Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 10/10/2009

Charlottesville firm teams up with Neil Young on car project
An Albemarle County robotics company is playing a key role in a project to convert musician Neil Young's gas guzzling 1959 Lincoln Continental into a groundbreaking electric vehicle...

Algae In the News
A new "Algae Fuel X Prize" of $10 million has been announced in San Diego . The prize is meant to stimulate research and development of a commercially viable biofuel from algae...

Money in corn cobs? Research at Scotland seeks to prove there is - Mitchellrepublic.com
SCOTLAND EUR” Theres ethanol, and hopefully money, in corn cobs. Thats what Poet, the worlds largest ethanol producer, is banking on with the help of $100 million in grants from the Department of Energy. Poet is rebuilding and expanding a ...

B.G., Brush Prairie students learn about ethanol by producing it
Sara Emrick watches a balloon expand with carbon dioxide generated by a bottle filled with water, yeast and corn syrup during a lesson on biofuel Wednesday at the Center for Agricultural, Scientific and Environmental Education in Brush Prairie...

Netherlands-Based Biofuel Producer BioMCN Selects Summit Energy for Energy Management Services
The use of natural gas is an important pillar in BioMCN's production process as fuel gas...

Our opinion: County right to bet on biofuels
We still believe in the future of biofuels. Fortunately, Buchanan County leaders do, too...

US Ethanol Profits from Bumper Corn Crop (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
The U.S. ethanol industry is seeing some of its best profit margins in months, Reuters said, as a bumper corn crop this year, relatively high energy prices and the possibility of exports bolstering the industry have improved ethanol's outlook...

Soggy corn market rises as rain falls - NWI.com
Corn began the week with a sharp rise amid weather concerns across the Midwest. Although farmers are expected to produce record yields this year, they may have trouble getting the corn out of the field. Plagued by heavy rains this week and threatened ...

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...

BioFuels Journal - News & Information for the Ethanol and .
Blending Fuels, a new magazine designed specifically to address station owners' questions about ethanol fuels and blender pumps, was received this week by petroleum marketers across the country. Blending Fuels is an effort of the EURœBlend ...

Electricity, natural gas lead fuel revolution
The Las Vegas Regional Clean Cities Coalition and the Alternative Fuel Vehicles Institute recently joined forces to host a one-day workshop, entitled "The A to Z of AFVs." The discussion panel provided encouraging news about the growing availability of replacement fuels that, working in combination, could help change U.S. reliance on imported crude ...

Indiana could become renewable energy center
NRDC says Indiana could boom based on their major resources wind, biofuel, biopower, and biogas...

Murphy Oil Corp.: Buying Into Biofuels
In 2007 President Bush signed into law a requirement that oil refiners blend 11 billion gallons of biofuels with their gasoline this year and 15 billion gallons by 2015...

The outlook for waste-ethanol is looking up - DailyTech
Cellulosic ethanol is an exciting technology which promises to convert the abundant sources of organic waste worldwide (kitchen waste, yard waste, paper industry waste, etc.) into green alternative fuel. Unlike traditional ethanol, it won't use food ...

Ill. farmers squeezed by production costs - Chicago Tribune
ST. LOUIS - Like many corn growers, Monty Whipple benefited in recent years from high grain prices stoked by the ethanol craze. But this year, some experts predict a big turnaround: the worst margins for corn and soybeans in decades because costs of ...

Algae Biofuel Producers to Give Status Update at Pacific Rim Summit
Researchers and companies are racing to turn algae into a viable source of renewable energy...

Automakers: More Ethanol In Gas Might Lead To More Problems - The .
There also remain plenty of questions yet to be answered about compatibility, and if lower-ethanol fuels would be available for a number of years as the new regulation is phased in. Look to GreenCarReports.com for more discussion of the ...

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 ...

Genome Sequence Published For Important Biofuels Yeast
"Understanding this microbe may enable more efficient biofuel production, and also will produce even more robust industrial organisms that are versatile and capable of producing advanced biofuels from non-food crops like switchgrass," said Lucas Argueso, Ph.D., lead author and research scholar in the Duke Department of Molecular Genetics and ...

Albion ethanol plant profitable for new owners (Grand Island Independent)
ALBION -- 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...

Report: Rural Indiana could be 'center of a new energy economy for America'
Report: Rural Indiana could be 'center of a new energy economy for America' Oct...

Global Biofuels Growth to Double by 2015
Despite a number of key issues such as land use and competition for feedstocks supplies for traditional food and feed uses, global use of biofuels is excepted to more than double from 2009 to 2015, according to a new global analysis released by Hart's Global Biofuels Center ...

Murphy Oil buys ethanol plant (The Wahpeton Daily News)
The VeraSun Energy ethanol plant located in Hankinson was sold last week to Murphy Oil Corporation. The sale of the plant gives 49 workers job security, producers another market for their corn and is promising to Hankinsons future...

Long-Term Ethanol Outlook Hopeful (Forbes)
Despite high sugar prices, ethanol is still a good prospect in Brazil...

Evolution Fuels Applies for DOE Retail Fuel Ethanol Infrastructure Grant (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that as part of its efforts to establish retail fuel stations that carry varying blends of ethanol, it has submitted an application for a U.S...

Difference Between Ethanol and Methanol | Difference Between .
In the United States, certain cars are designed to take 85% ethanol fuels. It is also found in rocket fuels. It has antiseptic properties and is found in anti-bacterial wipes and hand gels. It is also the base of many paints and ...

Illinois farmers squeezed by production costs - BusinessWeek
Like many corn growers, Monty Whipple benefited in recent years from high grain prices stoked by the ethanol craze. But this year, some experts predict a big turnaround: the worst margins for corn and soybeans in decades because costs of everything ...

Will These 4 Biofuels Be Bonanzas or Busts?
Companies and governments all over the world are racing to find cleaner, greener fuels to end our society's addiction to oil and cut down on the greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming...

Bio Fuels
Ethanol fuels can cause major problems and failures with engines if the vehicle is not Ethanol compliant. Powerboat owners are potentially worse off as the are infrequent users of their craft. Ethanol is Hydroscopic, that is absorbs ...

Nanotechnology Used In Biofuel Process To Save Money, Environment
James Palmer, associate professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, is collaborating with fellow professors Dr...

ENERGY: Crisis Has Hurt Investment in Renewables - Inter Press Service
LEÃN, Mexico, Oct 10 (IPS) - In Latin America, Brazil is the leader in the development of renewable energies, while nations like Mexico, Peru, Chile and Argentina are taking slow steps to change their energy mix. "The transition process towards ...

2009 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy
Honolulu will host the upcoming 2009 Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy from Nov 8-11. One of the most important topics of discussion will be algal biofuels, with detailed reports on algal R&D progress from producers...

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...

Africa: Land-Grabbing in Africa - the Why and the How
Two years ago singer-songwriter and activist Bob Geldof was so excited about biofuels he even became the special advisor to biomass company Helius...

Nanotechnology used in biofuel process
Dr. James Palmer, associate professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech Univ., is collaborating with fellow professors Dr...

Murphy Oil Acquires Ethanol Plant (Zacks.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Murphy Oil has announced the acquisition of a corn-based ethanol plant in Hankinson, North Dakota. The purchase price was $92 million...

Automotive service technicians use broader sk.
Outlook: Employment of automotive service technicians and mechanics is expected to increase 14 percent over the 2006-16 decade, which is faster than the average for all occupations...

Nanotech Breakthrough Could Further Reduce Costs of Cellulosic Ethanol (AnandTech)
The outlook for waste-ethanol is looking up...

Garbage = BioFuel
. single-organism cultures from being contaminated, which brings down the cost of equipment. More at TR. Related Posts: Beyond Ethanol. Ethanol Fuels IndyCar Race. Hydrogen From Grass Munching Bacteria. Food Based Ethanol Not the Answer...

Reportlinker Adds Global Biofuel Market Analysis Report
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue...

Long-Term Ethanol Outlook Hopeful (Forbes)
Despite demand being dented by high sugar prices, ethanol is still a good prospect in Brazil...

UCLA and Pierce College awarded federal grants - Los Angeles Daily News
UCLA and Pierce College are among four California schools awarded thousands of dollars in federal grant funds for projects focused on benefiting the environment through technological advances, it was announced Thursday. The U.S. Environmental ...

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, ...

Kids learn about bio-fuels (Minot Daily News)
BERTHOLD Pour four tablespoons of sugar, a package of yeast and half a bottle of water into a plastic soda bottle and shake. What do you get?..

Local gas stations now dispense 10 percent ethanol mixture (Temple Daily Telegram)
Now appearing at a gas station or convenience store near you - ethanol...

Advanced Biofuels Pilot Plant Under Construction in Chicopee
Chicopee, Mass. October 9, 2009 -- Business leaders, politicians, and venture capitalists were on hand today as Qteros officially launched the build-out of their cellulosic ethanol pretreatment plant site in Chicopee...

How To Fight Back Against High Gas Prices
Today, all ethanol cars manufacturers approve the use of ethanol fuels and even recommend the use of ethanol for its positive impact on the environment. The use of ethanol will increase the performance of ethanol cars in general. ...

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