Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 07/29/2009



Types of Ethanol Fuel and Vehicles
What types of ethanol fuels can run in certain vehicles? The truth is that all gasoline vehicles are capable of operating on gasoline/ethanol blends with up to 10% ethanol. In fact, some states require the seasonal or year-round use of ...

Outside editorial: Exxon goes green
The following editorial first appeared in the Dallas Morning News: Exxon's often sharp-tongued skepticism about alternative fuel technologies would seem to make it an unlikely candidate to bankroll research designed to turn algae into fuel...

Claude Jones, XChange
About six months after I started at NBR, the president signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law...

Indy Cars in Edmonton Race to Use 100% Ethanol Fuel This Weekend - Earthtimes
OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 07/23/09 -- On the eve of the Indy Car race in Edmonton, the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) today applauded the IndyCar Series and their use of 100% ethanol as fuel in their race cars. "Ethanol is a clean-burning ...

Propane often overlooked as an alternative fuel
For many consumers, propane can conjure up images of barbecue grills, furnaces and water heaters...

Going Green One Tank at a Time
Earlier today, Matt Horton, CEO of California based Propel Fuels was featured on CNBC's "The Tech Effect".A The title of the piece: Going Green One Tank at a Time...

Exxon goes green
For those who haven't heard much about research into turning algae into fuel, there's some interesting news from Exxon...

A shift from corn to the cob - Houston Chronicle
SANTA ROSA EUR The high-stakes race to make a better renewable fuel took a small step forward this week in a secluded cornfield near the Mexican border. In tiny Santa Rosa, a few miles northwest of Harlingen, the nation's largest ethanol producer was ...

Exactly why corn-based ethanol fuels are a BAD IDEA
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Ethanol, Biofuels Join Social Media World Online Chat (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
The Renewable Fuels Association has announced the creation of a new Twitter chat called #FuelChat, according to Azocleantech.com...

Valero Would Like to Cap and Trade Its Losses
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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...

South Florida Company Inks Fuel Deal with Seminole Electric Cooperative (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Southeast Renewable Fuels announced a deal with the Tampa-based non-profit group Seminole Electric Cooperative, which supplies 10 electric distribution coops in Florida, according to the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel...

Ethanol trade group spent $166,296 on 1Q lobbying (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Renewable Fuels Association, an ethanol industry trade group, spent $166,296 in the first quarter to lobby Congress and federal agencies on energy and fuel standards legislation, according to a recent disclosure report...

Valero reports loss for second quarter
Valero Energy Corp. on Tuesday reported a $254 million loss for the normally robust second quarter, and the nation's largest independent refiner said it could lose money for the rest of the year if a weak economy persists...

Discover the greatest idea of this century - a oeHow to convert CO2.
Discover the greatest idea of this century - a oeHow to convert CO2 emissions to biofuels using sunlight, water and Algaea July 29, 2009 Ever rising prices of liquid fuels like diesel are posing serious threat to the bottom line of large energy users...

"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 ...

Seminole Expands Renewable Energy Portfolio
Seminole Electric Cooperative, the nonprofit wholesale power supplier to 10 electric distribution co-ops in Florida, will add 25 megawatts of biomass energy to its resource portfolio under a contract signed in July 2009 with Ft...

The Biofuel Emissions Debate: Comparing GHG emissions of various .
Cellulosic ethanol is considered to be the second generation of ethanol fuels because it is expected to have a much higher net energy yield, require less land area, and have little impact on food systems. In this analysis, ethanol is ...

Albert Lea Tribune | How much ethanol should be in gasoline?
A greater use of ethanol fuels is part of that plan. EURWe look for Minnesota to continue to lead the way,EUR Mummert said. EURThey've been very, very aggressive in leading the nation in the development of renewable fuels.EUR ...

Evolution Fuels Announces New Website - StreetInsider.com
DALLAS, July 23, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EVFL ) (the "Company") today announced that it has completed construction of its new website. The new site contains a blog and current information regarding the Company ...

Big oil eyes algae to solve biofuel problems
EurActiv.com, 29 July 2009 - Oil giants such as Shell and ExxonMobil are pouring millions of research funding into algae in the hope that the technology can solve environmental problems associated with intensive crop cultivation for biofuels...

South Florida company signs fuel deal with Seminole Electrcic Cooperative (Sun-Sentinel)
Southeast Renewable Fuels plan to build three ethanol factories near Lake Okechobee A South Florida company aiming to make fuel from the sweet sorghum plant has signed a contract with the Seminole Electric Cooperative...

Photosynthesis + algae = fuel - Durango Herald
A company with a facility in Coyote Gulch on Southern Ute Indian tribal land is working to harness the properties of pond scum into the next big thing in biofuels. We are using the oil that algae create for diagnostic purposes right now. Our ...

Renewable Fuels Association says CFTC should include grain markets in speculation report
Renewable Fuels Association says CFTC should include grain markets in speculation report Jul...

As gas prices creep up, ethanol saves drivers money, Ethonal Board . - High Plains Journal
Nationally, gas prices have risen nearly every day for the past 42 days. Some analysts expect that a return to $100 oil--and $4 gas--isn't far behind. But Nebraska drivers are already saving money by filling up with E10. "Nebraska drivers have ...

Lab Rats: Qteros Touts Ethanol Breakthrough - Wall Street Journal
It really is starting to look like the future of biofuels will be in a petri dish. Dish it up Qteros, a U.S. ethanol company, said yesterday it achieved a breakthrough with its microbe-based approach to turning biomass into biofuel. The company says ...

Technology Review: Dow to Test Algae Ethanol
Algae has the "potential" to produce truly vast amounts of diesel and ethanol fuels. It would be impractical to produce electricity from biodiesel or bioethanol, simply because they are already useful - and likely expensive - energy ...

E-10 Fuel, Ethanol Pumps in Pakistan | The Pakistani Spectator
According to the International Energy Agency, cellulosic ethanol could allow ethanol fuels to play a much bigger role in the future than previously thought. Cellulosic ethanol offers promise as resistant cellulose fibers, ...

Penn State Mont Alto professor joins ethanol project - Public Opinion
A Penn State Mont Alto professor has been selected to be a part of a team whose research could lead to lower gas prices, decreased dependence on foreign oil and more affordable corn at dinnertime. Linghao Zhong, an assistant professor of chemistry at ...

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...

Phibro's Ethanol Performance Group Reports No Detection of . - Market Wire
RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ--(Marketwire - July 22, 2009) - Phibro Animal Health Corporation ("PAHC") announces that its Ethanol Performance Group has not detected virginiamycin in distillers' grain. Virginiamycin is the active ingredient in Lactrol ...

Low gas prices hurt sales of high-ethanol E85 fuel (River Valley Business Report)
Lower gasoline prices, while a boon for drivers, were a gut punch for ethanol producers and promoters of the high-ethanol blend known as E85. And theyve had a negative effect on E85 sales in the greater La Crosse area...

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Ed note: A few days ago, we ran a piece by Geoffrey Styles which was extremely skeptical about the ability of methanol to displace traditional motor fuels...

Opportunities abound in energy bill
The aggressive investments to reduce our carbon footprint through the stimulus package and the energy bill offer a tremendous opportunity...

BP Scientist Said Ethanol Easier Than Biodiesel (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
The debate has raged for years on whether ethanol or biodiesel has the most potential for weaning the world away from fossil fuels, according to Greentechmedia.com...

White House Responds to Brazilian Tariff Questions
Ethanol groups expressed concern and Senator Chuck Grassley called for clarification this week on the White Housea s position regarding the U.S. tariff on imported ethanol after a statement in favor of lifting the tariff was made by the Presidenta s nominee for ambassador to Brazil...

Jolley: WDGs & Ethanol Production- Bowe Wingerd Wants To Put The Horse Before The Cart (CattleNetwork.com)
About three and a half hours west of Kansas City, half way across the state, is a feedlot with a difference. Premium Feeders is on one side of the road, feeding about 20,000 cattle. On the other side of the road is Nesika Energy, a new, state of the art ethanol plant...

BioEnergy to Outline Hiring Process at Press Conference on Friday
A press conference will be held on Friday to outline the hiring process at an ethanol plant that's under construction in Clearfield Borough...

New Method Uses Electrolyzed Water For More Efficient Fuel Production - Science Daily
When ethanol is produced, distiller's dried grain with solubles (DDGS) is a waste product. The DDGS is primarily used as animal feed, but researchers are searching for ways to extract the sugar and ferment it to produce an acetone-butanol-ethanol ...

RFA says removing ethanol tariff would benefit only Brazil
RFA says removing ethanol tariff would benefit only Brazil Jul. 28, 2009 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As has been understood by Congress time and again, removing the secondary tariff on imported ethanol is bad policy...

Ethanol can save Fiji economy, say experts (Fijilive)
Ethanol production in Fiji may be considered overrated but two economists are arguing that it could be among the best bio-fuel commodities to wean Fiji from heavy reliance on fossil fuel...

Feel Strongly about Ethanol? Tweet Your Thoughts
It seems that Twitter has almost everyone all a-flutter. Even the Renewable Fuels Association ...

CARB Updates LCFS Numbers in Favor of Sugarcane Ethanol
For months the ethanol industry has been working with the California Air Resources Board t o update their calculations of ethanol's emissions reductions ...

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...

Valero Retail Operating Income Up 33%
Valero Energy Corp. has reported a net loss of $254 million, or 48 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2009, compared to second-quarter 2008 net income of $734 million, or $1.37 per share...

Valero reports loss in 2Q
What Happened?: Valero Energy Corp., the nation's largest independent refiner, said Tuesday it lost $254 million in the second quarter - usually a robust period for refiners because of strong demand for products such as gasoline and jet fuel...

Will Obama make the U.S. another Brazil: part II- ethanol cars 101 - San Francisco Examiner
Cellulosic ethanol plant in Scotland, South Dakota (forcechange.com). As the final part of this article series , the focus is on the current status of the ethanol industry in the U.S. versus Brazil and the future of the American ethanol-fueled auto ...

Grassley Delays Brazil Envoy Nominee After Ethanol Tariff Comment (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said he will delay the approval of President Barack Obama's selection of Thomas Shannon as U.S. ambassador to Brazil, because the nominee advocated ending the U.S. tariff on ethanol imports, according to the Washington Post...

Iowa biofuels lab latest to aid from state fund (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Roya Stanley beamed Tuesday as she gazed around the sparkling new laboratory where scientists were looking for ways to create biodiesel fuels from everything from animal fats to coffee beans...



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