Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 06/20/2009



Feds give ethanol plant $117M (The Brockville Recorder and Times)
The federal government is giving GreenField Ethanol's Johnstown facility a $117.5-million-dollar boost, arguing biofuels are the energy of the future. At a media event held at the local plant yesterday morning, Leeds-Grenville MP Gord Brown said the facility will get up to $117.[.]..

Researchers Demonstrate Potential for Co-Production of Hydrogen from.
Concept for hydrogen gas coproduction from cellulosic ethanol byproduct streams...

Indiana Grain Company, LLC: Blogs - Can The US Produce Enough Corn .
Posted: 06/09/09. Ethanol Fuels, I think, will be behind a big forthcoming shift at the USDA in ethanol policy for this country. Guest. Posted: 06/09/09. Who are we kidding! Ethanol blends would spike food overnight! Who wants that? ...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants - Cleveland Plain Dealer
FULTON, N.Y. -- When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market. Traditional refiners under pressure to reduce ...

Food and Fuel America.com: Waste Material to Power Ethanol Plant
Critics of renewable American biofuels like ethanol know that killing off corn ethanol now with junk science and wild theories would end the drive for any future cellulosic ethanol---fuels made from a variety of plants and waste ...

New chance for Africa to turn to bio-energy: expert
Meghan Sapp, secretary-general of a Brussels-based international green energy advocacy group Partners for Euro-African Green Energy said the crisis will pressure Africa to be more innovative...

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...

The race is on to create a new world of energy
We stand at the early dawn of a new energy future. It will be powered by alternative energy and cleaner fossil fuels...

GEN Reports On Alternative Feedstocks For Ethanol Production
Scientists say they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News ...

Ethanol pumps debut at Sacramento-area stations
Air quality officials have unveiled 23 ethanol fuel pumps at gas stations around the Sacramento region, giving the California capital the highest concentration of ethanol-blend pumps west of the Mississippi...

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...

HSPP could benefit from government funds
Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt is surrounded by members of Parliament including West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP John Weston Wednesday morning in Ottawa for the announcement of a $1 billion Green Transformation program to aid Canada's pulp and paper industry...

Update: Poet announces new division to produce fuel from corn cobs - Argus Leader
Sioux Falls-based Poet will power its planned cellulosic ethanol plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa with corn cobs, the same biomass theyll squeeze to extract ethanol. The company also created a new division - Poet Biomass - which will collect and manage ...

Clark pushes ethanol in Denver appearance - Denver Post
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, co-chairman of the ethanol-industry-backed Growth America program, spoke Tuesday to a Denver ethanol conference. (John Prieto, The Denver Post) Ethanol must remain a key part of the nation's energy mix despite ...

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 ...

Scientists develop eco-friendly alternatives for petrochemical fuels (New Kerala)
Washington, June 20 : Scientists have said that they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment...

Grand Rapids Press Advocates for More Ethanol Production
In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of attention placed on global warming...

Cabbage fuel reduces carbon release
WASHINGTON: Jet fuel's grave carbon emissions can be reduced by about 84 per cent by refining it from the seeds of a lowly weed, which is a cousin to the cabbage, says a Michigan Technological University researcher...

Fords EURBobcatEUR uses two fuels for increased performance
Not bad, but Ford plans to continue to evolve the EcoBoost lineup, and a radical engine concept dubbed EURBobcatEUR makes use of both gas and ethanol fuels to deliver diesel-like performance. Wait, what? Alright, lets back track a bit here ...

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 ...

GEN Reports On Alternative Feedstocks For Ethanol Production (redOrbit)
Scientists say they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)...

The Ethanol Fuel Hoax
When it comes to US ethanol fuels, we must not forget that we are burning food and taking millions of farm acres out of food production. When livestock is fed ethanol wastes, human pathogen counts go way up in the meat. ...

NREL & Google Launch Alternative Fuel Map
Don't know where to buy your biodiesel? Un-enlightened about ethanol's whereabouts? Perplexed about propane? Well, a new tool from the National Renewable Energy Labs and Google could help you be a more active alternative fuel buyer...

Bioethanol: five questions and answers - Autoblog UK
The German automobile association, ADAC, warns that the new ethanol fuels E50 and E85 are likely to cause costly damage to ordinary petrol-driven cars, since these are not adapted to run on them. It is a different story when the engine ...

Alternative Feedstocks for Ethanol Production Reported
Scientists say they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment, reports Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News ...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants (The Trucker)
In this photo taken June 12, 2009, an ethanol plant in Fulton, N.Y., recently purchased by Sunoco, is shown. When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of the bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Ethanol fuel arrives in Sacramento area - Sacramento Bee
Sacramento is now a revolutionary outpost in the fight for cleaner fuels. With the arrival of 25 bright-green and yellow ethanol fuel pumps at gas stations regionwide in recent weeks, Sacramento lays official claim to being the nation's ethanol ...

Scientists develop eco-friendly alternatives for petrochemical fuels
Washington, June 20 : Scientists have said that they are forging ahead in developing replacements for petrochemical fuels that will be cost-competitive and renewable while having a minimal impact on the environment...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
FULTON, N.Y. - When U.S. energy company Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Oil firms buy ethanol facilities - Denver Post
FULTON, N.Y. EUR When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative-fuels market. Traditional refiners under pressure to reduce ...

Weighing the price of clean energy
Home << Local << Weighing the price of clean energy Mike Easter a contractor for MFA Agri Services sprays herbicide on a farm south of St...

"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 ...

Sustainable fuels generate excitement at Energy Fair
While driveing across the Midwest this summer, chances are you'll find some kind of car show -- men huddled in groups to admire the fins of an old Cadillac, the engine of a custom-built muscle car or the towing power of a new pickup truck...

Oil giants filling up on troubled ethanol plants (Seattle Times)
When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner...

Ethanol pumps debut at Sacramento-area stations (Contra Costa Times)
SACRAMENTO EUR Air quality officials have unveiled 23 ethanol fuel pumps at gas stations around the Sacramento region, giving the California capital the highest concentration of ethanol-blend pumps west of the Mississippi...

Commentary: How ethanol is fueling rural America's future
This is the beginning of the driving season, and with gasoline prices being lower than a year ago, Americans are hitting the highways again...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants (AP via Yahoo! News)
When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Cabbage fuel reduces carbon release - Times of India
WASHINGTON: Jet fuel's grave carbon emissions can be reduced by about 84 per cent by refining it from the seeds of a lowly weed, which is a cousin to the cabbage, says a Michigan Technological University researcher. David Shonnard, Robbins Chair ...

Green-collar jobs spur economic growth
A worker from The Earth Comfort Co., a Savannah-based geothermal installation company, is welding high density polyethylene piping together at a temperature of 500 degrees...

Corn Commentary Blog Archives Harleys, Ethanol and Apple Pie
It reads simply: EURClean, green domestic ethanol fuels are as much a part of the American Spirit as the Black Hills Motorcycle Rally itself. Whether you choose E85 for your flex fuel vehicle at home or run your bike and your car on E10, ...

Response to Green Algae Strategy Review
I reviewed the book here recently, and as I indicated in the conclusion of the review I would gladly post any of Mark's comments...

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 ...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
FULTON, N.Y. (AP) - When Sunoco purchased a bankrupt ethanol plant in upstate New York this week for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Seattle Stops Buying Soy Biodiesel, Waste Grease OK
Concerns about the impact that soy-based biodiesel might be having on the environment , Seattle officials have stopped buying biodiesel for the city's fleet...

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants (San Francisco Chronicle)
When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market. Traditional refiners under pressure to reduce emissions are finding new. Sponsored Topics: Ethanol - Business - Sunoco - Energy - Renewable..

Ethanol: Fuel Of Future Or Quickly Passing Fad? - Denver Channel
WINDSOR, Colo. -- Two years ago at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop in St. Louis, or FEW, it was standing-room only. Wednesday, at the same workshop in Denver, it wasnt so crowded. The industry with so much promise is struggling as several companies ...

Feds give ethanol plant $117M
The federal government is giving GreenField Ethanol's Johnstown facility a $117.5-million-dollar boost, arguing biofuels are the energy of the future...

U.S. auto lobby's clout flags on Capitol Hill
Arrayed like props behind the Rose Garden lectern, Detroit automotive executives applauded last month as President Barack Obama announced new federal standards for gasoline mileage and greenhouse gas emissions...

Ethanol by-product raises food safety concerns - High Plains Journal
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP)--Ethanol's main by-product, which is sold as livestock feed, has raised potential food safety concerns. Several studies have linked the by-product, known as distillers grain, to elevated rates of E. coli in cattle. And now ...

Ontario ethanol facility gets a boost
The federal government is giving GreenField Ethanol's Johnstown facility a $117.5-million-dollar boost, arguing biofuels are the energy of the future...



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