Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 09/19/2009

Do 10% Ethanol Fuels Equal More Power Compared To High Octane .
Theyve recently introduced 10% Ethanol premium unleaded fuels here in the Philippines (known as Petron E10) and was wondering if 10% Ethanol fuels can improve engine performance when compared to 96 RON premium-grade petrol. ...

NREL Team Tests Higher Ethanol Fuel Mix (PhysOrg)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Going on a diet can be good for you. And maybe a gasoline "diet" of traditional fuel blended with increased levels of ethanol will be good for the environment and economy without hurting cars and small engines. Researchers are trying to find out because new ethanol blends could play a starring role in reducing petroleum use...

Low CO2 Canadian-Made Cellulosic Ethanol Fuels Premier's .
Sourced From Marketwire.com | OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Aug. 4, 2009) - Canadian-made cellulosic ethanol will fuel the official vehicle fleet at the...

Big Oil Goes Green for Real - Newsweek
Remember back in 2001 when BP went "Beyond Petroleum"? It was a brilliant marketing campaign, but it had less to do with changing the company's business model than positioning Lord John Browne as the Teflon oil executive. All but a tiny fraction of ...

Feature: Biofuel Production.
The world's dependence on finite, nonrenewable petroleum is at the heart of many of the environmental and energy challenges we face today...

Who needs gasoline if you have old beer?
It sounds too good to be true: A residential system that allows people to make fuel from old beer, leftover wine and other waste products and use it to run their vehicles...

Ethanol safe for cars, says group (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Ethanol is still safe for cars, according to an environmental group...

Sorghum tested as alternative fuel
Varieties of drought-resistant, fast-growing sorghum are being studied in Maryland as a renewable source of fuel, scientists at Salisbury University said...

Al Lewis: Why Give Up on Internal Combustion Now?
Eddie Sturman wants to kill the electric car. Electric cars were all the buzz this week at the latest auto show in Frankfurt, Germany, but Sturman says they waste too much energy...

Bob Dinneen: News Flash - All Fuels Have Indirect Effects (The Huffington Post)
No credible research can conclude that ethanol production in the U.S. is the driving force behind deforestation and other land use changes in other sovereign nations...

How much in subsidies do fossil fuels get anyway?
At least some members of the Obama Administration plan to call for an end to fossil fuel subsidies as part of next week's G20 economic leaders summit, citing positive impacts ranging from improved energy security to combating climate change...

Letters: Ethanol use to increase - Argus Leader
Corn ethanol alone is the safest auto fuel on the market today. Gasoline's benzene, toxic particulates and other known human carcinogens are a leading cause of birth defects and especially prey on children. America's huge, safe, renewable fuel ...

Huge corn crop helps ethanol industry argue its case
Last year, with corn prices at record levels and Americans' grocery bills climbing, the ethanol industry struggled to explain how using corn for fuel was a good long-term answer for reducing U.S. dependence on oil...

Nelson receives National Farmers Union 'Golden Triangle' award
In recognition of his work on behalf of Nebraska farmers, ranchers, and rural communities, Nebraska's Senator Ben Nelson received a 2009 Golden Triangle Award this week from the National Farmers Union, the group's highest legislative honor...

Biofuels: Biodiesel (algal or otherwise), Ethanol (cellulosic .
Ethanol fuels huge corn planting, U.S. farmers plan to cash in on the fuel ethanol boom by planting the largest area of corn in 63 years, potentially yielding a record crop. Ethanol roundup · Ethanol vs. Biodiesel: Just the Facts ...

U.S. Fossil-Fuel Subsidies Twice That of Renewables (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Fossil fuels including oil, natural gas and coal received more than twice the level of subsidies that renewable energy sources got from the U.S. government between 2002 and 2008, the Environmental Law Institute said...

How much in subsidies do fossil fuels get anyway? (Scientific American)
At least some members of the Obama Administration plan to call for an end to fossil fuel subsidies as part of next week's G20 economic leaders summit, citing positive impacts ranging from improved energy security to combating climate change. But how much does the U.S. government pay? Well, according to a new analysis from the Environmental Law Institute released today, roughly $72 billion ...

Algae-fueled Car Completes 3,750 Mile Cross Country Tour - PR Newswire
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Indicating the true start of the Green Age , Sapphire Energy, the leader in algae-based renewable fuel, joined with the team behind the award winning film FUEL, to complete the first cross-country car tour fueled by ...

senate ethanol bill introduced to protect boaters
the study would also include a comprehensive analysis of available independent scientific evidence on the compatibility of midEURlevel ethanol fuels with the emission requirements of the caa and the operability of engines, ...

Lewis: A digital revolution - for engines
Eddie Sturman wants to kill the electric car. Electric cars were all the buzz this week at the latest auto show in Frankfurt, Germany, but Sturman says they waste too much energy...

Ethanol makers look to monks to solve bacteria problem - KARE
LUCAN, Minn. (AP) -- Ethanol companies are looking back to the monasteries of ancient Europe for one possible solution to a troublesome production issue. They have to control bacteria to make good ethanol. The most common weapon, antibiotics, works ...

Report Finds Oil Subsidies Higher Than Ethanol
A new report from the Environmental Law Institute finds that federal subsidies for fossil fuels are twice that of renewables...

Price of sugar hits high note
Many producer countries face either too little or too much rain. Sugar prices on New York's ICE are nearly double their levels of a year ago - and the latest prices are the highest in 28 years...

BP Expects Biofuels to Grow Significantly
BP expects biofuels to displace 25 percent of fuel in the U.S. in the next two decades, the head of BP's alternative energy unit said...

Algae-fueled Car Completes 3,750 Mile Cross Country Tour
Indicating the true start of the Green Age , Sapphire Energy, the leader in algae-based renewable fuel, joined with the team behind the award winning film FUEL, to complete the first cross-country car tour fueled by a blend of algae-based gasoline in an unmodified engine...

Top engineering award to Glenvar bale system - Farm Weekly
THE Glenvar Bale Direct system has won the Small Company Projects award at the annual WA Engineering Excellence Awards. The system is a bolt-on kit which enables harvesting and baling to be carried out in a single operation, and was developed on-farm ...

Governor says the state has great potential in renewable energy (Grand Island Independent)
Nebraska is already the second leading state for ethanol production and is poised for more growth in the renewable energy arena...

Climate Legislation Could Boost U.S. Oil
There's a long-running, fierce debate over the cost of reducing the emissions of gases that cause climate change...

Ethanol safe for vehicles, says WWF (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Thursday urged the public to patronize local ethanol products, stressing that these would help to usher the automobile industry and the economy into a cleaner and greener era...

Ethanol Now Fuels over Half of Brazilian Vechiles | Localcooling
If all vehicles currently equipped to operate on ethanol were to make a total switch to ethanol fuels, there are questions as to how long our food supplies would last. If large amounts of food crops were diverted to fuel production, ...

Climate Legislation Could Boost U.S. Oil
There's a long-running, fierce debate over the cost of reducing the emissions of gases that cause climate change...

New President for Missouri Renewable Fuels Group
Members of the Missouri Renewable Fuels Association , an organization comprised of the state's six farmer-owned ethanol plants and the Missouri Corn Growers Association , have selected Ryland Utlaut of Alma, Mo., as the organization's 2009-10 president...

One Potential Benefit of Climate Legislation: More U.S. Oil - BusinessWeek
Theres a long-running, fierce debate over the cost of reducing the emissions of gases that cause climate change. Opponents say that the climate bill passed by the House of Representatives, which caps such emissions, amounts to a massive tax on the ...

Tax Code Mocks Federal Energy Intent
Oil companies are benefiting from decades-old tax provisions. Arcane bits of the tax code provide a huge tacit subsidy for the producers of fossil fuels, according to a recently released study...

Rebecca Tushnet's 43(B)log: Dispute fueled by inappropriate tests
In addition, Kop-Coat never ran the D525 tests on 10% ethanol fuels, despite the fact that the products are ethanol fuel additives. In its ad, Kop-Coat asserted that Valvtect improved stability by 138% while StarTron only improved ...

Small Shops Cashing In On Ethanol-Free Gas - WFTV
A couple years back, a state law eager to go green put the additive in nearly every gas pump, but there's a growing demand for gas without ethanol and some local businesses are cashing in. Way out on Route 40, in the middle of the Volusia County ...

Evolution Fuels Files Supplemental Information Disclosure Related to Retirement of Certain Debt in the Amount of $2 . (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that it has filed a "Supplemental Information" filing which can be found on the Pink Sheets OTC Markets website under "Filings" for Evolution Fuels...

How Many American Made Cars Are Able To Run On Ethanol Fuels?
All cars are able to run on ethanol fuel after changing out the valve seals, but without that being done they can still handle up to 20% ethanol mix without harming the engine...

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...

Study Finds that US Subsidies for Fossil Fuels Are Almost 2.5x Those for Renewables
US subsidies for fuels and renewable energy, 2002-2008. Nuclear was not included in the analysis...

NREL Team Tests Higher Ethanol Fuel Mix
Going on a diet can be good for you. And maybe a gasoline "diet" of traditional fuel blended with increased levels of ethanol will be good for the environment and economy without hurting cars and small engines...

Report: Fossil fuels' subsidies far outpace renewables'
The U.S. government delivered more than twice as many federal dollars to research initiatives, tax incentives and other programs benefiting fossil fuels than it supplied to renewable energy from 2002 to 2008, according to a report released Friday by two public policy groups...

Ethanol boosts Nebraska economy (September 14, 2009)
The Board supports organizations and policies that advocate the increased use of ethanol fuels EUR and administers public information, education and ethanol research projects. The Board also assists companies and organizations in the ...

what to konw about ethanol industry ? and the result of this .
according to the international energy agency, cellulosic ethanol could allow ethanol fuels to play a much bigger role in the future than previously thought.[8] cellulosic ethanol can be made from plant matter composed primarily of ...

RFA Urges EPA to Level Playing Field
A new video launched by the Renewable Fuels Association makes the point that other fuels have indirect effects, not only biofuels...

STUDY: U.S. subsidises fossil fuels 2.5 times more than renewables
Turns out, this isn't remotely true. According to a new study that reviewed fossil fuel and energy subsidies for Fiscal Years 2002-2008 was just released by the Environmental Law Institute and discovered that the U.S. spends about two-and-a-half times as much on fossil fuels than it does on renewable energy...

Going green at the pump: Biodiesel joins ethanol (Bakercityherald.com)
Its been two years since the Oregon Legislature passed renewable fuel standards requiring gasoline to contain 10 percent ethanol and diesel to contain 2 percent biodiesel...

Big Oil Goes Green - MSN UK News
Remember back in 2001 when BP went "Beyond Petroleum"? It was a brilliant marketing campaign, but it had less to do with changing the company's business model than positioning Lord John Browne as the Teflon oil executive. All but a tiny fraction of ...

Ethanol industry solves new problem with an old remedy - Minneapolis Star Tribune
LUCAN, MINN. - Ethanol companies are looking back to the monasteries of ancient Europe for one possible solution to a troublesome production issue. They have to control bacteria to make good ethanol. The most common weapon, antibiotics, works well ...

Ethanol Bill Introduced in Senate (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
A group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Monday, according to Trade Only Today in Essex, Conn., to protect boaters and manufacturers from mechanical problems associated with mid-level ethanol blends in gasoline...

Can northeast Wisconsin be a player in biofuel industry? - Fond du Lac Reporter
MARYTOWN EUR” As the large John Deere combine lumbered through the field, harvesting camelina plants bearing faint pink seed pods, George Ecker held his breath. For months, the Stockbridge man had been researching the tiny, oil-laden seed that has the ...

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