Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 05/26/2009

Ethanol proposal may derail climate bill
Ethanol has long been an energy third rail in Congress. Rural Democrats are threatening to vote against climate change legislation unless the Environmental Protection Agency halts new proposals that could hamper the development of corn ethanol...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its .
"Our technologies are a great fit for each other," stated Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. "Our patented acid hydrolysis process allows BlueFire Ethanol to utilize a variety of non-food feedstocks to produce sugars that ...

E85 Ethanol tank installed in San Jose (BizJournals)
Pearson Fuels said it has installed the first E85 Ethanol tank in San Jose...

Sunoco wins bid for N.Y. ethanol plant - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sunoco Inc. has made the winning bid for a bankrupt New York ethanol plant, giving the Philadelphia oil refiner the chance to join the fast-growing but financially troubled renewable-fuels industry at a fraction of the cost to build a plant from ...

Ethanol worries - Globe and Mail
Beware of jumping on the ethanol bandwagon. Globe and Mail reporter Shawn McCarthy reported in the Globe on May 11 that despite opposition, Ottawa intends to push ahead with a plan to increase dramatically the use of grain-based ethanol in Canada ...

Greenhouse legislation would benefit Oregonians
The Oregon Legislature has a real opportunity this session to set our state on the road to a wise and sustainable energy future...

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in the Corn Belt. by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009. BigRiver. (www.bigriverresources.com). Undeterred by the current overcapacity in the ethanol industry, Big River Resources ...

The Green Lawnmower
I have a new, unexpected hobby: mowing the lawn. For our first few years here in Virginia we opted to have a lawn service cut our grass, so my wife and I could focus on other things, including establishing our respective businesses in a new location...

EPA Extends Comment Period for E15 Fuel
The Environmental Protection Agency has extended the public comment period on a plan submitted March 6 by ethanol producers to increase allowable ethanol content of gasoline from the current mix of 10 percent ethanol up to 15 percent ...

E85 Ethanol tank installed in San Jose - Birmingham Business Journal
Pearson Fuels said it has installed the first E85 Ethanol tank in San Jose. San Diego-based Pearson said the tank at the Chevron station at 680 Commercial St. is its 11th such tank overall. The company built the first E85 fuel station in California ...

Another Argument Against Ethanol
The ethanol industry is pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to increase from 10 percent to 15 percent the amount of ethanol that is blended into gasoline, saying it will boost demand, create jobs and foster development of cellulosic fuels...

Both Sides: Biofuels create jobs and put money in Americans' pockets
Investments in wind and solar energy are a key part of our nation's energy strategy, but now is not the time for Congress to stop investing in ethanol in favor of these alternatives...

Green Car Congress: Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic .
EUR”Arnold Klann, CEO of BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. BlueFire Ethanol is currently focused on developing its first ethanol biorefinery in Lancaster, California. The Lancaster facility will use post-sorted cellulosic wastes diverted from ...

Ethanol proposal may derail climate bill - Politico.com
Rural Democrats are threatening to vote against climate change legislation unless the Environmental Protection Agency halts new proposals that could hamper the development of corn ethanol. Ethanol has long been an energy third rail in Congress, with ...

Ethanol lobby could kill climate bill
The Democrats' cap-and-trade climate bill continues to get watered down. First it was exceptions for utilities, whose coal-producing power plants produce massive amounts of carbon dioxide...

The Ethanol Lobby: Profits vs. Food - BusinessWeek
If you had two customers for the same product and one paid more than the other, which customer would you choose? That's the situation in which ethanol producers in the U.S. find themselves. They could grow corn and other crops for food and get one ...

Bill omits forest waste for cellulosic ethanol
As of now, legislation in the U.S. House on energy and greenhouse gas emissions does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power...

"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal .
"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails." Posted May 26th, 2009 by Prometheus 6. in. Economics · The Great Ethanol Scam Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute ...

Big Oil Warms to Ethanol and Biofuel Companies - New York Times
JENNINGS, La. EUR” For decades, the big oil companies and the farm lobby have been fighting about ethanol, with the farmers pushing to produce more of it and the refiners arguing it was a boondoggle that would do little to solve the countrys energy ...

The Economics of 'Going Green'
A reporter called me to give the "anti" side of the case for going "green." It's not hard...

House ag chairman standing against climate bill
House ag chairman standing against climate bill As another congressional committee considered a climate change bill with major implications for agriculture, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., said he would not consider supporting the bill unless Congress passes a "renewable fuel standard improvement act" he and House ...

Biomass Shredders
Vecoplan, a worldwide leader in size reduction technology, offers single and dual shaft shredders for Biomass Feedstock preparation...

Craig Cox Ethanol eyes only - Minneapolis Star Tribune
The tirade that House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson of Minnesota recently delivered accusing the Environmental Protection Agency of sinking the corn-ethanol industry has many of us in the environmental community scratching our heads ...

Ethanol proposal may derail climate bill (The Politico)
Rural Democrats are threatening to vote against climate change legislation...

Guest column: Economic strangulation
The "greens" must be thrilled with the new Obama/Pelosi/Reid troika in charge of the federal government...

Another Reason to Ditch Ethanol: It Ruins Engines - Reason.com
At City Garage in Euless, Tex., for example, the first of numerous future customers brought in an automobile whose fuel pump was shot. A quick diagnosis determined that that particular car had close to 18% ethanol in the fuel. For that unlucky owner ...

- Algae oil production. Ethanol cellulosic sugars. EURœEUR¦ Concentrated .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc has reported EURœEUR¦ that Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company and leading algal synthetic biology company, is testing sugars, produced through BlueFire's patented process, for compatibility with its ...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its Microalgae Renewable Oil Production Process (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. , a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Solazyme, Inc., a renewable oil production company and leading algal synthetic biology company, is testing sugars, produced through BlueFire's patented process, for compatibility with its renewable oil process to produce the ...

E85 Ethanol tank installed in San Jose
Pearson Fuels said it has installed the first E85 Ethanol tank in San Jose. San Diego-based Pearson said the tank at the Chevron station at 680 Commercial St...

Ethanol center at SIUE needs upgrade (Belleville News-Democrat)
Biofuel technology is changing fast enough that the six-year-old National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center may need an upgrade...

Quo Vadis Ethanol?
First, the primary job of the Environmental Protection Agency is, dare it be said, to protect our environment...

Florida energy office asks feds for $126M
Central Florida Solar's Bill Park believes rebates are critical to growth. The Governor's Office of Energy & Climate Change is seeking $126 million in federal stimulus funds for the state's energy programs, a move that could create up to 1,832 jobs statewide...

Big Oil Warms to Ethanol and Biofuel Companies
For decades, the big oil companies and the farm lobby have been fighting about ethanol, with the farmers pushing to produce more of it and the refiners arguing it was a boondoggle that would do little to solve the country's energy problems...

Hurry Up Error?
"Does the average citizen understand what this means? In from 10 to 20 years this country will be dependent entirely upon outside sources for a supply of liquid fuels a paying out vast sums yearly in order to obtain supplies of crude oil from Mexico, Russia, and Persia." a ' Yale Professor Harold Hibbert, ethanol promoter...

Big Oil Warms to Ethanol and Biofuel Companies (New York Times)
With demand for gasoline, and the ethanol that goes into it, expected to rise as the economy recovers, oil companies are positioning themselves to benefit...

Bio fuels or bio fools?
Of late, there has been a lot of excitement in India over the a bio fuelsa TM, or a green fuelsa TM, products obtained from sorghum, sugarcane, corn , oilseeds and, lately jatropha, as a viable substitute to the fast depleting fossil fuel reserves...

Bill omits forest waste for ethanol (The Argus Leader)
The arduous task of creating the nation's first law on energy and greenhouse gas emissions has begun in the U.S. House, but the legislation does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power. That oversight does not sit well with Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. Both South Dakota lawmakers have legislation introduced ...

'Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails.'
The Great Ethanol Scam Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute but there is increasing evidence that it is destroying engines in large numbers By Ed Wallace "Does the average citizen understand what this means? In from 10 to 20 years this country will be dependent entirely upon outside sources for a supply of liquid fuels a ...

The Ethanol Lobby: Profits vs. Food (BusinessWeek)
If the ethanol lobby really believes in the biofuel, why are there so few E85 pumps in corn-growing states?...

alternative fuels » Blog Archive » Why Should NASCAR Go Green? E85 .
My conviction is that E85 and other ethanol fuels were a beastly idea. They made some people endure advance because it is a unenlightened tinder. So if a demolish like NASCAR is customary to approval a pass on like this, why would they ...

Bill omits forest waste for cellulosic ethanol (Black Hills Pioneer)
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- As of now, legislation in the U.S. House on energy and greenhouse gas emissions does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power...

Ethanol fuel
According to the International Energy Agency, cellulosic ethanol could allow ethanol fuels to play a much bigger role in the future than the previously thought. Cellulosic ethanol offers promise as resistant cellulose fibers, ...

'Green' Fuel Additive Reduces Vehicle Emissions by 30% and Increases . - Biloxi Sun Herald
LONG BEACH, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- EthosFR+, the fuel additive that is successfully being used by large vehicle fleets across the country to reduce vehicle emissions, increase mileage and improve engine performance, is now available for ...

Research and Markets: Expanding Population and Rising Food Demand Fuel . - PR Inside
Research and Markets( www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f8171c/argentinean_fertil : ) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report " Argentinean Fertilizers Market : " to their offering. As global food demand grows and fuel prices ...

The Ethanol Lobby: Profits vs. Food
If you had two customers for the same product and one paid more than the other, which customer would you choose? That's the situation in which ethanol producers in the U.S. find themselves...

The big problem with Ethanol - [Domestic Policy & Foreign Affairs .
According to the recall notice, the problem is that "Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails." In layman's terms, ethanol causes pinpoint leaks in the fuel system; when leaking fuel ...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars - Domestic Fuel
Solazyme, Inc., a company that develops technologies for renewable oil production, is in the process of testing sugars that are produced through a patented process designed by BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. The goal of the technology is ...

Ethanol Center Needs Upgrade (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
The National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville University Park may be getting an upgrade, according to the Belleville News Democrat in Belleville, Ill. The research plant opened in October 2003 and began researching methods of making ethanol production cost-effective and practical...

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in . - Medill Reports...

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