Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 04/28/2009



Energy Summit at UVa-Wise
The spill of a billion gallons of coal ash slurry in Tennessee four months ago is more than a mess - it's also $1 billion lying on the ground, said a speaker at the Energy Technology Summit here Monday...

John Lott's Website: EPA wants to mandate even higher Ethanol Mix
Auto makers offer so-called flex-fuel vehicles designed to accept up to 85% ethanol fuels. But many current and older model cars aren't designed for ethanol concentrations above 10%. Alan Adler, a spokesman for General Motors Corp., ...

CH Energy Group Conducts Annual Meeting of Shareholders - MSN MoneyCentral
More than 100 shareholders gathered in Poughkeepsie, New York, today to conduct the 81 st Annual Meeting of CH Energy Group CHG , an energy firm serving approximately 486,000 customers with holdings in 10 states. Chairman of the Board, President and ...

Calif. Adopts Low-Carbon Fuel Rule
California air regulators on Thursday adopted a first-in-the nation mandate for low-carbon fuels, telling the petroleum industry it must help combat global warming by offering cleaner-burning alternatives...

Boaters fuming over ethanol in gasoline
Linda Mulder and her husband, Ronald, were boating on the Homosassa River recently when their boat started to sputter...

Sunshine Coast Finalists Announced in Queensland's Top Environment Awards
A sustainable printing service, a water saving dust suppressant for mine sites and a recycled goods store diverting tonnes of rubbish from landfill, join 17 other finalists in the running for Queensland's top environmental business awards, reflecting the Bligh Government's Toward Q2 vision...

Energy summit convenes at UVa-Wise
The spill of a billion gallons of coal ash slurry in Tennessee four months ago is more than a mess - it's also $1 billion lying on the ground, said a speaker at the Energy Technology Summit here Monday...

Oil giant Total invests in butanol maker Gevo
Oil giant Total has invested in start-up Gevo, which has a process for making butanol--a biofuel that backers say offers advantages over ethanol...

Cupertino firm to supply ethanol to special sites (The Sacramento Bee)
A Cupertino company has signed an agreement to supply cellulosic ethanol to renewable fuels filling..

Valero 1Q profit jumps - Odessa American Online
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Valero Energy reported Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose more than 18 percent, easily beating beat Wall Street expectations as higher refining margins offset weak gasoline demand. The nation's largest independent oil refiner ...

E85 Ethanol Comes to Main Street - 1457 Cities selling E85 .
As long as ethanol production and usage increases the demand for oil will decrease keeping gasoline as well as ethanol fuels competitively priced for the consumer. More information: www.e85prices.com About E85Prices E85Prices.com is the ...

Ethanol 'disaster' risk for boats
In Victoria, the Boating Industry Association's general manager, Robert Coco, last month warned boat owners "not to use ethanol fuels in the boats to avoid potentially costly damage to engines and fuel systems". ...

Review - April 27
Prices started last week above $52 a barrel, then fell sharply in sympathy with a major decline in the equity markets, at one point going below $47. Prices then climbed for the rest of the week, closing just below $52, as investor optimism about an economic recovery increased...

CN presents Safe Handling Awards to shippers
MONTREAL, April 28 /CNW Telbec/ - CN today announced the winners of its Safe Handling Awards for 2008...

April 15, 2009 Mary D. Nichols Chairwoman California Air Resources .
Sincerely,. Abengoa Bioenergy. BioEnergy International, LLC. BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. California Ethanol & Power, LLC. Ceres, Inc. Coskata. Iogen Corporation. Novozymes. Pacific Ethanol. Qteros, Inc. Verenium. ZeaChem Inc...

Valero earnings climb despite weaker demand - MSN MoneyCentral
Higher refining margins helped Valero Energy Corp. achieve a net income of $309 million, or 59 cents per share, for the first quarter of 2009, compared to net income of $261 million, or 48 cents per share, for the prior-year period. EURœWe reported ...

Galva Holstein Ag plans Grand Opening
HOLSTEIN A grand opening event will be held at Galva Holstein Ag's Renew-able Energy Center in Holstein on Tuesday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Located at 211 North Main Street, this new station is the most recent addition to the company's E85 and biodiesel sites...

AE Biofuels to Supply Cellulosic Ethanol to Pearson Fuels E85 Stations . - Earthtimes
CUPERTINO, Calif. - (Business Wire) AE Biofuels, Inc., (OTCBB:AEBF) , a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Pearson Fuels to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels ...

Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
On April 23, 2009, the California Air Resources Board ("ARB") adopted the Low Carbon Fuel Standard ("LCFS"), the first standard in the nation aimed at reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions ("GHG") generated by transportation fuels...

Our view: State aid for ethanol should be redirected
Looking at the state's ledgers in the short term and the long-term challenges facing corn-based fuels, the Legislature must take seriously the recommendations in its auditor's report about Minnesota's biofuels policies and programs...

Ethanol and water do mix
A recent study from the University of Minnesota claims that ethanol production is resulting in a dramatic increase in water use, larger than was previously thought...

California adopts nation's first low-carbon fuel rule
According to the Associated Press, California air regulators are the first in the nation to adopt a mandate for low-carbon fuels, telling the petroleum industry it must help combat global warming by offering cleaner-burning alternatives...

United States: A $100-million bet on making fuel from trash
There, in the high desert of the Antelope Valley, Klann's company, BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, plans to build a $100-million plant to convert raw trash into an alcohol-based fuel that will help power the cars and trucks of the future. ...

Valero gets boost from lower expenses, oil price dip - Marketwatch
"Demand for refined products is clearly down from last year due to the decline in economic activity and rising unemployment," Valero said. "With pump prices around 40% lower than this time last year, gasoline demand could improve with the summer ...

Greenfield Ethanol gets $14 million injection (Kincardine News)
Tiverton's Greenfield Ethanol plant will see up to $14 million in federal funding over the next seven years to reinforce the company's fuel alcohol business in an uncertain economic climate.[.]..

Feeding the biofuels boom
A growing global food crisis has not curbed the appetite of Canada's newest biofuel plant, which is busy stockpiling a mountain of wheat near this town west of Regina...

Earth Day celebration at Lake Tahoe powered by biofuels
Though it was officially observed on Wednesday, Earth Day at Lake Tahoe brought out hundreds to MontBleu Resort Casino and Spa on Saturday to learn and participate in the official celebratory mantra: 'think globally, act locally.' With music, food and vendors, the annual spring celebration brought out an abundance of environmental education-related ...

Land to be cleared for ethanol plant (Việt Nam News)
QUANG NGAI EUR” Land clearance for a VND1.5 trillion (US$86 million) bio-ethanol plant began last Saturday in central Quang Ngai Provinces Dung Quat Economic Zone...

California seeks ethanol support for fuel standard  (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
California regulators preparing Thursday to adopt landmark rules curbing carbon emissions from transport fuels made an eleventh-hour bid to woo critics who call the measures unfair to corn-based ethanol. ..

Georgia's trees must be added
This week, the U.S. House Energy and Environment Subcommittee is marking up up the Markey-Waxman bill, known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009...

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Doubles Number of Hybrids in Fleet; Establishes .
The designated "hybrid branches" have a high concentration of the new hybrids available and customers will be able to reserve these hybrids online or by phone...

Boaters fuming over ethanol in gasoline - Tampa Bay Online
Linda Mulder and her husband, Ronald, were boating on the Homosassa River recently when their boat started to sputter. "We were having a hard time accelerating," Linda Mulder said. After consulting a mechanic and examining the engine, the Palm Harbor ...

Oh, those Washington jokers (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
To promote the development of alternative fuels, which unfortunately cost a pantload, Congress in 2007 expanded the tax credit for using non-fossil fuels, offering firms 50 cents a gallon to blend renewable fuels such as ethanol with traditional fossil fuels like diesel...

Valero Energy Corporation Reports First Quarter Earnings
Valero Energy Corporation today reported first quarter 2009 net income of $309 million, or $0.59 per share...

Can your car handle more ethanol? | Radio Vice Online
Auto makers offer so-called flex-fuel vehicles designed to accept up to 85% ethanol fuels. But many current and older model cars aren't designed for ethanol concentrations above 10%. And, as a result, most car warranties use that ...

Optimistic algae-based fuel industry asking Hill for a hand (New York Times)
There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom. One of the nascent industry's biggest and mo...

GreenField spends millions on upgrades (Chatham Daily News)
GreenField Ethanol's Chatham plant has a new $1 million production tank. A 200-tonne crane was used recently to lift the old carbon steel tank off its moorings and replace it with a new stainless steel tank.[.]..

Key Challenges and Issues facing the Liquid Biofuels: The North American Market
INTRODUCTION STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES This BCC Research report is designed to offer an in-depth analysis of the market for liquid biofuels in North America...

AE Biofuels to Supply Cellulosic Ethanol to Pearson Fuels E85 Stations in California (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
CUPERTINO, Calif.----AE Biofuels, Inc., , a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today announced that it has signed a strategic agreement with Pearson Fuels to supply cellulosic ethanol to the renewable fuels filling stations developed by Pearson Fuels across the state of California...

Inteligentaindigena Novajoservo: Biofuel from Corn Ethanol Is Not .
So called "next generation" advanced cellulosic ethanol fuels from non-food plants and plant parts, including forest biomass, will not resolve these problems. All industrially produced biofuel crops from biomass, edible or not, ...

Valero Energy Profit Rises on Higher Refining Margins (Update4) - Bloomberg
April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Valero Energy Corp., the largest U.S. oil refiner, said first-quarter profit rose 18 percent on increased margins for processing crude into gasoline and other petroleum products. Net income rose to $309 million, 59 cents a ...

Optimistic algae-based fuel industry asking Hill for a hand - New York Times
There are some signs that the algae-based fuel industry might be ready to bloom. One of the nascent industry's biggest and most well-heeled players, Sapphire Energy, announced last week that it would be producing 1 million gallons of diesel and jet ...

California's Low-Carbon Fuel Rule: A Boon for Alternative Fuels? (Fast Company Magazine)
California passed the country's first low-carbon fuel standard law yesterday, with a goal of cutting carbon emissions 10% by 2020. The allowable carbon intensity of fuels will lower incrementally beginning in 2011. As a result, everyone from fuel providers and refiners to importers and blenders will have to work on getting their environmental act together. It's a move that could lead to a ...

Portal Tracks E85 Ethanol Pumps by City and State - Helps Flex .
As long as ethanol production and usage increases the demand for oil will decrease keeping gasoline as well as ethanol fuels competitively priced for the consumer. About E85Prices: www.E85Prices.com is the first and only site dedicated ...

Valero 1Q profit jumps 18 pct but revenues tumble - Forbes
Valero Energy reported Tuesday that first-quarter profits rose more than 18 percent, easily beating beat Wall Street expectations as higher refining margins offset weak gasoline demand. The largest U.S. independent oil refiner said net income for the ...

California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies anxious
In car-crazy California, a new fuel standard ordered by state officials to curb greenhouse gases could dramatically change how vehicles run...

Valero readying for slowdown, Q1 beats Street - CNN Money
HOUSTON, (Reuters) - Valero Energy Corp reported a higher-than-expected first-quarter profit, but the largest U.S. oil refiner said it is prepared to shut down major projects should the recession continue to hit demand for fuel. The global economic ...

Making Your Own Ethanol and the Story of MicroFueler
There is an ongoing debate about the true energy and CO2 savings that Ethanol fuels provide, and we have written about it here, here, and here, but let's skip that for now. Ethanol has several obvious benefits. ...

Step backward on oil independence
"Cradle to grave" accounting that puts biofuels at a disadvantage. THE CALIFORNIA Air Resources Board, or CARB a ' the same agency that only five years ago gained notoriety for its role in "killing" the electric car a ' could deliver another crippling blow to the United States' effort to achieve energy independence...

EPA considers higher ethanol mix
Earlier this year Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. recalled 214500 Lexus vehicles sold in the U.S. that were vulnerable to corrosion problems in their fuel-delivery pipes when some ethanol fuels were used. Pushing against the auto industry's ...



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