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German auto industry says ready for biofuel ramp-up
Frankfurt (AFP) April 3, 2008
Germany's automakers association played down concerns Thursday that large numbers of cars would be incompatible with a new biofuel mix that the government wants to introduce to cut emissions. Chancellor Angela Merkel's government wants to double the proportion of biofuel in petrol to 10 percent by 2010 as part of the country's efforts to fall in with European Union aims to reduce the bloc's ... read more
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    Sandia's Fleet Services Department Exceeds DOE Fuel And Energy Efficiency Standards
    Albuquerque NM (SPX) Apr 03, 2008
    Sandia National Laboratories Fleet Services Department has exceeded fuel and energy efficiency standards set by the Department of Energy, one of a few organizations to do so in the nuclear weapons complex. By making a conscious effort to reduce the use of petroleum fuels and increase the use of gasoline enhanced with ethanol and alternative fuel vehicles, Sandia has met - and even exceeded ... more

    Fueling Ethanol Production While Protecting Water Quality
    Madison WI (SPX) Apr 03, 2008
    Grain-based ethanol production has increased dramatically in recent years as the cost and instability of oil has increased. New U.S. government policies require major increases in ethanol production. While future plans call for a viable cellulosic ethanol industry, expanded grain ethanol production will lead to further growth of corn acres in the near term, with unintended negative water quality ... more

    World cooling on biofuel solution to climate change
    Jakarta (AFP) April 1, 2008
    Once a golden promise in the fight against climate change, biofuels are fast losing their lustre as high demand for essential crops drives land clearing and pushes up the price of food. Biofuels made from food crops such as corn, sugar, soybeans and oil palm burn cleaner than fossil fuels, but experts say high demand is sending ripples through the world economy, and could be doing the ... more

    VeraSun Energy To Pass One Billion Gallons Of Ethanol Production Capacity
    Brookings SD (SPX) Apr 01, 2008
    VeraSun Energy has announced the startup of its 110 million gallon per year production facility located near Bloomingburg, Ohio. With the closing of the merger between VeraSun and US BioEnergy becoming effective April 1, 2008, the Bloomingburg biorefinery represents the 11th VeraSun facility in operation, pushing the company's annual operating capacity to more than one billion gallons. ... more

    Dynamotive Ships BioOil And Char From West Lorne And Guelph Plants
    Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Apr 01, 2008
    Dynamotive Energy Systems has reported that it has shipped biofuels from its plants in Ontario. West Lorne shipped 22 tonnes of BioOil to the U.S. and 50 cubic meters of char to a soy bean farm in Ontario, Canada, to be used as soil enhancer, as well as a number of sample shipments to potential customers. The shipments mark the restart of commercial operations since the completion of the ... more

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    Union Pacific Highlights Deliveries Of Ethanol And Hybrid Autos
    Omaha NE (SPX) Mar 27, 2008
    Union Pacific expects to transport an increased number of hybrid vehicles and ethanol as consumers take a closer look at fuel efficient vehicles in the face of increasing gasoline prices. "Union Pacific Railroad is the largest automotive carrier west of the Mississippi River," said Julie Krehbiel, vice president and general manager - Autos at Union Pacific. "During National Alternative ... more

    Expanded POET Biorefining - Chancellor Begins Production
    Sioux Falls SD (SPX) Mar 25, 2008
    POET Biorefining - Chancellor started producing ethanol last week at its expanded capacity of 100 million gallons per year (MGPY). It took the plant fewer than 24 hours to achieve its new nameplate capacity. The $100 million construction project started 12 months ago and doubled the plant's production capacity. With the expansion completed, the annual production capacity of POET's 22 ethanol pla ... more

    Biofuel boom threatens food supplies: Nestle
    Zurich (AFP) March 23, 2008
    Growing 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, 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

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    Continental, Boeing And GE Announce Sustainable Biofuels Flight Demonstration Plan
    Houston TX (SPX) Mar 16, 2008
    Continental Airlines, Boeing and GE Aviation have announced plans to conduct a biofuels demonstration flight in the first half of 2009 in an effort to identify sustainable fuel solutions for the aviation industry. Continental is the first major U.S. carrier to announce plans to highlight technological advancements in sustainable biofuels that can help to further reduce carbon emissions. ... more

    GreenField Ethanol And Enerkem Announce Plans To Make Cellulosic Ethanol A Commercial Reality
    Toronto, Canada (SPX) Mar 17, 2008
    GreenField 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, 2008
    Governor 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, 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

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