Ethanol Producers Value DDGs Exports
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) ...“For every three bushels of corn that comes in, you get a bushel of DDG out, and what we sell that DDG for helps us to create a revenue stream so we can buy more corn,”
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Back TO HOMELeillani Returns to Racing:New Partnership Brings Together Racing, Veterans for Clean Energy
(Operation Free) Stock car racing fans at Kansas Speedway on September 30 will receive an unusual message from one of the cars speeding around the track: America needs to compete in the "Race to Energy Independence." Operation Free, a group of
September 23, 2010 Read Full Article
The Biorefinery Project of the Future: A 10-Part Series
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...We have spoken to farmers, local business owners, environmentalists, community development officials, engine developers, scientists, policy makers, producers, investors, lenders, blenders, wholesalers, retailers, and end users. We have visited development projects on four continents. We have
September 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Three Fuel-Efficient Cars Win Automotive X Prize Competition
(Los Angeles Times) ...The Edison2 entry Very Light Car #98 from Virginia won $5 million in the mainstream class, running on E85 ethanol fuel. The aerodynamic 4-wheeled auto demonstrated the equivalent of 102.5 miles per gallon on the test track
September 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Ford Incorporates B20 Discussion in Super Duty Pickup Truck Marketing
Ford designed its 2011 Super Duty® diesel pickup trucks to run on 20 percent biodiesel, and has included a discussion of biodiesel in their diesel truck marketing campaign. Mike Rowe of TV's "Dirty Jobs" fame tells the story of the Ford
September 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Local Racing-Fuel Supplier Expands Territory to 26 States
(Indianapolis Business Journal) A subsidiary of Carmel-based Telamon Corp. that supplies racing teams with ethanol-based fuel made from Indiana corn has signed contracts giving it a distribution channel in 26 states. National Biofuels Distribution LLC began marketing the fuel, dubbed Ignite,
August 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Ceres Opens Brazil Subsidiary To Develop Sweet Sorghum Crop Business
(Green Car Congress/FavStocks) Ceres, Inc. earlier this month established a subsidiary in Brasil focused on developing sweet sorghum as a feedstock for the ethanol industry. The company’s goal is to be the first supplier of new hybrids with high levels
August 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: G-Oil’s Perspective on Green Racing
Green Earth Team Gunner ALMS prototype challenge. photo: J.Ivancic by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) If there is any doubt that the Green Earth Technologies (G-Oil) Gunnar Racing Team stands for green racing, then you aren’t looking at the American Le
August 16, 2010 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: The Last of the Privateers Show How It’s Done. Jonny Cocker Puts the Cellulosic Ethanol Drayson Lola on the Pole
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) We’ve written a fair amount about Lord Paul Drayson’s Green Racing efforts and for good reason. Since joining the ALMS circuit in 2008 Paul and Elspeth Drayson, and the team led by Dale
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: The Little Team That Could! Dyson Lola Wins Emotional Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Race with Bio-Isobutanol (From BP)
By Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Imagine. Imagine you’re a small but very smart racing team with a history of innovation and success. Following your strengths, you spent a considerable amount of money modifying your turbocharged engines to run on
August 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: Ferrari Wins GT Class with Added E-85 Performance
[caption id="attachment_11138" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ferraris on the Curves at Mid-Ohio photo: J.Ivancic"][/caption] by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) During Friday’s qualifying, the E-85 powered number 61 and 62 Ferraris fielded by Risi Competizione of Houston, Texas, stormed to the 1st
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: A Great Weekend for Biofuels
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Green Racing fans have been waiting for a weekend like this – a big-time race where biofuel powered cars just dominated. We’re big supporters of the American Le Mans sports car series (ALMS)
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Association Joins Buffalo Chip Team
(Rapid City Journal) Renewable Fuels Association will again be featured at the Buffalo Chip Campground to promote the use of ethanol-based fuels in motorcycles. The "Fueled With Pride" partnership will feature educational promotions and merchandising at the campground from Aug. 6-14 in
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Future Fuel Trends Discussed: GM Favors Ethanol; Others Back Diesel
(FREEP.com) During the 2010 Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars on Tuesday, auto executives debated which technologies to boost fuel efficiency will catch on in the short term. Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president of powertrain engineering, said internal-combustion engines will
August 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Chinese Feed Group Using DDGS at Near-Maximum Levels
(Midwest Producer) When China-based Shandong Zhonghui Group Corp. began importing U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) two years ago, they set in motion a series of actions for what has become an astonishing success story in the U.S. Grains
August 05, 2010 Read Full Article
2011 Chevy Caprice to be FFV
by Michelle Kautz (DomesticFuel) Chevrolet has released the technical manual for the Holden-based 2011 Chevrolet Caprice PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle) and it includes an E85 compatible platform. ...General Motors (GM) says its 0-100km/h time of less than 6.0 seconds will
July 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Iowa’s Corn Growers Fuel Fourth Successful Indy 250
(Iowa Corn) Iowa corn grower leaders and membership witnessed the fourth running of the Iowa Corn Indy 250 presented by Pioneer at the Iowa Speedway in Newton as a victory for corn-based ethanol and for Iowa agriculture. It was also a victory
July 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Uses Gulf Disaster to Press Feds for More Support
by David Sterrett (Chicago Business) Capitalizing on the Gulf oil spill, ethanol makers are launching a bold public relations offensive touting their clean environmental image as they lobby the Obama administration to allow more of the corn-based fuel in American gas
June 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Lord Paul Drayson's Comments to the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA) Conference - Long Beach
by Paul Drayson (Drayson Racing) ...Consider the first round of the American Le Mans Series at Sebring last month. Peugeot triumphed in the LMP1 category using bio-diesel power, and all 36 entrants ran on E10 or greater. Sebring witnessed the use
June 17, 2010 Read Full Article
“Most Sustainable Building in London” to Use 25% Recycled Biodiesel
by Philip Reynolds (MRW) The PricewaterhouseCoopers More London building, near Tower Bridge, will use biodiesel powered ‘tri-generators’ to generate 25% of the electricity, heating and cooling requirements for the 48,000m2 office. The generators will require 45,000 litres of B100 recycled biodiesel a
June 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Ryan Hunter-Reay and Ethanol USA Reunite for Iowa Corn Indy 250
(ICM) “Reunited and it feels so good.” Those may be the lyrics to a classic song by Peaches and Herb, but one may suspect they’re whistling the tune in Ryan Hunter-Reay’s Ethanol USA-Team IZOD® pit at the Iowa Corn Indy 250. At
June 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Airline Industry's First-Ever Carbon Footprint Assessment Carried out on North American Regional Carriers
(GreenAirOnline) Sustainability measurement and environmental risk management company EQ2 has conducted the first-ever airline industry carbon and environmental footprint assessment in conjunction with the Regional Airline Association (RAA). Using EQ2’s web-based Evolution sustainability management system, seven participating RAA members, representing
June 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Battery-Only Cars Face Avalanche of Negatives
by Neil Winton (Detroit News) ...The only way that unaffordable, impractical, battery-only cars will sell is because of huge government subsidies, and a few early-adopter zealots with too much money who don't mind being stranded every couple of weeks. Germany,
June 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Small Seattle Biodiesel Producer Plans to Expand. Secret? Fast-Food Deep Fryers
by Martha Baskin (Seattle Post Globe) At a time when the US biodiesel industry has been in turmoil – faulted for where it sources raw materials or feedstock - a small producer in Seattle has plans to expand. What’s their
June 04, 2010 Read Full Article
19 Transformative Algae Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In today’s profile, we look at the world of transformative algae technologies with a focus on this years’ #1 Hottest Company in Bioenergy, Solazyme, and 18 other ventures who have scored “Red Hot” in the 50
June 04, 2010 Read Full Article
The Dollars and Cents of Flips and Flying... from Upside Down
by Mary Rinzel (WEAU 13 News) ...The plane we’re talking about isn't just any plane, the Fagen MX2 flies solely on ethanol, which is something Pilot Greg Poe is very proud to point out as we tumble fittingly toward the
June 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Food, Feed and Fuel Combine for a Modicum of Grain Price Stability
by Treena Hein (Australian Farm Journal/June 2010) Despite all the debate about negative climate change impacts on agriculture and rising world population increasing demand for food, the stark reality is that world grain stocks are finely balanced. Treena Hein discovers
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Extended-range Hybrid SUV is Winner of GM's EcoCAR Competition
by Zach Gale (Motor Trend) Mississippi State's Saturn Vue-based biodiesel hybrid is the winning vehicle for year two of General Motors' EcoCAR challenge. The EcoCAR challenge started when GM donated an SUV to 16 universities and instructed engineering students to minimize emissions
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Teams with Veterans
by Michelle Kautz (DomesticFuel.com) For another year, the Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC), the Ethanol Across America education campaign, and the FlexFuel Vehicle (FFV) Club paid homage to U.S. Military Vetarans on Memorial Day. The groups teamed with Volunteers of Underage
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
McLeod Expects Biofuel Project to Bear Fruit in a Year
The world's largest tea producer McLeod Russel India Limited expects its investment in D1 Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd to start bearing fruit within the next one year when the first crop (jatropha) is expected, a top company official said here. D1
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Corn Growers to Burnish Image with $1 Million in DC Ads
by Bill Lambrecht (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) ...St. Louis-based National Corn Growers Association and growers from Missouri, Illinois and 12 other states from Maryland to Colorado are anteing up hoping to leave impressions on lawmakers and the Obama administration at a key time. Decisions on
June 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Boeing, Honeywell's UOP and Chinese Energy Officials Announce Sustainable Biofuel Initiatives
(Boeing) Boeing and PetroChina, together with representatives of the Chinese energy sector and the global aviation industry, May 27, 2010, announced the signing of an agreement to evaluate establishing a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in China. The strategic assessment is the first such
June 02, 2010 Read Full Article
International Paper, Fiberight LLC Combine to Produce Ethanol from Recycle Board Mill
(Recycling Today) International Paper has begun an arrangement whereby the Maryland-based company Fiberight will convert the unusable fiber generated at IP’s Cedar River, Iowa, recycled paperboard mill into ethanol. IP estimates that the mill, which produces around one million tons of
June 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Mississippi State University Wins Top Honors in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition
(General Motors) Student-Designed and Built Vehicles Put to the Test; Virginia Tech, Penn State Finish Second and Third. Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego today after designing and building
May 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Funded with a Grant, Sullivan's Station's New Pumps Offer Drivers a Choice of ethanol Blends
by Chris Lusvardi (Herald-Review) Motorists driving through Sullivan (Illinois) now have a place to easily fill up their vehicles with their choice of ethanol blends. The renovated E-K Petro Mart at 305 S. Hamilton St. offers three types of ethanol-blended fuel and
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Scramble's on in London to Snag Biodiesel
by Howard Mustoe (Seattle Times) ... Cabbies, who collectively spend almost $634,000 a day on diesel, are starting to switch to biodiesel, a fuel derived from vegetable oil, to cut costs. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is also looking at using biodiesel to
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Freedom Environmental Rolling Out Biofuel Model to Existing Commercial Clients Developing New "Green" Revenue Stream
(Market Watch) Freedom Estimates 30,000 Gallons of Grease Collected From Existing Commercial Clients Per Month to be Sold to Processing Facilities at $1.75 Per Gallon. Freedom Environmental Services announced May 19, 2010, its biofuel consultant, Homestead Inc., has developed a business plan for
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Helping DC Drivers Save Money at the Pump this Memorial Day
by Joel Velasco (SweeterAlternative.com) ...One reason for higher fuel prices is a lack of competition in the market for ethanol. Economics 101 is pretty clear: consumers win when businesses compete in an open market, because competition produces higher quality products
May 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Growing U.S. Export: Corn ethanol
by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register) The United States has a growing new export – ethanol fuel – and a lot is going to of all places the Middle East. New government data shows that nearly 46 million gallons of U.S.
May 21, 2010 Read Full Article
The Paradox of Rising U.S. Ethanol Exports: Increased Market Opportunities at the Expense of Enhanced National Energy Security?
(Renewable Fuels Association) An industry founded in part on its ability to enhance national energy security is being forced to look beyond U.S. borders for new market growth opportunities. For three decades, the U.S. ethanol industry has contributed to a more
May 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuel Vehicles Find More Use among Fleets
by Dan Olson (Minnesota Public Radio) ...Coca-Cola started using alternative fuel vehicles in 2001. It has more than 250 fleet vehicles in the Twin Cities, and 10 of them are the hybrid-electric delivery trucks, along with a batch of smaller
May 20, 2010 Read Full Article
New DOE Video Highlights Impact of Biofuels on Rural Communities
(US Department of Energy) DOE also released May 6, 2010, a new video which showcases how cellulosic biofuel technologies can help decrease U.S. dependence on foreign oil, spur growth in the domestic biofuels industry, and provide new revenue opportunities to farmers in many
May 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and the History of Biofuels
by Jeremy Shere (EnergyWorld.com) excerpts from his in-process book on the history of biofuels: ... Promoting alcohol as motor fuel would benefit not only the automobile industry, Ford thought, but also help farmers would find a ready and lucrative market for their surplus
May 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Butamax: Portrait of a Biobutanol Strategic Investment by BP and Dupont
by Jim Lane (BiofuelsDigest) ...Also, what exactly is up with biobutanol, perhaps the most important fuel you never heard of — one that is gaining serious traction among bioenergy cognoscenti as a more perfect solution to the ethanol blend wall
April 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Millions Exposed to Unflattering View of First & Second Generation Biofuels Interests
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) In the 40th Earth Day Anniversary episode of "The Simpsons," millions of viewers got an unflattering presentation of "switchgrass vs. corn" biofuels interests. Knock down, drag out fight illustration of the relationship. Talk about need for image
April 26, 2010 Read Full Article
G-Oil Debuts First Commercial - a Dukes "Homage" - during American Le Mans Race
by Nik Bristow (AutoBlogGreen) Green Earth Technologies, maker of G-Oil, the "world's first and only bio-based and ultimate biodegradable motor oil approved by the American Petroleum Institute," aired their first-ever television commercial on Saturday, April 17 during SPEED TV's live
April 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Iowans Urged to Celebrate Earth Day by Pumping E85
by Ken Anderson (Brownfield Ag News) ...IRFA managing director Lucy Norton says E85 is currently running about 90 cents less than E10 gasoline in Iowa. Even factoring in a 15 percent decrease in fuel economy, Norton says E85 is a
April 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Grilling with Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel) Grilling enthusiasts will find a new product that uses ethanol as an alternative to charcoal or propane on the shelves of many grocery and hardware stores this summer. The FlameDisk® actually utilizes proprietary solidified ethanol and is
April 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Circling the Wagons, the Firing Squads and the Arguments: Ethanol Wars Explode in Print, TV
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The ethanol cold war developed into a hot one this week when television and print advertising campaigns debuted both from Brazil’s UNICA and the US-based Growth Energy. ...The Growth Energy campaign is featuring six television spots
April 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Verizon Launches Comprehensive Sustainability Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Conserve Energy
To deliver on its commitment to find practical and innovative ways to reduce the carbon footprint of its global operations, Verizon has launched a comprehensive sustainability program consisting of a series of new initiatives and an expansion of existing efforts. The
April 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol Launches Marketing Blitz in Face of U.S. Tariffs
by Nick Chambers (Gas2.0) Calling themselves the “underdogs,” the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) has today launched an advertising campaign and a new website, sweeteralternative.com, to bring awareness of the successes of the Brazilian ethanol industry to a U.S. audience. The
April 13, 2010 Read Full Article
ARIES Biodiesel System Delivered to Naval Base Ventura County
The first ARIES biodiesel production system has been delivered to Naval Base Ventura County. ARIES is the result of a collaborative effort by the U.S. Navy, Biodiesel Industries and Aerojet to produce a sustainable and reliable renewable fuel, biodiesel, using
April 09, 2010 Read Full Article
South Dakota Advocate: Use Ethanol to Save Your Kids' Lives
by Mikkel Pates (AgWeek) For Orrie Swayze, all roads eventually lead to ethanol. They have for a long time. As the still-young ethanol fuel industry returns to profitability in the wake of the financial crisis in the industry two years ago, this
April 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Historic Performance by G-Oil's Green Earth Team Gunnar: Class Pole Position and Full Race Completion for Revolutionary Team
(American Le Mans Series) G-Oil’s Green Earth Team Gunnar made history and an unprecedented run in the season-opening round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón at Sebring International Raceway over the weekend. The team was not
April 02, 2010 Read Full Article
British Airways Calls for Carbon Revenues to Be Used to Help Scale up the Development of Aviation Biofuels
(GreenAirOnline) Carbon pricing is critical to the business case for aviation biofuels as airlines join schemes such as the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), which starts in 2012, said British Airways’ Head of Environment Jonathon Counsell at last week’s
March 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Trash Plant Plan Moves Forward
by Gerry Tuoti (Tauton Daily Gazette) Mayor Charles Crowley is enthused by the feedback he’s received from the state about Taunton’s plans to create a new trash processing facility that will use trash to produce ethanol and other industrial materials. ...
March 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Alternative Petroleum Technologies Enters Agreement with Port of Los Angeles
Alternative Petroleum Technologies (APT) announced March 21, 2010, that it has completed contractual arrangements and will begin a diesel emissions control technology demonstration at the Port of Los Angeles. The demonstration will take place as part of the Technology Advancement Program, a
March 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Iogen Energy’s Cellulosic Ethanol Helps Fuel Drayson Racing in American Le Mans Series
Iogen Energy announced today that its cellulosic ethanol helped fuel Drayson Racing’s “Lola-Judd” in the 58th running of Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring, March 20th. This is the first time Iogen Energy’s cellulosic ethanol has been blended into an
March 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Todd Bodine and Frank Cicci Take Green Racing Commitment to NASCAR
"At almost 80 million strong, the NASCAR fan base can be an incredible force on a real threat that is upon all of us and impacts our future.” -- Frank Cicci, Get Green Racing Owner Meet Todd Bodine – Get Green Racing
March 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Ferrari Wins First Formula One Race with Cellulosic Ethanol Blend
by Sam Abuelsamid (AutoblogGreen) Corvette Racing and several other teams in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) have been running on cellulosic ethanol for two years now but the alcohol fuel made its first appearance in Formula One this past
March 19, 2010 Read Full Article
GreenTrackers Algae Biofuels Company Database Launches
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Strategic Fit: ...(I)t is important to remember that the original success of 1st generation biofuels stemmed from Brazil having an advantaged sugar industry that achieved scale and innovation benefits. This allowed diversification into biofuels when
March 16, 2010 Read Full Article
Algae Industry Magazine Launched
William Laski & David Schwartz, publishers, launched an online magazine addressing the growth and development of the algae biofuels and co-products industry: • its influential personalities • developing technologies • evolving businesses • breakthrough products • important news and timely information READ MORE
March 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazilian Sugarcane Ethanol to Power IZOD IndyCar Series in 2010
Brazilian sugarcane industry association UNICA announced this afternoon it has renewed its fuel supply agreement for the second year with the Indy Racing League (IRL) for the majority of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar Series season. UNICA became the official fuel
March 11, 2010 Read Full Article
The DeltaWing Indy Race Car Is Not Only the Future: It’s Important!
by Bob Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) It is Memorial Day Weekend 2013, the annual Indianapolis 500 car race is attracting the largest crowd in years. The televison audience is also looking to be a record, and not everyone is tuning
March 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Transitioning from 1st Generation to Advanced Biofuels
by GTM Research in partnership with Enterprise Florida, Inc. In recent years, the growth in the U.S. biofuels production and consumption has been driven largely by policy measures. Mandates are requiring increasing amounts of biofuels to be blended into the
March 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Ensus Signs with Shell, Sends First Tanker
by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The first tanker of ethanol has left Ensus, Europe’s largest wheat-based ethanol facility. Headed for the Netherlands, the cargo, which has been purchased by Shell as part of a long term deal, is a
March 02, 2010 Read Full Article
NASDAQ Launches New Clean-Tech Index
by Nicholas Zeman (Biodiesel Magazine) U.S. biofuel companies get no representation on NASDAQ’s new DB NASDAQ OMX Clean Tech Index (DBCC), launched Feb. 10, after a rigorous selection process performed by Deutsche Bank’s Climate Change Advisors. Solar, geothermal and waste
March 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Jobs Highlighted at Expo
by Ryan Howard (Fergus Falls Daily Journal) ...(F)rom North Dakota State University, Dr. F. Larry Leistritz, a professor of agribusiness and applied economics, and Nancy Hodur, a research scientist in the same department, created a presentation about how Minnesota and
March 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels' Ethanol Offer Lures 500
by Melanie Turner (Sacramento Business Journal) Propel offered E-85 ethanol for 85 cents a gallon, down from a typical retail price of $2.39 a gallon, at each of its stations. Propel estimates it served about 500 vehicles during Wednesday’s promotion between
March 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Crude Oil Imports and National Security
by Robert M. Ames, Anthony Corridore, Edward Hirs, Paul W. MacAvoy (Yale Graduates Energy Study Group) The authors demonstrate that the United States profits handsomely in all circumstances by imposing an embargo on imports of foreign crude oil. The US removes its
February 26, 2010 Read Full Article
2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Leads Heavy-Duty Trucks in Capability, Now Fuel Ecomomy and B20 or E85 Compatibility Too
The Ford F-Series Super Duty is the most powerful and fuel efficient for the 2011 model year, offering customers their choice of either gas or diesel engines ...B20 compatibility added for 2011 model year: The strict testing work also ensured the
February 25, 2010 Read Full Article
RINs Improved as Part of RFS2
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has come up with a new system for renewable identification number (RINs) that should be easier to use as well as cut down on the possibility of human error. ...Tony Miller,
February 22, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Foodservice-SF Moves to B5
(Biodiesel Magazine) U.S. Foodservice-San Francisco, the only green-certified broadline food distributor in California—one of only a handful across the country—is now running its entire delivery fleet on B5. All of the San Francisco division’s 136 tractors and 148 trailers began using
February 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Perspectives on Green Racing from Dayton International Speedway’s Garage and Pits
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Advanced Biofuels USA is perhaps the only biofuels-related organization keeping an eye on biofuels in racing with a page describing various projects that promote and encourage innovative, green racing, to numerous articles and posts
February 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Racing Fuel 'Ignite' Gains Proven
by Michael Berenis (Tampa Sports Car Examiner) The world of green racing fuels is about to change! Eddie Bello is the world record holder for fastest Porsche in the Texas Mile. In 2008, he set the record with his 1200
February 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Indiana Company Leading ARCA West Fuel Conversion
(Inside Indiana Business) Sales and marketing arm of ARCA West, Itzen Media officially announced that Ignite Racing Fuel will become the title sponsor of the ARCA West Series. Ignite Racing Fuel will be replacing previous title sponsor MAC’s Convenience at
February 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Association Publishes 2010 Ethanol Industry Outlook
Our industry produced a record 10.6 billion gallons of ethanol in 2009. Efficiency enhancements and innovations in production combined with improved farming techniques allowed us to achieve this record with existing corn acreage and reduced process water. As we look to
February 19, 2010 Read Full Article
GM Confirms First Gen Volt Will Not Support E85 Ethanol
by Nick Chambers (Gas2.0) This morning I wrote a piece about how GM is lamenting the lack of E85 fueling stations in the United States. But the other interesting tidbit of information in there was a simple statement by GM’s
February 18, 2010 Read Full Article
General Motors Wants More U.S. Ethanol Stations
(NASC Online) General Motors Co. is asking for more U.S. ethanol stations to help fuel its growing fleet of hybrid vehicles, Reuters reports. The car maker is producing more vehicles able to run on ethanol-gasoline blends. Tom Stevens, GM vice chairman
February 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuels Back in Vogue
by Gregor Heard (FarmOnline) THEY’RE back - after being flavour of the month in the middle years of the decade, renewable fuels were knocked out of the water over the past three years, and consigned to the scrap-heap by many. A
February 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Waste-to-Ethanol Plant Plan Questioned
by Diane Krieger Spivak (Post-Tribune) Lake County (Indiana) Solid Waste Management Commission chief Jeff Langbehn defended a planned $256 million bioethanol plant Friday before the Lake County Advancement Committee. ...Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez questioned whether the expense of the plant, which
February 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Judge Rejects Challenge to N.C. "Ethanol Blending" Law -- Similar to Pending TN Lawsit
by Tom Humphrey (Knoxnews.com) A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by the American Petroleum Institute that sought to invalidate North Carolina's "ethanol blending" statute, which is similar to a 2009 law passed by the Tennessee legislature. API has also
February 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Boating Interests Wonder if Ethanol 15 Will Be Harmful to Their Engines
by Charles Zusman (NJ.com) Boating interests are on guard against a move by the ethanol industry to increase the ethanol content of gasoline from 10 percent to 15 percent, an action they fear might be harmful to marine engines. Boating
February 16, 2010 Read Full Article
E15: Beyond the Waiver
By Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The expected EPA approval of E15 later this year will be only the beginning. In order to bring E15 to market, the ethanol industry needs to support petroleum marketers in addressing the issues that
February 16, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Renewable Fuel Standards Upend Ethanol Tariff Fight
by Brian Baskin (SugarcaneBlog.com, Dow Jones) U.S. ethanol producers are facing their toughest fight yet to keep long-standing trade protections intact. Producers of ethanol, which in the U.S. is usually distilled from corn and then blended to make gasoline, have
February 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Temp Stop Adds Ethanol Blender Pumps under Missouri Pilot Program
(Kansas City Business Journal) A Lee’s Summit gas station has become the second in Missouri to install ethanol blender pumps as part of a pilot program with Missouri Corn and the Missouri Department of Agriculture Division of Weights and Measures. Temp Stop,
February 15, 2010 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Industry Looks To Possible Future As Exporter
by Ian Berry (Dow Jones Newswires) ...Brazil, faced with tightening supplies of its sugarcane-based ethanol as growers there find better profits in sugar, said last month it is considering importing U.S., corn-based ethanol. While there are limits on how much
February 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Truckers, Oil Refiners Sue California to Overturn State's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
(edmunds.com) Oil refiners and truckers have sued California to overturn the state's low-carbon fuel standard. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleges that the LCFS violates the Constitution's commerce clause, which reserves
February 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Kansas Mine Tests Back Up Air Quality Benefits of Biodiesel
Miners have several ways of knowing whether the air they breathe hundreds of feet below ground is cleaner. Mine companies Rogers Group and Hutchinson Salt Company both have extensive testing that shows biodiesel cuts emissions in their mines. Employees have
February 09, 2010 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Imports Could Temper Rising Prices - Analyst - Brazil
by João Carvalho (Business News Americas) Imported corn-based ethanol from the US could help ease ethanol prices in Brazil that have been rising because of increasing demand and heavy rains that have delayed the sugarcane harvest, Julio Maria Borges, a director
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Canadian Truckers, Feds Advance Biodiesel Research; Highlight Pitfalls
(Today's Trucking) The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute for a study to better understand the technical issues related to renewable diesel. The study, funded by the Government of
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Novozymes to Launch Ethanol Product in Q1
Gerard Wynn (Reuters) Danish biotech company Novozymes would launch in the first quarter this year a new enzyme to produce transport fuel from agricultural waste, its chief executive Steen Riisgaard told Reuters on Saturday. That was the company's firmest guidance yet
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Study Shows Iowans Want Biodiesel in State’s Diesel Fuel
Nearly seven out of 10 Iowa voters say they want legislation to ensure the state’s diesel fuel supply includes five percent biodiesel (B5). The Iowa Biodiesel Board released the results of new public opinion research today to show legislators that
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry to Ask for Iowa Mandate of 10% Blend
(DesMoines Register) The Iowa ethanol industry plans to ask the legislature to pass a bill requiring that all motor gasoline in the state carry at least 10 percent ethanol. Despite being the largest ethanol producer in the U.S., Iowa has
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
India’s PM Makes National Biofuels Mandate Obligatory for All State-Owned Oil Marketing Companies, Will Chase Non-Compliance
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest) ...Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that the National Biofuels Mandate will be obligatory for all government-owned oil marketing companies, and warned that the Central Government will prosecute all noncompliance. ...Earlier this week environmental activist Subhash Dutta
February 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Fuel Plea in Indian High Court
(The Telegraph) Environment activist Subhash Dutta moved the high court on Monday seeking the promotion of bio-diesel and withdrawal of a petroleum ministry circular barring the use of the fuel in vehicles. Bio-diesel is an eco-friendly fuel alternative for diesel engines. The
February 01, 2010 Read Full Article
BYO (Blend Your Own) Ethanol Seeks to Educate, Promote Use of Blender Pumps
Used for years to blend and dispense unleaded and premium to give customers several octane choices, blender pumps are now finding a home in the retailing of ethanol fuels, offering stations the unique opportunity to offer mid-level blends between E10
January 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Washington College Maryland Tests Biofuel Heating Oil
Washington College teamed up with Tri Gas & Oil Company out of Federalsburg, MD, and New Generation Biofuels from Columbia, MD, to test NGB's biofuel in one of the College's boilers. The College uses approximately 100,000 gallons of #2 heating
January 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Great Plains Doubling Camelina Acreage in 2010 as Aviation Biofuels Darling Gains Traction
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Camelina has been much in the news of late, as a biofuels feedstock of strong promise, because of its position as one of the few "sustainable, affordable, reliable, available" feedstocks suitable for aviation biofuels. Two major camelina
January 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Pew Report Finds Reductions in Aviation GHG Emissions over Business-as-Usual Projections Could Be Halved
(GreenAirOnline.com) Under business-as-usual (BAU) forecasts, CO2 emissions from global aviation are estimated to grow 3.1% per year over the next 40 years, resulting in a 300% increase in emissions by 2050 compared to 2007. However, a new report published by
January 20, 2010 Read Full Article
EVARCO Launches First Alternative Fuel Car Dealership in Texas
(Aftermarket Business) ... EVCARCO is an American automotive dealership offering the latest in alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) as part of a multi tiered national strategy. The corporation will launch its first dealership in Fort Worth, Texas due to the regional
January 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Washington DC Auto Show Includes Biofuels Section
America’s greenest “tier-one” auto show just got greener. The Washington Auto Show®, which houses more green cars than any major U.S. auto show, is redoubling its efforts in 2010 with a 65,000-square foot display known as the “Advanced Technology SuperHighway.” “We
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Jamaica Seeking to Boost Ethanol Production for Export under CBI
(Caribbean Daily News) The Jamaica government says it will continue to develop the biofuels industry so as to boost exports under the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI). Jamaica, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago and the US Virgin Islands are
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Green Racing Documentary To Follow Only Diesel Racing Series in U.S.
by Nick Chamber (Gas2.0) Volkswagen has announced that the documentary “Racing Under Green”—detailing the trials and tribulations of the Jetta TDI Cup, the U.S.’ only professional green racing series—will premiere the week of January 18 on the various channels of Discovery
December 17, 2009 Read Full Article
ENVIROTEK's "Extreme Bio-Diesel" Division Completes Phase I of Bio-Diesel Refinery Expansion
ENVIROTEK announced the company's Corona, California-based Extreme Bio-Diesel (EBD) division has successfully completed the first phase of its refinery expansion and is in full production of Bio-Diesel fuel, ahead of the projected January 2010 schedule. ENVIROTEK President, Robert Thompson, announced the facility
December 16, 2009 Read Full Article
L.A Auto Show: 2010 Audi A3 TDI Named Green Car of the Year
(Los Angeles Times) The 2010 Audi A3 TDI was named Green Car of the Year at the L.A. Auto Show today, giving the Germans and clean diesel technology back-to-back wins. The four-door hatchback, which has a base sticker price of $29,950,
December 14, 2009 Read Full Article
Valero & Mission NewEnergy Execute US$3.5 billion Biofuels Offtake Agreement
Mission NewEnergy Limited (“Mission”) a biodiesel refiner and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies by acreage announced that it has entered into a binding five-year biodiesel Supply Agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero
December 11, 2009 Read Full Article
Pawlenty Touts Ethanol on Trade Mission to South America
by Jon Vomhof (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal) ... “Ethanol, I think, is going to be a global commodity in the not too distant future, and as that future unfolds, it’s in everyone’s best interest to have some common standards around
December 11, 2009 Read Full Article
US GAO Asked to Study Impact of Higher Ethanol Blend
by Tom Doggett (Reuters) Two key Republican lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday to study the impact of boosting the amount of ethanol that is blended into U.S. gasoline supplies. The request was made after the Environmental Protection Agency
December 10, 2009 Read Full Article
Honeywell's UOP Green Diesel Fuel Powers Vehicles at United Nations Climate Change Conference
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, announced today that its Ecofining process technology was used to convert second-generation, renewable feedstocks to green diesel fuel that will power vehicles at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Conference (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, Denmark. UOP's
December 07, 2009 Read Full Article
COP15 Limo Fleet Powered by Ethanol Made from Straw
The climate change summit got off to a good start with a fuel change. For the first time ever, the fleet of VIP limousines switched to a climate-friendly fuel -- The New Ethanol, made from straw by the Danish company
December 07, 2009 Read Full Article
Green Protectionism in the European Union: How Europe’s Biofuels Policy and the Renewable Energy Directive Violate WTO Commitments
by Fredrik Erixon (European Center for International Political Economy) This paper examines the trade-policy consequences of current approaches in the European Union towards biofuels. The EU uses a broad range of measures to subsidise the production of biofuels in Europe
December 07, 2009 Read Full Article
Closed Loop Energy System in Germany
by Neil Billinger (CheckBiotech, Saskatoonhomepage.ca) Verbio is based in the former East Germany and has a plant located at Zorbig. Their motto is ''from the farmer to the consumer and back to the field." A sister company called Marka buys
December 04, 2009 Read Full Article
We Are Green: “Always Clean 110″ Project Is an Example of a Growing Trend in Biofuels: “Symbiosis” Project Produce Biodiesel, Using Recovered Methanol, Cooking Oil
by (Biofuels Digest) ...Here is an under funded grad student (with a mechanical engineering degree from Northern Illinois University) who, while working part time, put together a system that will produce bio-diesel fuel from basic waste by-products found on campus,
December 04, 2009 Read Full Article
DTN Guest Editorial: EPA Appears Caught in a Catch 22
by Clayton McMartin (DTN Ethanol Center) Two key timing issues have essentially paralyzed the Environmental Protection Agency at this point regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard. The first is the pending issuance of the much-awaited final rules for RFS2, and the
December 04, 2009 Read Full Article
NBB Calls on EPA to Implement RFS2 Biodiesel Targets
From a letter from the National Biodiesel Board to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency: By statute, the Biomass-based Diesel requirement was to begin on January 1, 2009, and EPA is required to issue a renewable volume obligation to
December 03, 2009 Read Full Article
Mozambique and Brazil Seek Partnerships in Biofuels
(AllAfrica) Mozambican Brazilian, and Southern African business people are meeting for two days in Maputo to look into investment opportunities for producing biofuels, particularly ethanol, from sugar cane in Mozambique. The meeting is organized by the Mozambican government's Investment Promotion Centre
November 30, 2009 Read Full Article
Brazil Raises Cane over U.S. Ethanol Tariff
by Chris Kraul (LA Times) Who could resent the attention being showered on electric cars? Stylish and clean, they're the darling of the renewable-energy crowd, which is hailing the scheduled rollout of several e-powered models next year as a major blow
November 06, 2009 Read Full Article
Midwestern Legislators Group Moves in Support of Ethanol and Sound Science
(National Corn Growers Association) The Midwest Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments issued a series of resolutions recently containing policy resolutions adopted that aim to increase the use of both ethanol and blender pumps. Additionally, the group adopted
October 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Brazil's Cosan Sees 2010/11 Cane Crush at 58 mln T
by Inae Riveras (Reuters) ... Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol producing group, said it expects to crush 58 million tonnes of cane in 2010/11 (April-March), up from 54 million tonnes in 2009/10. "We expect to grow at the same rate as
October 27, 2009 Read Full Article
Brazil Drivers Ditch Biofuel Over High Sugar Costs
by Peter Murphy (Reuters) Some Brazilian motorists who fuel their cars solely on cane-based ethanol are switching back to gasoline as high sugar prices now make the biofuel more costly in some states. Brazil is a pioneer in biofuel with its
October 27, 2009 Read Full Article
UAL's Tilton Says Airlines Want Alternative Fuels
(Reuters) U.S. commercial airlines and military aircraft would make a strong long-term market for alternatives to jet fuel, said Glenn Tilton, the chief executive officer of UAL Corp and its United Airlines unit. Speaking at an energy conference on Wednesday,
October 02, 2009 Read Full Article
B10 Biodiesel Tests to Start in Thailand
by Yuthana Praiwan (Bangkok Post) Local field tests will start soon on biodiesel B10, a blend of 10% methyl ester with 90% diesel fuel, according to an Energy Ministry official. PTT Plc and the ministry's Department of Energy Business are
September 30, 2009 Read Full Article
Connecticut Biodiesel Manufacturer BioPur Launches Green Power Project
A joint project between the Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, BioPur and the Department of Energy (DOE); BioWatz provides multiple benefits and solutions for future alternative energies. The project not only yields a new and innovative way to generate
September 30, 2009 Read Full Article
DOE Secretary Chu Examines Modular Ethanol Production System
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu examined three Minnesota renewable energy projects in August, including a mobile self-contained ethanol plant developed by Welcome, Minn.-based Easy Energy Systems Inc. The technology, trademarked as the Modular Ethanol
September 18, 2009 Read Full Article
Ohio's Meigs County Commissioners Back U.S. 33 ‘Biofuels Corridor’
by Brian J. Reed (Pomeroy Daily Sentinel) Meigs County Commissioners have agreed to work with Rural Action of Trimble and other organizations to develop a “biofuels corridor” between Columbus and the Ohio River. Robin Kinney, a volunteer with Rural Action, met
September 18, 2009 Read Full Article
Mid-level Ethanol Blend Bill Introduced in Senate
(Trade Only Today) Legislation designed to protect boaters and manufacturers from the problems associated with mid-level ethanol blends in gasoline was introduced Monday in the U.S. Senate. The Mid-Level Ethanol Blends Act of 2009, S. 1666, was introduced by U.S.
September 17, 2009 Read Full Article
State of the Argentine Biodiesel Industry Report Explains Biodiesel Relationship with EU
Europe has established a floor of 35%, i.e., any biofuel entering Europe must reduce emissions by at least that amount when compared to a diesel benchmark. According to the European analysis, using palm oil to make biodiesel results in GHG
September 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Manitoba Truckers Brace for Flawed Biodiesel Rule
(Today's Trucking) In just a few weeks Manitoba will become the first province in Canada to mandate biodiesel. ... All diesel fuel sold in the province as of Nov. 1 must contain a B2 average (2 percent biodiesel), Energy Minister
September 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Manitoba to Mandate Biodiesel Blends
(CBC News) Manitoba is about to become the first province in Canada to mandate the use of biodiesel. Starting Nov. 1, all diesel fuel sold in the province must contain an average of two per cent biodiesel, Energy Minister Jim
September 11, 2009 Read Full Article
Sustainable Oils to Supply Navy with Camelina-based Jet Fuel
Sustainable Oils, a producer of renewable, environmentally clean, and high-value camelina-based fuels, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel. The fuel will be delivered to
September 10, 2009 Read Full Article
Far North Canada Embraces Biodiesel
by tbnewswatch staff Remote communities in Ontario's far North are increasingly turning to biodiesel as its source of energy. Last year, Hydro One started using biodiesel in the fly-in community of Deer Lake for power generation. Now, almost all
September 09, 2009 Read Full Article
NBB Applauds Ford's B20 Approval in 2011 F-Series Super Duty(R) Trucks
Biodiesel supporters are cheering Ford Motor Company's announcement that its all-new Ford-built 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty(R) diesel pickups will be fully compatible with a 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20). Ford's new diesel engine -- equipped with the latest technology
September 03, 2009 Read Full Article
Industry Responds to Biodiesel Tax Reform Proposition
by Nicholas Zeman (Biodiesel Magazine) The National Biodiesel Board said last week that the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act, a piece of legislation introduced to the U.S. Senate last week by Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell
August 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Pakistani State Oil Launches Ethanol Blended Fuel in Karachi
(The International News) The Pakistan State Oil (PSO) launched ethanol blended fuel called ‘E10 gasoline’ here on Saturday which would be cheaper by Rs2.40 per litre compared to petrol. ... Federal Minister for Privatisation and Petroleum and Natural Resources Syed
August 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Hilton Americas-Houston Switches to Biodiesel
(Houston Business Journal) Hilton Americas-Houston took delivery of its first load of biodiesel this week and will use the environmentally friendly fuel to help reduce the hotel’s carbon footprint. ... In the past 12 months, 14,000 pounds of kitchen oil
July 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Oregon Will Begin Requiring a Biodiesel Blend in August
Beginning Aug. 1, with a few exceptions, diesel fuel in nine northwest Oregon counties will be required to contain at least two percent biodiesel. The change comes about two years after Oregon began requiring 10 percent ethanol in most gasoline
July 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Australia's Biofuel Partnership Joins Canada's Pacific Cascade Minerals to Develop BioCube
The Biofuel Partnership Limited has entered into a letter of intent with the Canadian public company Pacific Cascade Minerals Inc to form a joint venture for the further development, marketing and sale of The Biofuel Partnership’s BioCube technology. BioCube is an
July 17, 2009 Read Full Article
BP, DuPont Butanol JV, Butamax, Heads for Commercialization
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Delaware, BP and Dupont announced the commencement of commercialization of their butanol venture, which will be named Butamax Advanced Biofuels. ... Butamax combines BP’s expertise in fuels technology, development and infrastructure with DuPont’s leading
July 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Commercialization of Algae Studied
Emerging Markets has released Algae 2020 a 460-page study on algae biofuels markets, strategies and the commercialization outlook. The Algae 2020 study observes algal biomass can produce multiple fuels from a single feedstock, including biodiesel ethanol, biocrude, renewable diesel, renewable
June 23, 2009 Read Full Article
Shell First to Sell Gasoline Blended with Advanced Biofuel
From today, customers at a Shell service station will become the first in the world to fill their tanks with gasoline containing advanced biofuel made from wheat straw. For one month starting June 10, the regular gasoline purchased at a Shell
June 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Green Earth Technologies Inks Deal Naming G-Oil(TM) as Official Motor Oil of the American Le Mans Series and IMSA
Green Earth Technologies announced March 19, 2009, that they have signed a two-year contract that will name their Ultimate Biodegradable "green" motor oil, G-OIL(TM), the official motor oil of The American Le Mans Series and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA). Under the
March 30, 2009 Read Full Article
Industrial Biotechnology in China Amidst Changing Market Conditions
by Elizabeth Nesbitt (Journal of International Commerce and Economics) The increasing use of industrial biotechnology by the Chinese liquid biofuels and chemical industries is expected to help offset energy security and environmental concerns generated by China’s robust economic growth. The expanding use of bioprocesses
February 27, 2009 Read Full Article
Camelina Crop May Save the Day for Northwest Pa. Farmers, Landowners
by Andrea Zippay (Farm and Dairy) A rather low-budget, low-input crop may be a boon to northwest Pennsylvania farmers. Camelina sativa, an oilseed from the Brassica family, is a valuable crop for biofuel production. Already in production in Crawford County,
February 08, 2009 Read Full Article
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