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Mack and Volvo Trucks Join Growing List of B20 Supporters
May 7, 2012 – 6:16 pm | No Comment

(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine)   The B20 domino effect continues! Two more original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have formally expressed approval for B20. Heavy-duty truck makers Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks Inc. have confirmed …

E15 Gas Brings Conflict to Pumps
April 30, 2012 – 5:31 pm | No Comment

by David Shaffer (Star Tribune)  A new blend of ethanol and gasoline may soon show up at the gas station pumps — along with mixed messages on whether it’s safe to put it in your …

Green Cars Take Top Prize in U.S. Racing Series
April 30, 2012 – 5:22 pm | No Comment

by Julia Pyper (E&E/Governors’ Biofuel Coalition)  The Audi R18 Ultra, a turbocharged-diesel prototype running on bio-to-liquid fuel, won the 2012 Sebring race and the Michelin Green X Challenge.
The checkered flag dropped at the Le Mans …

Ford Puts Faith in Higher Ethanol Blends
April 18, 2012 – 3:40 pm | No Comment

(The Green Car Website)  Substantial societal benefits could be the result of using higher volume blends of ethanol, according to the Ford Motor Company.
It wants to see the higher blends to leverage the inherent high …

Next Generation Engines And Fuels Forum 2012 June 18-20 Washington, DC
March 26, 2012 – 1:30 pm | No Comment
Next Generation Engines And Fuels Forum 2012    June 18-20   Washington, DC

The First Major Event that Brings Together the Auto, Oil and Biofuels Industries to Tackle the Challenges of the New CAFE and Tier 3 Standards

Hear the perspectives of key decision-makers who need to coordinate their …

Volkswagen Partners with Amyris and Solazyme to Promote Automotive Use of Renewable Fuels
March 23, 2012 – 8:36 pm | No Comment

(PRNewsWire/Yahoo!)  Partnership will advance research in automotive renewable diesel solutions for current and next-generation TDI® Clean Diesel applications
Volkswagen of America today announced partnerships with Solazyme and Amyris, two of the world’s leaders in renewable fuels, …

Ethanol a Good Response to Rising Gas Prices?
March 23, 2012 – 6:19 pm | No Comment

by Heather Leigh  (KMEG.com)  …”Today ethanol is priced about a dollar wholesale price, about a dollar under gasoline, so the consumer should also see some advantages in cheaper gas pump prices,” said Chuck Hofland, General …

An Opportunity to Show Ethanol’s Edge
March 14, 2012 – 12:07 pm | No Comment

by Brian Jennings (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine)   …First, with E15 market ready in many states, the U.S. EPA ought to ensure summer Reid vapor pressure (RVP) limitations do not stand in the …

German Scientists to Conduct Cooperative Biofuels Research
March 7, 2012 – 5:13 pm | No Comment

by Toby Price (Renewable Energy Magazine)  In an attempt to better coordinate and, ultimately, speed up research into fuels of the future, an interdisciplinary “Fuels Joint Research Group” has been founded in Germany.
International research in …

E85 Switzer ‘Cornzilla’ GT-R Returns With 1,000 Horsepower
March 2, 2012 – 12:33 pm | No Comment

by Patrick Frawley  (Jalopnik)  It’s been almost two years since we featured an E85-fueled Nissan GT-R from Switzer. Since then, the Ohio-based tuner has been steadily improving their cornfed-Godzilla conversion package to the tune of a nearly 25% …

High Octane Fuels To Power Cars to New Mileage
February 27, 2012 – 1:39 pm | No Comment

(Convenience Store Decisions)  Auto-engineering firm Ricardo Inc. reports that three out of every four vehicles will require a gasoline-type, higher octane fuel to operate a growing list of engine technology options.
Automakers will need higher octane …

Breaking Oil’s Hold Over America
February 27, 2012 – 11:24 am | No Comment

by Tom Buis (Growth Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  … Our nation imagines itself the most free and secure in the world, but the volatility of the global oil market shows how vulnerable we are as a …

Thirsty for More: Ethanol’s High Octane Rating May Be the Ticket for Meeting Escalating Fuel Efficiency Standards in Engines
February 27, 2012 – 8:51 am | No Comment

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards unveiled by the agencies, which reportedly had the support of major automakers and environmental groups, would …

The Fan Connection: NASCAR Looks Back on a Year of E15 as the 2012 Season Kicks off in February
February 27, 2012 – 7:53 am | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The basic message of 2011 was simple: If E15 is good enough for NASCAR racecars, it’s good enough for street cars too.
Backing up that message is the fact that …

The Future of Aerospace Engines
February 14, 2012 – 3:25 pm | No Comment

(Aviation Goes Green) Everyone agrees that aircraft engines need to get greener. Does the answer lie in revolutionary propulsion systems, or will our future travels be powered by the same old jet engine running on renewable …

Biodiesel Bike Built by Orange County Choppers
February 9, 2012 – 9:39 am | No Comment

by Chuck Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The big news today at the National Biodiesel Conference was the unveiling of the biodiesel bike built by Paul Teutul, Sr., Orange County Choppers. The bike was built in partnership with CIMA Green.
…CIMA Green actually …

Ethanol Gives the Economy a Boost
February 8, 2012 – 4:31 pm | No Comment

by Ken Field (Financial Post)  Ethanol reduces the price of gasoline
Ethanol’s chief benefit is environmental.  …Last summer, there were no smog alerts in the GTA and 5.5 million Canadians breathed easier. Ethanol was a major …

Hino Trucks Honored at National Biodiesel Conference
February 7, 2012 – 3:29 pm | No Comment

(PR NewsWire/Hino Trucks)  During a ceremony today at the National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando, Hino Trucks was recognized by the National Biodiesel Board with the 2012 “Eye on Biodiesel Impact Award.”
The “I-Awards” represent the biodiesel industry’s top honors, …

Outdoor Power Equipment Maker Kicks off Ethanol Awareness Effort
January 30, 2012 – 9:22 am | No Comment

by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Husqvarna, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor power equipment, has launched a new promotion focused on educating its customers about ethanol use in small engines. The Husqvarna …

Crash-Testing the Plug-In: Ford CEO Alan Mulally on the Pitfalls of His Company’s Newest Car.
January 26, 2012 – 3:06 pm | No Comment

by Joanne Lipman (The Daily Beast)  For more than three years, President Obama has been singing the praises of electric cars. He’s repeatedly called for 1 million plug-in and hybrid vehicles on the road by 2015. He’s …

‘Generic Fuel’ Might Make Good Slogan
January 20, 2012 – 10:49 am | No Comment

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol – the generic fuel. Nice phrase that might have some merit as a slogan. It’s adapted from a letter to the editor from Merle Wise, Sebastian, Fla. that was …

Ferrari Running E-85 Ethanol: Bellissimo!
January 18, 2012 – 12:39 pm | No Comment

by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Ferrari is the world’s premier builder of expensive beautiful cars. But, Ferraris are not simple pretty car show models. From the 250 GTO of 1965 to the current …

Ferrari FF Adds Horsepower, Lowers Emissions With E85 Ethanol
January 18, 2012 – 10:00 am | No Comment

by Christopher Demorro (Gas2.org)  …And if you’re into horsepower (like me) than stories like this Ferrari FF making an extra 225 horsepower on E85 is music to your ears.
Ferrari’s are notoriously expensive cars, where something as …

Ethanol’s Octane Provides Proactive Opportunity
January 16, 2012 – 6:13 pm | No Comment

by Brian Jennings (Ethanol Producer Magazine/American Coalition for Ethanol)  … The new CAFE standards apply to light-duty vehicles beginning in model year 2017, requiring a nationwide average of 54.5 miles per gallon by model year 2025. …

Tiger Cars for Tiger Fuels: E100 Group Calls for More Ethanol-Tuned Engines
January 10, 2012 – 4:30 pm | No Comment

by Don Siefkes (E100 Ethanol Group/Biofuels Digest)  To The Editors of the Wall Street Journal:   Cellulosic ethanol has been a debacle, but not for the reasons stated in your editorial “The Cellulosic Ethanol Debacle” of …

Are Flex Fuel Vehicles a Viable Answer to Global Oil Crunch?
January 9, 2012 – 1:53 pm | No Comment

by Balakrishnan Ramachandran (DownstreamToday)  …Auto makers have demonstrated that multi-fuel vehicles are possible and practical in various sizes of passenger cars. Two of the auto majors had displayed concept cars in auto shows of 2006 …

On Electric-Vehicle Incentives, Diesel Defenders Cry Foul
December 27, 2011 – 3:22 pm | No Comment

by Paul Stenquist (New York Times)  The U.S. Coalition for Advanced Diesel Cars, a Washington-based advocacy group whose members include Bosch, Honeywell and BorgWarner, all major automotive suppliers, released a white paper on Monday to make …

Battery-Car Future Undercut by Europe, Improvements in ICE Technology
December 19, 2011 – 8:26 am | No Comment

by Neil Winton (Detroit News)  Investment bank Morgan Stanley came up with a nasty surprise for Nissan-Renault and other cheer-leaders for battery powered cars when it cut its electric vehicle sales forecast by nearly 50 …

Mazda Showcases Grand Ideas in Small Cars at 2011 SEMA Show With “Green” Roadster and Tiny Turbo
November 1, 2011 – 7:51 am | No Comment

(PR NewsWire/Mazda)  North American Operations (MNAO) is known for its Zoom-Zoom dynamism, which is evident in the brand’s lineup of distinct design and divine drivability, and brings to this year’s Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) …

Gevo Supplied Isobutanol-Gasoline Blend Runs Well in Small Engines
October 31, 2011 – 10:10 am | No Comment

(BusinessWire/Gevo)  Briggs & Stratton Tests Show None of the Engine Compatibility Issues of Ethanol
In side by side performance, durability and emissions testing of small engines, gasoline blended with isobutanol performed better than blends using ethanol. …

Biofuels Approved for Use in All Hawker Beechcraft Turbine Powered Aircraft
October 17, 2011 – 8:10 am | No Comment

(Hawker Beechcraft)  Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced that all of its turbine-powered aircraft are approved to use biofuels – a renewable resource that can help reduce the use of fossil fuels and minimize carbon …

6th A3PS Conference November 15-16, 2011 Vienna, Austria
October 12, 2011 – 1:18 pm | No Comment
6th A3PS Conference    November 15-16, 2011  Vienna, Austria

A lot of research and development has been done in the field of alternative propulsion systems and fuels. Sophisticated strategies and roadmaps, high commitment for long-term investments and innovative R&D-projects of industry, research institutions and public authorities together …

Brazil Expresses Interest in Enhancing Fuel Ethanol Productivity
October 12, 2011 – 1:02 pm | No Comment

(Pakistan Today)  Great potential for cooperation between two countries in ethanol production, renewable energy, hybrid seed, off-season vegetables and bio fuel
World’s leader in ethanol fuel, Brazil has shown interest to collaborate with Pakistan in the …

Auto Alliance, RFA Underscore Cooperative Commitment to New Technologies
October 10, 2011 – 2:21 pm | No Comment

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Today, the CEO of the Auto Alliance, Mitch Bainwol, joined Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen to address the annual meeting of the RFA held in Washington, DC.  In remarks, …

Don’t Forget the Combustion Engine
October 10, 2011 – 9:05 am | No Comment

by Robert W. Carling (Sandia National Laboratory/The Washington Post) op ed:  …Amid the national discussion on the future of electric vehicles, biofuels, fuel cells and other advanced technologies, the fact remains that it will take …

Ricardo Engines
October 5, 2011 – 7:42 am | No Comment

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Rod Beazley of Ricardo said that, based on tests conducted to date by the company, the Ricardo EBDI (ethanol boosted direct injection) engine could achieve equal mileage per gallon when burning …

Fuel Efficiency Comes Standard at the L.A. Auto Show
October 3, 2011 – 12:40 pm | No Comment

(PR Newswire)  Green has gone mainstream. Virtually every automaker exhibiting at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show has a solution for making vehicles run cleaner and use less fuel. At this November’s Show, most vehicles on display …

The Traditional Engine Is Alive and Thriving and Will Continue to Dominate the Automotive Market in the Next Decades
September 29, 2011 – 12:23 pm | No Comment

(Delphi)  The IAA International Motor Show from Sept. 13-25 will feature the theme “The Future Comes Standard” and in conjunction with the event, Delphi Automotive is releasing a position paper outlining why the internal combustion …

A Better FFV?
September 29, 2011 – 10:23 am | No Comment

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)   Single nozzle, dual fuel injection could work in heavy-duty trucks, too
What if there were a flex-fuel engine on the market that was more efficient, and provided more power …

Breaking Oil’s Monopoly on Transportation
September 27, 2011 – 9:36 am | No Comment

by Geoffrey Styles  (Energy Outlook)   I’ve been thinking about an op-ed in Tuesday’s New York Times written by a former National Security Advisor and a former CIA chief.
…The op-ed was apparently timed to mark the …

Ethanol Logs a Million NASCAR Miles
September 23, 2011 – 9:55 am | No Comment

(Western Farm Press/National Corn Growers Association)    …”Jobs, less air pollution and reduced dependence on oil imports are all good reasons to use more ethanol.”
…The ‘white paper,’ “One Million Competition Miles on Sunoco Green E15″ …

Driving a Pill: Winnipeg Inventors Roll Out Oddly Shaped, Low-Powered Car of the Future
September 16, 2011 – 1:25 pm | No Comment

by Bartley Kives   (Winnipeg Free Press)  …(A)t the Winnipeg Art Gallery, mechanical engineer Jim Kor unveiled a nearly complete prototype of the Urbee Car, an electric-ethanol hybrid vehicle he and 11 other engineers and …

Bentley ‘Is Achieving Flex-Fuel Targets’ but Demand is Limited
September 16, 2011 – 1:16 pm | No Comment

(The Engineer)  Bentley has said that is achieving its flex-fuel targets but that demand is being restricted by a poor infrastructure for E85 bio-ethanol.
Engineering chief Ulrich Eichorn said that by next year all Bentley models …

Bosch Shows Off Ethanol, Natural Gas Technologies
September 14, 2011 – 11:08 am | No Comment

(Expert Reviews)  Engineering giant Bosch has demonstrated its latest injection technology for future engines which swap out carbon dioxide spewing petrol for environmentally friendly natural gas and ethanol at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The company’s engine management …

Southwest Research Institute Launches International Alternative Fuel Technology Center
September 12, 2011 – 8:19 am | No Comment

(Southwest Research Institute)  Southwest Research Institute launched a collaborative effort to assist our clients to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and to address governmental mandates for alternative fuel production and tightened emissions standards. SwRI’s new …

Study Finds Adding DME to Ethanol/Diesel Emulsion Improves Performance and Lowers Fuel Consumption and Emissions over Emulsion or Base Diesel
September 8, 2011 – 7:49 am | No Comment

(Green Car Congress)  In a study published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels, M. P. Ashok of Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India reports that adding dimethyl ether to an ethanol/diesel emulsion results in an increase …

Ford F-250 Super Duty Breaks Two Land Speed Records
August 24, 2011 – 7:03 am | No Comment

by Greg Emmerson (EuroTuner)  Using the new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 turbo-diesel engine, the truck hit a top speed of 171.123mph setting the new B Production Diesel Truck land speed record.
The Ford truck broke the …

Compact Car Will Feature Diesel Engine for US Market in 2013
August 23, 2011 – 8:31 am | No Comment

by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine)  Chevrolet has plans to offer a new engine option in the Cruze for improved fuel efficiency and use, but forget about electric hybrids because starting in 2013 the automaker will …

Berkeley Lab Opens Advanced Biofuels Facility
August 22, 2011 – 9:37 am | No Comment

(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)  The ailing United States’ economy would receive a much needed boost with the commercial development of a domestic source of transportation fuel – especially if that fuel were to be clean, …

New Technology Revives Biofuels
August 10, 2011 – 8:51 am | No Comment

(Alpha Galileo)   Started three years ago, EQUIMOTOR PLUS, an R&D project financed through the EUREKA initiative, benefited from the brains of some of the brightest researchers in the four corners of Europe.  Together, technicians from …