wesley Clark: State's energy future is biofuels
It's precisely during times of crisis that the best of America emerges. I have found, through my travels all over the globe, that it is the resiliency of the American people during hard times that is our defining characteristic...

Startech Environmental Featured on Discovery Channel's Earth Day TV Program on Science Channel
Startech Environmental Corp. , a fully reporting, Award-winning Environment and Energy Company announced today that Startech's Plasma Converter System will be the lead-off feature on the Discovery Channel's premier of its new TV series called Cities 2.0 that will be shown on the Science Channel...

Diesel Brewing to Help Oregon Achieve Energy Independence
Diesel Brewing announced the company has launched its initiative to manufacture cellulosic bio-butanol from Oregon's ample supplies of biomass and dairy farm manure...

Ethanol disaster risk for boats (North Queensland Register)
ETHANOL blend fuel pose a risk for boat owners and is "potentially disastrous for any vessels that use petrol fuel tanks more than a few years old," industry experts say...

Biofuel subsidies targeted in report - Farmington Independent
ST. PAUL EUR State payments to Minnesota ethanol producers have little impact on the industry anymore, so could be eliminated, an independent audit concluded. But lawmakers said corn-based ethanol producers, recipients of millions of dollars in ...

Audit recommends ending ethanol subsidies (Winona Daily News)
ST. PAUL (AP) EUR A report by the legislative auditor says lawmakers should consider ending state ethanol subsidies in favor of promoting programs designed to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions...

Cap-and-trade Rings High Taxes, Low Results
Is carbon regulation really the paramount political cause of this decade? Many politicians in Washington and a few states, like California and New York, seem to think so, and they are clamoring for a "cap-and-trade" scheme...

Decision day nears for Calif. carbon rule on fuels (New York Times)
California air regulators will vote Thursday on a rule that would reduce the average carbon content of transportation fuels b...

California plan scares supporters of ethanol
A California environmental agency this week will consider a controversial new way to evaluate the carbon footprint of biofuels...

California plan scares supporters of ethanol - Argus Leader
A California environmental agency this week will consider a controversial new way to evaluate the carbon footprint of biofuels. At stake for the ethanol industry is continued unencumbered access to the state that uses the most motor fuel in the ...

Ethanol 'disaster' risk for boats | SUGAR INDUSTRY
In Victoria, the Boating Industry Association's general manager, Robert Coco, last month warned boat owners "not to use ethanol fuels in the boats to avoid potentially costly damage to engines and fuel systems". ...

Raymond J. Learsy: President Obama's Pledge To End "The Tyranny Of.
President Obama pledged to end the "Tyranny of Oil". Much needs be done but enormous strides have been taken and are underway...

Report recommends ending ethanol producer payments - Elk River Star News
Lawmakers should consider ending the states decade-old ethanol producer payment program, a Legislative Auditors report on biofuel policies and programs issued on Tuesday, April 17 recommended. In general, Minnesotas ethanol industry is ...

Beyond Fossil Fuels: Eric McAfee on Biofuels (Scientific American)
Editor's note: This Q&A is a part of a survey conducted by Scientific American of executives at companies engaged in developing and implementing nonEURfossil fuel energy technologies. What technical obstacles currently most curtail the growth of biofuels? What are the prospects for overcoming them in the near future and the longer-term? [More]..

Naperville ready to lead the way in green fuels (The Naperville Sun)
Alternative energy looks to be the wave of the future, and Naperville just might help lead the way. City Council members spoke at the Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation monthly meeting Saturday and outlined plans to outfit Naperville with a green fuels depot...

U.S. will approve higher ethanol blend: group - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. Ethanol is currently approved to make up 10 percent of gasoline ...

Gasoline expected to remain cheap this summer - News-Courier
WASHINGTON (AP) EUR Despite the dismal economy, motorists may want to take to the road this summer. The federal government says gasoline prices are expected to stay relatively low. The Energy Information Administration on Tuesday projected regular ...

Fraunhofer ISE presents portable reformer fuel cell system at the Hannover Trade Fair
Electricity from Bioethanol - renewable, mobile, available worldwide Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany have developed an ethanol reformer fuel cell system...

California plan scares supporters of ethanol (The Argus Leader)
A California environmental agency this week will consider a controversial new way to evaluate the carbon footprint of biofuels. At stake for the ethanol industry is continued unencumbered access to the state that uses the most motor fuel in the country, and the prospect that other states could follow California's lead. Ethanol industry leaders fear the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard stacks ...

U.S. will approve higher ethanol blend: group - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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. Ethanol is currently approved to make up 10 percent of gasoline ...

Gasoline expected to remain cheap this summer - News-Courier
WASHINGTON (AP) EUR Despite the dismal economy, motorists may want to take to the road this summer. The federal government says gasoline prices are expected to stay relatively low. The Energy Information Administration on Tuesday projected regular ...

Fraunhofer ISE presents portable reformer fuel cell system at the Hannover Trade Fair
Electricity from Bioethanol - renewable, mobile, available worldwide Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany have developed an ethanol reformer fuel cell system...

California plan scares supporters of ethanol (The Argus Leader)
A California environmental agency this week will consider a controversial new way to evaluate the carbon footprint of biofuels. At stake for the ethanol industry is continued unencumbered access to the state that uses the most motor fuel in the country, and the prospect that other states could follow California's lead. Ethanol industry leaders fear the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard stacks ...

WebberEnergyBlog: Ethanol Fuel vs. U.S.'s Food Supply
By trying to help the U.S.s stance on alternative energy by ethanol fuels, the government is really hurting those who are affected most, its own people. While alternative energy is an important focus for not only our nations future, ...

CSXT Announces First-Ever Environmental Award Winners
CSX Transportation today announced the winners of its first-annual Environmental Awards recognizing customers that have reduced their carbon emissions on the freight they ship by relying on CSX Transportation...

The Next Generation of Biofuels
Americans burn through 140 billion gallons of gasoline a year. And even if drivers switch to more fuel-efficient cars and trucks, the nation's fuel needs are expected to increase by a fifth over the next 20 years, thanks to dramatic increases in car and airplane use...

Sugarcane Ethanol Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Says Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (ITNews)
WASHINGTON, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- - Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels Sugarcane ethanol's carbon intensity is even lower than initially calculated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to comments submitted today by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA). CARB is ...

AAA: Michigan gas prices rise 2 cents - Detroit News
Dearborn -- AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen 2 cents per gallon over the past week to a statewide average of $2.04. The auto club said Monday the statewide average is $1.48 per gallon lower than last year at this time. Of the cities it ...

Amyris Renewable Diesel Receives EPA Registration
Amyris today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially registered Amyris's renewable diesel fuel, making it the first time a hydrocarbon-based fuel made from plant-derived resources has been registered for commercial sale...

After fast start, state's biofuel industry slows
Chesapeake Green Fuels plans to open a facility in Delaware this year, says Robert Butz , who owns the company along with brothers Jeremy, Teddy and Tom...

Ala. city creates fuel from wood
The nation's first program recycling municipal wood wastes into automotive biofuel is operating in Hoover, Alabama...

Brazil's auto industry markets ethanol as green - Reuters
SAO PAULO, April 15 (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 ...

The future, this afternoon: Alternative fuels expo at Disney (Orlando Sentinel)
On May 11, 2008, the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline was about $3.72 a gallon. That was the date the four-day 2008 Alternatives Fuels and Vehicles National Conference and Expo opened in Las Vegas...

Peak Oil News - Ethanol fuels said to violate Islamic law
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Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com Announces Top 10 Green Cars for 2009 - PR Newswire
KBB Green Offers Alternative-Fuel Car Guide, Car-Finding Tools, Forums, Blogs IRVINE, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com , the leading provider of new car and used car information, today announces the expert editors of ...

Corn Ethanol Will Not Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scientific American)
California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming. [More]..

Corn Ethanol Will Not Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions
California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming ...

John Lott's Website: EPA wants to mandate even higher Ethanol Mix
Auto makers offer so-called flex-fuel vehicles designed to accept up to 85% ethanol fuels. But many current and older model cars aren't designed for ethanol concentrations above 10%. Alan Adler, a spokesman for General Motors Corp., ...

Starving people in Africa? Fuhgetabout it. I'm just glad we're saving the planet
Earlier in the decade, biofuels were hailed as the energy panacea, the silver bullet to solve oil shortages and abide by environmental concerns...

EURPNTOFVWEUR (May 2009) Chemical Education Digital Library
Corn crops and ethanol fuels are big topics of conversation in IndianaEURcorn is a major crop and ethanol plants have sprung up (1). Students want to know if using ethanol as a fuel will really make a difference in terms of air pollution ...

U.S. Corn Ethanol Outlook
It also requires far less energy to produce and refine into ethanol fuels. I guess taking a weed and turning it into our future fuel is'nt the most profitable, is that why you never hear about it? Comment by b. clark on 2009-04-18 ...

Minnesota Biofuels Company Draws Interest With Clean Diesel Fuel
As the U.S. pursuit of renewable energy resources continues, a Minnesota company that produces diesel fuel from algae has attracted financial, scientific and government interest...

EPA considers higher ethanol mix
Earlier this year Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. recalled 214500 Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S. that were vulnerable to corrosion problems in their fuel-delivery pipes when some ethanol fuels were used. Pushing against the auto industry's ...

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 ...



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