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Greenshift Strikes Oil At Western New York Energy
New York NY (SPX) Feb 26, 2008GreenShift 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, 2008The 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, 2008The 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, 2008GreenShift 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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Tulsa OK (SPX) Feb 20, 2008Magellan 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, 2008AE 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, 2008PECO 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, 2008High 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, 2008Thailand 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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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 14, 2008Global 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, 2008LPP 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, 2008LifeLine 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, 2008Biotechnology 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, 2008Pennsylvania 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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