Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 09/22/2009

Trucks & SUVs are popular Cash for Clunkers sales - Charleston Daily Mail
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles were big sellers under the Cash for Clunkers program despite the federal government's focus on replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient cars. Data released late last week by the ...

Biofuels program adjusted
Enterprise and Innovation Minister Lyle Stewart announced Monday changes to the Saskatchewan Biofuels Investment Opportunity program designed to kickstart several stalled ethanol projects in the province...

09-21-09 Read the NAFB's National Ag News as heard inside the .
The proposed bill only would allow the EPA to issue such a waiver if its Science Advisory Board studies the compatibility of mid-level ethanol fuels with the emission requirements of the Clean Air Act and the operability of current ...

Biofuels Not So Friendly to Gulf of Mexico
Previous Article Enlarge Image Growing problem. Increasing reliance on biofuels is expected to further deplete dissolved oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico...

'Cash for clunkers' spurred truck sales - detnews.com
Washington -- Pickups and sport utility vehicles were big sellers under the "cash for clunkers" program, despite the federal government's focus on replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient cars. Data released late last week by the Department of ...

Evolution Fuels Files Supplemental Information Disclosure Related to the Status of Certain Litigation
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...

Canals touted as freight alternatives - Times Union
ALBANY -- Jack Kelley remembers watching as a boy the massive barges passing through the locks of the Champlain Canal, carrying jet fuel to the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. It was the Cold War, and the B-52 bombers that regularly flew from the base ...

ASA, Biodiesel Board Call for RFS2 Comments
The deadline for getting in your two cents' worth on the U.S. EPA's proposed Renewable Fuels Standard is rapidly approaching, as this Friday, Sept...

Greens Not Happy About EPA Guidelines - Time
New fuel-economy rules proposed by the federal Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency are the first major move by the U.S. toward cracking down on greenhouse-gas emissions. The proposed program includes miles-per-gallon ...

Industrial Biotech Can Reduce Emissions by 2.5B Tons Annually
The industrial biotechnology sector can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 2.5 billion tons per year, according to a new report...

US stands idle in energy race
Germany and China are taking our cookies. In racing slang, "to take one's cookies" is to beat someone in a race...

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...

Stimulus funds ready for transportation efficiency projects - Houston Community Newspapers
From buying green vehicles to timing green lights, local and state agencies in Texas can now apply for federal stimulus money for transportation efficiency projects. Texas Comptroller Susan Combs has announced that applications will open for about ...

Waste not, want not
Economist.Com, September 18, 2009 Friday - Ethanol from rubbish is the latest biofuel Ethanol from rubbish is the latest biofuel OVER the past decade, biofuels have been a disappointment...

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...

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...

U.S. Gives 2.5x More Subsidies to Fossil Fuels
"Subsidies to fossil fuels, a mature, developed industry that has enjoyed government support for many years, totaled approximately $72 billion" A new study by the Environmental Law Institute reviewed fossil fuel and energy subsidies in the U.S. for fiscal years 2002 to 2008...

Byproduct of ethanol may help feed world - Argus Leader
BROOKINGS - In places where children go hungry, where crops aren't plentiful and meat is scarce, Padu Krishnan, Sowmya Arra and Kurt Rosentrater think they might have an answer. In a fourth-floor laboratory on the South Dakota State University campus ...

Scania Presents Sustainable and Efficient Transport Solutions - Earthtimes
Scania plays a prominent role at the ITS World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, which will be inaugurated today by Swedens Minister for Communications, Ã…sa Torstensson. Scania provides speakers and expertise and presents ethanol fuelled ...

Senate Bill Would Ensure New Fuel Compatibility
Lawmakers have introduced in the U.S. Senate a bill that would require that new fuels introduced into the marketplace are compatible with current gasoline-fueled engines...

Biofuels Not So Friendly to Gulf of Mexico - Science Now
The push to ramp up biofuel production may reduce oil imports, but it's likely to come at a high environmental cost: It will boost the size of the Gulf of Mexico's dead zone, a huge swath so depleted of oxygen that almost nothing can live there ...

Biofuels
Browse by subject : Energy sources : Biofuels Woodchip boilers on the march 09 Nov 2006 New flats bring big-time biomass heating to southern England Wood, winds and water 05 Nov 2007 Oil and gas may be reaching their peak, but Britain's winds, woodlands and water resources hold reserves of. When oil grows on trees 11 Jan 2008 Indiaa TMs new oil ...

Event: Get Green with Your Transportation
Get Green with Your Transportation Date Wed, 30 Sep 2009, 15:15 - 17:15 Venue Cost 5.0 USD Posted for Ohio Green Specialists Organizer Angie Palmer Want to save on gas? Wonder what alternative fuels are and if they can benefit you? Interested in non-vehicle options to save money? Clean Fuels Ohio will ...

hesitation on heavy acceleration on 400
Hello, my 1977 pontiac 400 has a Q jet which was just adjusted and the engine runs pretty good except when you floor it it hesitates alittle then takes off and runs good...

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...

The yellow bus goes green -- and could go greener
As the yellow school bus again becomes a common sight on Minnesota roadways, it's also turning "green." But school buses a ' and privately owned vehicles transporting kids to and from school a ' could be even less polluting by using ever cleaner biodiesel blends...

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...

US CNG Powered Transit Bus Fleet Now At 15%, 25% Of 2007 Sales: Government Subsidies Will Drive Further Adoption . (Wall Street Transcript via Yahoo! Finance)
67 WALL STREET, New York - September 21, 2009 - The Wall Street Transcript has just published its Alternative Energy/Clean Energy/Power Generation/Utilities Report report offering a timely review of the sector to serious investors and industry executives. This 83 page feature contains expert industry commentary through in-depth interviews with public company CEOs, Equity Analysts and Money ...

Clunkers fuels SUV, truck sales (Contra Costa Times)
Toyota and Honda prove to be top sellers during federal program..

Running on grass?
Watching grass grow is tedious, but researchers in the Oklahoma Panhandle say they'll stare at their switchgrass -- all 1,000 acres of it -- until they know whether they've found a commercially viable source of biofuel...

NREL Finds no Surprises in Higher Ethanol Blend Tests (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory tests on higher ethanol blends in a variety of vehicles, according to Physorg.com, have so far not yielded any surprises...

China buys Noble stake, seeks commodities expertise - The Guardian
SINGAPORE, Sept 22 (Reuters) - China Investment Corp, a $200 billion sovereign wealth fund, has bought a 14.5 percent stake in trading firm Noble Group for $850 million, giving China greater exposure to global commodities and trading expertise. The ...

US subsidies of oil and coal more than double the subsidies of . - News.Mongabay
During the fiscal years of 2002-2008 the United States handed out subsidies to fossil fuel industries to a tune of 72 billion dollars, while renewable energy subsidies, during the same period, reached 29 billion dollars. Conducted by the ...

Study finds more tax breaks for fossil fuels than renewables (The Oregonian)
Fossil fuel subsidies totaled $72 billion from 2002 to 2008, more than double subsidies for renewable energy...

Evolution Fuels Retains Trident Response Group LLC (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that it has retained Trident Response Group LLC , a corporate risk management firm with extensive experience in protecting their clients' interests in a variety of ways, including fulfillment and disposition of legal settlements...

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. ...

Clunkers fuels SUV, truck sales
Pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles were big sellers under the Cash for Clunkers program despite the federal government's focus on replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient cars...

Foreign oil receives highest U.S. tax breaks: ELI
Foreign oil production receives the largest U.S. tax breaks, and fossil fuels receive more than renewable fuels, according to a new study by the Environmental Law Institute and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars...

NREL Tests Ethanol Blends
The National Renewable Energy Laboaratory , a laboratory for the Department of Energy, is testing higher blends of ethenol to be used in vehicles...

Bio Nebraska
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 ...

Michigan Energy and Advanced Automotive Research Lined Up for $99.5M.
The Defense Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2010, passed earlier this month by the US Senate Appropriations Committee and now under consideration by the full Senate, contains US$14.4 billion in funding for Michigan firms, the majority of whicha '$12.4 billiona 'is allocated for vehicle and weapons procurement, according to Sen...

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, ...

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 ...

Future Technology - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. | Jump Into Tomorrow
It's a company that takes garbage you'd find in a landfill, and through its patented process, converts it into usable ethanol. And now, their technology may have larger applications...

U.S. Tax Breaks Subsidize Foreign Oil Production
The largest U.S. subsidies to fossil fuels are attributed to tax breaks that aid foreign oil production, according to research to be released Friday by the Environmental Law Institute in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars...

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, ...

Bio-energy credits announced to kick-start industry
Bio-energy credits announced by the province Tuesday will level the playing field and kick-start an important industry, producers say...

Evolution Fuels Files Supplemental Information Disclosure Related to the Status of Certain Litigation (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...

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...

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...

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