Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 10/11/2009

Feud splits ethanol groups
Head of corn growers warns infighting could cripple industry at 'critical time' Jonathan Ellis * jonellis@argusleader.com * October 11, 2009 In a grim assessment of ethanol's future, the head of the National Corn Growers Association warns that political support for the alternative fuel has waned in Washington, and that the industry's enemies are ...

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

Scientists using algae to generate energy - Newstrack India
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are cultivating green algae that might help produce biofuel. From the beginning of 1950s, the Department of Energy recognized algae as a potential feedstock for energy and biofuels ...

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

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...

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...

Ethanol group feud said hurting industry
A feud between rival ethanol industry lobbying groups is threatening support for the fuel on Capitol Hill, U.S. corn growers say...

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 ...

Algae to be Focus of BIOa s Pacific Rim Summit
Leading researchers and companies looking to turn algae into biofuels will meet in Hawaii next month to talk about progress and challenges with the green-slime-into-green-fuel process...

Firm helps convert Neil Young's car
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...

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

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

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 ...

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...

Auto Racing: Franchitti captures IndyCar title with Miami win - Channel NewsAsia
MIAMI : Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar Series season title for the second time in three years by capturing the Indy 300 on Saturday, using a fuel strategy to win the first caution-free race in IndyCar history. The pole-sitting Scotsman trailed ...

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, ...

Franchitti captures IndyCar title with Miami win - MSN Singapore
Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar Series season title for the second time in three years by capturing the Indy 300 on Saturday, using a fuel strategy to win the first caution-free race in IndyCar history. The pole-sitting Scotsman trailed defending ...

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...

Feud splits ethanol groups (The Argus Leader)
In a grim assessment of ethanol's future, the head of the National Corn Growers Association warns that political support for the alternative fuel has waned in Washington, and that the industry's enemies are emboldened by feuding between two groups that lobby for ethanol. What's more, the infighting is happening at "the most critical time in the history of the ethanol industry," according to ...

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...

Feud splits ethanol groups - Argus Leader
In a grim assessment of ethanol's future, the head of the National Corn Growers Association warns that political support for the alternative fuel has waned in Washington, and that the industry's enemies are emboldened by feuding between two groups ...

Company prepares for resurgence in biodiesel - State Journal-Register
Dan Conner knows about diesel. The Canton resident pulled his tanker truck into the Menard fuel terminal last week to pipe in 9,500 gallons of standard No. 2 diesel for delivery to customers across the region. But his truck runs on B11, a blend of 11 ...

What we'll be driving in 2029
A plug leads into a Mini-E electric car, during a presentation at the British embassy in Berlin November 25, 2008...

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...

After heady 2008, farm incomes up in air - Lafayette Journal and Courier
The cost of nitrogen fertilizer, fuel and other components needed to produce his crops this year are higher than normal. Now, as the rain-delayed harvest gets under way, prices of corn and soybeans are down from their heady levels in 2008. This year ...

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...

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 ...

Timeline FOR ethanol industry in south Dakota (The Argus Leader)
1987: Broin Co. buys a shuttered ethanol plant in Scotland. 2001: VeraSun Energy founded. August 2005: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 458 million gallons a year...

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...

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 ...

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...

Franchitti clinches 2nd IRL title in 3 years with Homestead win - USA Today
As teammate Scott Dixon and Ryan Briscoe pushed their ethanol to the limit in what was becoming a two-man battle to win the Firestone Indy 300 and the championship, Franchitti took it easy in hopes of trying to make it to the end. The conservative ...

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

Briscoe bows to canny Scotsman - ninemsn
Second place wasn't good enough for Australia's Ryan Briscoe as Scotsman Dario Franchitti snatched the IndyCar Series season title using a fuel strategy to win the first caution-free race in IndyCar history. Pole-sitter Franchitti trailed defending ...

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...

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...

Ethanol group feud said hurting industry (UPI)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) -- A feud between rival ethanol industry lobbying groups is threatening support for the fuel on Capitol Hill, U.S. corn growers say...

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...

Genome Sequence Published For Important Biofuels Yeast - Science Daily
"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 ...

Oil price slump a challenge to Obama
A slide in oil prices may be good for consumers battered by the U. S. economic slowdown, but it could pose a challenge for President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to revolutionize America's energy use...

Nanotech Breakthrough Could Further Reduce Costs of Cellulosic Ethanol
New research from Louisiana Tech University allows cellulose-digesting enzymes like cellulase, pictured here, to be immobilized, reducing enzyme loss and the cost of enzymatic cellulosic ethanol...

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

The Register-Guard - Register-Guard
Gov. Ted Kulongoski hopes so. Hes spent more than a year touring factories overseas, forging agreements with electric vehicle makers, prodding his staff to lobby for federal grants, and persuading the state Legislature to tweak the tax code ...

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. ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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