Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 07/06/2009



Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you! - AP
Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you! MIKE STARK Associated Press Writer= LOGAN, Utah A A A' Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam...

E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: All Ethanol, All The Time | The Truth .
There might, someday, be a viable way to make ethanol fuels in quantity. On the other, this makes it easier to just mandate the fuel itself, which, until it's net-energy positive, is bad. SunnyvaleCA : June 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm ...

Toronto police add new cruiser to f...
The City Police Department has a new tool in its crime-fighting arsenal - a 2009 Ford Crown Vic cruiser...

Ethanol weeks away at Central City, Ord plants (Grand Island Independent)
CENTRAL CITY -- The sale of Central City's and Ord's ethanol plants is expected to be closed by today, and both plants are scheduled to be operating by the end of the month...

House climate bill wouldn't cut U.S. oil dependence much
Despite its title as the "American Clean Energy and Security Act," the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil...

Wyoming plant hopes to capitalize on doubts over corn biofuels
Dennis Harstad, vice president of plant operations for KL Energy Corp., scoops a handful of wood chips April 27 outside the company's test plant in Upton, Wyo., that processes the chips into ethanol for automobiles...

Ethanol Now Fuels Over Half of Brazilian Cars & Light Vehicles .
photo: Rodrigo Soldon via flick Brazil is renowned for being a world leader in ethanol use and this telling statistic bears that out: According to Petrobras CFO Almir Barbassa ethanol now powers more than 50% of all the light...

Wyoming plant making ethanol from trees
In this tiny town on Wyoming's northern plains, workers feed large piles of aromatic pine chips into a labyrinth of pipes and tanks that process the wood into 200-proof liquid ethanol...

Esteban Chornet, who founded Enerkem with his son Vincent.
The tour ended in a century-old building stuffed with gauges, heat-exchangers, compressors, catalytic reactors, motors and at least one large engine purchased on eBay, then reconditioned...

Wyoming plant making ethanol from trees - Bismarck Tribune
UPTON, Wyo. - In this tiny town on Wyoming's northern plains, workers feed large piles of aromatic pine chips into a labyrinth of pipes and tanks that process the wood into 200-proof liquid ethanol. KL Energy Corp's test plant is among those at the ...

Higher ethanol fuel blends may not be so efficient (The Post and Courier)
As we celebrate our hard-earned Independence Day, lets remember: Freedom is not free. For our opportunity to live under freedom and liberty, more than one million Americans made their final sacrifice...

Toronto gets new a police cruiser
The City Police Department has a new tool in its crime-fighting arsenal - a 2009 Ford Crown Vic cruiser...

Oat hulls yield cheaper, cleaner power at U of I (The Des Moines Register)
Washington, D.C. - Ethanol and wind turbines arent the only ways Iowans are reducing the use of fossil fuels. Oat hulls are another...

Algae farm aims to turn carbon dioxide into fuel - CNET News
Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels , a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as a vehicle fuel or an ingredient in plastics ...

Maine, Baldacci praised for - green economy' effort
Last week Gov. John Baldacci was named the fifth "greenest" governor in the nation by a national group, but he was quick to say he does not deserve the credit...

"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 ...

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

Higher ethanol fuel blends may not be so efficient
As we celebrate our hard-earned Independence Day, leta s remember: Freedom is not free...

PTT sees $70 oil
The oil conglomerate PTT has increased its average oil price projection for the second half of this year to US$70 per barrel, driven by higher consumption from India and China and a weaker US dollar, says Buranin Rattanasombat, strategic retail marketing department division manager...

Flex Fuel In Canada Is A Total Failure
The lower percentage ethanol fuels, particularly 10% ethanol and less can be used in a regular vehicles without and fancy upgrades so while they technically factor into the number of ethanol stations in Canada, they really don't count ...

Military backing algae-based fuel research
Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for the U.S. government...

Thune plan attacks pine beetles
Acres of pine trees in the Black Hills National Forest have fallen prey to the mountain pine beetle, and Sen...

Letters to the Editor » Ethanol does not make sense .
I think the jury is still out on ethanol fuels and that the real future lies in celluosic ethanol and not the corn variety. Comment by Head1stSlide. EUR” 7/1/2009 @ 11:00 am. Mr. Steenblock has some valid points. ...

Mansfield Oil Acquires C&N Cos.
Mansfield Oil Co. has acquired C&N Cos., a leading ethanol marketer that represents 500 million gallons of ethanol production and 150 million gallons of biodiesel production capacity...

Stockholm orders 85 timber-fueled buses from Scania
Sweden has latched on to ethanol as a fuel source more strongly than just about any other country except Brazil...

Dateland updated: new travel center
A small cafe was opened in 1965 along the highway about a hundred miles east of Yuma and quickly gained a reputation for its date milkshakes...

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...

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...

Algae could become ethanol - Brazoria Facts
FREEPORT EUR” While most ethanol producers use corn or sugarcane to make their product, Dow Chemical Co. is turning to the sun, salt water, algae and carbon dioxide as an alternative to creating the fuel. Dow announced Monday it is seeking up to $25 ...

GM Is Turning Brazil into Biofuel Car World Leader - Brazzil Magazine
General Motors, in spite of its misfortune or long standing mismanagement in the US, has built a thriving powerhouse operation in Latin America, where its fuel-efficient vehicles are playing a crucial role in returning the battered company to health ...

EPA extends comment period on fuels standard (The Argus Leader)
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a 60-day extension for people to comment on the Renewable Fuel Standard. The new deadline is Sept. 25. The RFS, adopted in 2005 and amended in 2007 as an amendment to the Clean Air Act, requires the EPA to set a minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be in the nation's motor fuel supply every year. The RFS calls for 36 billion gallons ...

Jatropha tree fuels hope (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
FORT MYERS, Fla. - What some see as the bio-fuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles. But in just a few years, they will be tall, leafy trees with bright green spherical pods spilling their seeds..

Wyoming plant making ethanol from trees (The Bismarck Tribune)
UPTON, Wyo. - In this tiny town on Wyoming's northern plains, workers feed large piles of aromatic pine chips into a labyrinth of pipes and tanks that process the wood into 200-proof liquid ethanol...

Ethanol thirst evaporating - Minneapolis Star Tribune
In May 2008, the states interest in ethanol to fuel vehicles was peaking as Rich Burton, a sales rep, filled his Chevy Suburban at a station in Minneapolis before an out-of-state sales call. The E85 cost him $2.87 per gallon, while regular ...

Ethanol Tax Increases In South Dakota - KSFY.com
Ethanol now is being taxed at 8 cents a gallon at the wholesale level. Previous state law included more than one tax rate for ethanol, depending on how much of the grain-based fuel was blended with regular gasoline. Ethanol industry officials say the ...

WOODBINE: Ethanol plant proposed - Daily Journal
WOODBINE EUR” An old landfill in a struggling town in South Jersey could get a new life. A company is looking at property in Woodbine for a plant that would turn algae into ethanol to be used as fuel. Garden State Ethanol has been trying to launch its ...

E85 Ethanol in Every Car? - Wheels Blog - NYTimes.com
But such an economy would not support the current political-economic structure, including the massive subsidies needed to support ethanol fuels. It would contract until it was energetically sustainable. The landscape, the built ...

Innovation Fuels lands in Syracuse (Central New York Business Journal)
SYRACUSE - Innovation Fuels, Inc. will make Syracuse the hub of its upstate New York operations from a new office in downtown Syracuse's Tech Garden. The company, which also has facilities in the New York City area, is a producer and distributor of biodiesel...

Ethanol Fuels Becoming More Accessible to Drivers
(NewsUSA) - We all want to help save the environment, but for some of us it's easier said than done. Hybrids are still pricey, public transportation isn't always reliable and giving up our cars isn't necessarily an option. ...

E10 90 gasoline in October - Robertson
Energy Minister James Robertson has promised that Government will roll out ethanol-blended unleaded gasoline 90 octane by October, following the missed original May 1 deadline...

Wesley Clark: Ethanol's field general (CNN Money)
If ever there were an industry in need of a general, it's the ethanol industry. Already under siege from food companies blaming biofuels for rising grocery prices, ethanol companies are now seeing their profit margins crushed by falling prices for their product. Compounding the problem, many environmentalists -- who five minutes ago seemed to be in ethanol's corner -- have turned against the ...

Uncle Sam To Pond Scum: I Want You
Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in a Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam...

Algae-to-ethanol proposal a win-win for Woodbine - Philadelphia Inquirer
To Mayor Bill Pikolycky, Woodbine's old landfill has been a big headache. Closed for decades, the 45-acre property is covered with scruffy vegetation and needs an environmental cleanup that would cost the tiny Cape May County borough millions of ...

Homegrown artists made splash with whale on wall
Q: There used to be a beautiful painting of a whale on the side of the Downtown Learning Center in Roanoke...

Executive Briefs
Work on $10b trans-Sahara gas project to begin in 2015 From Collins Olayinka, Abuja W ORK on the much-anticipated trans-Saharan gas project that will transfer gas from Nigeria through Niger Republic and Algeria to European Union countries will begin in 2015...

Central Illinoisan spreading the ethanol gospel - Peoria Journal Star
Kristy Moore is a resident of Heyworth, just south of Bloomington, who travels the country spreading the word about ethanol - behind the scenes, that is. As director of technical services for the Washington, D.C.-based Renewable Fuels Association ...

Minnesotas experience shows thirst for ethanol evaporating - Grand Forks Herald
MINNEAPOLIS EUR” Minnesota has been an unofficial testing ground for using ethanol to fuel vehicles, but after years of steady increases, interest appears to be waning. Despite a push from the governor and an increase in the number of so-called ...

Mansfield Oil Acquires C&N Cos. (Convenience Store News)
Mansfield Oil Acquires C&N Cos. GAINESVILLE, Ga. -- Mansfield Oil, a downstream oil company that provides fuel services throughout the U.S. to convenience stores and other retailers, said yesterday it is acquiring C&N Cos., a leading ethanol marketer based in Minneapolis...

Planet Ark (Planet Ark)
HAMBURG - The European Union is likely to achieve its target of generating 10 percent of transport fuels from renewable sources by 2020 by blending biofuels with fossil fuels, a leading EU researcher said...

Innovation Fuels lands in Syracuse Upstate hub shifts from Albany to Tech Garden
Innovation Fuels, Inc. will make Syracuse the hub of its upstate New York operations from a new office in downtown Syracuse's Tech Garden...



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