Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 05/21/2009

Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends - Human Health Risks and Engine .
The DOE data, together with the findings of an E20 study commissioned by the Australian government and published in 2004, concurred in reporting increased exhaust and catalyst temperatures associated with ethanol fuels blends, ...

Clean Energy Fund to Benefit Made-In-Canada Renewable Fuels (Marketwire)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - May 20, 2009) - The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today applauded Minister Lisa Raitt for the new $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund and the $200 million set aside for demonstration projects of renewable and alternative energy technologies. "In these difficult times, renewable fuels offer new opportunity, new hope and new growth," said Gordon Quaiattini, President ...

ANALYSIS-Obama vehicle plan another pothole for ethanol (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters *Plan could take focus off of "flex-fuel" cars *Biofuel mandates may need to be adjusted *Ethanol to be one of portfolio of alternatives By Timothy Gardner NEW YORK, May 19 (Reuters ...

Boondoggle Report: Corn Ethanol Scam | Political News
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% EUR¦ Earlier this year Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. ...

Factual Analysis Debunks Corn Ethanol Industry's Call to Waive .
Fact: The current fuel distribution system via pipelines is unsuitable for distribution of ethanol fuels (DOE 2009b; EIA 2002; USDA 2007). As evaluated by EPA, many of the underground storage tanks and retail station dispensing ...

Obama Vehicle Plan Potential Pothole for Ethanol (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
The Obama administration's proposed fuel economy standards has the potential to hurt the ethanol industry, the UK Guardian said, as those standards would make it difficult for auto companies to justify building less fuel-efficient flexible-fuel vehicles...

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group...

Marketplace Today Blog - Higher ethanol blend could ruin small .
EURœThe use of ethanol fuels in small engines is very controversial,EUR he said. EURœThis debate will continue and will get more attention as the government mandates more ethanol to replace petroleum.EUR ...

Greenhouse Gases Drop, Lowest in 19 Years - NewsMax.com
Carbon-dioxide emissions from fossil fuels recorded their largest drop in 19 years last year, the federal government's chief clearinghouse for energy information reported, adding new fodder to the debate in Congress about how - or whether - to reduce ...

Hawaii motorist to pay more at the pump - KPUA.net
HONOLULU (AP) EUR” Hawaii motorists could see pump prices jump by close to 10 cents a gallon in July when an ethanol tax break expires. Ethanol-blended fuels were exempted from the state's general excise tax under a 1980 law that was reinstated in ...

University of Illinois Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in the Corn Belt. Medill Reports by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009. In June 2008, corn prices soared to $7.50 a bushel on high demand after spring flooding in the Midwest ...

Higher ethanol blend would ruin small engines, makers say - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An effort to raise the 10% limit on ethanol in gasoline has misfired with Wisconsin engine makers Briggs & Stratton Corp., Mercury Marine, and the maker of Evinrude outboard engines. Testing has not yet shown whether higher levels of the fuel ...

Obama vehicle plan another pothole for ethanol (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
President Barack Obama's tough fuel economy program for vehicles could put another damper on the struggling ethanol business, because the alternative fuel packs a lower energy content than gasoline...

Ethanol Based Fuel Is Destroying Automobiles
According to the recall notice, the problem is that EURœEthanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails.EUR In layman's terms, ethanol causes pinpoint leaks in the fuel system; when leaking fuel ...

Pacific Ethanol plants seek bankruptcy protection (The Sacramento Bee)
Pacific Ethanol Inc.'s dream of a West Coast biofuels empire has landed in bankruptcy court...

Louis Dreyfus Enters Ethanol Market as New 100 Million-Gallon Iowa . - PR Inside
SUGAR LAND, TX -- (Marketwire) -- 05/21/09 -- Researched by Industrial Info Resources : (Sugar Land, Texas)--Privately held Louis Dreyfus SAS (Paris, France) and subsidiary Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction LLC (Kansas City, Missouri) have ...

Sunoco wins bid for N.Y. ethanol plant - Philiy.com
Sunoco Inc. has made the winning bid for a bankrupt New York ethanol plant, giving the Philadelphia oil refiner the chance to join the fast-growing but financially troubled renewable-fuels industry at a fraction of the cost to build a plant from ...

The corn used to make one tank of fuel would feed a child for one .
EURœEthanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails.EUR In layman's terms,. ethanol causes pinpoint. leaks in the fuel system;. when leaking fuel catches. your engine on fire, ...

What You Need to Know About the New Car Emissions Standards - CNN Money
( gigaom.com ) -- The Obama administration is certain about a couple things in its plan for a new national fuel economy and tailpipe emission standard: Its meant to start taking effect in 2012, and have automakers achieving a fleet average of 35.5 ...

Ethanol Prices Could Face Squeeze from Smaller Corn Crop (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
MarketWatch.com reports that the already pressured U.S. ethanol industry could see its trouble compounded by what is expected to be a smaller corn crop in 2009...

Ethanol worries - Globe and Mail
Beware of jumping on the ethanol bandwagon. Globe and Mail reporter Shawn McCarthy reported in the Globe on May 11 that despite opposition, Ottawa intends to push ahead with a plan to increase dramatically the use of grain-based ethanol in Canada ...

The Great Ethanol Scam - Yahoo News
"Does the average citizen understand what this means? In from 10 to 20 years this country will be dependent entirely upon outside sources for a supply of liquid fuels paying out vast sums yearly in order to obtain supplies of crude oil from Mexico ...

Bacteria Used to Create Ethanol for Biofuels (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
U.S. scientists continue to develop bacteria to break down cellulosic biomass into usable sugars for ethanol production, according to LowCarbonEconomy.com...

Four ethanol plants file for bankruptcy (UPI)
STOCKTON, Calif., May 19 (UPI) -- Four Pacific Ethanol Inc. production subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, the company said in a statement...

New Process Touted as Breakthrough for Cellulosic Ethanol .
. a deal with General Motors to help promote its research efforts. Photo credit: Phlora's flickr stream, via a Creative Commons License. Tweet This Post. Tags: alternative energy, bacteria, cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, fuels, Mascoma ...

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in the Corn Belt. by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009. BigRiver. (www.bigriverresources.com). Undeterred by the current overcapacity in the ethanol industry, Big River Resources ...

Pacific Ethanol Subsidiaries Turn Bankrupt (TheStreet.com)
Pacific Ethanol's subsidiaries file for bankruptcy following turbulent months...

Omaha's Green Plains Renewable buys Ord, Central City ethanol plants - Lincoln Journal Star
OMAHA -- Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., a publicly traded company in Omaha, announced that it has signed definitive purchase agreements to acquire two ethanol plants formerly owned by VeraSun in Central City and Ord for $123.5 million. Green ...

Pacific Ethanol Subsidiaries Turn Bankrupt (TheStreet.com)
Pacific Ethanol's subsidiaries file for bankruptcy following turbulent months...

Clean Energy Fund to Benefit Made-In-Canada Renewable Fuels (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today applauded Minister Lisa Raitt for the new $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund and the $200 million set aside for demonstration projects of renewable and alternative energy technologies...

Natural gas rises as viable fuel, but lack of infrastructure could . - MLive.com
Robert Ramey Sean Reed of the Clean Energy Coalition. Conversations about the gradual diversification of vehicle fuels usually focus on ethanol. But natural gas is rising as a viable option for fleet vehicles in particular, although the lack of ...

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