Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 09/26/2009



Ethanol Group Pushing for Country-of-Origin Labels (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Ethanol producers are pushing a proposal to mandate country-of-origin labeling on gasoline pumps, according to the Kansas City Star, but the nation's refiners say it would be difficult to accomplish...

Government of Canada Invests in Saskatchewan Biofuels
The Government of Canada will invest more than $70 million in support of the production of ethanol in Saskatchewan...

Yesterday's Edition
San Jose - Caldera Highway Hits An Environmental Roadblock The completion of the construction of section of the San Jose - Caldera highway is in jeopardy as the Environmental Tribunal put a halt to all construction on the final section of the highway, ordering the Autopistas del Sol to stop all construction, because of apparent environmental ...

Column: Wisconsin can lead way in new fuels
With all the recent news coverage on health care reform and the economy, less attention is being paid to other issues that also affect our lives but still require attention from our state and federal leaders...

Drivers go green --- at 200 mph - FOXSports.com
This weekend, the drivers in the North Georgia foothills won't be running, or drinking, grain alcohol. They'll be using it for fuel. And they'll be just about as obsessed with gas mileage as they are with blowing the doors off the competition. That's ...

Technology offers cash for cobs - High Plains Journal
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)--Two new technologies offer the promise that corn growers could turn their cobs into cash. Cobs, the refuse left behind after harvest, are now plowed back into fields. But companies from California and South Dakota plan to start ...

Senate Ethanol Bill Introduced to Protect Boaters - Best of Boating
The study would also include a comprehensive analysis of available independent scientific evidence on the compatibility of midEURlevel ethanol fuels with the emission requirements of the CAA and the operability of engines, ...

NAFA New England Chapter Co-Hosts AltWheels Day
NAFA's New England Chapter is co-host of the fifth annual Alt Wheels Fleet Day. The event, held on Monday, October 5, features a large display of alternative fleet vehicles, educational sessions and panels - including several involving NAFA Members...

Evolution Fuels Announces Board Authorization of Stock Purchase Program (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program under which up to ten billion shares of its outstanding common stock may be acquired in the open market over the next six months at the discretion of management...

Green Car Congress: Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for .
Mid-Level Blend Ethanol: Challenges, Opportunities & Testing Follow Through (Joint IEPR and Transportation Committee Workshop on Transportation Fuel Infrastructure Issues, April 2009). September 25, 2009 in Engines, Ethanol, Fuels, ...

Ethanol byproduct could help winter driving conditions
Farmers already saw it as a golden opportunity, but now a new ethanol plant may give them more than just fuel and their surprise byproduct could impact our winter driving conditions...

Sweden pushes India and China to act on climate - Local
Countries such as China and India must turn public pronouncements on limiting greenhouse gases into "concrete actions," the Swedish EU presidency stated on Friday. "Recent encouraging public statements from the big emerging economies about limiting ...

ARS Scientist Helps Craft National Academies Report on Alternative Fuels (Agricultural Research Magazine)
An Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist was a key contributor to a National Research Council report on the technical feasibility, costs, and environmental impacts of producing alternative transportation fuels...

KLEM: News
THE PURSUIT FOLLOWED INFORMATION TO THE PLYMOUTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THAT A MAN WANTED IN O'BRIEN COUNTY FOR BURGLARY, 35-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL LINDGREN, WAS IN THE LE MARS AREA...

HSV readies hot LPG-powered V8 - New Zealand Herald
HSV is in final countdown to launch LPG versions of its hot Holden Commodores. LPG HSVs will use the latest liquid injection systems to wring maximum performance from minimum fuel. Maintaining power output similar to the petrol V8s is critical if the ...

Ethanol Regulations Would Bring Higher Costs (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
A National Corn Growers Association study said upfront costs for the ethanol industry to comply with an expanded Renewable Fuels Standard could reach about $30 million, with annual recurring compliance costs up to $420 million, according to Feedstuffs...

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, ...

Will G-20 Look At Farm Subsidies And Climate Change?
The G-20 meeting in Pittsburgh is considering ways to reduce subsidies that articifically keep down the price of fossil fuels, thus contributing to greenhouse gas emissions...

Ribbon Cut On Welcome Ethanol Plant (12 FOX Mankato)
It's been a long road to get the ethanol plant up and running in Welco read more..

Ethanol plant forges forward, seeking $15M
A silo is ready for corn to be used in making ethanol. RALEIGH Organizers of the state's most ambitious ethanol production project to date, on 500 acres near the Hoke County town of Raeford, have set a new startup date as they work to raise an additional $15 million from private investors...

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...

Road Atlanta: Mazda and BP debut advanced biofuel - Motorsport.com
MAZDA, BP DEBUT ADVANCED BIOFUEL AT PETIT LE MANS RACE In the ongoing rolling technology showcase that is the American Le Mans Series, MAZDASPEED Motorsports Development, Dyson Racing and their primary Series sponsor and technical partner, BP, will ...

ARS Scientist Helps Craft National Academies Report on Alternative Fuels
An Agricultural Research Service scientist was a key contributor to a National Research Council report on the technical feasibility, costs, and environmental impacts of producing alternative transportation fuels...

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 ...

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...

Media Advisory/REMINDER/Natural Resources Canada: Minister Ritz to Make Renewable Fuels Funding Announcement (Marketwire)
LLOYDMINSTER, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwire - Sept. 25, 2009) - /T/ On September 25, 2009, the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, on behalf of the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources, will make an announcement at Husky Energy's Lloydminster ethanol facility. Media are invited to join Minister Ritz as he tours the facility after the announcement. A photo ...

Ethanol byproduct could help winter driving conditions (WQAD Moline)
Farmers already saw it as a golden opportunity, but now a new ethanol plant may give them more than just fuel and their surprise byproduct could impact our winter driving conditions. Chris Williams traveled to Galva to get the details...

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Volvo Cars Environmental Vision: "Drive Towards Zero"
September 25, 2009: Volvo Cars' vision is to develop cars that are entirely free from harmful exhaust emissions and environment-impacting carbon dioxide...

Sioux Center Gas Station Offers Ethanol Blending Pump
Kings Pointe Water Park and Resort in Storm Lake, Iowa says they have managed to have a record breaking summer with a big thanks to people vacationing close to home this summer due to the tough economy...

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 ...

Auto Industry Backs Additional Funding for Research into Impacts of Mid-Level Ethanol Blends
Status of research into the effects of mid-level blends. Programs with red borders are unfunded; red bars are gaps in research...

Evolution Fuels Blogs On Climate Change Talks in New York (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. , in collaboration with Informa Economics, today announced new blog postings on its website related to the UN talks occurring in New York City involving climate change...

Cellulosic Ethanol and the Future of America
Ethanol is emerging as a viable alternative fuel to reduce the dependence we have on foreign oil imports...

Husky Energy President and Chief Executive Officer John Lau.
EDMONTON a ' Husky Energy's Lloydminster ethanol plant got a boost from Ottawa on Friday, receiving up to $71.8 million in assistance under the federal government's$1.5-billion EcoEnergy program to sustain biofuel production in the face of volatile feed-grains markets...

RINWorld Summit Fast Approaching
EPA regulations as part of the Renewable Fuels Standard has impacted thousands of businesses working in the biofuels industry...

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...

International effort seeks to make non-food cellulosic ethanol with hay (Aftermarket Business)
Separating the chaff from the wheat, Royal Dutch Shell, Volkswagen and Canada?s Iogen Energy Corp. are partnering to reap a commercially viable cellulosic ethanol motor fuel created from post-harvest stalks that up until now have had little use except as Halloween decorations...

Letters to the editor Friday - Savannah Morning News
In all of the raucous debate about health care, renewable energy, global warming, bailouts, stimulus package, and national debt, the one key element that is missing is the positive impact of emerging technologies. This isn't too surprising ...

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...

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in Mississauga Biofuels
A Mississauga biofuels plant will receive financial support for biodiesel production, thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada...

Gingrich praises ethanols benefits (Omaha World-Herald)
The ex-House speaker tours Omaha-based firms trading offices and headquarters...

Dyson Racing Running on Butanol Blend in ALMS
The #16 BP car of Chris Dyson and Guy Smith from Dyson Racing will be running an advanced biofuel developed by BP combining gasoline, ethanol and biobutanol during the in the 12th annual Petit Le Mans ten-hour endurance race at Road Atlanta, today...

Biofuels field day set Oct. 21 - Stillwater News Press
Oklahoma State Universitys Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will showcase some of its recent advances designed to allow Oklahoma to take advantage of the bio-based economy. Division scientists and engineers will host EURœFuel ...

Subsidies Should Help Nearly Double Canadian Biofuels
Biodiesel and ethanol production in Canada is expected to rise more than 75 percent over the next two years, thanks to subsidies from that country...

USGC: U.S. farmers feeding a growing world - High Plains Journal
U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ken Hobbie addressed more than 500 attendees June 9 at the 2009 International Grains Council Grains Conference in London. Markets remain volatile after the sharp falls in grain prices seen in the second half of ...

Renewable Energy - Chicago Tribune
Renewable energy is energy derived from natural processes that do not involve the consumption of exhaustible resources such as fossil fuels and uranium. It produces few or no hazardous emissions or pollutants, and has minimal impact on fragile ...

Ford unveils 2011 F-Series 'Super Duty' truck - Newsday
NEW YORK (AP) EUR” Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new F-Series "Super Duty" truck on Thursday, saying the latest edition of its fleet and commercial trucks offers improved power and fuel economy. The 2011 F-Series Super Duty features either a 6.7-liter ...

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. ...

NBB, RFA Submit Biodiesel, Ethanol Comments to EPA
The comment period for the EPA's proposed Renewable Fuels Standard has come and gone, and the leaders in the biodiesel and ethanol industries have turned in the comments they've collected from their members and interested parties...



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