Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 10/16/2009



Research and Markets: Vivartia, the Greek Leader in the Fresh Milk . - PR Inside
Research and Markets ( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a5cefa/greece_agribusines : ) has announced the addition of the " Greece Agribusiness Report Q4 2009 : " report to their offering. Greece Agribusiness service provides proprietary medium term ...

Coskata Inc. resurrecting ethanol fuel (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
Coskata Inc. will show a pilot plant that produces ethanol by burning anything containing carbon EUR not just corn...

'Low-hanging fruit' in bioeconomy
'Low-hanging fruit' for Mid-South farmers wanting to invest in the budding bioeconomy include ethanol from sweet sorghum; ligno-cellulosic-based ethanol; oilseed crops and crushing facilities; and the production of co-firing biomass used in coal-fired power plants, a new study shows...

BlueFire bringing ethanol plant (Mississippi Business Journal)
FULTON EUR BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. of Irvine, Calif., has unveiled plans for a strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton...

Use E85? The Minnesota Vikings and the American Lung Association in . - Biloxi Sun Herald
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- If you are a Minnesota Vikings fan driving a flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) that can run on either E85 or gasoline, you may have a free parking space waiting for you in the Gold Lot at 401 4th Street South ...

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...

BlueFire bringing ethanol plant
FULTON a ' BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. of Irvine, Calif., has unveiled plans for a strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton...

New Ethanol Facility Turns Wood Chips Into Fuel
Biofuel developer Coskata opened a new facility this week in Pennsylvania. The company calls it a - semi-commercial' facility which it will use to demonstrate technology Coskata says can take almost any biomass and turn it into ethanol...

Coskata Unveils Semi- Commerical Cellulosic Plant
Coskata Inc., has finally unveiled it's "semi-commercial flex ethanol facility" to the world today with the New York Times taking the lead...

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, ...

Evolution Fuels to Dividend Common Shares of Southwest Resources, Inc. (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that the Company will dividend 1.5 million shares of the Company's ownership of common stock of Southwest Resources, Inc. ...

Governor Speaks on Green Energy, Cap and Trade
Governor Daniels warns the pursuit of "green jobs" and alternative fuels could send energy costs soaring without helping the environment...

Evolution Fuels to Dividend Common Shares of Southwest Resources, Inc.
Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that the Company will dividend 1.5 million shares of the Company's ownership of common stock of Southwest Resources, Inc...

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...

Coskata Inc. Unveils Semi-Commercial Feedstock Flexible Ethanol Facility in Madison, PA (The Auto Channel)
MADISON, Pa.--Coskata Inc., a leading developer of next generation biofuels, today announced the successful start-up of their semi-commercial flex ethanol facility located in Madison, PA. The accomplishment represents the successful scale-up of the companys technology, and will serve as a showcase for the worlds first commercially-viable flex ethanol process...

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...

Recaptured Energy Technologies Partners with Ricardo on Green . - Gas2.0
Many of you have heard of Ricardo , a company that has a rich history in Motorsports. However, most of you probably havent heard of Recaptured Energy Technologies (RET), until now. The company has just announced a partnership with Ricardo to ...

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 ...

Warrenville firm opens new facility in Pa.
Site Manager Gregg Oswalt starts up Warrenville-based Coskata's new semi-commercial facility in Madison, Penn...

Kauai advancing on energy - Honolulu Advertiser
Meanwhile, the company's planned 15 million-gallons-a-year sugar ethanol plant is on track to be the first in-state supplier of the gasoline additive. And that's not even factoring in Pacific West's intention to produce sugar for food and rum-making ...

Cupola, the Spherical Wall-mounted Fireplace
The chilly season is just around the corner for many, and the addition of a stylish fireplace would beA good fit into a DesignCraver's home...

Brazil jacks up further ethanol production to cater to export market (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Export markets with ethanol mandates like the Philippines are primarily the target of the propounded dramatic increase in the ethanol production set by Brazil's state-owned Petrobras (Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.), which it props up with $2.8 billion investment over five years starting this 2009...

BlueFire Ethanol to Build Second Plant in Mississippi (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. announced that it has changed the site of its second cellulosic ethanol plant from California to Mississippi, according to PR Newswire, because California's regulatory process was slowing the company's plans...

More Ethanol Back Online
The U.S. ethanol industry shows signs of a rebound. Ethanol production increased this spring and summer and reached a new record high of 871 million gallons in May, according to the Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration, the agency responsible for monitoring ethanol production and demand...

Cellulosic Sugar to Cellulosic Ethanol has been made much easier .
This sustainability company has announced a new sugar technology to digest a wide range of cellulosic biomass and convert it into ethanol fuels. This cellulosic ethanol technology employs cellulosic ethanol feedstock such as wood chips, ...

Coskata Inc. resurrecting ethanol fuel (Boston Herald)
A year ago, the bottom dropped out for America's ethanol industry when corn prices surged, lending for new plants nearly disappeared, and prices for gasoline fell sharply...

UN Study Calls for More Debate on Biofuels - Voice of America
A new report by the United Nations Environment Program says developing biofuels as a green energy option is beneficial only when countries adopt a sophisticated approach. The report has warnings for African countries, which are already struggling to ...

Green Zone
In a curious scene from the bestselling memoir Three Cups of Tea , humanitarian protagonist Greg Mortenson - himself no stranger to Third World savvy - highlights a Pakistani villager's reaction to a herd animal's defecation in the road...

Pearson Fuels to Install 55 Ethanol Stations in California (Convenience Store News)
October 13, 2009 - SAN DIEGO -- Pearson Fuels currently operates 11 ethanol stations in California, and with its recent infusion of $10.9 million in federal and state grants, the company will be expanding by an additional 55 stations around the state, according to a report in The San Diego Business Journal...

Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol (Technology Review)
Startup Coskata has opened a "semi-commercial" ethanol plant to demonstrate its technology...

U.N. Panel Finds Environmental Assessments of Biofuels Lacking - New York Times
A U.N. panel said today that biofuels' effects on air and water have not been sufficiently explored despite growing global production. The U.N. Environment Programme's report (pdf) concludes that so-called lifecycle assessments must go beyond ...

The Ethanol menace
Lastly, this additive will also help prevent fuel oxidation and varnishing during the periods the vehicle/equipment is not in use; effectively dealing with three of the major issues that ethanol fuels present. ...

Department of Energy Grants BlueFire Approval for Site Change .
IRVINE, CA (October 15, 2009) - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE.OB - News), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm...

Further debate needed on pros and cons of biofuels, says UN report - UN News Centre
16 October 2009 EUR A new United Nations report calls for a more sophisticated approach to developing biofuels as an energy option to ensure that it benefits society, the economy and the environment as a whole. According to the report, the first by ...

Further debate needed on pros and cons of biofuels, says UN report
A new United Nations report calls for a more sophisticated approach to developing biofuels as an energy option to ensure that it benefits society, the economy and the environment as a whole...

The Volt is withstanding the rigors of road testing admirably - DailyTech
The first preproduction models of the 2011 Chevy Volt hybrid electric plug-in vehicle were built earlier this year. Since then, the vehicle has been put through a number of rigorous tests. Starting yesterday, a fleet of eight Volts launched on the ...

Navy Secretary Seeks Greener Fleet
Oct. 16--Correction: An earlier version of this story referred to nuclear -capable ships being powered by fusion...

Evolution Fuels Plans Dallas Ethanol Station (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Dallas-based Evolution Fuels, Inc. plans to start its new brand of renewable fuel stations in Dallas, according to Domestic Fuel...

The dirt on washer fluid
While snow can certainly clean a windshield, it's better to keep your washer fluid reservoir full...

Thursday, October 15: In defense of ethanol
The comments by a local mechanic in the Oct. 8 story about ethanol-blended fuel are incorrect...

Ethanol Refinery Turns Wood Chips Into Fuel - Wired News
Biofuel developer Coskata opened a new refinery in Pennsylvania this week and says the EURsemi-commercialEUR operation will demonstrate technology the company says can turn almost any biomass into ethanol. The demonstration plant in Madison ...

Does a corn-ethanol vehicle beat the Tesla Roadster in lifetime CO - autoblog
Well, I can't afford a Tesla Roadster anyhow. It will be interesting when the EV World and the FFV World collide in the form of the Chevy Volt, which reportedly will be produced as a flex fuel vehicles. PS: Both the Tesla and any FFY can get a ...

Don't let U.S. firms seize green advantage
The greening of global markets has created new opportunities for old industries...

DF Cast: Mixing Ethanol and (Bio) Diesel
You can't burn ethanol in a diesel engine. Nope. Just not done. Like mixing oil and water...

And theya re off! BioMotion Tour takes on the EU
If you put a cleantech twist on the reality television show Amazing Race it would look something like the BioMotion Tour, which kicked off earlier this week in Paris running until Nov...

U.N. calls for more sophisticated biofuels debate
Countries must adopt a much more sophisticated approach to developing biofuels as a green energy option if they are to benefit the economy, the environment and society as a whole, the United Nations said Friday...

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 EURBlend ...

Impacts of Global Biofuel Boom Remain Murky
ETHANOL IMPACTS?: The scope of environmental impacts from biofuels, such as ethanol from corn, remain unclear...

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 ...

Commercializing Garbage to Ethanol
A startup that is developing a process to convert a wide range of materials, including wood chips and garbage, into ethanol has moved a step closer to commercializing the technology...



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