Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 04/22/2009



The president in Newton: Obama announced plans that would spur Iowa's renewable energy industry.
Newton, Ia. - President Barack Obama today in Iowa announced plans to allow off-shore wind-energy production, a development that could spur Iowa's burgeoning renewable energy industry...

Wisconsin poised to lead in green jobs movement
Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson saw the nexus between the economy and the environment long before people started talking about 'green' jobs...

[Green Growth:Korea's New Strategy (36)]Waste: an undepleted source of energy
The following is the 36th in a series of articles focusing on the Korean government's "green growth" strategy...

AUTO-RACING - Every Day is Earth Day in the ALMS - SPEEDtv.com
Cellulosic ethanol, unlike the more common corn or sugar-based ethanol, is manufactured using wood waste, thus eliminating the oft-mentioned negative aspects associated with those agriculturally-based ethanol fuels. ...

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 ...

A New Hope For Bio-Fuels?
Scientists at the University of California in San Francisco have discovered a potentially revolutionary new way of creating gasoline without the use of food crops, and without the pesky necessity of spending millions of years buried beneath the earth...

Barun Roy: Fuelling change
After a successful pilot, Indonesia plans to give a free LPG stove and a cylinder to wean users off subsidised kerosene...

Cosan Rises Most in 3 Weeks as Gas Tax May Boost Ethanol Use - Bloomberg
April 22 (Bloomberg) -- Cosan SA Industria & Comercio , the worlds biggest sugar-cane processor, rose the most in almost three weeks on speculation higher Brazilian taxes on gasoline will make its ethanol more competitive. Cosan rose 13 percent to ...

Kinder mulls sending ethanol on Plantation line - Reuters
ORLANDO, Florida, April 22 (Reuters) - U.S. oil products pipeline company Kinder Morgan Energy Partners ( KMP.N ) is exploring sending ethanol on the Louisiana to Virginia Plantation duct as business for the alternative motor fuel expands. "We are ...

State considers low-carbon fuel standard
California air regulators are taking another step to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, considering first-in-the nation standards to require the use of so-called low-carbon fuels...

Ethanol drives up food costs - WTHI
DAVIESS COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A congressional report said the government paid out $900 million in food stamp and child nutrition programs because of the increase in food costs associated with ethanol production. The study has once again raised ...

AFBF on Earth Day
Bob Stallman, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, issued the following statement regarding Earth Day 2009: “America's farm and ranch families are dedicated to caring for our planet...

The UK Joins California in Casting a Wary Eye Toward Biomass
In the United States , it's vehicle fuel; in the United Kingdom , electricity generation...

CNG Sirocco To Race At The 'Ring
VW, a car company that has never shied away from making things small and efficient AND fun has just announced that they will be racing their Euro-only Sirocco this coming May...

Renewable Gasoline and Diesel from Ligno-Cellulose Biomass Produced.
Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation announced today that it has successfully produced significant amounts of renewable gasoline and diesel from biomass at its research facility in Waterloo Ontario through a novel two stage upgrading process of BioOil ...

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., ...

California pursues low-carbon fuel constraints - Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California on Wednesday is expected to adopt landmark rules to curb carbon emissions from transportation fuels despite intense opposition from some who say the proposal is biased against corn-based ethanol. If adopted by the ...

South Dakota Sen. Thune: EPA considering how to measure ethanol's carbon footprint (Canadian Business)
U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says he thinks Environmental Protection Agency activism is a threat to the ethanol industry.According to..

California EPA to rule against ethanol (WorldNetDaily)
In a decision anticipated as a major setback for proponents of renewable biofuels, California regulators appear ready to conclude that corn ethanol cannot help the state reduce "global warming."..

One Man's Garbage Is Another Man's Fuel
Arnold Klann has a green dream. It began 16 years ago in a sprawling laboratory in Anaheim...

Paper makers find unexpected fuel tax credit windfall, but U.S. senator wants to close door
A law to make the earth a little greener is giving paper mills an unintended multibillion-dollar tax windfall with the help of a little diesel fuel...

One Man's Garbage Is Another Man's Fuel (Anaheim, Calif.) - Mississippi Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Arnold Klann has a green dream. It began 16 years ago in a sprawling laboratory in Anaheim. This year, he hopes, it will culminate at a Lancaster garbage dump north of Los Angeles. There, in the high desert of the Antelope Valley ...

California pursues low-carbon fuel constraints (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
California on Wednesday is expected to adopt landmark rules to curb carbon emissions from transportation fuels despite intense opposition from some who say the proposal is biased against corn-based ethanol...

The Renewable Corporation forms Renewable Products & Services Corporation
The Renewable Corporation, announces the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary, Renewable Products and Services Corporation...

AE Biofuels to Supply Cellulosic Ethanol to Pearson Fuels E85 Stations in California (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CUPERTINO, Calif.----AE Biofuels, Inc., , a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Pearson Fuels to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels filling stations developed by Pearson Fuels across the state of California...

Portal Tracks E85 Ethanol Pumps by City and State - Helps Flex .
As long as ethanol production and usage increases the demand for oil will decrease keeping gasoline as well as ethanol fuels competitively priced for the consumer. About E85Prices: www.E85Prices.com is the first and only site dedicated ...

Earth Day Fast Facts: Land Use
Over the past decade and a half, farmers have dramatically increased their use of conservation tillage techniques that keep crop residue such as leaves and stalks in the field...

Thune: EPA working on carbon footprint for ethanol (INO News)
(AP:SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says he thinks Environmental Protection Agency activism is a threat to the ethanol industry. According to Thune, the federal agency is considering how to measure the carbon footprint of ethanol and its impact on the environment...

KL Energy Corp.: KL Energy Corporation Announces Expansion Into Brazil
KL Energy Corp. today announced that it has engaged in an exclusive cooperation agreement with add blue Ltda...

Alternative energy ideas brewing at LSU conference
As Congress contemplates requiring utilities to generate or purchase a certain amount of power from renewable sources, using dead plants as fuel may be one of the most logical starting points for Louisiana, speakers at Louisiana State University's annual alternative energy conference said today...

Brownback endorses fuel edict
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback is willing to push harder on the pedal of federal mandates to require half of new automobiles built in 2012 to operate on a range of fuels...

California plans triced for the consumer. About E85Prices: www.E85Prices.com is the first and only site dedicated ...

Earth Day Fast Facts: Land Use
Over the past decade and a half, farmers have dramatically increased their use of conservation tillage techniques that keep crop residue such as leaves and stalks in the field...

Thune: EPA working on carbon footprint for ethanol (INO News)
(AP:SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., says he thinks Environmental Protection Agency activism is a threat to the ethanol industry. According to Thune, the federal agency is considering how to measure the carbon footprint of ethanol and its impact on the environment...

KL Energy Corp.: KL Energy Corporation Announces Expansion Into Brazil
KL Energy Corp. today announced that it has engaged in an exclusive cooperation agreement with add blue Ltda...

Alternative energy ideas brewing at LSU conference
As Congress contemplates requiring utilities to generate or purchase a certain amount of power from renewable sources, using dead plants as fuel may be one of the most logical starting points for Louisiana, speakers at Louisiana State University's annual alternative energy conference said today...

Brownback endorses fuel edict
U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback is willing to push harder on the pedal of federal mandates to require half of new automobiles built in 2012 to operate on a range of fuels...

California plans to cut fuels' carbon footprint (The Sacramento Bee)
If a tree falls in the Amazon, does it have anything to do with California's alternative-fuels policy?..

AE Biofuels to supply ethanol for Pearson (Silicon Valley - San Jose Business Journal)
AE Biofuels Inc. said Wednesday it signed a strategic agreement to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels filling stations developed by Pearson Fuels across the state of California...

VIDEO Planting a new seed: Woods, grasses seen as renewable fuel . - Petoskey News-Review
In Northern Michigans forests and croplands, some believe theres potential to reap fuel for vehicles and power plants in a renewable way. Having Problems? Update Flash. By 2012, a plant producing cellulosic ethanol from forest resources is ...

How a Bad Bush Administration Energy Policy Begets More Bad Policy .
It also has less energy density per gallon than gasoline, which means that ethanol fuels provide fewer miles per gallon when you use a fuel with it, adding increased driving cost to the insult of taxpayer subsidies. ...

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There, in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, Klann's company, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, plans to build a $100-million plant to convert raw trash into an alcohol-based fuel that will help power the cars and trucks of the future. ...

Peak Oil News - Ethanol fuels said to violate Islamic law
Peak Oil News and Message Boards is a community and collaboration portal about energy-related topics...

New fractionation method will bring changes to ethanol industry - Farm And Ranch Guide
A new method of fractionation - separating the starch, bran and germ in corn for use in ethanol production - is poised to bring changes to the industry that will strengthen demand for corn, open new markets for both additional and improved co ...

Earth Day, 2009 | SolveClimate.com
California is preparing to adopt the world's first regulation to reduce the carbon footprint of fuel, and it is looking to companies like BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, which converts raw trash into fuel. ...

Could we vaporise all this trash and get clean energy?
AT FIRST glance, 303 Bear Hill Road in Waltham, Massachusetts, doesn't look like the scene of an environmental revolution...

Earth Day agenda for Midland Empire
Bringing people back to the river banks for recreation will give everyone greater appreciation for this natural wonder, and for our obligation to restore, protect and preserve it for generations to come...

AE Biofuels to Supply Cellulosic Ethanol to Pearson Fuels E85 Stations . - MSN MoneyCentral
AE Biofuels, Inc., AEBF , a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Pearson Fuels to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels filling stations developed by Pearson Fuels ...

Delphi helping the aftermarket on Earth Day
Earth Day may only come once a year, but Delphi Corp. reports it is working to help drivers lessen their environmental impact each and every day with a portfolio of energy-efficient, green technologies...

Purdue researchers develop new yeast in ethanol production (Journal & Courier)
Green Tech America Inc., a company based in the Purdue Research Park, announced today that it is producing a new type of yeast used to generate cellulosic ethanol in a more cost-effective way...

NCGA Supports Higher Ethanol Blends - CattleNetwork.com
April 22: The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, urging the agency to grant the recent waiver application that would allow for an increase of ethanol blends of up to 15 ...

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, ...

EPA Considers Higher Ethanol Mix for Gasoline | Transport Gooru
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 industrys ...

A $100-million bet on making fuel from trash - Los Angeles Times
There, in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, Klann's company, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, plans to build a $100-million plant to convert raw trash into an alcohol-based fuel that will help power the cars and trucks of the future. It's just the sort ...

Expo at Disney resort features alternative fuels for cars, trucks (Orlando Sentinel)
It's probably no coincidence that the Alternative Fuels and Vehicles National Conference and Expo wraps up this afternoon on Earth Day...

Land use emissions should not hurt ethanol: Clark (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Greenhouse gas emissions created when land is converted to grow biofuels should not count against the ethanol business, said retired U.S. Army General Wesley Clark, the co-chairman of an ethanol industry group...



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