Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 06/15/2009



Biorefineries alive and well, say experts
Next-generation fuel technologies using biotech are finally coming of age, say leading executives in the field...

Peterson taking a stand for biofuels - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Collin Peterson, Minnesota's outspoken farm country congressman, is kicking up dust in Congress this month with his threats to obstruct a key climate change bill over concerns that the government is undermining farmers -- particularly in ...

Ethanol made from straw flows at Shell pump (CNET)
Cellulosic ethanol company Iogen delivers ethanol made from agricultural residue to a pumping station in Ottawa but commercial-scale production is still not ready...

Answering Media Questions About Ethanol
This edition of the Ethanol Report features some questions and answers from the Renewable Fuels Association telephone conference call on June 8 regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rulemaking for the Renewable Fuels Standard...

Challenges of alternative fuels (Wheels.ca)
Deep in the Star 's archives, there's a photo taken at Yonge and Front Sts. in 1945. Alongside trucks and electric streetcars, there's a horse-drawn wagon...

Book Review - Coming Clean
Come Clean America! This week I read "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal by Micheal Brune...

Can ethanol affect your gas mileage? (WIVB Buffalo)
Ethanol based fuels may be a little cheaper at the pump, but will you really save money on a fill-up?..

Gas stations turn back to selling ethanol blend
Your next tank of gas is more likely to contain ethanol, but you probably wont be able to tell because area gas stations dont have to disclose that...

Ohio State University Takes Top Spot at 2009 EcoCAR Competition with EREV Design
University students from The Ohio State University earned top honors at the 2009 finals of the EcoCAR : The NeXt Challenge competition in Toronto, Canada for their design of a Extended Range Electric Vehicle ...

Swedish Greenwash: 'Fossil-Fuel Free' by 2020 Says Skane
Biogas is growing more popular - photo via fordonsgas . Swedes are fond of making sweeping proclamations - oil-free by 2050 , they promised, and now Skane, the country's southernmost region, is claiming it will end its dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 - just 11 years away...

Consumers could face higher food prices this year because of dwindling crop supplies
Crop prices could rise this year because of dwindling supplies of U.S. corn and soybeans, raising fears of grain shortages and higher food costs for consumers...

State investigating reports of high ethanol levels (Daily Press)
Susan Cox's black Saab convertible was a smooth ride EUR until Monday, when she filled up at Fuel Express, outside Farm Fresh in Smithfield...

Don't increase ethanol in gas, boaters say - Atlantic City Press
MIDDLE TOWNSHIP EUR Andrew Toogood has watched how improvements in outboard engines in recent years have made this workhorse of the boating masses suddenly very dependable. But Toogood, who owns Cape Harbor Marine, is now worried the federal ...

Deconstructed: Renewable Fuels Survey. - BusinessWeek
According to a new national poll released today by the Renewable Fuels Now Coalition , 74 percent of Americans believe we should increase our use of domestically produced renewable fuels like ethanol. In addition, 87 percent of Americans maintain the ...

Iowa EURSaudi Arabia of biomass (Iowa Farmer)
GALVA -- As ethanol plants go, Quad County Corn Processors is one of the grandfathers, says Mike Jerke. EURWeve been going since 2002, which is a long time in this industry,EUR he says...

Government action could help or hurt (Iowa Farmer)
JOHNSTON -- The federal government could dramatically help or hurt the corn-based ethanol business in the next few months, says Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association...

Learned this week
Increased turbulence and storms first observed on Jupiter more than two years ago are still raging, according to astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley, and the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, who snapped high-resolution pictures of the planet...

Alternatives to Corn-Based Ethanol are Coming - BusinessWeek
Its ironic that, even as the backlash over corn-based ethanol reaches a fever pitch, companies are already moving forward with new technologies that will alleviate the perceived problems. The market is working. The latest example: DuPont is ...

"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 ...

End Human Trafficking - Change.org: Ethanol Fuels Debt Slavery in .
If you think ethanol is always a better fuel choice than gasoline, think again. A recent report from Catholic Land Pastoral links a rise in debt slavery in Brazil to a rise in the production of et...

Ethanol blender offers consumers more choices (Iowa Farmer)
MT. PLEASANT -- Nearly 100,000 flexible-fuel vehicles are on Iowas highways, streets and rural roads with a list of reasons they should fill up with ethanol...

$50 Million In "Stimulus" Money Went To Subsidize Feed For Fish Farmers
KXNet.com North Dakota News _title> _head> _script> _script> $50 Million In 'Stimulus' Mone9 Went To Subsidize Feed For Fish Farmers = KXNet.com North Dakota News _td> _b> _form> _div> _tr> _tr> WIN! - KX Contest: discuss in the forums _a> _div> upload ne7 photos for this story _a> _div> _div> comments on this article _span> Jun 12 2 2009 12:00AM ...

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-Gasoline Fuel Blends - Human Health Risks and Engine .
Also in question is whether ethanol fuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions when full life-cycle impacts of the fuel additive are considered (US EPA 2009a). Numerous outstanding questions are the subject of several ongoing studies that ...

Global Biofuels Market to Reach $247 Billion by 2020 Despite Near-Term . - Businesswire.com
EURIn the near term, the biofuels market looks like a train wreck,EUR says managing director Clint Wheelock. EURThe economics of ethanol and biodiesel are not yet competitive with petro fuels, and governments have pulled back some of their support ...

Gas stations turn back to selling ethanol blend (The Kansas City Star)
Your next tank of gas is more likely to contain ethanol, but you probably wont be able to tell because area gas stations dont have to disclose that. For the first time in months, wholesale gasoline costs more than E-10, the fuel blend thats 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline...

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 ...

Can ethanol affect your gas mileage?
Ethanol-based fuels may be a little cheaper at the pump, but will you really save money on a fill-up? To satisfy government mandates that cars run cleaner and greener, many of the oil companies are blending 10 percent ethanol with 90 percent gasoline...

Tribune editorial: Ethanol fuels our frustration - Bismarck Tribune
High corn prices and low ethanol demand have put a crimp in the flow of product and profits from an industry still mostly in the research and experiment stage. The questions has become, "can the present generation of ethanol operations weather the ...

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

State investigating reports of high ethanol levels - Daily Press
Susan Cox's black Saab convertible was a smooth ride EUR until Monday, when she filled up at Fuel Express, outside Farm Fresh in Smithfield . Moments after leaving the parking lot, she noticed the engine sounded loud and clunky. That afternoon, the ...

Gas prices help put ethanol makers back on their feet
If the 40-cents-per-gallon jump in the price of gasoline since last month has you down, at least take heart that the increase has given Iowa's ethanol industry a boost...

Palm Beach County Loses out on Planned $20 Million Ethanol Plant (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Palm Beach County, Fla. has lost out on a proposed cellulosic-ethanol plant that will now be built closer to Gainesville in Taylor County, according to the Palm Beach Post...

State investigating reports of high ethanol levels
Susan Cox's black Saab convertible was a smooth ride - until Monday, when she filled up at Fuel Express, outside Farm Fresh in Smithfield ...

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
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 forced farmers to replant. When prices dropped in July, ethanol producers who had ...

Ottawa gas station sell fuel made from straw (National Post)
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Europes largest oil company, said one of its service stations in Canada will become the first in the world to fill tanks with gasoline that contains advanced biofuel made from wheat straw...

Shell blends advanced biofuel into Shell V-Power gasoline race fuel at . - WebWire
Shell is demonstrating its commitment to fuels innovation and the development of sustainable, low-carbon fuels with the blending of 10% cellulosic ethanol into its Shell V-Power race fuel at the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, in France on 13 June, 2009 ...

Can ethanol still be a viable fuel alternative? - Huddler's Green .
EUROur technologies are a great fit for each other,EUR stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. EUROur patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to utilize a variety of non-food feedstocks to produce sugars that ...

Should we have more hunger or ethanol in fuel? - Commodity Online
Corn is a staple food in many countries not only for humans but also as feed for cattle. Lower yield of corn globally could create more hunger. Eventually the prices for both the corn and meat would increase. The cry for allowing more ethanol in ...

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

California Focus: Blogs, Stonewall Democrats, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events
CALIFORNIA FOCUS: Blogs, Stonewall Democrats, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events BLOGGING CALIFORNIA: Here are some blogs covering California Politics Calitics is an open source news organization for California...

Plant's donation helps furloughed w...
Two hundred pieces, mostly laboratory glassware including flasks and separatory funnels; also electric heaters, stirrers and lab support stands...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It IsEUR Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Read full article China has made a $10 billion investment in energy giant Petrobras strengthening Brazil's efforts toward sustainability and putting sugar...

Column: - Wausau Daily Herald
I got mixed messages from Kevin Stevenson's recent column on the political attempts to control the climate of the planet. First he knows that climate change is normal, natural, and has happened in other eras. But then he switches to demanding that ...

Global Biofuels Market to Reach $247 Billion by 2020 Despite Near-Term Challenges, Says Pike Research
The widespread excitement surrounding the biofuels market opportunity has been tempered somewhat by its many challenges, which include limited availability of inexpensive feedstocks, ethical questions of food versus fuel, petroleum price volatility, global recession, and overcapacity of production...

Oxygenated Fuels
Boat owners getting back on the water may be in for a surprise, due to the way they stored their water craft over the winter...

Local company offers better way to fill up cars
Many companies are looking for the next big thing in energy-and a Colorado business believes it's found it: a way to make gasoline from corn...

Plant's donation helps furloughed w...
Two hundred pieces, mostly laboratory glassware including flasks and separatory funnels; also electric heaters, stirrers and lab support stands...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It IsEUR Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Read full article China has made a $10 billion investment in energy giant Petrobras strengthening Brazil's efforts toward sustainability and putting sugar...

Column: - Wausau Daily Herald
I got mixed messages from Kevin Stevenson's recent column on the political attempts to control the climate of the planet. First he knows that climate change is normal, natural, and has happened in other eras. But then he switches to demanding that ...

Global Biofuels Market to Reach $247 Billion by 2020 Despite Near-Term Challenges, Says Pike Research
The widespread excitement surrounding the biofuels market opportunity has been tempered somewhat by its many challenges, which include limited availability of inexpensive feedstocks, ethical questions of food versus fuel, petroleum price volatility, global recession, and overcapacity of production...

Oxygenated Fuels
Boat owners getting back on the water may be in for a surprise, due to the way they stored their water craft over the winter...

Local company offers better way to fill up cars
Many companies are looking for the next big thing in energy-and a Colorado business believes it's found it: a way to make gasoline from corn...

Race to turn pond scum and other algae into affordable fuel heats up with new money, research
Could the next green fuel be pea-green pond scum? Supporters think algae could someday be turned into cheap fuel for automobiles and airplanes, and are betting heavily with infusions of venture capital money and intensive research...

Global warming presents risks, opportunities
At a pilot plant located on an isolated corner of the University of B.C. campus, researchers are converting trees killed by the mountain pine beetle into high-grade ethanol, a green alternative to gasoline...

Corn, soybean supplies falling
Crop prices could rise this year because of dwindling supplies of U.S. corn and soybeans, raising fears of grain shortages and higher food costs for consumers...



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