Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 10/25/2009

Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war
Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum...

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 its semi-commercial flex-ethanol facility located in Madison, PA. The accomplishment represents the successful scale-up of the company's technology, and will serve as a showcase for the world's first commercially viable flex-ethanol process...

BioFuels Journal - News & Information for the Ethanol and .
Irvine, CAEUR”BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has announced the strategic ...

BlueFire Shifts Cellulosic Ethanol Project to Mississippi; Taxes .
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, cellulosic ethanol pioneer BlueFire Ethanol Fuels announced strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, Mississippi. After having been awarded a $40 million dollar grant ...

An industry at the crossroads - The Daily Advertiser
Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. "If they're able to accomplish (the Senate bill), it would reduce drilling activity by 30 to 40 percent." Under the Senate bill, emissions from power plants, refineries and factories would ...

Sustainability is the watchword in biofuels (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
For better or worse Thailand, like many other countries around the world, is committed to the promotion of biofuels to relieve the country's dependence on imported fossil fuels. Energy Minister Wannarat Channukul has reaffirmed the present government's commitment to the 15-year development plan for renewable and alternative fuels which was finalised last year...

Alternative Fuels Industry Looks to Second Generation Biofuels, a "Navigating the Currents of Change" Webcast on . (Marketwire)
SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - October 22, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Not a single ethanol or biodiesel plant has received funding to start construction in 2009 due to a stingy credit market and a drop in demand. Now, with government backing the use of non-food feedstocks to produce second generation, biofuels is coming to the forefront. For more ...

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...

In This Spot Nothing's Greener Than Red White and Blue
Renewable Fuels Association's tagline, "Right Here, Right Now," is a strong position for ethanol--the only clean-burning liquid fuel that's readily available today...

Texas Considers Alternative Fuels In The Face of Oil Prices: A Run .
These are not always technically distinguishable from hybrid models, as most electrically powered vehicles have a back-up system that runs on petroleum-based, biodiesel, or ethanol fuels. For the purpose of clarity, however, ...

Enerkem's CEO to Address the Benefits and Challenges of Advanced Fuels at Platts 4th Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and 2nd . (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Vincent Chornet, President and Chief Executive Officer of Enerkem, a leading waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company, speaks today at the Platts 4th Annual Cellulosic Ethanol and 2nd Generation Biofuels Conference...

Study finds ethanol blend fuel more efficient (McCook Daily Gazette)
Ethanol-blend fuel is usually the lowest price at the pump, but contains less energy, meaning lower mileage, right? Well, yes, but according to a study by the University of Nebraska, that's only part of the equation...

Corn Grower Named to Growth Energy Board
A Minnesota corn grower has been named to the board of directors for Growth Energy ...

Energy giants invest in the power of slime
Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of helping to ease climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum...

Green Subsidies Aren't Working (Newsweek)
Gaming the global-warming fight...

Ethanol Refinery Turns Wood Chips Into Fuel | Diesel Specialists .
In other cellulosic news, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels says it is scrapping plans to open a second refinery in California, and will instead build it in Mississippi. The company had received a $40 million Department of Energy grant to help ...

E-15:New fuel is bad news for outboard motors
Good day anglers and welcome to another week of Anglin' with Austin. I hope everyone is as excited as I am about the drop in water temperatures at our local lakes...

An industry at the crossroads
Briggs, president of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association. "If they're able to accomplish , it would reduce drilling activity by 30 to 40 percent." Under the Senate bill, emissions from power plants, refineries and factories would face increasingly stringent limits - or caps - until 2050...

Qteros Employees Planting Special Trees in Celebration of.
Climate Change awareness actions such as this will happen in over 170 countries around the world on that day...

Mississippi the buzz at Biomass Summit
WASHINGTON a ' At the Biomass Summit this week in Washington, people were talking about Mississippi, said Sumesh Arora, director of Strategic Biomass Solutions for the Mississippi Technology Alliance...

Mitsubishi aims to further increase share in RP auto market
TOKYO The Philippines remains an important market for Mitsubishi Motors Corporation because of its growing market, Osamu Masuko, president, said in an interview at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show last week...

Algae may be secret weapon in climate change war - The Independent
Driven by fluctuations in oil prices, and seduced by the prospect of easing climate change, experts are ramping up efforts to squeeze fuel out of a promising new organism: pond scum. As it turns out, algae -- slimy, fast-growing and full of fat -- is ...

Impact on Agricultural Industry - San Francisco Chronicle
These days it's more than just a potent reminder of the region's agricultural roots and the hundreds of thousands of cattle raised on the city's outskirts. The stench smells like an opportunity. Investors are lining up to support a planned clean ...

Edouard Michelin had a knack for looking at things differently
The eighth annual Michelin Challenge Bibendum is being held as scheduled June 8-12 in Paris...

Crist Treats Obama Visit as Toxic - The Ledger
He organized climate change summits with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, mandated future government buildings be energy efficient and equipped with solar panels and pushed legislators and Florida Power & Light to build the largest solar power ...

Hoeven touts blender pump grant for state
A $2 million state grant program launched Friday will help North Dakota fuel station operators install new-age, multifuel blender pumps and potentially expand traditional and renewable fuel sales statewide...

Comments (pop-up) (227) - RealClimate
EURœThere would almost certainly be EUR˜unknown unknowns EUR things we dont yet know that we dont know. A great example of that was the creation of the Antarctic polar ozone hole as a function of the increased amount of CFCs which was not ...

Research and Markets: This Report is a Complete Coverage of the Ethanol and Biodiesel Market in South Africa (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "South Africa Biofuels Market" report to their offering...

Department of Energy Grants BlueFire Approval for Site Change
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. was established to deploy a commercially ready, patented and proven Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology Process for the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste materials (EURGreen WasteEUR) to ethanol, ...

4-Hers have a blast at Youth Science Day
About 40 Payne County 4-Hers gathered at Oklahoma State University recently for the 4-H National Youth Science Day, which was part of National 4-H Week...

Renewable fuels may have hidden costs, study says
A global push toward production of biofuels, advocated by many as a measure to curb greenhouse gas emissions, could have exactly the opposite effect unless adequate controls are put in place, a new study has found...

ENVIRONMENT: Swedes Going Green in Emergency - Inter Press Service
Stockholm's green ambulance. STOCKHOLM, Jul 28 (IPS) - Patients in Stockholm can now be rushed to hospital in an ambulance that runs on processed sewage. Stockholm has several biogas-fuelled buses and waste collection lorries, but this is the world's ...

Evolution Fuels Executes Letter of Intent to Acquire Fuel Stations in Alabama and Mississippi (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS -- Evolution Fuels, Inc. today announced that it has executed a letter of intent to acquire two existing and operational fuel stations, one located in southern Alabama and the other in central Mississippi...

Waubonsie grad leads hybrid team at University of Wisconsin-Madison - Naperville Sun
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students -- including Waubonsie Valley High School graduate Adam Richards -- recently received a GM-donated car to convert into an extended-range parallel hybrid vehicle. The students are participating in a ...

Study: 'Fossil Fuels' Hidden Cost Billions, Ethanol Worse' (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Burning fossil fuels costs the U.S. about $120 billion a year in health costs, a report from the National Academy of Sciences said, according to the New York Times, mostly because of thousands of premature deaths from air pollution...

Ethanol Legislation Update
According to Trade Only, the study would also include comprehensive analysis of available independent scientific evidence on the compatibly of mid-level ethanol fuels with the emission requirements of the Clean Air Act and the ...

Bio Fuels | RoadTube.com.au brought to you by the NRMA
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 ...

Ethanol, Biodiesel to be Part of Navya s Green Fleet
The U.S. Navy has launched a new program to green its fleet and biodiesel and ethanol are important elements of that campaign...

Study Finds Ethanol Blend Fuel More Efficient (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
High ethanol blends provide better energy conversion within an engine than other fuels, allowing motorists to travel farther on less energy, according to a recent University of Nebraska study. Because of that, E85 fuel may be the most efficient and most cost-effective fuel for flex-fuel vehicles, the McCook Gazette reported...

Lobbyist Watch: Broward commissioners and the super-lobbyists - Weblogs.sun-sentinel.com
Lawyer-lobbyist George Platt follows more than two dozen ironclad rules when it comes to cozying up to Broward County commissioners to win their favor for his clients. The first is, "Always tell the truth." That's followed by mandates to research a ...

LAGCOE to open amid national, local energy debate
As petroleum industry leaders gather in Lafayette this week for the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition, many of their minds will be on Washington, D.C., where the industry faces one of its greatest challenges...

ND fuel stations can get grants for blender pumps
A $2 million state program will help operators of North Dakota fuel stations install blender pumps that allow consumers to select from a variety of traditional and renewable fuels...

Crist to skip Obama visit to Arcadia
Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 9:36 p.m. Since taking office nearly three years ago, Charlie Crist has made his mark as the green governor...

Are Biofuels Ready for Prime Time? - findingDulcinea
As energy experts tout the potential of algae as a fuel source, we look more closely at pond scum, the current state of biofuels and the innovative ways scientists are deriving fuel. Many in the alternative energy world see a huge upside to algae ...

BlueFire Ethanol Relocates from CA to MS
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., a cellulosic ethanol producer, has announced the strategic relocation of its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, MS. The company had initially planned to put up the plant in California, but has decided to ...

Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Planned for Mississippi - News .
IRVINE, CA --- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc., which produces ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, has decided to relocate its second planned biorefinery to Fulton, Miss...

Fire out after natural gas leak at an ethanol plant - KARE
Nine fire departments were called to an ethanol plant after a gas leak sent flames 30 feet into the air. It happened just before 7 a.m. at the Bushmills ethanol plant, which is one mile west of Atwater. Willmar Fire Chief Marv Calvin says as the ...

Advanced biofuels will stoke global warming: study
Sunday, October 25, 2009 LONDON/WASHINGTON: A new generation of biofuels, meant to be a low-carbon alternative, will on average emit more carbon dioxide than burning gasoline over the next few decades, a study published in Science has found...

Sustainability is the watchword in biofuels
For better or worse Thailand, like many other countries around the world, is committed to the promotion of biofuels to relieve the country's dependence on imported fossil fuels...

Archives Main Index