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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
MinnPost.com:
Remember when it was OK for Catholics to pray with gays and lesbians? When communities thought they were going to receive a bigger taste of state aid? When ethanol was the answer to all our energy needs? When a bus ride was two bits, or even $1.50? When there was a gate across […]
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 […]
Biofuel From Bacteria? Startup Says It’s On The Way
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008Ars Technica:
Oil is running out. Our yearly usage of oil, coal, and natural gas are the products of around 1 million years’ worth of organic matter converting sunlight to chemical energy, and unfortunately for us, much of our way of life depends upon the plentiful supply of petrochemicals. A Silicon Valley startup called LS9 might […]
Some Drivers Save Big With Ethanol Fuel
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008KDKA:
Remember when gasoline sold for $3.45 a gallon? It still does if your vehicle can use E-85.
E-85 is 85 percent corn ethanol made in America and only 15 percent oil-based gasoline. Right now, it’s 55 cents cheaper than regular gas.
There’s a slight reduction in fuel efficiency, but the dollars saved make up for that. […]
Sugar Companies Have Answer To Fuel Shortages
Friday, June 13th, 2008New Vision:
The Ministry of Energy published its Renewable Energy Policy in November 2007. This policy also covers bio-fuels and improving efficiency of bio-mass utilisation. With respect to bio-fuels production, the ministry’s target is to blend 20% bio-fuels into all gasoline fuel and diesel. For petrol, this is planned to be done by blending with ethanol. […]
Gas Prices Force Americans To Push For Ethanol Fuel
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Earthtimes:
A recent national survey commissioned by Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) shows the skyrocketing cost of gasoline is forcing American motorists to rethink their driving habits and choices at the
pump. The cost of summer driving, with oil prices nearing $140 a barrel, has become an increasing financial burden for many American consumers.
The EPIC […]
Formula 1 Considering A Switch To Ethanol
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008Wired News:
Formula 1, widely considered the pinnacle of automotive engineering but woefully behind in environmentalism, is reportedly considering a switch to ethanol.
The move comes as the sport faces increasing pressure from Max Mosley, the beleaguered president of F1’s sanctioning body, to make its cars more energy-efficient and the engineering behind them more relevant to road […]
Putting Ethanol On The Offensive
Monday, June 9th, 2008Ethanol Producer Magazine:
December 1776 was a desperate time for George Washington and the American Revolution. The ragtag Continental Army, encamped along the Pennsylvania shore of the Delaware River, was exhausted, demoralized and uncertain of its future.
Washington’s army - after narrowly escaping British troops and retreating into Pennsylvania - was viewed as merely an annoyance […]
Colombians To Make Ethanol From Sugar
Monday, June 9th, 2008United Press International:
Colombian industrial professionals said they are preparing to become the first to make ethanol from sugar cane in a U.S. facility.
They say they plan to produce ethanol by mid-2009 in southern Louisiana, where Inverandino - a business group managed by the Colombian Santacoloma family - has been taking control of three sugar […]
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 […]
Ethanol May Trade Globally Like Oil If Duties End, Brazil Says
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Bloomberg:
Elimination of subsidies and duties may help ethanol become a globally traded energy source like crude oil, Antonio de Aguiar Patriota, Brazil’s ambassador to the U.S., said today in Chicago.
The U.S. imposes a 54-cent-a-gallon tariff on imports of biofuels, including ethanol from Brazil, the largest producer of the alternative fuel from sugar cane. Ethanol […]
Eco Friendly Vehicles: A Case Of Misplaced Emphasis?
Monday, May 12th, 2008Desicritics.org:
In this year’s budget, the Government reduced the excise duty on electric cars from 8 per cent to nil. Recently the Government repeated the same with 2 and 3 wheel electric vehicles. (Full article here) Why? Well, if one were to believe the advertisements, this is because the Government wants to promote these “eco friendly”, […]
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 […]
Africa’s Biggest Oil Producer Goes Green
Monday, May 5th, 2008AFP:
In his office in Lagos, Alain Salleras, a Frenchman of about 50 for whom biofuels are something of a crusade, is working away at his pet project — producing ethanol from sweet sorghum in Nigeria.
Salleras, executive director of Global Biofuels Ltd, which has partnered with India’s Praj Industries and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) […]
There Are Alternatives That Produce Ethanol
Friday, May 2nd, 2008The News Journal:
Why are we using an important food source of humans and animals to produce ethanol? It appears we ignore history or are not aware that Brazil, the world’s largest producer of ethanol, ferments sugar cane to produce this fuel.
Was Midwestern corn chosen because of politics? Corn does not represent a sustainable source to […]
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 […]
Embraer Sells Its 50th Ethanol-Powered Ipanema Crop Duster
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Wired News:
The good old Ipanema. It entered service in 1973, and it’s changed with the times.
Neiva, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, recently delivered its 50th ethanol-powered Ipanema, a low-wing agricultural monoplane.
Since 1973, Neiva has sold over 1,000 of the crop dusters, most of them in the Latin American market. The company began […]
We Can Still Save From The World Food Crisis
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias:
It does not deal with an apocalyptic prophecy anymore. It is now a reality that concerns everybody: the increase on the prices of staple foods might lead the whole world towards a situation of famine.
In different occasions, president Hugo Chávez has warned about the issue in such a manner that food […]