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Monday, June 30th, 2008
Wall Street Journal:
Investors are pouring new money into companies developing alternative ethanol-production technologies.
Sources like paper pulp and barley are gaining attention as the merits of corn-based ethanol as an alternative fuel source is being questioned by environmentalists and politicians because of the fuel’s link to rising food prices.
In May, oil-and-gas giant Marathon Oil Corp. […]
Ethanol’s Advantages Far Outweigh Costs
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008Indianapolis Star:
Oil imports are falling for the first time in more than 30 years. One reason: More ethanol made right here in the U.S. from corn. A mere 14 years from now, America will be churning out 36 billion gallons of renewable fuels - more than we import now from the Persian Gulf.
We are finally […]
Performance Improvement On Biofuels
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Processing Talk:
The Pavilion Technologies Ethanol Solution will help maximise plant performance, increase ethanol yield, and reduce energy consumption for leading ethanol producer White Energy of Dallas.
Leading ethanol producer White Energy, of Dallas, Texas, has awarded a multisite Model Predictive Control (MPC) project to Pavilion Technologies, a Rockwell Automation company. The project will help improve ethanol […]
Results Of Investigation Into Ethanol’s Impact On The Food And Fuel Markets
Friday, June 13th, 2008USDA, DOE Release Results of Investigation into Ethanol’s Impact on the Food and Fuel Markets (6-12-08)
Source: Ethanol.org.
New Energy Finance Opens Sao Paulo Office
Monday, June 9th, 2008RedOrbit:
New Energy Finance opens Sao Paulo office New Energy Finance, the world’s leading independent provider of information and research to investors in clean energy and the carbon markets, has opened its 12th office worldwide, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The office, on Avenida Paulista, was officially opened 6 June 2008 at a celebratory dinner and reception […]
Are Microbes The Answer To The Energy Crisis?
Friday, June 6th, 2008Science Daily:
The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to efficient sources of inexpensive, environmentally friendly biofuels that can serve as alternatives to oil, according to research […]
The Race For Nonfood Biofuel
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Christian Science Monitor:
Way back in 2006, when gasoline cost just $2.50 a gallon, President Bush called for home-grown biofuels to replace three-quarters of oil imports from the Persian Gulf – or about 72 billion gallons – by 2025.
How to achieve that goal is still a question. Corn-based ethanol production is expected to be 12 billion […]
Administration Allies Strike Against Ethanol Critics
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Friends of the White House are lashing back against an anti-ethanol campaign.
MarketWatch:
Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer defended ethanol at a press event Monday, saying that developing diversity in the U.S. portfolio of fuel is central to security. In response to recent reports that the Grocery Manufacturers Association paid a public-relations firm to campaign against ethanol, Schafer […]
Ethanol: Getting There Is None Of The Fun
Friday, May 16th, 2008Forbes:
Of all the factors that drive our energy economy, supply is the most important. In the early days of the oil industry, a New England snowstorm or a washed-out Texas rail bed could lead to a spike in prices or even shortages for entire regions of the country. The market was so wild and unpredictable […]
Ethanol Alternatives Stuck In Slow Lane
Monday, May 12th, 2008Arizona Republic:
Despite a public-relations backlash of epic proportions and frenzied research on other technology such as algae biodiesel, it likely will be years before other alternative fuels are as widely used as corn ethanol.
Ethanol is now a staple in gasoline, used as an additive that reduces the amount of crude oil and cuts back on […]
E-CORN-OMICS: Food And Fuel Markets Begin To Merge In Ethanol Boom
Monday, May 5th, 2008Daily Herald:
Erwin Johnson picks up a clump of the dark, rich soil that he has farmed for 35 years, like his father and grandfather before him. In a few months, this flat expanse of northern Iowa will be crowded with corn ready to be trucked to market.
A year ago, that market got a little […]
The Fed’s Golden Opportunity
Thursday, April 24th, 2008CNNMoney:
The soaring price of crude oil isn’t good for most people, but it could spell opportunity for Ben Bernanke.
The Fed chief’s inflation-fighting credentials have been in doubt since he said in a 2002 speech that central banks could prevent deflation by dropping money out of a helicopter.
Since then, Bernanke’s critics have only been emboldened […]
Ethanol Reduces Food And Fuel Prices
Friday, April 18th, 2008AgWeb:
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says as consumers throughout the world face record oil and food prices, the impact of ethanol production is being criticized rather than appreciated for helping to keep oil prices lower than they otherwise would be. It is also often overlooked that prices for commodities like wheat and rice have risen […]
Green Options Fuel Future
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Metro Canadá:
Environmentally sound alternative fuel options offer great emissions savings over traditional gasoline, but what are they all about? Here’s a roundup of each:
Battery-electric and hybrid-electric vehicles:
Battery-electric cars draw all their power from an onboard battery, while hybrids use a combination of battery and gas motors to drastically increase fuel efficiency.
Both types produce much lower […]
Energy Independence?
Monday, April 14th, 2008Washington Times:
The whole idea of “energy independence,” writes Robert Bryce, exuberantly, is “Hogwash.” And like so many things, Mr. Bryce tells us, it all began with Richard Nixon.
“Every U.S. President since Richard Nixon has extolled [sic] the need for energy independence. In 1974, Nixon promised it could be achieved within 6 years.” Gerald Ford promised […]
Small Business Bets On Alternative Energy
Friday, April 11th, 2008MLive.com:
Perceived demand for energy efficiency and renewable-energy services continues to lure new and existing small businesses in the region.
For instance, 15-year real-estate broker William Snyder plans to open an energy-auditing construction company on May 1 called EnergyChek. Also a developer in southwest Michigan, Snyder has hired six employees and fielded numerous calls already, which he […]
Sugar-Powered Cars ‘In 10 Years’
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Channel 4 News:
Sugar-powered cars could be the sweet solution to traffic pollution, say scientists.
Researchers have found a way to generate hydrogen directly from plant sugar. They expect the breakthrough to provide a cheap and efficient source of green transport fuel.
In future, motorists could be stopping at grocery stores instead of petrol stations to fill up […]
Money Doesn’t Grow On Trees, But Gasoline Might
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Wisbusiness.com:
In 2003, University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student George Huber and colleagues made hydrogen from plant sugars using nickel-tin alloy catalysts in the lab of Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic.
In 2005, the team made a diesel-like fuel from plants.
Today, University of Massachusetts Amherst Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering George Huber has graduate students of […]
Garbage-To-Ethanol Plan Worth Pursuing
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008Gary Post Tribune:
It has been 10 years since the demise of the proposed Hickory Hills landfill between Lowell and Hebron in Eagle Creek Township.
The landfill was to have been the answer to Lake County’s solid waste concerns for the next 30 years.
Because Hickory Hills never gained state approval, it has been an agonizing 10 years […]
Renewables A Good Bet, Minus Ethanol - Fund Mgr
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008CattleNetwork.com:
Renewable energy is still a good investment for private equity, but high corn prices have taken investors’ eyes off ethanol, said Scott Brown, chief executive of New Energy Capital.
New Energy Capital is a holding company that acquires minority or majority stakes in renewable energy companies.
“Any kind of renewable that generates energy, especially wind and […]
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