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Germany may drop biofuel boost
Berlin (UPI) Feb 24, 2007
Germany may drop plans to double the amount of biofuels in gasoline after warnings that more than a million cars aren't biofuel compatible. The German automobile association ADAC has warned that up to 1.5 million drivers will be unable to use the ethanol-richer gasoline, Deutsche Welle said Friday. The newspaper said the plan to increase biofuels from 5 percent to 10 percent was based ... read more
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    Greenshift Strikes Oil At Western New York Energy
    New York NY (SPX) Feb 26, 2008
    GreenShift has announced that it has begun to produce crude corn oil at its 1.5 million gallon per year corn oil extraction facility co-located at Western New York Energy, LLC's 50 million gallon per year corn ethanol production facility in Medina, New York. Western New York Energy began operations in December 2007 and is the first operating ethanol plant in the Northeastern U.S. "We still ... more

    Alternative Energy Technology Center Announces Cellulosic Ethanol Breakthrough
    Houston TX (SPX) Feb 26, 2008
    The Alternative Energy Technology Center announced that it completed the initial design phase of its Cellulosic Ethanol - Esterified Lignin to Gasoline Unit. This vertically integrated biorefining unit will take advantage of proprietary technology using flexible feedstocks such as forestry waste, dedicated feedstock grasses, sawdust, sorghum and corn stover. "AETC's integrated technologies ... more

    Virgin test flies biofuel-powered jumbo jet
    London (AFP) Feb 24, 2008
    The first flight by a commercial airline to be partly powered by biofuels and billed as heralding a eco-friendlier and cheaper era of airline travel took place on Sunday, Virgin Atlantic said. A Virgin Boeing 747 jumbo jet, carrying biofuels mixed with kerosene, traditional jet fuel, made the short trip between London and Amsterdam with no passengers on board. Virgin Atlantic chief Richard Branson ... more

    GreenShift Seals Biodiesel Deal With Michigan-Based NextDiesel
    New York NY (SPX) Feb 22, 2008
    GreenShift has announced its execution of agreements with Adrian, Michigan-based Biofuel Industries Group pursuant to which GreenShift agreed to design and build more than $10 million worth of biodiesel production, feedstock pre-treatment and related process equipment based on GreenShift's proprietary biofuel technologies. GreenShift had previously sold NextDiesel an early version of its ... more

    Agriculture, energy more closely linked
    West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Feb 21, 2007
    U.S. scientists said the recent boom in ethanol production from corn has tightly linked the agriculture and energy sectors in unprecedented fashion. "We are living through a revolution in American agriculture," said Purdue University Professor Wally Tyner, who noted the prices of corn and crude oil, which prior to 2007 fluctuated nearly independently, have become more closely linked due ... more

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    Assessing The Feasability Of A Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline
    Tulsa OK (SPX) Feb 20, 2008
    Magellan Midstream Partners and Buckeye Partners have announced they have begun a joint assessment to determine the feasibility of constructing a dedicated ethanol pipeline. The proposed ethanol pipeline system would safely and efficiently deliver renewable fuel ethanol from the Midwest to distribution terminals in the northeastern United States. The proposed pipeline could have the ... more

    AE Biofuels Builds Integrated Cellulose Ethanol Commercial Demonstration Plant
    Cupertino CA (SPX) Feb 20, 2008
    AE Biofuels has announced that it has begun construction of an integrated cellulose and starch ethanol commercial demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. The plant will use proven patent-pending Ambient Temperature Cellulose Starch Hydrolysis enzyme technology to optimize process conditions for multiple feedstocks. Non-food ethanol feedstocks used by the facility are expected to ... more

    PECO Goes Biodiesel
    Philadelphia PA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008
    PECO is now fueling all of its approximately 580 utility trucks with a biodiesel fuel blend, reducing the amount of carbon dioxide and other emissions released into the aosphere, all part of the company's overall efforts to aggressively seek and implement ways of being more environmentally conscious. PECO accepted its first delivery of biodiesel recently, and within days, company service ... more

    The Future Of Biofuels
    Cambridge MA (SPX) Feb 19, 2008
    High oil prices, energy security considerations and fears about global warming have helped revive interest in renewable energy sources like biofuels, which burn cleanly and can be produced from plants. But there are a few catches, particularly regarding biofuels like corn-based ethanol: the more corn is used in ethanol production, the less is available for food-a reality that partly ... more

    Thailand worries over food shortages amid palm oil debate
    Bangkok (AFP) Feb 15, 2008
    Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say. From February 1, the kingdom began requiring that diesel vehicles run on a blend that includes two percent biodiesel, and is considering raising that to five percent within five years. ... more

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    Global Clean Energy Holdings Tests Crude Jatropha Oil With Allegro Biodiesel
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2008
    Global Clean Energy Holdings has delivered its first test shipment of Crude Jatropha Oil to Allegro Biodiesel Corporation's biodiesel production facility in Pollock Louisiana for processing into biodiesel fuel. Global Clean Energy Holdings is developing Jatropha plantations in Latin America. The two companies have entered into a testing and processing agreement to convert Jatropha Oil into ... more

    LPP Combustion Demonstrates Clean, Renewable Energy Technology For Gas Turbines Using Ethanol
    Columbia MD (SPX) Feb 14, 2008
    LPP Combustion has recently demonstrated natural gas-level emissions from bio-derived ethanol during gas turbine combustor testing using its patented LPP Combustion System. Emissions of nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter (soot) were the same as natural gas-level emissions achieved using current dry low emission gas turbine combustion ... more

    LifeLine Foods Fuels 2008 IndyCar Series
    St. Joseph MO (SPX) Feb 12, 2008
    LifeLine Foods will join forces with the IndyCar Series for the 2008 season as the official supplier of the 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol used in all IndyCar Series cars. The St. Joseph, Mo. facility was contracted by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council to supply approximately 120,000 gallons of the fuel to the IndyCar Series. With the transition to an ethanol-blend in 20 ... more

    Biofuels Key To Reducing Greenhouse Gases
    Washington DC (SPX) Feb 11, 2008
    Biotechnology Industry Organization Executive Vice President, Industrial and Environmental Section, Brent Erickson has released the following statement: "Increasing the availability and use of low-carbon fuels will bring immediate and long-term environmental benefits by lowering greenhouse gas emissions and encouraging sustainable agricultural practices that provide greater efficiencies ... more

    PA Agriculture Secretary Highlights Economic Benefits Of Biofuels At Clearfield High School
    Harrisburg PA (SPX) Feb 11, 2008
    Pennsylvania can reap new jobs and economic growth with an investment in locally produced fuels, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff told Clearfield Area High School students today. Pennsylvania, particularly its rural communities, is poised to reap tremendous benefits from investments in alternative fuels, Wolff told the students. Clearfield County will help lead our state toward energy independce ... more

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