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Friday, July 6th, 2007
Reuters:
Brazil’s ethanol industry is cutting out the dirty habits that contribute to global warming and environmental degradation. But it’s not just a noble effort — it makes good financial sense, too.
Billionaire George Soros, who is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Brazilian ethanol production, is in the forefront of the effort.
“If ignored, global […]
The Changing Ethanol Market: Implications For Stakeholders
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007Ethanol Producer Magazine:
Many in the ethanol industry believe ethanol prices are intrinsically related to gasoline prices since ethanol is blended and sold as a gasoline component. However, ethanol prices are fundamentally based on ethanol supply and demand balances. Sometimes the balance creates a link between ethanol and gasoline prices. Other times it breaks the link. […]
Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes - Energy Bill Full Of Bright Ideas Worth $5 To $10 Million
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007Chicago Tribune:
If you are smart enough to invent a bright, highly energy-efficient, solid-state “light package” to replace the 60-watt bulb, you might qualify for a $10 million federal prize. A similar invention to replace halogen bulbs could carry a $5 million award.
These “Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prizes” are part of a wide-ranging, ambitious Senate energy bill […]
Multi-Million Dollar Domain Name Auction Comes To New York At The Inaugural T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NYC 2007 And Ethanol.com Can Be Yours, For A Price
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Inside Greentech:
Got a little extra cash in your pocket and have always wanted some prime cleantech Internet dot com real estate?
Ethanol.com is one of thousands of properties that will be up for auction at Thursday, June 21st at 3:00 p.m. EST at The Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
Moniker.com, which is brokering the deals, […]
Leading Investment Expert Reveals This Is NOT The Year For Ethanol
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Whiskey And Gunpowder:
DID YOU KNOW that corn is a type of food? If you do, then you may have keener insight than some people who write headlines at The New York Times. I mention this because of the rather curious headline above an article in the business section of the Times (pg. C-7) on Jan. […]
George Soros Is Investing 900 Million Dollars In Brazilian Ethanol
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007US finance tycoon George Soros said Tuesday that he will invest 900 million dollars in the production of ethanol in Brazil, and demanded that the United States and European Union open their markets for the biofuel produced in the South American country. But even thought Billionaire Soros proud to admit he speculates in ethanol he […]
AAA Offers Tips To Save Money At Pump
Monday, May 28th, 2007The Register Herald:
When it comes to rising gas prices, people have heard it all, from solutions such as changing the fuel source to ethanol or reducing the dependency on gas a little at a time by using hybrids. If one isn’t in the market for experimenting with these alternatives, AAA has some simple solutions that […]
‘£1bn Global Opportunity’
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007Evening Gazette:
The biofuels industry could be worth £1bn to the North-east economy by 2027 according to a new strategy.
The North East Biofuels strategy, commissioned by regional development agency One NorthEast, highlights the opportunity for the region to become one of only a few major hubs for the industry in the UK and Europe capable of […]
Harkin Bill Gives Incentive For Alternative Ethanol Sources
Thursday, May 17th, 2007CBS 2 News:
Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin is co-sponsoring a bill that would provide incentive for farmers to produce alternative crops to create the next generation of ethanol, which is now made largely from corn.
Under the Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act, farmers would get help for three years if they switch to producing cellulosic energy crops such […]
Smart Money Is Riding On The Next-Generation Fuels
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007FT.com:
The case for ethanol in the US was encapsulated, effectively if tactlessly, in a poster campaign by Missouri farmers last year.
Pictures of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia and a local farmer were juxtaposed, with the tagline: “Who would you rather buy your gas from?”
That same argument, in essence, was what lay behind president […]
Brazil Sugar, Ethanol Market Agonized Over Dollar, NY Prices
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007FX Street:
Local traders on Brazil’s sugar and ethanol market agonized Tuesday over two simultaneous shocks: New York sugar prices plunging to their lowest point in two years and the weakest U.S. dollar rate against the Brazilian real since 2001.
Most traders agreed they were bracing themselves for still-lower New York sugar prices and dollar rates in […]
Wet Winter, High Ethanol Costs Mean Money For Corn Producers
Monday, May 7th, 2007HPJ:
Yuma County farmer Byron Weathers anticipates an unusual event this year: making money on his corn crop.
Like many of his corn-growing colleagues who have suffered through lean years, Weathers plans to plant more of the grain this spring to take advantage of historically high prices.
Colorado farmers will increase their corn acreage this year by a […]
Rising Corn Prices Fuel Planting - And Concern Farming
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Demand for ethanol prompts many area farmers to plant more corn, which could have impact on Chesapeake Bay and price of other food.
Fredericksburg:
A surge in corn prices has area farmers hoping for profit this year, but environmentalists fear the record-breaking crop will set back efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Demand for ethanol, a gasoline […]
Ethanol Makers
Thursday, April 26th, 2007Forbes:
As ethanol companies report results for the first-quarter, the cost of the corn is likely to be an irritating thorn-in-the-side for some.
The market price of corn surged in the first quarter, peaking at $4.49 a bushel on Feb. 26 on the Chicago Board of Trade. A bushel of corn has historically traded closer to about […]
US Money For NZ Ethanol Company
Wednesday, April 25th, 2007Farm News:
A New Zealand gas-to-ethanol company has secured a strategic partnership to the value of $US3.5m.
Initially the alliance between NZ-based LanzaTech and Khosla Ventures will focus on the conversion of of waste industrial gases into ethanol.The project is also being supported by two existing New Zealand based investors.
This funding will further technology development and help […]