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Biofuel boom threatens food supplies: Nestle
Zurich (AFP) March 23, 2008Growing use of such crops wheat and corn to make biofuels is putting world food supplies in peril, the head of Nestle, the world's biggest food and beverage company, warned Sunday. "If as predicted we look to use biofuels to satisfy 20 percent of the growing demand for oil products, there will be nothing left to eat," chairman and chief executive Peter Brabeck-Letmathe said. "To grant en ... more 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 ... more Marathon To Offer Only Ethanol Blended Gasoline At 16 Terminals 
Findlay OH (SPX) Mar 20, 2008Marathon 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, 2008CleanTech 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, 2008The 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 |
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Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2008GreenField Ethanol, Canada's largest ethanol producer, and Enerkem, a leading gasification and catalysis technology company, have signed a Binding Term Sheet outlining their plan to produce cellulosic ethanol on a commercial scale. "We are excited to work with Enerkem to make cellulosic ethanol a commercial reality in Canada," said Bob Gallant, President and CEO of GreenField Ethanol. "Can ... more Pennsylvania Begins Work On New Biorefinery
Clearfield PA (SPX) Mar 14, 2008Governor Edward G. Rendell said that Pennsylvanias energy future begins in Clearfield with the groundbreaking for BioEnergy's new ethanol biorefinery, which will be Pennsylvanias first such facility and one of the largest in the nation when operational. The commonwealth offered $17.4 million in August 2006 to help launch the $265 million project, which, along with a companion research and ... more HyPower Fuel Releases Details On Ultra-Green Biodiesel Process 
Wilmington DE (SPX) Mar 13, 2008HyPower 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, 2008Most 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, 2008The 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 |
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Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Mar 11, 2008The U.S. government's rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a "Dead Zone" that kills fish and aquatic life, according to University of British Columbia researcher Simon Donner. In the first study of its kind, Donner and Chris Kucharik of the University of Wisconsin quantify the effect of biofuel production on the ... more Newly Defined Signaling Pathway Could Mean Better Biofuel Sources 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Mar 10, 2008A newly defined biochemical pathway in plants may provide the scientific tools to design plants that will yield larger quantities of alternative transportation fuels than currently can be produced, according to Purdue University researchers. The pathway moves materials that determine cell shape and size through a system of signaling proteins, said Dan Szymanski, a plant geneticist and cellular ... more Detailed Overview Of The Australian Renewable Energy Industry 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 11, 2008Renewable 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, 2008Latin 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, 2008Latin 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
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