Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 06/01/2009



Hoover's police cars are fueling America's future
Right now, policymakers in Washington, D.C., are debating the future of the nation's programs to produce renewable, clean-burning biofuels...

ND Officials to Discuss Promoting Renewable Energy (KFYR-TV Bismarck)
A former U.S. Energy Department official is the featured speaker at a North Dakota conference on promoting renewable fuels. Andy Karsner was in charge of the agency`s renewable energy office for three years. He left the agency in 2008 to return to private business...

Peterson emerges as obstacle to major energy and climate legislation
REUTERS/Rick Wilking Some members of Congress worry the enthanol industry could be hurt by new energy legislation...

Green Fields: Bankrupt ethanol plants sell for heavily-discounted prices
Those low whistles heard recently are reactions to prices paid for bankrupt ethanol plants...

Winnipeg Used Autos | Ethanol Poor Choice Late Model Auto Engines
According to the recall notice, the problem is that EUREthanol 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 ...

Ford: Ready for Tougher Fuel Standards
Economic prosperity during the next century will require preserving a strong manufacturing base while using technology that protects the environment, Ford Motor Co...

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 ...

Renewable Fuels Changes To EIA's Petroleum Surveys (CattleNetwork.com)
EIA has recently implemented expanded data collection efforts to better capture ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable liquid fuel volumes, marking an important milestone in a multi-year effort to address the growing role of renewable fuels...

If Federal Ethanol Policy Is Threatened, How Serious Would It Be? (CattleNetwork.com)
If you are playing the game Jeopardy! and the answer is EURethanol,EUR you might be tempted to respond, EURWhat bio-fuel carries the most controversy?EUR Regardless of the turn that ethanol supporters make, there is always some roadblock to surmount...

"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal .
"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails." Posted May 26th, 2009 by Prometheus 6. in. Economics The Great Ethanol Scam Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute ...

Renewable Fuels Changes To EIA's Petroleum Surveys - CattleNetwork.com
EIA has recently implemented expanded data collection efforts to better capture ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable liquid fuel volumes, marking an important milestone in a multi-year effort to address the growing role of renewable fuels ...

For climate change bill, hard part starts now
But for congressional supporters of the bill, the really hard part is just beginning...

Ready to cut the gas
Economic prosperity during the next century will require preserving a strong manufacturing base while using technology that protects the environment, Ford Motor Co...

E85 Ethanol Tank Installed in San Jose (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
San Diego-based Pearson Fuels announced it is installing an E85 pump at a Chevron station in San Jose, Calif., according to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. According to the agreement with Cupertino-based AE Biofuels Inc., Pearson will distribute cellulosic ethanol...

Pain at the pump, and it's not prices
Changing fuel mixes, seasonal gasoline turnovers and refinery troubles are combining to add an extra dash of risk at the pump for motorists across the country...

Biofuels shouldn't run on taxpayer dollars
The ability of plants to capture and store solar energy through photosynthesis holds great promise as a renewable energy solution for mankind...

Aviation Bio-Fuels Work In Tests
Through all the discussion of climate change, alternative fuels have shared a major portion of the spotlight...

Cap-and-trade may hinge on farm vote
WASHINGTON - If Democrats are serious about enacting controls on greenhouse gases, they may have to win over farmers first...

Brasher: Road to greenhouse gas control goes through farmers
If Democrats are serious about enacting controls on greenhouse gases, they may have to win over farmers first...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its Microalgae . - Earthtimes
IRVINE, Calif. , May 26 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Solazyme, Inc., a ...

Bentley Achieves Recyclability Benchmark
CREWE/BERLIN - Juni 1, 2009: British car manufacturer Bentley has taken another step in delivering its class-leading environmental strategy...

Aviation Bio-Fuels Work In Tests (The Aero-News Network)
Multiple Airlines Try Out Green Alternative Through all the discussion of climate change, alternative fuels have shared a major portion of the spotlight. Whether ethanol, which is powering some aircraft flying at air shows today, or more exotic ideas for all segments of the aviation industry, the search for an environmentally-friendly fuel has sparked a wave of research that could one day lead ...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars | Biofuel Blog War
Solazyme, Inc., a company that develops technologies for renewable oil production, is in the process of testing sugars that are produced through a patented process designed by BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. The goal of the technology is ...

Green Car Congress: Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic .
EURArnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from ...

Fuel war just begun
AFTER tanking to a five-year low in December, Caltex Australia's market value has now almost doubled...

Wales plan to turn grass into car fuel (NewsWales)
Welsh scientists are working on an million pound plan to turn grass into a green transport fuel. The Grassohol research project aims to make ethanol from perennial ryegrass EUR the most commonly sown grass in the UK which is normally used for grazing or silage...

ND Officials to Discuss Promoting Renewable Energy - KFYR-TV
A former U.S. Energy Department official is the featured speaker at a North Dakota conference on promoting renewable fuels. Andy Karsner was in charge of the agency`s renewable energy office for three years. He left the agency in 2008 to return to ...

Energy executive plans six biofuel stations
Peter Grimes . . . "The business climate for alternative fuels is growing." View Larger Milwaukee entrepreneur Peter Grimes is opening his first southeast Wisconsin biofuel filling station in Cudahy next month, with hopes of opening more than half a dozen additional biofuel stations over the next two years...

The COB Crowda s Triple Threat
Wilkommen ! New here, eh? Me, too. A word of advice. Pay No Attention to the Troll...

Forest carbon offers cheaper way to curb warming
Counting the climate-warming carbon dioxide locked up in forests could offer a cheaper way to curb the greenhouse gas than by considering only emissions from industry and fossil fuels, according to a new study...

Planet Ark (Planet Ark)
WASHINGTON - Counting the climate-warming carbon dioxide locked up in forests could offer a cheaper way to curb the greenhouse gas than by considering only emissions from industry and fossil fuels, according to a new study...

More on ethanol-free gasoline - Florida Today
Dear Help!: When I went to Island Gas on Merritt Island recently to get gas for my hurricane generator, I was told they're no longer selling ethanol-free gasoline, just E-10. A short while later, I read in the paper that the ethanol industry is ...

Ethanol scam destroys engines
According to Ed Wallace in a recent BusinessWeek article, Ethanol is a scam that is failing and the only help it is getting is a government bailout from the EPA requiring 15-percent Ethanol mandate...

2,000th E85 Site Milestone
DAVIE, Fla. -- The Renewable Fuels Association celebrated the grand opening of the United States' 2,000th E85 fueling station last Thursday...

ALLEN: Securing our economic freedom
Comments COMMENTARY: For decades, our presidents, Congress and unelected bureaucrats have passed legislation and regulations that have restricted access to our own resources, resulting in increased reliance upon foreign fuels to meet the energy needs of U.S. consumers and enterprise...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its .
"Our technologies are a great fit for each other," stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. "Our patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to utilize a variety of non-food feedstocks to produce sugars that ...

Alcohol can make cars more climate-friendly - Zee News
Washington, June 01: Test results on a novel ethanol-assisted engine by the Ford Motor Company have indicated that alcohol can make automobiles more climate-friendly. According to a report in New Scientist, the unit, called a direct-injection ethanol ...

Some things are just confusing - Coloradoan
"With age comes wisdom" is a widely quoted axiom. Although this might be true for other seniors, it seemingly does not apply to me. The number of things that perplex me are constantly increasing, and I'm not even referring to my ignorance about all ...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It Is. Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels China's Recovery (The Huffington Post)
Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House...

Novozymes sees Brazil biofuels exports doubling - Reuters
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Novozymes, the world's leading maker of industrial enzymes, said on Monday it sees Brazil's ethanol exports doubling by 2020 as the country ramps up production of next generation bio-ethanol. The company said in a statement it ...

Wales plan to turn grass into car fuel - News Wales
Welsh scientists are working on an million pound plan to turn grass into a green transport fuel. The Grassohol research project aims to make ethanol from perennial ryegrass EUR the most commonly sown grass in the UK which is normally used for grazing ...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It Is. Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House...

Ethanol wrangle riles feedlotters (North Queensland Register)
THE intensive livestock industry continues to chip away at efforts to wean both State and Federal Governments off ethanol production ventures, arguing the playing field just isn't level when the spotlight falls on this sector of the renewable fuels industry...

New crop could be grown in Georgia for biofuel market (Savannah Morning News)
Corn and soybeans are excellent crops for use in ethanol and biodiesel production, but chickens, cows and people like to eat the crops, too. University of Georgia engineers are searching for non-food crops that can be used to make alternative fuels...

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

Another Argument Against Ethanol - Wired
The ethanol industry is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to increase from 10 percent to 15 percent the amount of ethanol that is blended into gasoline, saying it will boost demand, create jobs and foster development of cellulosic fuels ...

In Climate Debate, Big Corn Demands Another Handout - The Daily Green
As if corn isn't already getting a heapin' helpin' of federal subsidies. Blue Dog Democrat Collin Peterson, the volatile Minnesotan who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, is throwing a tantrum about the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed ...

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C&EN reaches oiles feedlotters (North Queensland Register)" target="new">Ethanol wrangle riles feedlotters (North Queensland Register)
THE intensive livestock industry continues to chip away at efforts to wean both State and Federal Governments off ethanol production ventures, arguing the playing field just isn't level when the spotlight falls on this sector of the renewable fuels industry...

New crop could be grown in Georgia for biofuel market (Savannah Morning News)
Corn and soybeans are excellent crops for use in ethanol and biodiesel production, but chickens, cows and people like to eat the crops, too. University of Georgia engineers are searching for non-food crops that can be used to make alternative fuels...

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

Another Argument Against Ethanol - Wired
The ethanol industry is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to increase from 10 percent to 15 percent the amount of ethanol that is blended into gasoline, saying it will boost demand, create jobs and foster development of cellulosic fuels ...

In Climate Debate, Big Corn Demands Another Handout - The Daily Green
As if corn isn't already getting a heapin' helpin' of federal subsidies. Blue Dog Democrat Collin Peterson, the volatile Minnesotan who chairs the House Agriculture Committee, is throwing a tantrum about the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed ...

June 1, 2009 | Vol. 87 Issue 22
C&EN reaches over 158,000 primary subscribers worldwide plus a pass-along readership for a total of 300,000 scientific readers...

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 ...

E85 Tuning - 8th Generation Honda Civic Forum
In Brazil where they have run high ethanol fuels since 1939, they found that to convert older cars designed for gasoline, long before ethanol blends were common, needed several changes to convert the cars over. ...



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