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Friday, October 3rd, 2008
RedOrbit:
Following the collapse of global trade talks in Geneva, Brazil threatened to issue a formal complaint to the World Trade Organization regarding the U.S. tariff of 54 cents per gallon on Brazilian sugar cane ethanol. This dispute has added a powerful dimension to the ongoing debate in the U.S. Congress over the controversial tariff, […]
Southridge Signs $35 Million Ethanol Sales Agreement
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Your Renewable News:
Southridge Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it has entered into an ethanol sales agreement with Hong Kong based Jinsung Ho Trading Group (JHTG) for the supply of 15 million gallons of ethanol per year. Deliveries are expected to begin in October 2008. The ethanol is being sourced from Petrozilian Energia SA (PES) from […]
Brazilian Ethanol Gets Japanese Boost
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008Greentech Media:
Brazil is getting a big boost from new investments aimed at bringing its ethanol to Japan, even as the ongoing worldwide economic slowdown and deepening credit crisis threatens to delay biofuel projects.
Itochu, Mitsui, Sumitomo and Toyota are planning to invest about $485 million in Brazilian ethanol plants in the third quarter of this year, […]
Wal-Mart Donates $369000 For Ethanol Research
Monday, September 8th, 2008WXVT:
The Wal-Mart Foundation has donated $369,000 to research in biofuels at Arkansas State University. The money will be used by the university’s Arkansas Biosciences Institute to meet the cost-share requirement of a federal grant to the school.
The Biosciences Institute conducts research into the use of Arkansas’ farm and forestry resources for biofuels that can be […]
US To Spend $600 Million Advancing Renewable Fuels
Monday, August 18th, 2008Birmingham Star:
The United States plans to spend $600 million in coming years to propel development of renewable fuels and other new energy solutions.
The funding goes along with millions that private investors are spending to find ways to cut the nation’s dependence on oil.
The future of alternative energy appears to be rich, whether it is the […]
An Investment Boom: The New Coal Car
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008The technology dates to the 1920s, but today’s prices make liquid coal for cars a live option. The result is an investment boom.
Newsweek:
Powering cars with coal might seem like a recipe for ecological disaster. But if fuel experts are right, a liquefied form of the notoriously dirty mineral will be providing much of the world […]
Moving Beyond Corn - The Latest On Alternative-Energy Deals From Dow Jones Clean Technology Investor
Monday, June 30th, 2008Wall 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. led […]
Google To Soon Start Investing In Green Cars
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008GigaOM:
The Earth2Tech Team grabbed some camera time with Google.org’s director for climate change and energy initiatives, Dan Reicher, at Google’s conference in Washington DC on plug-in vehicles.
Reicher told them that Google will make investments in green cars this summer through it’s plug-in hybrid program, RechargeIT. That’s a big step beyond the four plug-in hybrids that […]
CNBC Investing In The Truth About Ethanol
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Corn Commentary.com:
CNBC has an excellent video dispelling some of the myths about corn and ethanol.
Bill Gates Ditches Ethanol Investment
Friday, June 6th, 2008Seattle Post Intelligencer:
Slowly but surely, Bill Gates has been liquidating his stake in Pacific Ethanol.
Earth2Tech reports that Gates’ investment firm, Cascade Investment, has been selling off large chunks of stock at a big loss in recent weeks. And Neil Koehler, Pacific Ethanol’s chief executive, tells the Sacramento Bee that he is not concerned that the […]
Has The Fear Factor Made Ethanol Stocks A Bargain? (PEIX, AVR, VSE, GPRE)
Friday, May 23rd, 2008StreetInsider.com:
Do you hate ethanol? Chances are that you have heard the ethanol hatred. America’s ethanol policy is being blamed for the sharp rise in corn prices, which in turn has raised prices for corn feed and therefore prices at the grocery store.
Every day on CNBC, someone says how bad ethanol is. In fact, the […]
Fiat Likely To Invest E10 Million On Ethanol Engines
Friday, May 2nd, 2008RedOrbit:
Fiat Powertrain Technologies is planning to invest about E10 million in developing an ethanol-powered engine to be used in trucks and agricultural machinery in Brazil, Reuters has reported quoting Franco Ciranni, the company’s regional manager.
The company expects to launch the engine by 2010. Experts say that the engine will not face any danger from […]
Brazil Goes Investment-Grade
Friday, May 2nd, 2008MSNBC:
Just five years ago, it would have been impossible to envision Brazil as an investment-grade country: The South American nation was strapped with billions in debt, and many investors believed the new, leftist President would ramp up already-high government spending. But President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva — a former firebrand labor unionist elected in […]
Outside The Box: Investing In Brazil
Thursday, May 1st, 2008Inside Futures:
To find one of the hottest emerging markets on the planet, you don’t need to look any farther than the country of Brazil. For instance, consider the iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) surged over 74 percent in 2007 and has posted an average of 56 percent over the past three years. In addition, China’s […]
Ethanol Significance In Stock Market Investing
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Stock-Trading-Pro:
There have been numerous initiatives by companies to develop the potential of different alternatives to crude oil such as natural gas and ethanol. In the bid for the world’s search for alternative sources of energy Ethanol has played a prominent role. Time is running out to develop alternative energy sources given the current scarcity of […]
Best Stocks To Make Money Off Ethanol
Thursday, April 24th, 2008TheStreet.com:
Ethanol, to be sure, is here to stay.
But if you look at the falling stock prices of companies that produce it below, you might be tempted to view it as “demon ethanol.” Unfortunately, some very common myths about ethanol may keep you from investing in these stocks now that the prices have been beaten […]
Agribusiness Stocks Lagging
Friday, January 25th, 2008Capital Press:
Oil prices are falling, which might be bad news for U.S. farmers and agribusiness firms because of their growing dependence on selling biofuels.
Traditionally, a drop in petroleum prices would mean that farmers paid less to grow their crops, helping boost production and increase supplies for big corporations like Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. More crops also meant […]
Ethanol Shares High as Oil Tops $100/Barrel
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Biodiesel and Ethanol Investing:
Reuters.com reports that shares of ethanol companies are up in the wake of oil reaching over $100/barrel. US crude supplies are down for the seventh week with global demand for the fuel continuing to rise. Even though ethanol has been burdened with many problems over the last few months, the high price […]
Recent Ethanol Investments Made By Some Of The Richest And Most Successful People In The World
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008* Bill Gates, the richest man in America, allocated $84 million into Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
* Sir Richard Branson, chairman of the Virgin Group and worth an estimated $3 billion, has plans to invest $300 to $400 million to produce and market this promising alternative fuel. He says, “This is the win-win fuel of the future.”
* […]
Xethanol Announces Investment In Consus Ethanol, LLC
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008Business Wire:
Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, has announced a $500,000 investment in Consus Ethanol, LLC of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania pursuant to a convertible promissory note. Consus has a permitted site in western Pennsylvania, where it plans to build the first of several ethanol plants. Its business model calls for a cogeneration plant using waste coal […]