Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 09/29/2009

CPV Renewable Energy Company Announces Long-Term PPA with OG&E for . - Biloxi Sun Herald
SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- CPV Renewable Energy Company (CPV REC) announced today that it has executed a 20-year power-purchase agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company ("OG&E") for its 152 MW Keenan II wind energy project in ...

An easy way to increase ethanol use and help America's battle for energy independence
By the year 2022 America is required by law to be using 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels a year...

Ethanol byproduct used for baking? - Brookings Register
South Dakota State University graduate student Sowmya Arra (center), in collaboration with Kurt Rosentrater (right), federal research scientist with the United States Department of Agriculture, and Padu Krishnan, SDSU cereal chemist, together are ...

ARS scientist helps craft National Academies report on alternative fuels
ARS scientist helps craft National Academies report on alternative fuels Sep. 29, 2009 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...

Chemrec & Domsjo Fabriker Receive Grant for Biofuels Project in Sweden (ChemPoint)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, September 29, 2009 EUR The Swedish Energy R&D Board today decided to provide an investment grant for demonstration in industrial scale of the Chemrec technology for production of the renewable motor fuels BioDME and Biomethanol...

Senators bill would protect ethanol from EPA limits (Kearney Hub)
GRAND ISLAND - Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., is part of a bipartisan group of senators who have introduced legislation to protect biofuels from potential Environmental Protection Agency regulations regarding indirect land use...

Ethanol commentary by Ben Nelson
By the year 2022 America is required by law to be using 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels a year...

NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems,.
The US National Science Foundation is awarding 20 grants for FY 2009 in two research areas on natural systems: biosensing and bioactuation ; and obtaining hydrocarbons from biomass and microorganisms ...

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...

History of BioFuel | stillisstillmoving.com
Petroleum and Ethanol Fuels: Tax Incentives and Related GAO Work, Report B286311 to Sen. Tom Harkin, Sept. 25, 2000. MTBE is for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether, an octane booster like ethanol, but made from petroleum. ...

Cap & Tax: America's No-Energy & In-Security Act Of 2009
The methanol/ethanol fuels are highly corrosive and hygroscopic- meaning they draw moisture from the humidity in the surrounding air. This extremely troublesome on the fuel systems of cars and trucks. I know this from firsthand ...

Development of next generation biofuels accelerates
INTENSIFIED GOVERNMENT support and erratic oil prices continue to propel new technology breakthroughs and development for next-generation alternative biofuels...

Tap ethanol's car benefits by ending tariff
The latest push by the corn-based ethanol industry to increase the required amount of the alternative fuel to be mixed in with gasoline should be defeated because it leads to higher corn prices and land values for farmers at the expense of everyone else...

E85 Boondoggle of the Day: Automakers Kinda Heart E20 | The Truth .
. of International Automobile Manufacturers write to request that you direct the Department of Energy (DOE) to prioritize its spending so that it may complete some very important testing with ethanol fuels, as explained below. ...

Algae-fueled Hybrid Car Drives Coast To Coast On 25 Gallons Of Fuel
As part of his campaign to promote alternative fuels documentary film maker Josh Ticknell has just finished a ten-day drive from L.A. to New York in the world's only algae fueled plug-in hybrid vehicle...

Proposed beet-to-ethanol plant hits a snag (Lancaster Online)
The first time the public got a chance to weigh in on a $120 million corn-to-ethanol plant proposed for Conoy Township in 2007, so many people yearned to speak that only those deemed to be directly affected by the distillery were allowed to comment.That plan is now on hold, pending a court challenge...

Global leaders recommit to achieving food security
NEW YORK: Representatives from over 100 countries gathered at the United Nations on Saturday, 26 September 2009 to voice their support for a newly unveiled plan to fight famine in the world...

The Second Order Damage Of Using Corn For Biofuels
Billions of dollars in subsidies since 2005 and mandates on its usage have shown us that ethanol was wrong all along...

Road Atlanta: Guy Smith race report (Motorsport.com)
Guy Smith may have finished seventh on the road in the annual Petit Le Mans race on Saturday (26 Sep) but the Yorkshireman "won" the race for cleaner fuels of the future...

Tap ethanol's car benefits by ending tariff - detnews.com
The latest push by the corn-based ethanol industry to increase the required amount of the alternative fuel to be mixed in with gasoline should be defeated because it leads to higher corn prices and land values for farmers at the expense of everyone ...

Editorial: Raising ethanol levels in gas wouldn't pay off - detnews.com
Ethanol has been discredited as the answer to America's energy needs everywhere except in Washington. Congress is stubbornly sticking by the bankrupt theory that mandating more ethanol use will lessen the nation's dependence on oil. Continuing that ...

5 Cold Stocks Heating Up
When a stock's share price is lower than a North Dakota thermometer in February, investors tend to give it the cold shoulder...

GTL expects positive cash flow (ShareCast)
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The share price of renewable fuels company GTL Resources briefly rose to a 52-week high Tuesday as the company said it expects to report positive cash flow in the six months to 30 September on the back of improved market commodity margins...

Romps » Blog Archive » Ethanol bill introduced in Senate (TOT)
The study would also include a comprehensive analysis of available independent scientific evidence on the compatibility of mid-level ethanol fuels with the emission requirements of the Clean Air Act and the operability of engines, ...

Opposition mounts for ethanol increase
Although most industry experts universally agree that corn-based fuels are not the answer to our nationa TMs energy dilemma, the Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering a measure that would require a significant bump in ethanol usage...

Growth Energy pursues change
After filing comments to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to amend the Renewable Fuel Standard program, Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis said Growth Energy specifically outlined changes to the rule because - we see the opportunity in renewable fuels, like ethanol, to reinforce America's national and economic security, cut greenhouse ...

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...

CRADA Improves Biofuel Energy Yield
Sandia researchers Michael Sinclair and David Haaland prepare a hyperspectral confocal microscope for measurement of a biological specimenn...

WA Government rejects ethanol mandate - Farm Weekly
The State Government has stated that it is unwilling to implement a mandate of ethanol content in regular unleaded fuel due its unintended distortionary impacts - a move applauded by the Australian Lot Feeders' Association. ALFA president, Jim ...

County fleet to burn cleaner fuel - Everett Heral>Opposition mounts for ethanol increase
Although most industry experts universally agree that corn-based fuels are not the answer to our nationa TMs energy dilemma, the Environmental Protection Agency is currently considering a measure that would require a significant bump in ethanol usage...

CRADA Improves Biofuel Energy Yield
Sandia researchers Michael Sinclair and David Haaland prepare a hyperspectral confocal microscope for measurement of a biological specimenn...

County fleet to burn cleaner fuel - Everett Herald
Plug-in electric cars could soon recharge at solar-powered stations in Snohomish Countys public garage, thanks to federal stimulus money. The $1.1 million grant also should help the county fleet run on biodiesel, ethanol and electricity. EURœWe ...

Got a flapper-valve problem? Could be the ethanol fuel EUR” Autoblog .
Apparently the flapper valve can stick due to swelling and distorting "when exposed to ethanol fuels." Let this be a lesson to those who think that an ethanol conversion is as simple as adding an auxiliary ECU controller that instructs ...

Biodiesel refinery in Isanti is ready to rev (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Ever Cat Fuels aims to put a dent in the amount of oil we import by turning weeds and algae, among other things, into diesel...

Brazil's Energy Dilemma - Latin Business Chronicle
In a tricky balancing act, Brazil aims to enable both sides of the energy industry to develop harmoniously. In early September, Brazil's Petrobras and two foreign consortium partners -- Repsol and British Gas -- announced a major new oil and gas ...

Energy guru says green neednt be grim - MSNBC
If someone told you America's long-term energy needs could be met without oil or nuclear power, would you think he was crazy? The craziest thing about Amory Lovins is that he says the financial numbers prove it. "We feel very comfortable that we're ...

Albion ethanol plant profitable (Omaha World-Herald)
Less than a year after ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. filed for bankruptcy, seven of the company's plants have become the few profitable areas for oil refining giant Valero Energy Corp...

N.C. Ethanol Plant Forges Ahead (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Organizers of North Carolina's most ambitious ethanol plant project to date, on 500 acres near the Hoke County town of Raeford, are looking for an additional $15 million from private investors to get the proposed plant up and running by 2010, according to the Triangle Business Journal in Raleigh, N.C...

Albion ethanol plant profitable
Less than a year after ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp. filed for bankruptcy, seven of the company's plants have become the few profitable areas for oil refining giant Valero Energy Corp...

U.S. seen unlikely to meet ethanol fuel-content goal - Reuters UK
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The United States will likely not meet its goal of blending 100 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol into the gasoline supply in 2010 unless it raises the proportion of ethanol allowed in fuel, a U.S. industry group said on ...

Firm plans garbage-to-ethanol plant in Storey County (Reno Gazette-Journal)
One of the first commercial plants in the country to turn garbage into ethanol is expected to break ground at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center in Storey County early next year after receiving state and local government approvals...

Your turn: Choose fuel that's better for lungs
As the yellow school bus again becomes a common sight on Minnesota roadways, the American Lung Association in Minnesota is offering some ideas on reducing air pollution from school buses and privately owned vehicles transporting students...

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...

Le Mans driver Guy Smith revels in biofuel powered LMP2 category win
EAST Yorkshire's Guy Smith may have finished seventh on the road in the annual Petit Le Mans race, but he - won' the race for cleaner fuels of the future...

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, ...

September 29th, 2009 - Top News Stories
On Monday, a trial date of December 8th was set for 27-year-old Rex Yates and 20-year-old Jacob Hays...

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...

Adding Ethanol Alarms Automakers; Should You Worry?
Your car already runs on ethanol, although you may not know it. Much of the gas sold in the U.S. is now actually a blend: 90 percent gasoline, 10 percent ethanol...

Supplier Denies Excess Ethanol Hurt Baltimore Police Cars (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Baltimore Sun blogger Jay Hancock said Monday that the supplier who provided ethanol to the city of Baltimore, which was later blamed for putting some 200 police cars out of commission with what has been claimed to be higher ethanol blends, said the city gasoline supplier said there was nothing wrong with the ethanol blends sold to the city...

Maize of Deception: How Corn-Based Ethanol Can Lead To Starvation .
Ethanol Fuels Are Not Necessarily The Universal Cure As the Bush administration continues to push its alternative fuels agenda, it has become increasingly evident that corn-based ethanol could be as much the global villain as a boon to ...

Alliant Energy announces tender offer results - Miami Herald
Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday that its convertible notes exchange offer has expired. About $400.4 million of the convertible senior notes due 2012 were tendered as of Thursday and were accepted by the maker of automotive and building systems in ...

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