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Analysis: Can biotechnology save ethanol?

Some experts have questioned the feasibility of Congress's new biofuels mandate, but emerging biotechnologies may boost the industry above and beyond expectations. Traditional corn ethanol has received a bad rap in the popular press lately due to concerns increased production and conversion of corn into fuel may increase emissions and raise food prices. Not everyone agrees with ... read more
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    Marathon To Offer Only Ethanol Blended Gasoline At 16 Terminals
    Findlay OH (SPX) Mar 20, 2008
    Marathon Oil has announced that the Company will convert to 100 percent ethanol blended fuel (E-10 gasohol) at 16 of its Midwest terminals beginning May 1, 2008. Unblended gasoline products will no longer be available at the following terminals; Indianapolis (86th Street) and Muncie, Ind.; Louisville (Algonquin), Ky.; Detroit (Refinery Rack), Romulus, Niles (South), Bay City, Flint, Lansing and ... more

    CleanTech Biofuels Begins First Phase Of Municipal Solid Waste To Ethanol Project
    St. Louis MO (SPX) Mar 20, 2008
    CleanTech Biofuels is pleased to announce that together with its engineering firm, Merrick and Company, it is ready to begin operating the first phase of its Municipal Solid Waste to Ethanol project. Dr. Alan Propp, Senior Technical Specialist of Merrick said, "We are very excited to begin evaluating and demonstrating this technology. It has the potential to revolutionize the way American ... more

    Key To Using Local Resources For Biomass May Include Waste
    Richland WA (SPX) Mar 19, 2008
    The Northwest of the USA can have a sizeable biofuels industry based primarily on local resources - if non-traditional feedstocks, such as municipal waste, and new conversion technologies are used, according to a report issued by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. It will be difficult for the Northwest to create a significant biofuels industry based on current ... more

    AETE Announces One Dollar Ethanol
    Houston TX (SPX) Mar 18, 2008
    The Alternative Energy Technology Center ahs announced its plans to produce ethanol for the U.S. market at less than $1 per gallon. AETE will refine biomass into fuel products using its exclusive technology. Most new automobiles built in the U.S. by General Motors and other manufacturers are equipped to run on 85% ethanol. To fuel these cars ethanol production must be expand significantly. ... more

    Oorja Protonics Introduces Breakthrough Ultra-Powerful Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Technology
    Fremont CA (SPX) Mar 18, 2008
    Oorja Protonics (Oorja) announced its public launch and patented direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology. Funded by venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and DAG Ventures, and led by fuel cell pioneer Sanjiv Malhotra, Oorja has been operating in stealth mode since 2005 and has been engaged in commercial testing and deployments of its technology through pilot programs with leading Fortune 50 ... more

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    HyPower Fuel Releases Details On Ultra-Green Biodiesel Process
    Wilmington DE (SPX) Mar 13, 2008
    HyPower Fuel is pleased to release details on its newly acquired ultra-green biodiesel process for the North American market. Mr. Douglas Bender, President of HyPower Fuel, reports that "we firmly believe that our biodiesel process is the world's most cost-effective and environmentally friendly method of producing biodiesel. Our process uses no water and virtually no hazardous chemicals other ... more

    Cleaner Diesels
    Dresden, Germany (SPX) Mar 13, 2008
    Most diggers and construction machines discharge unfiltered exhaust fumes into the air. This is because special vehicles are made in small batches, and each requires a different filter geometry. Diesel soot filters of varying shapes can now be produced at competitive prices. Modern diesel cars are not only quieter than their predecessors but also release considerably fewer exhaust fumes in ... more

    Biodiesel Joint Venture With Mindanao Lumad Tribes Will Bolster Community Development
    Dumaguete City, Philippines (SPX) Mar 13, 2008
    The Supreme Council of Datus Alimaong has reached agreement with Monterey, CA-based Abundant Biofuels Corporation to develop more than 1.2 million acres of ancestral domain for production of biodiesel from Jatropha curcas in underused Lumad lands on the island of Mindanao. Dr. Rene Q. Lacsina, president of Abundant Biofuels Philippines, Inc. and an agronomist-scientist, sees this jatropha ... more

    Rentech Expands Initiative To Produce Synthetic Jet Fuel From Garbage
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 12, 2008
    Rentech has announced it is expanding its initiative to produce synthetic biofuels from garbage, often referred to as municipal solid waste (MSW). Rentech, having developed, patented and licensed clean-energy technology for over a quarter-century, will pursue projects in large municipalities to convert garbage that otherwise would be buried at landfills into ultra-clean, biodegradable jet fuel ... more

    Gulf Ethanol To Negotiate Cellulosic Retrofit Of Ethanol Plants In Central America
    Houston TX (SPX) Mar 12, 2008
    Gulf Ethanol will meet this month with several Central American ethanol producers to negotiate the conversion of existing plants to cellulosic feedstocks. Demand for cellulosic ethanol is high in these countries. Gulf will provide the technology, engineering and installation of cellulosic technology to the plant owners and will share in the profits of each plant. "The economics of cellulosic ... more

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    Detailed Overview Of The Australian Renewable Energy Industry
    Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2008
    Renewable energy effectively uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat, which are naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation. In 2006, about 18% of global final energy consumption came from renewables, with 13% coming from traditional ... more

    Imports From Latin America May Help US Meet Energy Goals
    Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Mar 07, 2008
    Latin American nations could become important suppliers of ethanol for world markets in coming decades, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory study released recently. The report, "Biofuel Feedstock Assessment for Selected Countries," presents findings from research conducted in support of a larger study of "Worldwide Potential to Produce Biofuels with a focus on U.S. Imports" by ... more

    Latin America could become biofuel player
    Oak Ridge TN (UPI) Mar 05, 2008
    Latin American countries could become major suppliers of ethanol for world markets in the future, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory report says. The ORNL study, part of a larger Department of Energy project, focused on the importance of Brazil's sugarcane industry in world trade in fuel ethanol. ORNL researchers projected that Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and members of the ... more

    21 grants awarded for biomass research
    Washington DC (UPI) Mar 05, 2008
    Two U.S. departments said they plan to invest $18.4 million for biomass research, development and demonstration projects over three years. The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy said in a news release Tuesday the projects would address barriers to making production of biomass more cost-effectively and efficiently. Project funding is provided through the Biomass Research and ... more

    US voices support for renewable energy
    Washington (AFP) March 4, 2008
    Top crude oil consumer the United States said Tuesday it is "imperative" to expand the use of renewable energy such as wind power and biofuels to reduce its dependence on foreign oil and slow global warming. A senior Bush administration official sounded the call at the opening of the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, or WIREC 2008, which gathered representatives from more ... more

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