Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 05/31/2009

Race to turn pond scum and other algae into affordable fuel heats up with new money, research
Could the next green fuel be pea-green pond scum? Supporters think algae could someday be turned into cheap fuel for automobiles and airplanes, and are betting heavily with infusions of venture capital money and intensive research...

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 ...

Green Fields: Bankrupt ethanol plants sell for heavily-discounted . - Des Moines Register
Those low whistles heard recently are reactions to prices paid for bankrupt ethanol plants. Valero Energy of Texas paid 30 cents on the dollar for seven VeraSun Energy ethanol plants. But those plants are the best, located in the center of corn ...

Brasher: Road to greenhouse gas control goes through farmers
If Democrats are serious about enacting controls on greenhouse gases, they may have to win over farmers first...

Another Argument Against Ethanol - Wired
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 ...

Big Oil Warms to Ethanol (New York Times)
With demand for gasoline, and the ethanol that goes into it, expected to rise, oil companies are trying to benefit...

Energy executive plans six biofuel stations
Peter Grimes . . . "The business climate for alternative fuels is growing." View Larger Milwaukee entrepreneur Peter Grimes is opening his first southeast Wisconsin biofuel filling station in Cudahy next month, with hopes of opening more than half a dozen additional biofuel stations over the next two years...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It IsEUR¦ Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Read full article China has made a $10 billion investment in energy giant Petrobras strengthening Brazil's efforts toward sustainability and putting sugar...

Ethanol wrangle riles feedlotters (North Queensland Register)
THE intensive livestock industry continues to chip away at efforts to wean both State and Federal Governments off ethanol production ventures, arguing the playing field just isn't level when the spotlight falls on this sector of the renewable fuels industry...

End use of corn ethanol for better fuel efficiency - Statesman Journal
So the Obama administration is mandating better fuel efficiency for automobiles. We could gain up to 10 percent better fuel efficiency for automobiles by stopping the use of corn ethanol. A gallon of ethanol contains far less BTU energy than a gallon ...

Exec: Ford ready to meet tougher fuel standards 7:39PM ET
Economic prosperity during the next century will require preserving a strong manufacturing base while using technology that protects the environment, Ford Motor Co...

President Calls Biofuels One of U.S.'s Most Important Industries
The National Corn Growers Association today thanked President Obama for his statement that advanced renewable transportation fuels will be one of the nation's most important industries of the 21st Century, and that corn-based ethanol must remain viable to achieve this vision...

"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 ...

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group...

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 ...

Big Oil Cozies Up to Ethanol, Biofuels (Convenience Store News)
JENNINGS, La. -- Once arguing against ethanol's potential to solve the country's energy program, big oil companies are now warming up to biofuels technology...

Aviation Bio-Fuels Work In Tests
Through all the discussion of climate change, alternative fuels have shared a major portion of the spotlight...

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

New crop could be grown in Georgia for biofuel market (Savannah Morning News)
Corn and soybeans are excellent crops for use in ethanol and biodiesel production, but chickens, cows and people like to eat the crops, too. University of Georgia engineers are searching for non-food crops that can be used to make alternative fuels...

Up North utilities are giving more of their attention to renewable . - Detroit Free Press
The biomass plant is the first such plant to open in Michigan since the state passed a requirement for renewable energy last fall. Next month, its owners will start paying farmers to plant hybrid trees that eventually will become fuel. The Warden ...

Oil, warfare mix is of critical concern
Published: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 12:51 a.m. Oil is not just any commodity...

BlueFire's Patented Process Gives Solazyme the Edge It Needs .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (BFRE.OB: 1.46 +0.69%) announced that Solazyme Inc., a renewable oil production company and leading algae synthetic biology company, is testing sugars produced through BlueFire's patented process for ...

E85 Ethanol Tank Installed in San Jose (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
San Diego-based Pearson Fuels announced it is installing an E85 pump at a Chevron station in San Jose, Calif., according to the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal. According to the agreement with Cupertino-based AE Biofuels Inc., Pearson will distribute cellulosic ethanol...

President Calls Biofuels One of U.S.s Most Important Industries (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
The National Corn Growers Association today thanked President Obama for his statement that advanced renewable transportation fuels will be one of the nations most important industries of the 21st Century, and that corn-based ethanol must remain viable to achieve this vision...

Ford: Ready for Tougher Fuel Standards
Economic prosperity during the next century will require preserving a strong manufacturing base while using technology that protects the environment, Ford Motor Co...

Renewable Fuels Changes To EIA's Petroleum Surveys - CattleNetwork.com
EIA has recently implemented expanded data collection efforts to better capture ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable liquid fuel volumes, marking an important milestone in a multi-year effort to address the growing role of renewable fuels ...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars in Its Microalgae . - Earthtimes
IRVINE, Calif. , May 26 -- BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that Solazyme, Inc., a ...

Aviation Bio-Fuels Work In Tests (The Aero-News Network)
Multiple Airlines Try Out Green Alternative Through all the discussion of climate change, alternative fuels have shared a major portion of the spotlight. Whether ethanol, which is powering some aircraft flying at air shows today, or more exotic ideas for all segments of the aviation industry, the search for an environmentally-friendly fuel has sparked a wave of research that could one day lead ...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It Is. Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House...

Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars
bluefirelogo 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. ...

New crop could be grown in Georgia for biofuel market
Uprooted oilseed radish is shown in a field in Michigan. University of Georgia researchers are looking at the cover crop as a non-food source for biodisel fuel...

Renewable Fuels Changes To EIA's Petroleum Surveys (CattleNetwork.com)
EIA has recently implemented expanded data collection efforts to better capture ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable liquid fuel volumes, marking an important milestone in a multi-year effort to address the growing role of renewable fuels...

Green Fields: Bankrupt ethanol plants sell for heavily-discounted prices
Those low whistles heard recently are reactions to prices paid for bankrupt ethanol plants...

Editorial: Congress ignores fuel source
In situations where humans live too close to tinder-dry forests, federal forest managers - sensibly enough - trim the underbrush and trees...

ALLEN: Securing our economic freedom
COMMENTARY: For decades, our presidents, Congress and unelected bureaucrats have passed legislation and regulations that have restricted access to our own resources, resulting in increased reliance upon foreign fuels to meet the energy needs of U.S. consumers and enterprise...

International Energy Outlook 2009 - Peak Oil
World marketed energy consumption isprojected to increase by 44 percent from 2006 to 2030...

Ready to cut the gas
Economic prosperity during the next century will require preserving a strong manufacturing base while using technology that protects the environment, Ford Motor Co...

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Brasher: Road to greenhouse gas control goes through farmers - Des Moines Register
Washington, D.C. EUR” If Democrats are serious about enacting controls on greenhouse gases, they may have to win over farmers first. House Democrat leaders are pledging to move ahead with legislation that would set up a cap-and-trade system to reduce ...

Natural Resources Canada: Government of Canada Invests in High River Biodiesel
Thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada, the Western Biodiesel facility in High River will receive up to $19.9 million over seven years to support biofuels development...

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It Is. Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels China's Recovery (The Huffington Post)
Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House...

For climate change bill, hard part starts now
But for congressional supporters of the bill, the really hard part is just beginning...

Concord teen's plan for healthy living
Jinxing "Cici" Chen wants to find ways for people to live better through the biotechnology field...

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 ...

Hoover's police cars are fueling America's future
Right now, policymakers in Washington, D.C., are debating the future of the nation's programs to produce renewable, clean-burning biofuels...

President Calls Biofuels One of U.S.s Most Important Industries (PRWeb)
The National Corn Growers Association today thanked President Obama for his statement that advanced renewable transportation fuels will be one of the nations most important industries of the 21st Century, and that corn-based ethanol must remain viable to achieve this vision. (PRWeb May 30, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/05/prweb2474594.htm..

United States: Us Epa Proposes New Regulations that will Shape the.
United States: US EPA Proposes New Regulations that will Shape the Future of the Renewable Fuels Industry for 2010 and Beyond 29 May 2009 Article by Kevin G. Desharnais and Robert H. Edwards, Jr...

Arisdyne Systems, Inc. Hosts Open House at New Office - PR.com
Cleveland, OH, May 31, 2009 --( PR.com )-- Arisdyne Systems, Inc. will host an open house at their new office and fuel production test facility on Cleveland Parkway on June 5. The new space features individual offices, as well as an independent ...

Ethanol plant in financil turmoil - Bismarck Tribune
A North Dakota ethanol plant is facing an uncertain financial future amid the recession that culminated in a $5.4 million loss for Red Trail Energy last year, according to the company's most recent financial report filed with the Securities Exchange ...

GM Offers Biofuel(Ethanol)Vehicles in Thailand - The Auto Chanel
GM Says:" "The (global auto) industry is 96 percent dependent on oil and this is not sustainable. Ethanol has the biggest potential to displace petroleum in the next decade as it is widely available and can be made cheaply". KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia ...

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