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Analysis: U.S. doles out cash for new fuel
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Feb 26, 2007 Recent studies have raised concerns over ethanol's sustainability, but industry representatives say they're closer than ever to getting more environmentally friendly fuels on the market, thanks to some government investments. At the end of January, Department of Energy officials announced $114 million in grants over the next four years for four small-scale biorefineries. These test plan ... more 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 ... more 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 |
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Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 21, 2008A GLOBAL Biofuels Biopact between rich and poor countries can help alleviate poverty in the developing world while helping to solve the problems of global warming and energy security in the developed world, says a new paper in the journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining published by SCI and John Wiley and Sons. According to the paper's author, John Mathews, professor of Strategic ... more Analysis: Cuban energy may get shakeup 
Miami (UPI) Feb 20, 2007 With Fidel Castro deciding to not pursue another term in office, Cuba will become the focus of a regional tug-of-war over its oil and ethanol sectors, experts say. An end to Castro's nearly half-century reign means his successor, most likely his younger brother Raul, will be faced with tackling many worrisome issues -- among them the island's chronic energy woes. Rolling blackouts have ... more Assessing The Feasability Of A Dedicated Ethanol Pipeline 
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 |
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Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Analyzing the Brazilian Biofuel Industry" to their offering. Although biofuels are mainly used to replace or supplement the traditional petroleum-based transportation fuels, they can also be deployed to generate heat and electricity. Being an alternative to fossils, biofuels can be applied to existing vehicles with little or no engine ... more Gage Provides Fuels For 2008 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge 
Ferndale MI (SPX) Feb 15, 2008Gage Products Company will be an official sponsor for a sixth-consecutive year of the annual Society of Automotive Engineers Clean Snowmobile Challenge scheduled for March 10-15 at Michigan Technological University, in Houghton, Michigan. The event, an engineering design competition for college and university SAE student members, is organized and sponsored by SAE and the Keween ... more Global Clean Energy Holdings Tests Crude Jatropha Oil With Allegro Biodiesel 
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
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