Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 10/12/2009

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...

Analysis: Missouri ethanol mandate automatically enforced by . - Columbia Missourian
JEFFERSON CITY EUR” Missouri mandates that gas stations sell ethanol-blended fuel whenever it costs no more than regular gasoline. But the state has no means of ensuring that Missouri's roughly 4,000 gas stations are following the law on a day-by-day ...

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...

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...

The Growing Evidence of Oil's Environmental Impact - Huffingtonpost.com
On these pages and in numerous meetings and hearings before Congress and the EPA, I have routinely criticized the EPA, the state of California, and others in the environmental community for failing to create a level playing field when it comes to ...

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...

Berrien County 4-H'ers turn school farm into an ethanol plant (South Bend Tribune)
BUCHANAN -- Think blowing up balloons is kids' stuff?..

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Berrien County 4-H'ers turn school farm into an ethanol plant
Think blowing up balloons is kids' stuff? OK, it is. But it had a different twist Saturday at the Buchanan School Farm, where youths involved in the Berrien County 4-H program gathered to, in the words of 4-H Leader Tammy Kettlehut, create "the Berrien County ethanol plant.'' In conjunction with 4-H National Youth Science Week, the youths joined ...

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

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...

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, ...

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 ...

US and Israeli firms team up to develop "fuel from sewage" technology (vnunet.com)
Tom Young, BusinessGreen , Monday 12 October 2009 at 00:15:00 New technology means more fuel can be produced from less waste US biofuel firm Qteros has signed an agreement with Israel's Applied CleanTech to develop a way of producing biofuels from sewage. The companies have said they are the first to demonstrate a commercially viable technology for creating ethanol from the cellulose in ...

Feud splits ethanol groups
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...

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 ...

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...

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...

GM's new vehicles win praise for design, quality and engineering
For me, the most exciting development at GM is our new vehicles. Our new cars and crossovers - including the Saturn Aura, the Cadillac CTS and the Buick Enclave - have attracted great media reviews and convinced a lot of people, including some of our harshest critics, that GM is back...

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 ...

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. ...

Will World Food Prices Resume their Sharp Increase? Becker
The worldwide recession has slowed the growth in the demand for cereals and other foods as many countries have experienced stagnation or contraction in their GDPs...

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...

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

4-Hers make their own ethanol - Twin Falls Times-News
HAILEY - Twelve-year-old Real Weatherly thumbed her nose at fossil fuels this week as she created what could be the fuel of tomorrow in a plastic soda bottle. Fossil fuels belong with the dinosaurs, she declared. There are fuels like biofuel that ...

Netherlands-Based Biofuel Producer BioMCN Selects Summit Energy.
Summit Energy Services, Inc., a leading privately held energy management firm, today announced a new client relationship with BioMCN, the largest second-generation biofuel producer in the world, based in Delfzijl, The Netherlands...

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 ...

Advanced Biofuels Pilot Plant Under Construction in Chicopee
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...

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...

Timeline FOR ethanol industry in south Dakota
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. June 14, 2006: VeraSun's initial public stock offering raises $419.75 million. Initially priced at $23 a share, they close that day at $30. August 2006: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 703 million gallons a year. VeraSun reports profits of $19.6 million in its first quarter as a public company. August 2007: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 935 million gallons a year. February 2007: Broin Cos. gets $80 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop the first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant that will turn corn cobs into biofuel. March 2007: Broin Cos. renamed Poet. November 2007: VeraSun announces plans to buy smaller rival, US BioEnergy. December 2007: VeraSun stock trading at $17 a share, a 52-week high. February 2008: VeraSun announces it will move corporate offices to Sioux Falls. July 2008: VeraSun locks in long-term corn contracts when corn is trading near $8 a bushel. VeraSun announces it would delay opening three new facilities. Buffalo Ridge Ethanol delays opening a plant near Sherman. August 2008: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is at 892 million gallons a year. Oct. 31, 2008: VeraSun files for bankruptcy; shares trade at 48 cents. At the time, it's the second-largest U.S. producer of ethanol. Corn is trading at $4.01 a bushel. March: Valero Energy Corp. buys seven VeraSun plants. August: Ethanol production capacity in South Dakota is above 1 billion gallons a year. October 2009: 20 ethanol plants in South Dakota: 15 operational, two planned, two on hold, one not producing. Renewable Fuels Association: Founded in 1981, the group claims to serve as 'the voice of the ethanol industry.' Producer members of the group represent 90 percent of domestic ethanol production. The group promotes ethanol at the federal and state levels and participates in educational activities to increase public awareness. Directors include Matt Jansen of Archer Daniels Midland Co. Growth Energy: Founded in 2008 out of a merger between the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition. Committed to taking a 'proactive' approach in promoting ethanol. Board members include Jeff Broin of Poet, retired Gen. Wesley Clark and former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle. National Corn Growers Association: Founded in Iowa in 1957, the group represents 36,000 dues-paying growers. More than 300,000 farmers contribute through corn checkoff programs in their states. In addition to the national group, there are 48 affiliate state associations. The group works to advance and protect the interests of corn growers...

Carbon Tax: Simple Solutions
Although the health care debate has sucked nearly every ounce of air out of other policy debates, it's important for Americans to remember another piece of legislation being pushed by the Obama administration: cap and trade...

Growth Energy Urges California to Do Low Carbon Right
Growth Energy filed new scientific data last week challenging Californiaa s proposal to use international indirect land use change assessments as part of the statea s Low Carbon Fuel Standard ...

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

Va. firm 'repowering' the American dream
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...

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...

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

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