Ethanol: separating facts from fiction Liberal Southwest Daily Times - Liberal,KS,USA ... To make ethanol, he explained, the plant will have to run a boiler to create steam for the fermentation process. "So you have to have an energy source, or a ...
Peak oil fears drive search for alternatives at the pump New Europe - Athens,Greece... interest in a native perennial, switchgrass, which once grew wild across North American prairies and could become an ideal source of ethanol while restoring ...
Florida's sugar cane fields could become a major source of ethanol ... Deep green blades of sugar cane rise from the roadside approaching Belle Glade,growing in the shadow of refineries in western Palm Beach County.
Everyone wants India's energy pie Rediff - India... Sugarcane, of course, is not the only source of ethanol. Matrix, an R&D laboratory of Pune-based Praj Industries, is working on ...
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Homemade Biodiesel Fuel
Mirror of the city Los Angeles Daily News - Los Angeles,CA,USA ... It will work in most any unmodified diesel engine. Biodiesel is now available at some gas stations, and it can be homemade with proper equipment. ...
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Alcoholic Future
Ethanol Redux Forbes - USA Another strong ethanol deal is on the way. ... VeraSun Energy's (nyse: VSE - news - people ) IPO established investor interest in ethanol makers. ...
Ethanol yet to catch on as hedge tool Reuters - USA CHICAGO (Reuters) - High profits are keeping US ethanol producers from taking a serious look at using CBOT ethanol futures as a risk management tool, said Dave ...
Suncor to start up Canada's biggest ethanol plant Reuters - USA ... Suncor Energy Inc. (SU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it is nearing the end of construction on what it called Canada's biggest ethanol plant and ...
Bodman concerned about high ethanol prices Washington Post - United States WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Friday he was concerned about this week's jump in ethanol prices that might be passed on to ...
US ethanol industry leads alternative fuel resources movement of ... Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide - ND, USA By SHANNON BURKDOLL, For Farm & Ranch Guide. WHITEFISH, Mont. - The US ethanol industry is leading the way to enhance economy, environment and energy security ...
On Biomass Ethanol Price Subsidies Methuselah Foundation - Washington,DC,USA David Morris is the vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance says the current US federal 51 cents per gallon subsidy for ethanol should get ...
Expanding ethanol industry may be short-lived Contra Costa Times - CA,USASIOUX FALLS, SD - VeraSun Energy Corp.'s debut on Wall Street showed investors' early excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the burgeoning industry ...
Ethanol subsidy's future discussed DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that ethanol doesn't need its federal subsidy, given the current high prices that the corn-based fuel is fetching. ...
Ethanol Bonanza Is Reshaping Sleepy Cow Towns in Heartland New York Times - United States... Dozens of factories that turn corn into the gasoline substitute ethanol are sprouting up across the nation, from a beer-brewing plant in Fulton, NY, to Savannah ...
Fueled by ethanol, California is coming from behind San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA With only one public ethanol fuel station, California lags behind other states. ... A November ballot initiative could provide subsidies for ethanol stations. ...
A thirsty fuel Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA With several plants coming, Minnesota could quadruple its ethanol output. But producing the alternative fuel requires a lot of water ...
Ethanol industry could face oversupply in 2008, analysts say Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA SIOUX FALLS, SD — VeraSun Energy Corp.’s recent debut on Wall Street showed investors’ excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the industry faces ...
Explore ethanol as fuel St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA There are some US lawmakers that want to see that happen and are pushing for the renewable fuel source of corn-based and cellulosic ethanol because both can be ...
Higher-starch corn to feed growing ethanol plants
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Nevada, Ia. — Lincolnway Energy marked a milestone last week: The ethanol maker completed a seven-day performance test with flying colors, opening the door ...
US ethanol hits all-time highs as demand climbs Gulf Times - Doha,QatarCHICAGO: US ethanol prices extended a surge to all-time highs this week as fuel companies increased use of the grain-based additive in gasoline. ...
Ethanol yet to catch on as hedge tool Reuters - USA CHICAGO (Reuters) - High profits are keeping US ethanol producers from taking a serious look at using CBOT ethanol futures as a risk management tool, said Dave ...
Suncor to start up Canada's biggest ethanol plant Reuters - USA ... Suncor Energy Inc. (SU.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Friday it is nearing the end of construction on what it called Canada's biggest ethanol plant and ...
Bodman concerned about high ethanol prices Washington Post - United States WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said on Friday he was concerned about this week's jump in ethanol prices that might be passed on to ...
US ethanol industry leads alternative fuel resources movement of ... Bismarck Farm & Ranch Guide - ND, USA By SHANNON BURKDOLL, For Farm & Ranch Guide. WHITEFISH, Mont. - The US ethanol industry is leading the way to enhance economy, environment and energy security ...
On Biomass Ethanol Price Subsidies Methuselah Foundation - Washington,DC,USA David Morris is the vice president of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance says the current US federal 51 cents per gallon subsidy for ethanol should get ...
Expanding ethanol industry may be short-lived Contra Costa Times - CA,USASIOUX FALLS, SD - VeraSun Energy Corp.'s debut on Wall Street showed investors' early excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the burgeoning industry ...
Ethanol subsidy's future discussed DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said Friday that ethanol doesn't need its federal subsidy, given the current high prices that the corn-based fuel is fetching. ...
Ethanol Bonanza Is Reshaping Sleepy Cow Towns in Heartland New York Times - United States... Dozens of factories that turn corn into the gasoline substitute ethanol are sprouting up across the nation, from a beer-brewing plant in Fulton, NY, to Savannah ...
Fueled by ethanol, California is coming from behind San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA With only one public ethanol fuel station, California lags behind other states. ... A November ballot initiative could provide subsidies for ethanol stations. ...
A thirsty fuel Pioneer Press - St. Paul,MN,USA With several plants coming, Minnesota could quadruple its ethanol output. But producing the alternative fuel requires a lot of water ...
Ethanol industry could face oversupply in 2008, analysts say Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln,NE,USA SIOUX FALLS, SD — VeraSun Energy Corp.’s recent debut on Wall Street showed investors’ excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the industry faces ...
Explore ethanol as fuel St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA There are some US lawmakers that want to see that happen and are pushing for the renewable fuel source of corn-based and cellulosic ethanol because both can be ...
Higher-starch corn to feed growing ethanol plants
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Nevada, Ia. — Lincolnway Energy marked a milestone last week: The ethanol maker completed a seven-day performance test with flying colors, opening the door ...
US ethanol hits all-time highs as demand climbs Gulf Times - Doha,QatarCHICAGO: US ethanol prices extended a surge to all-time highs this week as fuel companies increased use of the grain-based additive in gasoline. ...
Friday, June 23, 2006
A Look into the Future of Alternative Fuels
Kirksville looks at alternative fuel options
KBIA - Columbia,MO,USA
COLUMBIA, MO (2006-06-21) The Kirksville Regional Economic Development committee is currently meeting with alternative energy representatives from across the ...
A look into the future with alternative fuel drive systems
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Paris - The car industry has taken a good step forward in the development of alternative fuel drive systems while at the same time toning down past estimates ...
Forests touted as alternative source of fuelFort Frances Times - ON, Canada... develop. Chevron actually is committed to spend $400 million total in those five years to develop alternative fuel systems. Chevron ...
New Fuel
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
... biofuel. Now there's another one that could redefine the way we look at alternative fuel sources. It's called biobutanol. Tuesday ...
Alternative Fuel Proves To Be More Cost Effective Than Fossil ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Biodieselathome.net, a company that leads the field in alternative fuel information services has recently launched a service to assist visitors in making fuel ...
Switchgrass eyed as alternative fuel crop for northern farmers
Gaylord Herald Times - Gaylord,MI,USA
... to convert the harvested crop into energy pellets to sell as fuel for pellet ... crop is converted into ethanol, and switchgrass is a feasible alternative as an ...
KBIA - Columbia,MO,USA
COLUMBIA, MO (2006-06-21) The Kirksville Regional Economic Development committee is currently meeting with alternative energy representatives from across the ...
A look into the future with alternative fuel drive systems
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Paris - The car industry has taken a good step forward in the development of alternative fuel drive systems while at the same time toning down past estimates ...
Forests touted as alternative source of fuelFort Frances Times - ON, Canada... develop. Chevron actually is committed to spend $400 million total in those five years to develop alternative fuel systems. Chevron ...
New Fuel
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
... biofuel. Now there's another one that could redefine the way we look at alternative fuel sources. It's called biobutanol. Tuesday ...
Alternative Fuel Proves To Be More Cost Effective Than Fossil ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Biodieselathome.net, a company that leads the field in alternative fuel information services has recently launched a service to assist visitors in making fuel ...
Switchgrass eyed as alternative fuel crop for northern farmers
Gaylord Herald Times - Gaylord,MI,USA
... to convert the harvested crop into energy pellets to sell as fuel for pellet ... crop is converted into ethanol, and switchgrass is a feasible alternative as an ...
The Impact of Ethanol to Oil Industry
Ethanol production won't end oil dependency
Indianapolis Star - United States
I have two questions after reading Dan McFeely's article in the June 18 Star; "Patriotism steers Indiana drivers to ethanol." What will be the environmental ...
Indianapolis Star - United States
I have two questions after reading Dan McFeely's article in the June 18 Star; "Patriotism steers Indiana drivers to ethanol." What will be the environmental ...
The Ultimate Source for Ethanol
Some lawmakers push sugar as source of ethanol
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
WASHINGTON With the market for corn-based ethanol booming, lawmakers from sugar-producing states like Louisiana are hoping that beet and cane growers can soon ...
New Fuel Source Grows on the Prairie
Truth about Trade & Technology - Des Moine,IA,USA
... If ethanol made from biomass is to grow into a huge business, it will need to ... The single biggest source, in the near term, is likely to be the leaves, stalks ...
Corn-growing states such as Missouri have vital stake in the ...
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
By MEREDITH MacKENZIE. The Columbia resident and retired MU civil engineering professor thinks ethanol is neither sustainable nor renewable. ...
Biofuel boom town
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
Business is thriving in Malta Bend since the ethanol plant opened there two years ago. ... (SEAN McGANN/ Missourian). Ethanol fuel comes in two forms: E10 and E85. ...
China to fill cars with cassava ethanol
Namibian - Windhoek,Namibia
The region will build ethanol plants with a combined annual capacity of one million tonnes to deal with a fuel shortage, Xinhua news agency quoted Pan Wenfeng ...
Gateway Ethanol breaks ground
Ethanol Producer Magazine - Grand Forks,ND,USAIn what is expected to be one of the largest ethanol plants in Kansas, Gateway Ethanol LLC has started construction of a 55 MMgy ethanol plant near Pratt. ...
Expensive Ethanol
KWWL - Waterloo,IA,USA
Ethanol made from Iowa corn is supposed to help drive down the cost of driving. But ethanol is sometimes more expensive than straight gasoline. ...
Cuba Plans to Increase Ethanol Production
Houston Chronicle - United States
HAVANA — Cuba is investing in its ethanol refineries with hopes of increasing its production of the renewable fuel fivefold as it bets on growing ethanol ...
Super ethanol is on its way
CNNMoney.com - USA
... NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Cellulosic ethanol, the biofuel that differs from corn-based ethanol in that it can be made from pretty much any organic matter ...
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
WASHINGTON With the market for corn-based ethanol booming, lawmakers from sugar-producing states like Louisiana are hoping that beet and cane growers can soon ...
New Fuel Source Grows on the Prairie
Truth about Trade & Technology - Des Moine,IA,USA
... If ethanol made from biomass is to grow into a huge business, it will need to ... The single biggest source, in the near term, is likely to be the leaves, stalks ...
Corn-growing states such as Missouri have vital stake in the ...
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
By MEREDITH MacKENZIE. The Columbia resident and retired MU civil engineering professor thinks ethanol is neither sustainable nor renewable. ...
Biofuel boom town
Columbia Missourian - Columbia,MO,USA
Business is thriving in Malta Bend since the ethanol plant opened there two years ago. ... (SEAN McGANN/ Missourian). Ethanol fuel comes in two forms: E10 and E85. ...
China to fill cars with cassava ethanol
Namibian - Windhoek,Namibia
The region will build ethanol plants with a combined annual capacity of one million tonnes to deal with a fuel shortage, Xinhua news agency quoted Pan Wenfeng ...
Gateway Ethanol breaks ground
Ethanol Producer Magazine - Grand Forks,ND,USAIn what is expected to be one of the largest ethanol plants in Kansas, Gateway Ethanol LLC has started construction of a 55 MMgy ethanol plant near Pratt. ...
Expensive Ethanol
KWWL - Waterloo,IA,USA
Ethanol made from Iowa corn is supposed to help drive down the cost of driving. But ethanol is sometimes more expensive than straight gasoline. ...
Cuba Plans to Increase Ethanol Production
Houston Chronicle - United States
HAVANA — Cuba is investing in its ethanol refineries with hopes of increasing its production of the renewable fuel fivefold as it bets on growing ethanol ...
Super ethanol is on its way
CNNMoney.com - USA
... NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) – Cellulosic ethanol, the biofuel that differs from corn-based ethanol in that it can be made from pretty much any organic matter ...
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Biodiesel is Getting More Attention
Brazilian company starts biodiesel project
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Brazilian biodiesel producer BSBios on Tuesday started constructing the country's first biodiesel plant, which is expected to produce fuel from vegetable oils ...
Seattle's Imperium Renewables plans to rule biodiesel
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Imperium said last month that it will build a plant in Grays Harbor that will be the largest biodiesel refinery in the US The plant, set to open a year from now ...
Nova Energy Holding Names Russell Sammons As VP Operations For ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
For Nova Energy, Mr. Sammons will provide hands-on leadership as it seeks to plan and build several biodiesel refineries for its own account. ...
Finding a better way to make biodiesel
Hindu - Chennai,India
But fill them with the right chemistry and Iowa State scientists say the tiny nanospheres they've developed could revolutionize how biodiesel is produced. ...
RTC launches 30 biodiesel buses
Business Standard - India
Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has launched 30 biodiesel buses to mark the World Environment Day on Monday. ...
Oil exec says Europe needs biodiesel, not ethanol
Autoblog - Santa Monica,CA,USA
In an interview with Reuters, the head of agricultural development for oil company Total flatly stated that Europe needs more biodiesel production rather than ...
Carlo's Car Care Corner BY CARLO BERRO
Hesperia Star - Victorville,CA,USA
... foreign oil. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol and methanol, have been produced and used on a small scale for decades. They ...
Biodiesel projects worth RM1.9b approved
Business Times - Malaysia - Malaysia
THE Government has approved 20 biodiesel projects so far this year, with total investments of RM1.9 billion, as more investors become interested in developing ...
New biodiesel startup wins top prize at PSVC event
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
He also tells me that a new Seattle biodiesel startup by the name of Planetary Fuels beat out three presenting companies to win the top prize at the well ...
Biodiesel finds home in back yards, fueling stations alike
News-Reporter - Washington,GA,USA
The Biodiesel topic is hitting the lips of those working in places ranging from labs to government regulations offices. As fuel ...
Biofuels have risks if not managed right - report
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... The market for biofuels, which include ethanol and biodiesel, is small but growing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2005, ethanol production doubled. ...
High oil propels biofuels into global mainstream
Reuters - USA
... Biofuels are plant-based fuels, either ethanol made from sugar or grains, which can be added to gasoline and biodiesel derived from oilseeds or palm oil and ...
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Brazilian biodiesel producer BSBios on Tuesday started constructing the country's first biodiesel plant, which is expected to produce fuel from vegetable oils ...
Seattle's Imperium Renewables plans to rule biodiesel
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
... Imperium said last month that it will build a plant in Grays Harbor that will be the largest biodiesel refinery in the US The plant, set to open a year from now ...
Nova Energy Holding Names Russell Sammons As VP Operations For ...
Trading Markets - Los Angeles,CA,USA
For Nova Energy, Mr. Sammons will provide hands-on leadership as it seeks to plan and build several biodiesel refineries for its own account. ...
Finding a better way to make biodiesel
Hindu - Chennai,India
But fill them with the right chemistry and Iowa State scientists say the tiny nanospheres they've developed could revolutionize how biodiesel is produced. ...
RTC launches 30 biodiesel buses
Business Standard - India
Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has launched 30 biodiesel buses to mark the World Environment Day on Monday. ...
Oil exec says Europe needs biodiesel, not ethanol
Autoblog - Santa Monica,CA,USA
In an interview with Reuters, the head of agricultural development for oil company Total flatly stated that Europe needs more biodiesel production rather than ...
Carlo's Car Care Corner BY CARLO BERRO
Hesperia Star - Victorville,CA,USA
... foreign oil. Alternative fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol and methanol, have been produced and used on a small scale for decades. They ...
Biodiesel projects worth RM1.9b approved
Business Times - Malaysia - Malaysia
THE Government has approved 20 biodiesel projects so far this year, with total investments of RM1.9 billion, as more investors become interested in developing ...
New biodiesel startup wins top prize at PSVC event
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
He also tells me that a new Seattle biodiesel startup by the name of Planetary Fuels beat out three presenting companies to win the top prize at the well ...
Biodiesel finds home in back yards, fueling stations alike
News-Reporter - Washington,GA,USA
The Biodiesel topic is hitting the lips of those working in places ranging from labs to government regulations offices. As fuel ...
Biofuels have risks if not managed right - report
NDTV.com - New Delhi,India
... The market for biofuels, which include ethanol and biodiesel, is small but growing rapidly. Between 2000 and 2005, ethanol production doubled. ...
High oil propels biofuels into global mainstream
Reuters - USA
... Biofuels are plant-based fuels, either ethanol made from sugar or grains, which can be added to gasoline and biodiesel derived from oilseeds or palm oil and ...
VegePower
Biodiesel, ethanol hold big promise
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA... These tanks at the new US Biofuels plant near Rome will hold thousands of gallons of biodiesel made from chicken fat. Biodiesel ...
Engine Manufacturers Association Develops Test Spec For BiodieselI
ndustry Week - USA
As momentum grows for the increased use of biodiesel fuels in engines, the trade association representing makers of internal combustion engines has released a ...
County OKs permit for pilot biodiesel plant
Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City,KS,USA
By Eric Swanson. A plan to build a pilot biodiesel plant in Wright won approval from the Ford County Commission on Monday. The commissioners ...
Will alternative jet fuel really fly?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
SEATTLE — High energy prices are prompting many drivers to consider biodiesel-powered or hybrid cars for their daily commutes, but what about the planes we ...
The Saskatchewan Biodiesel Development Task Force Will Release Its ...Saskatoonhomepage.ca
- Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
The highlight will see the release of the Saskatchewan Biodiesel Development Task Force report. The task force . . . consisting ...
Kossuth biodiesel plant gets $400,000 in state money
Mason City Globe Gazette - Mason City,IA,USA
ALGONA — East Fork BioDiesel in Kossuth County is getting $400,000 in Iowa Economic Development funding for a biodiesel plant outside Algona. ...
A look at using biodiesel
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
Biodiesel is made with different percentages of diesel fuel and extracted soybean oil or sometimes animal fats and other vegetable oils. ...
Michigan fairs take biodiesel fuel for a spin
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
... Since Elliott's switched to biodiesel to run its food stands, rides and employee housing, the smoke looks more like rising heat. ...
Fuel options emerge
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... Biodiesel is a blend of gasoline and new or used vegetable oils or animal fats. Biodiesel is compatible only in vehicles with diesel ...
People shift to biodiesel as fossil fuel prices bite
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, told him the station had run out of ordinary diesel fuel. "He told me that they only had biodiesel, and because I didn't want ...
Palm oil ready to back biodiesel drive
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... Witjaksana said the fact that Pertamina had begun to sell palm oil-based biodiesel blends in its four gas stations in Jakarta indicated that biodiesel was ...
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription) - GA, USA... These tanks at the new US Biofuels plant near Rome will hold thousands of gallons of biodiesel made from chicken fat. Biodiesel ...
Engine Manufacturers Association Develops Test Spec For BiodieselI
ndustry Week - USA
As momentum grows for the increased use of biodiesel fuels in engines, the trade association representing makers of internal combustion engines has released a ...
County OKs permit for pilot biodiesel plant
Dodge City Daily Globe - Dodge City,KS,USA
By Eric Swanson. A plan to build a pilot biodiesel plant in Wright won approval from the Ford County Commission on Monday. The commissioners ...
Will alternative jet fuel really fly?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - MO, United States
SEATTLE — High energy prices are prompting many drivers to consider biodiesel-powered or hybrid cars for their daily commutes, but what about the planes we ...
The Saskatchewan Biodiesel Development Task Force Will Release Its ...Saskatoonhomepage.ca
- Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada
The highlight will see the release of the Saskatchewan Biodiesel Development Task Force report. The task force . . . consisting ...
Kossuth biodiesel plant gets $400,000 in state money
Mason City Globe Gazette - Mason City,IA,USA
ALGONA — East Fork BioDiesel in Kossuth County is getting $400,000 in Iowa Economic Development funding for a biodiesel plant outside Algona. ...
A look at using biodiesel
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
Biodiesel is made with different percentages of diesel fuel and extracted soybean oil or sometimes animal fats and other vegetable oils. ...
Michigan fairs take biodiesel fuel for a spin
Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA
... Since Elliott's switched to biodiesel to run its food stands, rides and employee housing, the smoke looks more like rising heat. ...
Fuel options emerge
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... Biodiesel is a blend of gasoline and new or used vegetable oils or animal fats. Biodiesel is compatible only in vehicles with diesel ...
People shift to biodiesel as fossil fuel prices bite
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta, told him the station had run out of ordinary diesel fuel. "He told me that they only had biodiesel, and because I didn't want ...
Palm oil ready to back biodiesel drive
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... Witjaksana said the fact that Pertamina had begun to sell palm oil-based biodiesel blends in its four gas stations in Jakarta indicated that biodiesel was ...
Monday, June 19, 2006
Alternative???
Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield,MA,USA
... Supporters say it would set a precedent, compelling automakers to use known technology — not experimental alternative fuel engines — in all the cars they ...
Michelin Challenge Bibendum Takes Alternative Fuel to the Streets ...Autochannel - USA... This year’s event culminated with a rally of the alternative fuel vehicles at the foot of Paris ’ Eiffel Tower , which capped off days of testing ...
Thai News Agency MCOT - Bangkok,Thailand
BANGKOK, June 17 (TNA) – Too few alternative natural gas for vehicles (NGV)-filling stations means that vehicle owners can literally 'run out of gas' on ...
Waterbury Republican American - Waterbury,CT,USA
... Those flex-fuel cars can run on gas, E85, or combinations of the two. Sales of alternative fuels at Pearson usually hinge on the cost of gasoline and diesel. ...
MLive.com - MI,USA
... This fall, KVCC will begin offering its first class in alternative-fuel and engine technologies to automotive students. Educators ...
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
... But a combination of other international factors has highlighted the need for alternative fuel sources: climate change concerns, sky-high fuel prices, a..
Mountain Mail Newspaper - Salida,CO,USA
... chrome columns and applied Blue Sun biodiesel stickers to the pump, Thursday morning, drivers waited in line to fill their tanks with the alternative fuel. ...
From corn-fed to diesel, an alternative-fuel car guide
From corn-fed to diesel, an alternative-fuel car guide
MyWestTexas.com - Midland,TX,USA
DETROIT -- With gasoline prices high, politicians and auto executives are talking up the benefits of alternative-fuel vehicles -- from cars that run mostly on ...
Earthtoys (press release) - USA... With the demand for alternative fuel vehicles remaining clear amidst concern over depleting oil and fuel resources, the drive in the market to produce a better ...
Beyond Biofuels
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
... Biodiesel and ethanol are good short-term solutions to curbing the nation's oil addiction, but they are not sustainable over the long haul, they say. ...
Philippine Information Agency - Philippines
... been singled out to be one of the Regions in the country with the biggest potential of producing in big amount an alternative fuel, the biodiesel from jatropha ...
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
... of palm oil as a clean alternative fuel has prompted several mainland China firms to seek palm oil waste from Malaysia to produce biodiesel amid spiking crude ...
SolancoNews.com - Quarryville,PA,USA
... to increase efficiency; Shut off diesel engines, no idling; Consider conservation tillage to avoid excess tractor passes; and Consider using biodiesel fuel to ...
PR Newswire (press release) - New York,NY,USA
(ChemCon) (Pink Sheets: CCMH) has hired CH2M Hill to assist in the SEPA permitting process for ChemCon's Walla Walla Biodiesel Facility. ...
AgWeb - USA
... Germany and France, in particular, have announced plans to rapidly expand both ethanol and biodiesel production, with the aim of reaching the EU targets before ...
Ag Secretary Highlights Pennsylvania's Commitment to Renewable ...
SolancoNews.com - Quarryville,PA,USA
... under the direction of Governor Edward G. Rendell, is committed to increasing the development and use of alternative fuel sources like biodiesel, a renewable ...
SolancoNews.com - Quarryville,PA,USA
... under the direction of Governor Edward G. Rendell, is committed to increasing the development and use of alternative fuel sources like biodiesel, a renewable ...
Biodiesel Plant Opens In BerlinWGMD Radio - Rehoboth Beach,Delaware,USAMaryland gets its first biodiesel plant today with the opening of a production facility on Route 50 in Berlin. It's being operated ...
Case Leads Construction Industry into BiodieselGrounds Maintenance (subscription) - Overland Park,KS,USA... costs, Case Construction Equipment has become the first construction equipment manufacturer to approve the use of B5 blends (5 percent biodiesel and 95 percent ...
Case Leads Construction Industry into BiodieselGrounds Maintenance (subscription) - Overland Park,KS,USA... costs, Case Construction Equipment has become the first construction equipment manufacturer to approve the use of B5 blends (5 percent biodiesel and 95 percent ...
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
A British-Malaysian joint-venture will see the setting of a RM140mil biodiesel plant at the palm oil industrial cluster (POIC) in the Sabah east co-ast ...
United Press International - USA
AMES, Iowa, June 19 (UPI) -- Iowa State University scientists say they are using chemistry and nanotechnology to create a better way to make biodiesel by using...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
SEATTLE -- The spike in oil prices has prompted plenty of drivers to consider biodiesel-powered or hybrid cars for their daily commute, but what about that gas ...
Durant Daily Democrat - Durant,OK,USA
At the Durant biodiesel facility, Earth Biofuels intends to hire significantly more employees than typical biodiesel plants, while only producing a fraction of ...
Finally, Alternative Fuel Engines Are Gaining Respect
by James Ellison
In order for all of us to understand what is going on in the world about the high price of gasoline. Let us look at one mans quest to make the engine a better and cheaper running machine, a quick history lesson if you will.
A lot of people think of the diesel engine with the black soot soaring upwards from large semi-trucks on the highways and byways of America. We have all smelled the odor when they idle in a parking lot. If you have ever been in the Army you can remember the deuce and half trucks and their smell.
This is how the diesel engine has developed but was this the way its inventor imaged it, as an engine running on petroleum? The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel and ran with success on its fuel of choice - PEANUT OIL !
Diesel also tried out successfully with using whale oil but neither fuel was as prevailing or as easily available as petroleum. At this time petroleum based oils were the most economically obtainable. So the engine took the route of easy oil and you now know the rest of the story.
Rudolf Diesel had stated "The diesel engine can be fed with vegetable oils and would help considerably in the development of agriculture of the countries which use it"
And later predicted that "The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time."
You might be asking why hasn't someone done something about this in the past 100 years? Well, it has come full circle and we are now doing something.
Keeping the above mentioned history in mind and looking to our future, our affiliation with the oil industries and our addiction on foreign oil, hopefully, will motivate us to explore options with a more open mind. The many experiments that have lately come alive attest to what is possible if we are willing to change in a positive direction or maybe to go back to the primary vision of Rudolph Diesel and his engine.
Here a several of new advances moving full steam ahead:
1. From fat or vegetable oil through a chemical process called transesterification comes biodiesel an alternative fuel. This process breaks apart the glycerin from the fat or vegetable oil, creating two new products, glycerin and biodiesel. The most popular source for biodiesel is soybean oil, but poultry fats can also be used.
2. Ethanol, another clean-burning fuel has sparked interest in biodiesel which is being helped by new government standards and rising gas prices. A number of ethanol projects developing from corn, soft wood and other sources also are under way.
3. Also, today May 20, 2006 in the news, there is research being done in an early 1900s red brick armory at the Kossuth County fairgrounds in Iowa. The engine can run on a number of fuels including hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas, propane or digester gas from landfills. The company is initially focusing on making more efficient, environmentally friendlier engines to replace those used in generators and in forklift trucks, airline ground equipment, irrigation pumps, tractors and buses.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 commands an increase in renewable fuel usage to 7.5 billion gallons in 2012 from 4 billion gallons in 2006. The bill also supports the alternative fuel industry with production incentives such as tax credits.
About the Author
James is now writing articles on many different subjects. But they are based on extensive research. For more info on alternative fuel vehicles visit hybridonline.
In order for all of us to understand what is going on in the world about the high price of gasoline. Let us look at one mans quest to make the engine a better and cheaper running machine, a quick history lesson if you will.
A lot of people think of the diesel engine with the black soot soaring upwards from large semi-trucks on the highways and byways of America. We have all smelled the odor when they idle in a parking lot. If you have ever been in the Army you can remember the deuce and half trucks and their smell.
This is how the diesel engine has developed but was this the way its inventor imaged it, as an engine running on petroleum? The diesel engine was invented by Rudolf Diesel and ran with success on its fuel of choice - PEANUT OIL !
Diesel also tried out successfully with using whale oil but neither fuel was as prevailing or as easily available as petroleum. At this time petroleum based oils were the most economically obtainable. So the engine took the route of easy oil and you now know the rest of the story.
Rudolf Diesel had stated "The diesel engine can be fed with vegetable oils and would help considerably in the development of agriculture of the countries which use it"
And later predicted that "The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in course of time as important as petroleum and the coal tar products of the present time."
You might be asking why hasn't someone done something about this in the past 100 years? Well, it has come full circle and we are now doing something.
Keeping the above mentioned history in mind and looking to our future, our affiliation with the oil industries and our addiction on foreign oil, hopefully, will motivate us to explore options with a more open mind. The many experiments that have lately come alive attest to what is possible if we are willing to change in a positive direction or maybe to go back to the primary vision of Rudolph Diesel and his engine.
Here a several of new advances moving full steam ahead:
1. From fat or vegetable oil through a chemical process called transesterification comes biodiesel an alternative fuel. This process breaks apart the glycerin from the fat or vegetable oil, creating two new products, glycerin and biodiesel. The most popular source for biodiesel is soybean oil, but poultry fats can also be used.
2. Ethanol, another clean-burning fuel has sparked interest in biodiesel which is being helped by new government standards and rising gas prices. A number of ethanol projects developing from corn, soft wood and other sources also are under way.
3. Also, today May 20, 2006 in the news, there is research being done in an early 1900s red brick armory at the Kossuth County fairgrounds in Iowa. The engine can run on a number of fuels including hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas, propane or digester gas from landfills. The company is initially focusing on making more efficient, environmentally friendlier engines to replace those used in generators and in forklift trucks, airline ground equipment, irrigation pumps, tractors and buses.
The Energy Policy Act of 2005 commands an increase in renewable fuel usage to 7.5 billion gallons in 2012 from 4 billion gallons in 2006. The bill also supports the alternative fuel industry with production incentives such as tax credits.
About the Author
James is now writing articles on many different subjects. But they are based on extensive research. For more info on alternative fuel vehicles visit hybridonline.
Traveling the Highway to a Renewable Energy Future: A Look At Innovation in Transportation
by ECON Corporate Services - RES
RenewableEnergyStocks.com - ZAP, DynaMotive, Alchemy Enterprises, DaimlerChrysler and Honda Motor Look to the Emerging Alternative Energy Transportation Market
RenewableEnergyStocks.com June 2006
As oil consumption patterns are targeted for change, the market turns towards innovators who are getting behind the wheel to produce new energy solutions. With the growing level of support of alternative transportation technology steadily gaining momentum from a corporate, government and consumer level, innovations such as cleaner fuel sources, and energy efficient automotive technology continue to result. Working to build on the emerging clean energy opportunities in the transportation market are technology providers such as ZAP (AMEX: ZP), DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF), Alchemy Enterprises (OTCBB: ACHM), DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX), and Honda Motor Co. Ltd (NYSE: HMC). Reducing our dependence on foreign oil has placed the use of alternative transportation models into the limelight. Clean Edge Inc., a San Francisco based research and consulting firm reporting on the clean technology industry, reports, "Since roughly two-thirds of the oil used in the U.S. is for transportation, energy security advocates are focusing on hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to save gasoline, and on biofuels -- ethanol and biodiesel -- as key means to replace it. U.S. biodiesel production tripled in 2005 to 75 million gallons, domestic ethanol output continued its steady growth to nearly 4 billion gallons, while U.S. hybrid car sales grew 144 percent to more than 205,000."
In light of the current market environment, Steven Schneider, Chief Executive Officer and Director of ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) (NYSE: ZP) explains, "Anyone that is producing an alternative energy vehicle at this moment in time is certainly in a sweet spot. The concern over fuel prices and oil, combined with environmental issues, global warming and all types of weather conditions and climate change, including the unrest in the Middle East, has put so much focus on companies who are coming up with another solution." ZAP is the only company who currently provides full performance electric vehicles for sale online and through licensed dealers. They also sell Smart Cars and the soon to be released Obvio Ethanol gas hybrid.
Alchemy Enterprises, Ltd (OTCBB: ACHM) is developing a magnesium based Electric Power Cell that will be able to provide power for vehicles using reusable, renewable materials. The company is targeting a prototype to be functioning in the first quarter of "07 in a full sized city bus, currently under construction in conjunction with Designline of New Zealand, an international producer of hybrid buses and vehicles.
The Electric Power Cell being developed by Alchemy uses magnesium - one of the most common minerals on earth - as its catalyst material. Given the further fact that the magnesium is "rechargeable" it is the perfect answer to the twofold problem with combustion engines, and petroleum in particular: pollution and non renewable source, fuel.
Alchemy's CEO Jonathan Read explains, "We expect that the very nature of our Electric Power Cell will provide a significant alternative to the potentially flawed hydrogen fuel concepts that are being tested at this stage. Our objective is a fuel system that is clean, renewable and reusable. Instead of highly pressurized and leak prone hydrogen systems, our system provides power on demand - hydrogen on demand - and is a model for sustainable affordable long-term power systems"
"Our first prototype is being developed for the public transportation sector as it is the easiest to control and monitor given their centralized nature. We hope to then expand to fleet applications, and will be entertaining automobile joint ventures," adds Read.
Alchemy is developing their Electric Fuel Cell in a full development contract with NASA and its Jet Propulsion Labs and Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA. It has announced that this contractual relationship may result in Cal Tech taking an 8% stake in the Company.
The Hybrid and Plug-In Route
Cost is all too often seen as a primary barrier, when it comes to presenting a hybrid alternative to the eternal combustion conundrum. According to CNW Marketing Research Inc., "One of the reasons hybrids cost more than non-hybrids is the manufacture, replacement and disposal of such items as batteries, electric motors (in addition to the conventional engine), lighter weight materials and complexity of the power package."
From another angle, Nick Cappa, Manager of Advanced Technology Communications for DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX) says, "At this point there is no silver bullet for reducing our dependency on foreign oil. Hybrids will play a role but how significant a role depends on the customer. The premium for a hybrid must meet expectations."
At the moment he says, "hybrids make up less than .5% of the North American market. That percentage is expected to be around 4% by 2012. DaimlerChrysler will introduce its first hybrid to market in 2008 with the 2-Mode Full Hybrid Dodge Durango. We see hybrids as a growing market. Other technologies will also have an affect on fuel consumption. "
As far as plug-ins and the Company's own plans for innovating are concerned, Cappa says, "Although DaimlerChrysler is the only auto manufacturer building and testing plug-in hybrid technology, we have made no plans for mass production of plug-in technology. By combining diesel hybrids with lithium ion battery technology we stay on the cutting edge. The data collected will go towards future hybrid vehicle and system design."
Presenting the industry with electric alternative vehicles, ZAP is the only company who markets electric vehicles online. Schneider says, "interest is coming in on a global basis. As a company we're focusing on getting the vehicles to the North American region first and as we perfect the infrastructure here in North America, we'll be rapidly expanding to other parts of the world."
"I believe that plug-in vehicles have a rapidly growing niche in the market that most of us don't quite yet understand, but will very soon. Further to this, he says, "the bench tests are showing a longevity of 9,000 cycles- that's like 9,000 refills of your gasoline car, which is 10-15 years depending on how much you actually drive. This makes it very convenient for a consumer to make a choice between gasoline powered vehicles or plug-in vehicles because the time to plug in and the time to fill up is about the same," concludes Schneider.
Biofuel's Boost
In an attempt to help promote energy independence, U.S. automakers General Motors, Ford and Daimler Chrysler, recently expressed their public support of an energy plan from the Energy Future Coalition. The plan titled "25 by 25" entails that 25 percent of the energy supplies for the U.S. would come from a combination of ethanol and other renewables by the year 2025. E85, an alternative fuel consisting of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, has become a key focus in the quest for cleaner domestic sources of fuel and through plans such as "25 by 25" and other clean energy proposals, steps can be taken to increase the availability and distribution of this fuel.
Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General for the Sustainable Development Department of the FAO has instilled the overall impression that, "The gradual move away from oil has begun. Over the next 15 to 20 years, we may see biofuels providing a full 25 percent of the world's energy needs." With this in mind, more of a spotlight could be placed on biofuels, as it becomes more evident that this is a viable alternative for the mass market."
DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) has been developing advanced fuels made from cellulosic biomass for some time. Andrew Kingston President and CEO affirms that, "With the escalating cost of fossil fuels and the dependence on crude oil as the primary source of energy for automobiles, it has become increasingly important to develop sustainable fuels from local resources, thus diminishing the reliance on foreign energy."
Describing the dynamics of BioOil conversion to synthetic gas, Kingston says, "We've successfully converted BioOil to syngas, with the objective to establish that syngas can be further reformed to synthetic diesel." For future transport applications he says, "Synthetic diesel can be used as transport fuel in diesel engines without modification, including automobiles, trucks, and buses. When comparing the performance of engines operating on Syndiesel to engines operating on conventional diesel, the results are equal or better. Synthetic diesel, or Syndiesel, is a renewable greenhouse gas neutral fuel that can replace diesel produced from crude oil."
Kingston further stated, "There is also a promising approach to ethanol production from the reformation of BioOil to syngas utilizing a variance of Fisher Tropsch process, which DynaMotive is exploring." Currently, the Company's product BioOil is used as an industrial fuel and can be used in gas turbines, boilers, kilns and stationary diesel engines.
New Directions
Chris Martin, spokesman for Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) says that the progress made in the hybrid market has been, "a slow evolution over time. It's really difficult to predict where the market is going to go." Martin says that in addition to hybrids, the Company's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology, which shuts down the cylinders not being used during vehicle drive times, is also part of their line.
A Honda Civic GX, which runs on natural gas, also plays a key part in their line of alternative energy solutions. Martin says that for this car, "the infrastructure to refuel your natural gas vehicle is already in place, because many American homes are already supplied with natural gas." The Phill home refueling station, offered by Honda's partner Fuel Maker, offers at-home natural gas refueling for owners of the new Civic. A map showing where the Californian natural gas refueling stations are located is online at:
http://www.cngvc.org/ngv/cngvc.nsf/bytitle/cal.htm
As the nation continues to drive forward towards energy alternatives through government, business and legislative support, the transportation industry is experiencing an evolution towards greater efficiency, environmental preservation and an improved ability for domestic producers to help establish energy independence. Resulting from this push is a variety of innovative clean energy technologies that are helping to solve many of the needs felt by today's transportation channels, turning yesterday's challenges into today's market opportunities.
RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), a portal within the InvestorIdeas.com content umbrella, does not make recommendations, but offers investors research, news and links to public companies within the renewable and clean energy sector.
InvestorIdeas.com Disclaimer: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp,
©Copyright InvestorIdeas 2006
About the Author
RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), a portal within the InvestorIdeas.com content umbrella, does not make recommendations, but offers investors research, news and links to public companies within the renewable and clean energy sector.
RenewableEnergyStocks.com - ZAP, DynaMotive, Alchemy Enterprises, DaimlerChrysler and Honda Motor Look to the Emerging Alternative Energy Transportation Market
RenewableEnergyStocks.com June 2006
As oil consumption patterns are targeted for change, the market turns towards innovators who are getting behind the wheel to produce new energy solutions. With the growing level of support of alternative transportation technology steadily gaining momentum from a corporate, government and consumer level, innovations such as cleaner fuel sources, and energy efficient automotive technology continue to result. Working to build on the emerging clean energy opportunities in the transportation market are technology providers such as ZAP (AMEX: ZP), DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF), Alchemy Enterprises (OTCBB: ACHM), DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX), and Honda Motor Co. Ltd (NYSE: HMC). Reducing our dependence on foreign oil has placed the use of alternative transportation models into the limelight. Clean Edge Inc., a San Francisco based research and consulting firm reporting on the clean technology industry, reports, "Since roughly two-thirds of the oil used in the U.S. is for transportation, energy security advocates are focusing on hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles to save gasoline, and on biofuels -- ethanol and biodiesel -- as key means to replace it. U.S. biodiesel production tripled in 2005 to 75 million gallons, domestic ethanol output continued its steady growth to nearly 4 billion gallons, while U.S. hybrid car sales grew 144 percent to more than 205,000."
In light of the current market environment, Steven Schneider, Chief Executive Officer and Director of ZAP (Zero Air Pollution) (NYSE: ZP) explains, "Anyone that is producing an alternative energy vehicle at this moment in time is certainly in a sweet spot. The concern over fuel prices and oil, combined with environmental issues, global warming and all types of weather conditions and climate change, including the unrest in the Middle East, has put so much focus on companies who are coming up with another solution." ZAP is the only company who currently provides full performance electric vehicles for sale online and through licensed dealers. They also sell Smart Cars and the soon to be released Obvio Ethanol gas hybrid.
Alchemy Enterprises, Ltd (OTCBB: ACHM) is developing a magnesium based Electric Power Cell that will be able to provide power for vehicles using reusable, renewable materials. The company is targeting a prototype to be functioning in the first quarter of "07 in a full sized city bus, currently under construction in conjunction with Designline of New Zealand, an international producer of hybrid buses and vehicles.
The Electric Power Cell being developed by Alchemy uses magnesium - one of the most common minerals on earth - as its catalyst material. Given the further fact that the magnesium is "rechargeable" it is the perfect answer to the twofold problem with combustion engines, and petroleum in particular: pollution and non renewable source, fuel.
Alchemy's CEO Jonathan Read explains, "We expect that the very nature of our Electric Power Cell will provide a significant alternative to the potentially flawed hydrogen fuel concepts that are being tested at this stage. Our objective is a fuel system that is clean, renewable and reusable. Instead of highly pressurized and leak prone hydrogen systems, our system provides power on demand - hydrogen on demand - and is a model for sustainable affordable long-term power systems"
"Our first prototype is being developed for the public transportation sector as it is the easiest to control and monitor given their centralized nature. We hope to then expand to fleet applications, and will be entertaining automobile joint ventures," adds Read.
Alchemy is developing their Electric Fuel Cell in a full development contract with NASA and its Jet Propulsion Labs and Cal Tech in Pasadena, CA. It has announced that this contractual relationship may result in Cal Tech taking an 8% stake in the Company.
The Hybrid and Plug-In Route
Cost is all too often seen as a primary barrier, when it comes to presenting a hybrid alternative to the eternal combustion conundrum. According to CNW Marketing Research Inc., "One of the reasons hybrids cost more than non-hybrids is the manufacture, replacement and disposal of such items as batteries, electric motors (in addition to the conventional engine), lighter weight materials and complexity of the power package."
From another angle, Nick Cappa, Manager of Advanced Technology Communications for DaimlerChrysler (NYSE: DCX) says, "At this point there is no silver bullet for reducing our dependency on foreign oil. Hybrids will play a role but how significant a role depends on the customer. The premium for a hybrid must meet expectations."
At the moment he says, "hybrids make up less than .5% of the North American market. That percentage is expected to be around 4% by 2012. DaimlerChrysler will introduce its first hybrid to market in 2008 with the 2-Mode Full Hybrid Dodge Durango. We see hybrids as a growing market. Other technologies will also have an affect on fuel consumption. "
As far as plug-ins and the Company's own plans for innovating are concerned, Cappa says, "Although DaimlerChrysler is the only auto manufacturer building and testing plug-in hybrid technology, we have made no plans for mass production of plug-in technology. By combining diesel hybrids with lithium ion battery technology we stay on the cutting edge. The data collected will go towards future hybrid vehicle and system design."
Presenting the industry with electric alternative vehicles, ZAP is the only company who markets electric vehicles online. Schneider says, "interest is coming in on a global basis. As a company we're focusing on getting the vehicles to the North American region first and as we perfect the infrastructure here in North America, we'll be rapidly expanding to other parts of the world."
"I believe that plug-in vehicles have a rapidly growing niche in the market that most of us don't quite yet understand, but will very soon. Further to this, he says, "the bench tests are showing a longevity of 9,000 cycles- that's like 9,000 refills of your gasoline car, which is 10-15 years depending on how much you actually drive. This makes it very convenient for a consumer to make a choice between gasoline powered vehicles or plug-in vehicles because the time to plug in and the time to fill up is about the same," concludes Schneider.
Biofuel's Boost
In an attempt to help promote energy independence, U.S. automakers General Motors, Ford and Daimler Chrysler, recently expressed their public support of an energy plan from the Energy Future Coalition. The plan titled "25 by 25" entails that 25 percent of the energy supplies for the U.S. would come from a combination of ethanol and other renewables by the year 2025. E85, an alternative fuel consisting of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, has become a key focus in the quest for cleaner domestic sources of fuel and through plans such as "25 by 25" and other clean energy proposals, steps can be taken to increase the availability and distribution of this fuel.
Alexander Muller, Assistant Director-General for the Sustainable Development Department of the FAO has instilled the overall impression that, "The gradual move away from oil has begun. Over the next 15 to 20 years, we may see biofuels providing a full 25 percent of the world's energy needs." With this in mind, more of a spotlight could be placed on biofuels, as it becomes more evident that this is a viable alternative for the mass market."
DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation (OTCBB: DYMTF) has been developing advanced fuels made from cellulosic biomass for some time. Andrew Kingston President and CEO affirms that, "With the escalating cost of fossil fuels and the dependence on crude oil as the primary source of energy for automobiles, it has become increasingly important to develop sustainable fuels from local resources, thus diminishing the reliance on foreign energy."
Describing the dynamics of BioOil conversion to synthetic gas, Kingston says, "We've successfully converted BioOil to syngas, with the objective to establish that syngas can be further reformed to synthetic diesel." For future transport applications he says, "Synthetic diesel can be used as transport fuel in diesel engines without modification, including automobiles, trucks, and buses. When comparing the performance of engines operating on Syndiesel to engines operating on conventional diesel, the results are equal or better. Synthetic diesel, or Syndiesel, is a renewable greenhouse gas neutral fuel that can replace diesel produced from crude oil."
Kingston further stated, "There is also a promising approach to ethanol production from the reformation of BioOil to syngas utilizing a variance of Fisher Tropsch process, which DynaMotive is exploring." Currently, the Company's product BioOil is used as an industrial fuel and can be used in gas turbines, boilers, kilns and stationary diesel engines.
New Directions
Chris Martin, spokesman for Honda Motor Co. Ltd. (NYSE: HMC) says that the progress made in the hybrid market has been, "a slow evolution over time. It's really difficult to predict where the market is going to go." Martin says that in addition to hybrids, the Company's Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) technology, which shuts down the cylinders not being used during vehicle drive times, is also part of their line.
A Honda Civic GX, which runs on natural gas, also plays a key part in their line of alternative energy solutions. Martin says that for this car, "the infrastructure to refuel your natural gas vehicle is already in place, because many American homes are already supplied with natural gas." The Phill home refueling station, offered by Honda's partner Fuel Maker, offers at-home natural gas refueling for owners of the new Civic. A map showing where the Californian natural gas refueling stations are located is online at:
http://www.cngvc.org/ngv/cngvc.nsf/bytitle/cal.htm
As the nation continues to drive forward towards energy alternatives through government, business and legislative support, the transportation industry is experiencing an evolution towards greater efficiency, environmental preservation and an improved ability for domestic producers to help establish energy independence. Resulting from this push is a variety of innovative clean energy technologies that are helping to solve many of the needs felt by today's transportation channels, turning yesterday's challenges into today's market opportunities.
RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), a portal within the InvestorIdeas.com content umbrella, does not make recommendations, but offers investors research, news and links to public companies within the renewable and clean energy sector.
InvestorIdeas.com Disclaimer: www.InvestorIdeas.com/About/Disclaimer.asp,
©Copyright InvestorIdeas 2006
About the Author
RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), a portal within the InvestorIdeas.com content umbrella, does not make recommendations, but offers investors research, news and links to public companies within the renewable and clean energy sector.
Are biodiesel's environmental benefits being unfairly presented?
by Carl Street
Since the production of biodiesel fuel requires the expenditure of energy some have claimed that the environmental benefits of biodiesel fuel are being unfairly presented. That, in fact, the production and use of biodiesel fuel actually creates more environmental pollution overhead than is commonly acknowledged.
Typically, these allegations focus on one or or more of the following:
Uncounted environmental pollution occurs in the cultivation of the source crops used as the basis for biodiesel fuel including fertilzers, farm equipment operation, electricity, etc.
Uncounted environmental pollution occurs in the conversion of the source crops to biodiesel fuel including harvesting, drying, storage, adjunct chemical additives and their production and the actual conversion process itself.
Uncounted environmental pollution occurs at the electrical generating plants that typically supply the heat energy used in the conversion of source crops to biodiesel fuel.
The short answer to this is that these allegations are fundamentally true and that the environmental pollution overhead is seldom counted when benefits of biodiesel fuel are being touted.
That being said (some would say admitted), this type of allegation which is usually used in some sort of comparative analysis of biodiesel and fossil fuel, is generally a selective context argument that fails to make a true apples-to-apples comparison. For clarification, let's address each of these allegations in turn in a proper context.
The first allegation while true, fails to make a corresponding connection between the environmental overhead cost of crop production and the environmental overhead cost of fossil fuel location and extraction. Ask yourself, when is the last time you saw the environmental overhead cost of fossil fuel gasoline or diesel location and extraction included in their pollution figures. And, this question generously ignores the mega-environmental overhead costs of oil spills, habitat and wild-life destruction, etc.
The second allegation is also true but likewise also fails to make a corresponding connection between the environmental overhead cost of crop conversion and the environmental overhead cost of operating fossil fuel cracking and refining plants as well as storage. For a valid comparison, the environmental overhead cost of operating these plants and the energy they consume should have to be included. Again, even this comparison generously ignores the mega-environmental cost of having a hazardous chemical and pollution generating plant. Any resident who lives near such a plant can tell you stories of repeated hazardous waste alerts both in the air and ground water; fires, etc.
The third allegation is true; but in this case there are two context offsets to be considered:
Biodiesel fuel production is not alone in its consumption of electrical power. Certainly, fossil fuel cracking and refining plants use megawatts of electrical power and I have yet to see this source of environmental pollution overhead included in any fossil fuel pollution calculations.
Electricity generating plants typically have carefully controlled environments with high efficiency fuel consumption; smoke scrubbers, etc. so pollution created by electrical generating plants is almost certainly far less per watt of power than pollution generated by on-site or rolling-stock engines. And this latter point generously ignores the fact that large amounts of electrical energy comes from hydro-electric plants with near zero pollution production.
So the next time you hear these allegations regarding biodiesel; be sure to point out the selective "factual" source of these allegations and hold any such alleger to a proper presentation of all evidence in full and complete context.
Want to learn more about the practicalities of biodiesel production and use? --
Click here to get a free report or visit my blog at http://bio--diesel.blogspot.com/.
About the Author
I am a San Francisco Bay Area engineer who likes to think outside the box. I believe that there are enough resources for everyone on earth to live comfortably if we only are intelligent enough to use them correctly.
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Ethanol Buzz
Grassley and Ethanol
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
Iowa, June 14, 2006 - In the past week the decision on which gas to choose has become a little easier with the price of ethanol getting closer to super unleaded ...
Firm pushing for ethanol plant
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Santa Barbara County planners are reviewing a proposal for a 200-thousand-square-foot ethanol plant west of Santa Maria. ...
Lawmakers on track to tweak Louisiana's new ethanol law
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
Governor Kathleen Blanco earlier this week signed the bill requiring that ethanol-blended gasoline and other alternative fuels be sold in Louisiana once ...
Pacific Ethanol, VeraSun Expansions May Cause Glut, Hurt Profit
Bloomberg - USA
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Oberle, chief financial officer of ethanol maker Corn Plus LLP, is sitting out his industry's biggest building boom in a quarter ...
Lawmakers on track to tweak Louisiana's new ethanol law
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Kathleen Blanco earlier this week signed the bill requiring that ethanol-blended gasoline and other alternative fuels be sold in Louisiana once production of ...
ALP figures back compulsory ethanol levels in fuel
ABC Online - AustraliaThe push to mandate ethanol levels in petrol has a new ally - the ALP, with key Labor figures in New South Wales and Queensland said to be pushing for a 10 per ...
What is fuel ethanol?
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,JamaicaEthanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol ...
PSU students learn about ethanol-fueled vehicles
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg,KS,USA
Sue Schulte's teenage daughter may not like riding in it, but Schulte said the E-85 car, which runs off a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent ...
Ethanol's winning formula: Subsidies + guaranteed markets
Globe and Mail - Canada
You, dear taxpayer, have created the perfect market for the initial public offering of Commercial Alcohols, Canada's biggest maker of ethanol, a form of ...
IPOs crop up on interest in ethanol
USA Today - USA
... Red-hot interest in ethanol as an energy source has turned Middle America into a breeding ground for some of the most-anticipated IPOs in months. ...
Lawmakers hold Odom to pledge on ethanol
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- State lawmakers voted Wednesday to hold Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom to his word that he would not push ethanol on Louisiana drivers if it ...
US investment strategists wary of ethanol buzz
Reuters - USABy Ellis Mnyandu.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The alternative energy buzz drove ethanol maker VeraSun Energy Corp. (VSE.N: Quote, Profile ...
Oil firms to supply ethanol-blended petrol
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Chennai, June 15: Oil companies would soon start supplying ethanol-blended petrol all over the country, barring the north-eastern states, as the Centre .
Wary of ethanol buzz
ZDNet - USA
Alternative-energy buzz drove ethanol maker VeraSun Energy to a dazzling market debut on Wednesday, but investment strategists are skeptical about the chances ...
WHO-TV - Des Moines,IA,USA
Iowa, June 14, 2006 - In the past week the decision on which gas to choose has become a little easier with the price of ethanol getting closer to super unleaded ...
Firm pushing for ethanol plant
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
SANTA MARIA, Calif. Santa Barbara County planners are reviewing a proposal for a 200-thousand-square-foot ethanol plant west of Santa Maria. ...
Lawmakers on track to tweak Louisiana's new ethanol law
KATC - Lafayette,LA,USA
Governor Kathleen Blanco earlier this week signed the bill requiring that ethanol-blended gasoline and other alternative fuels be sold in Louisiana once ...
Pacific Ethanol, VeraSun Expansions May Cause Glut, Hurt Profit
Bloomberg - USA
June 15 (Bloomberg) -- Mark Oberle, chief financial officer of ethanol maker Corn Plus LLP, is sitting out his industry's biggest building boom in a quarter ...
Lawmakers on track to tweak Louisiana's new ethanol law
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... Kathleen Blanco earlier this week signed the bill requiring that ethanol-blended gasoline and other alternative fuels be sold in Louisiana once production of ...
ALP figures back compulsory ethanol levels in fuel
ABC Online - AustraliaThe push to mandate ethanol levels in petrol has a new ally - the ALP, with key Labor figures in New South Wales and Queensland said to be pushing for a 10 per ...
What is fuel ethanol?
Jamaica Gleaner - Kingston,JamaicaEthanol is a clean-burning, high-octane fuel that is produced from renewable sources. At its most basic, ethanol is grain alcohol ...
PSU students learn about ethanol-fueled vehicles
Pittsburg Morning Sun - Pittsburg,KS,USA
Sue Schulte's teenage daughter may not like riding in it, but Schulte said the E-85 car, which runs off a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent ...
Ethanol's winning formula: Subsidies + guaranteed markets
Globe and Mail - Canada
You, dear taxpayer, have created the perfect market for the initial public offering of Commercial Alcohols, Canada's biggest maker of ethanol, a form of ...
IPOs crop up on interest in ethanol
USA Today - USA
... Red-hot interest in ethanol as an energy source has turned Middle America into a breeding ground for some of the most-anticipated IPOs in months. ...
Lawmakers hold Odom to pledge on ethanol
Shreveport Times - Shreveport,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- State lawmakers voted Wednesday to hold Agriculture Commissioner Bob Odom to his word that he would not push ethanol on Louisiana drivers if it ...
US investment strategists wary of ethanol buzz
Reuters - USABy Ellis Mnyandu.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The alternative energy buzz drove ethanol maker VeraSun Energy Corp. (VSE.N: Quote, Profile ...
Oil firms to supply ethanol-blended petrol
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Chennai, June 15: Oil companies would soon start supplying ethanol-blended petrol all over the country, barring the north-eastern states, as the Centre .
Wary of ethanol buzz
ZDNet - USA
Alternative-energy buzz drove ethanol maker VeraSun Energy to a dazzling market debut on Wednesday, but investment strategists are skeptical about the chances ...
Biodiesel Economics
Name dropper
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
... The United States Postal Service was honored Monday with a 2006 Closing the Circle Award for its use of biodiesel fuel to reduce consumption of petroleum. ...
Construction starts on Washington, Iowa biodiesel plant
Brownfield - Jefferson City,MO,USA
by John Perkins.
Ground has been broken on a 30 million gallon biodiesel refinery in Washington, Iowa. The plant, mainly owned by ...
Biodiesel fuel plant is job boost for Bangor
Detroit Free Press - United States
Foreman Jake Smit of Lowell, working for Kent Cos. of Grand Rapids, works on a door at the 12-acre Michigan Biodiesel plant in Bangor. ...
Environment, Gas Prices Got You Down? You Have Options On The Road
MTV.com - USA
... dependence on foreign oil. Like ethanol, biodiesel uses a percentage of renewable resources to form a clean-burning fuel. The fuel is ...
New Biodiesel Mixture: Fuel of the Future
NBC 25 - Hagerstown,MD,USA
It's a biodiesel mixture and to make it you need soybeans. ... Agriculture officials also want to warn you about making your own version of this biodiesel mixture. ...
DJ USDA Attache: Biodiesel Impacts EU Oilseed Mkts
TMCnet - USA
Jun 14, 2006 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) --The European Union oilseed situation is largely influenced by the demand for biodiesel. ...
D1 bounces on India/Zambia deals
ShareCast - London,UKLONDON (SHARECAST) - Biodiesel producer D1 Oils journeyed higher Wednesday as the group signed an oil supply agreement covering 14,000 hectares of Jatropha ...
Funding stalling biodiesel plant plan
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... Financial delays have reset the calendar for the North Carolina Grain Growers Cooperative in developing Atlantic Bio-Energy, the biodiesel plant planned for ...
Tuba-tuba eyed as new source of oil
Sun.Star - Philippines
... The D1 Oils Plc., a United Kingdom-based company, has been producing biodiesel from Jatropha oils to meet the demand of the European community for biodiesel. ...
Biodiesel experiment has class gassed up
Central Kitsap Reporter - Kitsap,WA,USA
... After the first few samples of biodiesel created in the Advanced Placement chemistry lab were poured in, students piled around the exhaust pipe to take in the ...
Construction begins on biodiesel plant in Washington
WOI - West Des Moines,IA,USA
WASHINGTON, Iowa Construction began today (Tuesday) on a biodiesel plant in Washington that's expected to produce 30 (m) million gallons of biodiesel a year ...
Ford's Everest, Ranger can run on B5 biodiesel blend
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... FMI) announced last week that its diesel-powered models -- the Everest sports utility vehicle (SUV) and Ranger pickup -- could run on biodiesel fuel sold by ..
Coco-biodiesel use among LGUs snowballing – Reyes
Tempo - Manila,Philippines
... of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary T. Angelo Reyes announced yesterday the snowballing of support for the use of coco-biodiesel among local ...
D1 lands deal to secure more crop
The Northern Echo - Darlington,UK
... working relationships that can be expanded to cover seed crushing, the production of crude jatropha oil and byproducts and ultimately refining of biodiesel.". ...
Santa Barbara city fleet goes biodiesel
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
The so-called "B-20" biodiesel will consist of 80 percent diesel and 20 percent soybean oil. Santa Barbara will become the first ...
See all stories on this topic
Biodiesel looks for a place in Canada By Lyndsey Smith
Canada Agriculture Online - Canada
Both ethanol and biodiesel are touted as the solution to everything from agriculture’s cash crisis to smog. For oil-import-dependent ...
Biodiesel plant seems to be on fast track
Grays Harbor Daily World - Grays Harbor and Northern Pacific Counties,WA,USA
It’s been only 33 days since Imperium Renewables/Seattle Biodiesel signed a lease to build a $40 million biodiesel facility at the Port of Grays Harbor, but ...
Researchers working on alternative jet fuel
MSNBC - USA
SEATTLE - The spike in oil prices has prompted plenty of drivers to consider biodiesel-powered or hybrid cars for their daily commute, but what about that gas ...
Biodiesel flowing at San Mateo County co-ops
Oakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA
HALF MOON BAY — When Anne Ryckebusch needs to add biodiesel to her Volkswagen Golf, all she has to do is back it into her driveway. ...
Nova Energy Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
MSN Money - USA
(OTC: NVAO) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended April 30, 2006, its first as a biodiesel energy company since it ceased being a "shell ...
Biodiesel fans eye former Linnton mill
Portland Tribune - Portland,OR,USA
A Portland developer and a Tualatin businessman want to build a biodiesel production plant along the Willamette River in Linnton where many local residents ...
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
... The United States Postal Service was honored Monday with a 2006 Closing the Circle Award for its use of biodiesel fuel to reduce consumption of petroleum. ...
Construction starts on Washington, Iowa biodiesel plant
Brownfield - Jefferson City,MO,USA
by John Perkins.
Ground has been broken on a 30 million gallon biodiesel refinery in Washington, Iowa. The plant, mainly owned by ...
Biodiesel fuel plant is job boost for Bangor
Detroit Free Press - United States
Foreman Jake Smit of Lowell, working for Kent Cos. of Grand Rapids, works on a door at the 12-acre Michigan Biodiesel plant in Bangor. ...
Environment, Gas Prices Got You Down? You Have Options On The Road
MTV.com - USA
... dependence on foreign oil. Like ethanol, biodiesel uses a percentage of renewable resources to form a clean-burning fuel. The fuel is ...
New Biodiesel Mixture: Fuel of the Future
NBC 25 - Hagerstown,MD,USA
It's a biodiesel mixture and to make it you need soybeans. ... Agriculture officials also want to warn you about making your own version of this biodiesel mixture. ...
DJ USDA Attache: Biodiesel Impacts EU Oilseed Mkts
TMCnet - USA
Jun 14, 2006 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) --The European Union oilseed situation is largely influenced by the demand for biodiesel. ...
D1 bounces on India/Zambia deals
ShareCast - London,UKLONDON (SHARECAST) - Biodiesel producer D1 Oils journeyed higher Wednesday as the group signed an oil supply agreement covering 14,000 hectares of Jatropha ...
Funding stalling biodiesel plant plan
Goldsboro News Argus - Goldsboro,NC,USA
... Financial delays have reset the calendar for the North Carolina Grain Growers Cooperative in developing Atlantic Bio-Energy, the biodiesel plant planned for ...
Tuba-tuba eyed as new source of oil
Sun.Star - Philippines
... The D1 Oils Plc., a United Kingdom-based company, has been producing biodiesel from Jatropha oils to meet the demand of the European community for biodiesel. ...
Biodiesel experiment has class gassed up
Central Kitsap Reporter - Kitsap,WA,USA
... After the first few samples of biodiesel created in the Advanced Placement chemistry lab were poured in, students piled around the exhaust pipe to take in the ...
Construction begins on biodiesel plant in Washington
WOI - West Des Moines,IA,USA
WASHINGTON, Iowa Construction began today (Tuesday) on a biodiesel plant in Washington that's expected to produce 30 (m) million gallons of biodiesel a year ...
Ford's Everest, Ranger can run on B5 biodiesel blend
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... FMI) announced last week that its diesel-powered models -- the Everest sports utility vehicle (SUV) and Ranger pickup -- could run on biodiesel fuel sold by ..
Coco-biodiesel use among LGUs snowballing – Reyes
Tempo - Manila,Philippines
... of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary T. Angelo Reyes announced yesterday the snowballing of support for the use of coco-biodiesel among local ...
D1 lands deal to secure more crop
The Northern Echo - Darlington,UK
... working relationships that can be expanded to cover seed crushing, the production of crude jatropha oil and byproducts and ultimately refining of biodiesel.". ...
Santa Barbara city fleet goes biodiesel
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
The so-called "B-20" biodiesel will consist of 80 percent diesel and 20 percent soybean oil. Santa Barbara will become the first ...
See all stories on this topic
Biodiesel looks for a place in Canada By Lyndsey Smith
Canada Agriculture Online - Canada
Both ethanol and biodiesel are touted as the solution to everything from agriculture’s cash crisis to smog. For oil-import-dependent ...
Biodiesel plant seems to be on fast track
Grays Harbor Daily World - Grays Harbor and Northern Pacific Counties,WA,USA
It’s been only 33 days since Imperium Renewables/Seattle Biodiesel signed a lease to build a $40 million biodiesel facility at the Port of Grays Harbor, but ...
Researchers working on alternative jet fuel
MSNBC - USA
SEATTLE - The spike in oil prices has prompted plenty of drivers to consider biodiesel-powered or hybrid cars for their daily commute, but what about that gas ...
Biodiesel flowing at San Mateo County co-ops
Oakland Tribune - Oakland,CA,USA
HALF MOON BAY — When Anne Ryckebusch needs to add biodiesel to her Volkswagen Golf, all she has to do is back it into her driveway. ...
Nova Energy Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results
MSN Money - USA
(OTC: NVAO) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended April 30, 2006, its first as a biodiesel energy company since it ceased being a "shell ...
Biodiesel fans eye former Linnton mill
Portland Tribune - Portland,OR,USA
A Portland developer and a Tualatin businessman want to build a biodiesel production plant along the Willamette River in Linnton where many local residents ...
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Alcoholism
GM R&D chief sees fuel cell boost from ethanol push
Reuters - USA
MUNICH, June 7 (Reuters) - The United States' sudden love affair with ethanol fuel will boost prospects for embracing hydrogen-powered fuel cells later ...
See all stories on this topic
Ethanol is a cheaper, American-made alternative to gasoline
The People's Defender - West Union,OH,USA
... the production lines in Detroit. The first American mass-produced vehicle was designed to run on ethanol. Ford's vision was to build ...
See all stories on this topic
Pacific Ethanol Surges on Bullish Note
MSN Money - USANEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. ... "Pacific Ethanol's recent financing has definitely put it on sound footing for achieving their growth plans. ...
GM R&D chief sees fuel cell boost from ethanol push
Fuel Cell Works - USA
MUNICH--The United States' sudden love affair with ethanol fuel will boost prospects for embracing hydrogen-powered fuel cells later, General Motors' (GM.N ...
Poised for an ethanol boom
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
Despite a recent setback in the state Legislature, Wisconsin's ethanol production continues to increase as local investors and farmers attempt to get in on a ...
See all stories on this topic
Ethanol industry faces axe: warning
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
The Federal Government is about to kill off the fledging ethanol industry as it embarks on a review of nuclear energy, according to industry and interest groups ...
IS ETHANOL THAT EFFICIENT TO MAKE?
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
... Take ethanol: According to UC Berkeley geoengineering professor Tad Patzek, six times more energy is used to make ethanol from corn than the finished fuel ...
Grain producer to build ethanol plant outside of Springfield
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USAWAVERLY, Ill. - A grain producer has announced plans to build a 200-million-gallon ethanol plant outside of Springfield. Johnson ...
Loophole fuels Detroit's ethanol fixation
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
A gallon of corn-based E85 ethanol fuel goes only three-quarters as far as gasoline, costs more at the pump and provides negligible environmental benefits. ...
Greenspan backs ethanol made from biomass
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Washington, DC — Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan endorsed a form of ethanol as an alternative that may reduce the nation's dependence on ...
Ethanol Impact
WXOW - La Crosse,WI,USA
Almost 140-million bushels... Now ends up as ethanol fuel. And 20-percent of Wisconsin's corn... Is ethanol-bound as well... ...
Blaine: Give tax cuts for jobs, ethanol
The Saginaw News - Saginaw,MI,USA
State lawmakers should grant manufacturers and corn growers significant tax cuts to create jobs and promote ethanol, a state House candidate says. ...
Shell Brazil To Export 150M Ltrs Of Ethanol To US In '06
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--The Brazilian unit of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB.LN) in early June started to export ethanol from Brazil to the United States , a ...
Reuters - USA
MUNICH, June 7 (Reuters) - The United States' sudden love affair with ethanol fuel will boost prospects for embracing hydrogen-powered fuel cells later ...
See all stories on this topic
Ethanol is a cheaper, American-made alternative to gasoline
The People's Defender - West Union,OH,USA
... the production lines in Detroit. The first American mass-produced vehicle was designed to run on ethanol. Ford's vision was to build ...
See all stories on this topic
Pacific Ethanol Surges on Bullish Note
MSN Money - USANEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. ... "Pacific Ethanol's recent financing has definitely put it on sound footing for achieving their growth plans. ...
GM R&D chief sees fuel cell boost from ethanol push
Fuel Cell Works - USA
MUNICH--The United States' sudden love affair with ethanol fuel will boost prospects for embracing hydrogen-powered fuel cells later, General Motors' (GM.N ...
Poised for an ethanol boom
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
Despite a recent setback in the state Legislature, Wisconsin's ethanol production continues to increase as local investors and farmers attempt to get in on a ...
See all stories on this topic
Ethanol industry faces axe: warning
The Canberra Times - Canberra,Australian Capital Territory,Australia
The Federal Government is about to kill off the fledging ethanol industry as it embarks on a review of nuclear energy, according to industry and interest groups ...
IS ETHANOL THAT EFFICIENT TO MAKE?
Free Market News Network - Pompano Beach,FL,USA
... Take ethanol: According to UC Berkeley geoengineering professor Tad Patzek, six times more energy is used to make ethanol from corn than the finished fuel ...
Grain producer to build ethanol plant outside of Springfield
Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USAWAVERLY, Ill. - A grain producer has announced plans to build a 200-million-gallon ethanol plant outside of Springfield. Johnson ...
Loophole fuels Detroit's ethanol fixation
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
A gallon of corn-based E85 ethanol fuel goes only three-quarters as far as gasoline, costs more at the pump and provides negligible environmental benefits. ...
Greenspan backs ethanol made from biomass
DesMoinesRegister.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
Washington, DC — Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan endorsed a form of ethanol as an alternative that may reduce the nation's dependence on ...
Ethanol Impact
WXOW - La Crosse,WI,USA
Almost 140-million bushels... Now ends up as ethanol fuel. And 20-percent of Wisconsin's corn... Is ethanol-bound as well... ...
Blaine: Give tax cuts for jobs, ethanol
The Saginaw News - Saginaw,MI,USA
State lawmakers should grant manufacturers and corn growers significant tax cuts to create jobs and promote ethanol, a state House candidate says. ...
Shell Brazil To Export 150M Ltrs Of Ethanol To US In '06
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
RIO DE JANEIRO (Dow Jones)--The Brazilian unit of Royal Dutch Shell (RDSB.LN) in early June started to export ethanol from Brazil to the United States , a ...
Biofuel Tech Updates
Area entrepreneurs getting into the biodiesel business
Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin,GA,USA
... Rob del Bueno, a leader in Atlanta’s “underground” biodiesel community the past few years, is launching his first mom-and-pop-style, pay-at-the-pump .
Agriculture commission candidates focus on biofuels
Online Athens (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
Rob Del Bueno with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy talks about the benefits of using biodiesel. The advocacy group is looking ...
Tiny reactor may revolutionize biodiesel production
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
A tiny laboratory chemical reactor as small as a credit card may someday allow farmers to use locally grown crops to produce biodiesel and help reduce the ...
PHS Biodiesel Project readies for MIT presentation
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
... Philomath High School students and recent graduates will head to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week to present their ideas on biodiesel at a ...
Drive Free - Veggie Fuel for your car
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Running vegetable oil is what this engine was designed to do! I run waste vegetable oil (WVO), which is different than biodiesel. ...
Bright future for biofuels, says report
People & the Planet - London,UK
... Biodiesel, produced mainly from rapeseed or sunflower seed, comprises 80 per cent of Europe's total biofuel production. The EU accounted ...
Biodiesel Goes On Sale In Santa Cruz
KSBW Channel.com - Salinas,CA,USA
A USA gas station is the first in the city to offer biodiesel to its customers. The station is selling the fuel for $3.15 a gallon. ...
Case Construction Equipment approves B5 biodiesel in its engines
Waste News - Akron,OH,USA
says it is the first construction equipment manufacturer to approve the use of B5 biodiesel fuel in all of its mechanical engines. ...
Here’s hope for a new energy future
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
... In the company of university students, these emerging scientists will discuss producing biodiesel fuel using an enzyme trapped in gelatinous beads as a ...
Archer Daniels CEO: US Ethanol Demand May Top Mandates
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
(ADM) will double its capital spending to between $3.5 billion and $4 billion over the next few years on investments in new ethanol and biodiesel plants, as ...
TVF&R pilots program to begin shift to biodiesel fuels
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
On Friday, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue kicked off a pilot program to begin the conversion to a biodiesel blend in all vehicles that currently run on pure ...
Biodiesel powers Santa Barbara automobiles
KSBY - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Beginning July 1, all city-owned vehicles with diesel engines will run on biodiesel, a blend of diesel fuel and soybean oil. The ...
Gwinnett Daily Post - Griffin,GA,USA
... Rob del Bueno, a leader in Atlanta’s “underground” biodiesel community the past few years, is launching his first mom-and-pop-style, pay-at-the-pump .
Agriculture commission candidates focus on biofuels
Online Athens (subscription) - Athens,GA,USA
Rob Del Bueno with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy talks about the benefits of using biodiesel. The advocacy group is looking ...
Tiny reactor may revolutionize biodiesel production
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
A tiny laboratory chemical reactor as small as a credit card may someday allow farmers to use locally grown crops to produce biodiesel and help reduce the ...
PHS Biodiesel Project readies for MIT presentation
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
... Philomath High School students and recent graduates will head to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology this week to present their ideas on biodiesel at a ...
Drive Free - Veggie Fuel for your car
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Running vegetable oil is what this engine was designed to do! I run waste vegetable oil (WVO), which is different than biodiesel. ...
Bright future for biofuels, says report
People & the Planet - London,UK
... Biodiesel, produced mainly from rapeseed or sunflower seed, comprises 80 per cent of Europe's total biofuel production. The EU accounted ...
Biodiesel Goes On Sale In Santa Cruz
KSBW Channel.com - Salinas,CA,USA
A USA gas station is the first in the city to offer biodiesel to its customers. The station is selling the fuel for $3.15 a gallon. ...
Case Construction Equipment approves B5 biodiesel in its engines
Waste News - Akron,OH,USA
says it is the first construction equipment manufacturer to approve the use of B5 biodiesel fuel in all of its mechanical engines. ...
Here’s hope for a new energy future
Corvallis Gazette Times - Corvallis,OR,USA
... In the company of university students, these emerging scientists will discuss producing biodiesel fuel using an enzyme trapped in gelatinous beads as a ...
Archer Daniels CEO: US Ethanol Demand May Top Mandates
CattleNetwork.com - Stanley,KS,USA
(ADM) will double its capital spending to between $3.5 billion and $4 billion over the next few years on investments in new ethanol and biodiesel plants, as ...
TVF&R pilots program to begin shift to biodiesel fuels
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
On Friday, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue kicked off a pilot program to begin the conversion to a biodiesel blend in all vehicles that currently run on pure ...
Biodiesel powers Santa Barbara automobiles
KSBY - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Beginning July 1, all city-owned vehicles with diesel engines will run on biodiesel, a blend of diesel fuel and soybean oil. The ...
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Cleaner Alternative To Oil
Farmers turn to alternative fuel
ABS CBN News - Philippines.
.. He said that studies have indicated that briquettes are best used as fuel for cooking because it is a good substitute for firewood, kerosene and LPG. ...
Pentagon Plans Major Alternative Fuel BuysMilitary.com -
USAThe Defense Department is asking companies to submit proposals for supplying 200 million gallons of alternative or synthetic fuel in anticipation of major ...
Alternative fuel could lead to safer energy solutions
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... of nuclear power. This included the ability to use spent uranium fuel rods from conventional reactors as a fuel source, it said.
Ethanol is in as Alternative Fuel for Ford
Xtvworld (press release) - India
The Ford Motor Company is currently exerting much effort in promoting ethanol as a new source of alternative fuel. They are currently ...
Alternative fuel sources at ECU
ECU The East Carolinian - Greenville,NC,USA
... This summer ECU will begin to use "gasohol" as an alternative fuel source to power some of the vehicles and equipment on campus. ...
John Roughan: Time Is Not On Our Side!Scoop.co.nz
(press release) - New Zealand
... New sources of income--yes, the old stand-bys of copra, cocoa, chilies must offer higher prices but also coconut oil for biodiesel, villagers harvesting their ...
Futures trading in copra will help State farmers
Hindu - Chennai,India
... The FCEI is already engaged in the coconut oil futures trade. ... Even from pre-Independence days, coconut oil was exported from India to various countries. ...
Alternative Fuel Station May Be Future
Washington Post - United States
... to oil, the fuel station of the future might look like Pearson Ford Fuel Depot ... busy Interstate 15 _ offers a full range of clean-burning alternative fuels from ...
ISU Gets $1M For Alternative Fuel Research
KCCI.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
The money was donated from the Iowa Farm Bureau and it will support technologies that convert crops and plant materials into chemicals and fuel. ...
New vision for fueling the nation: Alcohol can be a gas
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... David Blume, an enthusiastic, long-time advocate for using alcohol as an alternative fuel to gasoline recently spoke on just that scenario to the Gold Country ...
ABS CBN News - Philippines.
.. He said that studies have indicated that briquettes are best used as fuel for cooking because it is a good substitute for firewood, kerosene and LPG. ...
Pentagon Plans Major Alternative Fuel BuysMilitary.com -
USAThe Defense Department is asking companies to submit proposals for supplying 200 million gallons of alternative or synthetic fuel in anticipation of major ...
Alternative fuel could lead to safer energy solutions
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... of nuclear power. This included the ability to use spent uranium fuel rods from conventional reactors as a fuel source, it said.
Ethanol is in as Alternative Fuel for Ford
Xtvworld (press release) - India
The Ford Motor Company is currently exerting much effort in promoting ethanol as a new source of alternative fuel. They are currently ...
Alternative fuel sources at ECU
ECU The East Carolinian - Greenville,NC,USA
... This summer ECU will begin to use "gasohol" as an alternative fuel source to power some of the vehicles and equipment on campus. ...
John Roughan: Time Is Not On Our Side!Scoop.co.nz
(press release) - New Zealand
... New sources of income--yes, the old stand-bys of copra, cocoa, chilies must offer higher prices but also coconut oil for biodiesel, villagers harvesting their ...
Futures trading in copra will help State farmers
Hindu - Chennai,India
... The FCEI is already engaged in the coconut oil futures trade. ... Even from pre-Independence days, coconut oil was exported from India to various countries. ...
Alternative Fuel Station May Be Future
Washington Post - United States
... to oil, the fuel station of the future might look like Pearson Ford Fuel Depot ... busy Interstate 15 _ offers a full range of clean-burning alternative fuels from ...
ISU Gets $1M For Alternative Fuel Research
KCCI.com - Des Moines,IA,USA
The money was donated from the Iowa Farm Bureau and it will support technologies that convert crops and plant materials into chemicals and fuel. ...
New vision for fueling the nation: Alcohol can be a gas
Enterprise-Record - Chico,CA,USA
... David Blume, an enthusiastic, long-time advocate for using alcohol as an alternative fuel to gasoline recently spoke on just that scenario to the Gold Country ...
Monday, June 05, 2006
Biodiesel
Local biodiesel producer promotes use of fuel in government ...
MSNBC - USA
... Biodiesel, an alternative fuel made of vegetable oil and animal fats, can be mixed with petroleum diesel to help lower the emissions of diesel trucks, cut down ...
From corn-fed to diesel, an alternative-fuel car guide
USA Today - USADETROIT —
With gasoline prices high, politicians and auto executives are talking up the benefits of alternative-fuel vehicles — from cars that run mostly ..
EQAB: alternative fuel, Melton Hill Lake cleanup
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge,TN,USA
... that city councilman David Mosby wanted the advisory board's help in encouraging the city to switch at least part of its fleet to alternative fuel vehicles. ...
Vilsack signs several bills designed for rural Iowa
Agri News - MN,USA
... includes a 6.5 cents base tax credit directly tied to the retailer's ability to meet the RFS, a 25 cent E-85 tax credit, and a 3 cent tax credit for biodiesel. ...
See all stories on this topic
Australian Biodiesel buys oil seed crushing plantegoli.com.au -
Australia
Australian Biodiesel Group Limited (ABJ) today said it would acquire an oil seed crushing facility in the NSW town of Moree. The ...
Southwest Minnesota news and notes
Agri News - MN,USA
... The Minnesota Biodiesel Council wants consumers to use higher blends of biodiesel to reduce hazardous emissions and improve air quality. ...
Fight over ethanol mandate bill now centers on Blanco
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... She has asked for further details on pricing of ethanol and biodiesel around the country. Under the bill, the sale of the plant-based ...
Troy biodiesel fuel pump station christenedBizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
George Pataki christened a new retail biodiesel fuel pump Monday in Troy, NY, pumping a soybean/diesel fuel blend into a car owned by John Ray & Sons, the .
..See all stories on this topic
Govt looking into diversified energy sourcing amid oil crisis
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... In Germany, for example, biodiesel blends are used to power trains and electricity plants. ... Malaysia has long produced biodiesel from palm oil. ...
Europe urged to boost biodiesel production - 6th June 2006
Platinum today - UK
A major oil supplier has urged Europe to increase its production of biodiesel in order to better cope with higher diesel demand. ...
Bring in bio-fuel, State urged
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
... weekend. The bio fuels include vegetable base oils, coconut oil and ethanol, which can be derived from sugar and cassava. Mr Singh ..
MSNBC - USA
... Biodiesel, an alternative fuel made of vegetable oil and animal fats, can be mixed with petroleum diesel to help lower the emissions of diesel trucks, cut down ...
From corn-fed to diesel, an alternative-fuel car guide
USA Today - USADETROIT —
With gasoline prices high, politicians and auto executives are talking up the benefits of alternative-fuel vehicles — from cars that run mostly ..
EQAB: alternative fuel, Melton Hill Lake cleanup
Oak Ridger - Oak Ridge,TN,USA
... that city councilman David Mosby wanted the advisory board's help in encouraging the city to switch at least part of its fleet to alternative fuel vehicles. ...
Vilsack signs several bills designed for rural Iowa
Agri News - MN,USA
... includes a 6.5 cents base tax credit directly tied to the retailer's ability to meet the RFS, a 25 cent E-85 tax credit, and a 3 cent tax credit for biodiesel. ...
See all stories on this topic
Australian Biodiesel buys oil seed crushing plantegoli.com.au -
Australia
Australian Biodiesel Group Limited (ABJ) today said it would acquire an oil seed crushing facility in the NSW town of Moree. The ...
Southwest Minnesota news and notes
Agri News - MN,USA
... The Minnesota Biodiesel Council wants consumers to use higher blends of biodiesel to reduce hazardous emissions and improve air quality. ...
Fight over ethanol mandate bill now centers on Blanco
Times Picayune - New Orleans,LA,USA
... She has asked for further details on pricing of ethanol and biodiesel around the country. Under the bill, the sale of the plant-based ...
Troy biodiesel fuel pump station christenedBizjournals.com -
Charlotte,NC,USA
George Pataki christened a new retail biodiesel fuel pump Monday in Troy, NY, pumping a soybean/diesel fuel blend into a car owned by John Ray & Sons, the .
..See all stories on this topic
Govt looking into diversified energy sourcing amid oil crisis
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
... In Germany, for example, biodiesel blends are used to power trains and electricity plants. ... Malaysia has long produced biodiesel from palm oil. ...
Europe urged to boost biodiesel production - 6th June 2006
Platinum today - UK
A major oil supplier has urged Europe to increase its production of biodiesel in order to better cope with higher diesel demand. ...
Bring in bio-fuel, State urged
Fiji Times - Suva,Fiji
... weekend. The bio fuels include vegetable base oils, coconut oil and ethanol, which can be derived from sugar and cassava. Mr Singh ..
Thursday, June 01, 2006
E85
RenewableEnergyStocks.com
InvestorIdeas.com (press release) - Point Roberts,WA,USA
... E85, an alternative fuel consisting of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, has become a key focus in the quest for cleaner domestic sources of fuel and through plans ...
NC gets alternative fuel only station
BusinessWeek - USA
... Some retailers are leery of alternative fuels, particularly ethanol. ... 30 years ago drove up prices, caused problems with cars not built to run on the fuel. ...
Ford Pushing Ethanol as Alternative Fuel
PaddockTalk - USA
... "No other currently available vehicle technology or alternative fuel -- including hybrids and natural gas -- provides those benefits.". ...
Ethanol Fuel Comes to TexasBlogcritics.org
Aurora,OH,USA
... The answer to this is alternative fuels and higher fuel economy vehicles. Hybrid engines ... cost. One alternative fuel option is biodiesel. Any ...
AAM Lists Alt-Fuel Vehicles
Trailer Life Magazine - Ventura,CA,USA
Some 8 million alternative fuel vehicles are in use on US roads today, including approximately 5 million vehicles capable of running on E85 -- a fuel made of ...
Ethanol is a start, not the solution
ECU The East Carolinian - Greenville,NC,USA
There has been a lot of talk lately that some of you may have heard about the use of a substance called ethanol to replace gasoline. ...See all stories on this topic
Switch to ethanol blends might be costly at pumpTimes Picayune -
New Orleans,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- If a proposal to require that ethanol-blended gasoline be sold in Louisiana were in effect today, consumers almost certainly would be spending ...
Ethanol fuel coming here
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... plans to bring a fuel known as E85 – a mixture of ethanol and gasoline – to grocery fuel centers in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as well as ...
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It seems that with the current trend in the use of alternative fuels, alcohol has been constantly mentioned and is on its way to the top as an alternative to gasoline.
Although E85 has always been reccomended for gasoline engines to be effecient with little or no engine modification, the future is targeted on using 100% alcohol for gasoline.
InvestorIdeas.com (press release) - Point Roberts,WA,USA
... E85, an alternative fuel consisting of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, has become a key focus in the quest for cleaner domestic sources of fuel and through plans ...
NC gets alternative fuel only station
BusinessWeek - USA
... Some retailers are leery of alternative fuels, particularly ethanol. ... 30 years ago drove up prices, caused problems with cars not built to run on the fuel. ...
Ford Pushing Ethanol as Alternative Fuel
PaddockTalk - USA
... "No other currently available vehicle technology or alternative fuel -- including hybrids and natural gas -- provides those benefits.". ...
Ethanol Fuel Comes to TexasBlogcritics.org
Aurora,OH,USA
... The answer to this is alternative fuels and higher fuel economy vehicles. Hybrid engines ... cost. One alternative fuel option is biodiesel. Any ...
AAM Lists Alt-Fuel Vehicles
Trailer Life Magazine - Ventura,CA,USA
Some 8 million alternative fuel vehicles are in use on US roads today, including approximately 5 million vehicles capable of running on E85 -- a fuel made of ...
Ethanol is a start, not the solution
ECU The East Carolinian - Greenville,NC,USA
There has been a lot of talk lately that some of you may have heard about the use of a substance called ethanol to replace gasoline. ...See all stories on this topic
Switch to ethanol blends might be costly at pumpTimes Picayune -
New Orleans,LA,USA
BATON ROUGE -- If a proposal to require that ethanol-blended gasoline be sold in Louisiana were in effect today, consumers almost certainly would be spending ...
Ethanol fuel coming here
Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati,OH,USA
... plans to bring a fuel known as E85 – a mixture of ethanol and gasoline – to grocery fuel centers in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, as well as ...
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It seems that with the current trend in the use of alternative fuels, alcohol has been constantly mentioned and is on its way to the top as an alternative to gasoline.
Although E85 has always been reccomended for gasoline engines to be effecient with little or no engine modification, the future is targeted on using 100% alcohol for gasoline.
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