(Shell/AltFuels) As Shell continues to demonstrate a commitment to the decarbonization of the transport industry, the Shell Starship initiative has
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Back TO HOMERFA to Senate Subcommittee: Ethanol Is a Cleaner Fuel for Cleaner Vehicles
(Renewable Fuels Association) In advance of a Senate subcommittee hearing today on the importance of cleaner vehicles, the Renewable Fuels Association stressed
April 18, 2023 Read Full Article
Ethanol: In Case We've Forgotten Why Ethanol is a Really Good Fuel for Internal Combustion Engines
by Bob Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Advanced Biofuels USA) Formula 1, Indianappolis 500, and International Sports Car Championships use high volume renewable
April 05, 2023 Read Full Article
Cummins Unveils Industry-First Fuel-Agnostic Internal Combustion Powertrain Solutions, Helping Fleets Decarbonize Today With Low-Carbon Fuels
(Cummins/Business Wire) Global power leader Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced today that it is expanding its industry-leading powertrain platforms, leveraging
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Performance: Go Inside a Diesel Engine VIDEO
(Renewable Energy Group) Increased lubricity. Higher Cetane. Fewer diesel particulate filter problems. These are some of the performance advantages biodiesel
February 15, 2022 Read Full Article
Better Fuels & Better Vehicles: The Digest’s 2021 Multi-Slide Guide to Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This just released slide guide looks at the Co-optimization of Fuels & Engines initiative’s accomplishments,
October 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Stena Bulk’s Zero-Emission Vessels on Water by 2035, GoodFuels, Tufton’s 100% Biofuel Voyage and More Maritime Magic
by Helena Tavares Kennedy (Biofuels Digest) From Sweden comes news that one of the world’s leading tanker shipping companies, Stena Bulk,
September 27, 2021 Read Full Article
SoCalGas Transitioning Service Pickup Truck Fleet to RNG
by Matthew Mercure (NGT News) Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), the largest gas distribution utility in the U.S., says it will convert
April 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Rolls-Royce to Test 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Next Generation Engine Demonstrator
(WebWire) Ground tests with 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to demonstrate Rolls-Royce engines can unlock SAF’s potential to reduce emissions
November 13, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Supporters Criticize Zero-Emissions Vehicles Bill
by Ken Anderson (Brownfield Ag News) ... The Zero-Emissions Vehicles Act of 2020 would end sales of new vehicles with internal
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
A Testing Route to Market for Sustainable Aviation Fuels
by Steve Zabarnick (University of Dayton Research Institute) With increasing demand for a greater variety of sustainable alternative aviation fuels, the
October 09, 2020 Read Full Article
ClearFlame Engine Technologies Awarded $1.1 Million Department of Energy Phase II Grant
(ClearFlame) Funding will support R&D for clean engine technology on heavy-duty engines -- ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a start-up company dedicated
August 24, 2020 Read Full Article
Co-Optima’s Big Impacts for Biofuels: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to U.S. Dept. of Energy Co-Optimization of Fuels & Engines
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you haven’t heard of Co-Optima, you should! This U.S. DOE initiative is tackling fuel and
June 18, 2020 Read Full Article
WinGD Advances Clean Fuel Research with Flexible Injector Concept
(WinGD) WinGD (Winterthur Gas & Diesel) has bolstered its investment in fuel research with the development of a flexible injection
January 31, 2020 Read Full Article
Next Generation Biofuels for Sustainable Transportation
(The Engineer/Specialized Imaging) Specialised Imaging reports that the Institute of Heat and Mass Transfer at RWTH Aachen University (Germany) has invested
January 10, 2020 Read Full Article
ClearFlame Engines Has a Clear Goal: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Ethanol for Heavy-Duty Applications
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) It’s Black Friday today but do you remember the black diesel of the old days?
November 29, 2019 Read Full Article
Stop the Anti-Ethanol Ridiculousness--An Open Letter Reply to an Unmistakable Editorial Failure
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) This past Saturday, a media outlet called THE ATLANTIC published an anti-ethanol editorial
November 25, 2019 Read Full Article
IJER Editorial: The Future of the Internal Combustion Engine
by R D Reitz, H Ogawa, R Payri, T Fansler, S Kokjohn, Y Moriyoshi, AK Agarwal, D Arcoumanis, D Assanis,
November 01, 2019 Read Full Article
City Fleets Run on Bio-Based Diesel Fuels, Meeting Sustainability Goals while Delivering Essential Services
(Diesel Technology Forum) Cities gain substantial emissions performance improvements, greenhouse gas reductions and cost savings by using the latest-generation diesel
October 22, 2019 Read Full Article
Global Ethanol Summit Panel Focuses on the Economics of Octane
by Matt Thompson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Day two of the inaugural Global Ethanol Summit began with a discussion about the economic
October 18, 2019 Read Full Article
New Report Boosts Development Options for Most Promising Biofuels
by Lynne Roeder (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) Assessment identifies top ten blendstocks for efficiency in turbo-charged engines -- ... This
October 10, 2019 Read Full Article
Fuel Blending Guide Will Bring Consistency
by Dave VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM/Urban Air Initiative) Emissions testing reforms needed to reduce misinformation about ethanol. -- ... Drivers using E15
August 06, 2019 Read Full Article
SIAM Proposes Enhanced Alternative Fuels for Vehicles in India to Lower Pollution
(PTI/Financial Express) While the electrification of the fleet will be a major help towards providing energy security and improving the environment,
June 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Teresa Kok Announces RM5m for B10 Biodiesel Insurance
by Ida Nadirah Ibrahim (Malay Mail) The federal government has allocated RM5 million insurance for vehicles fuelled with B10 biodiesel, which
April 30, 2019 Read Full Article
New Corolla Made in Brazil Will Be the World's First Flex Hybrid Vehicle
(Toyota (Google Translation)) With this motorization, the New Corolla will be the most efficient ethanol-powered car in the country and
April 18, 2019 Read Full Article
MIT Says We’re Overlooking a Near-Term Solution to Diesel Trucking Emissions
by Megan Guess (ARS Technica) ... Daniel Cohn and Leslie Bromberg, a pair of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
April 12, 2019 Read Full Article
SEAT Unveils Project to Turn Organic Waste into Biofuel for Vehicles
(SEAT/NGV Journal) SEAT launched the Life Methamorphosis initiative, whose aim is to achieve biomethane from organic waste, turning it into renewable
April 09, 2019 Read Full Article
Teachers of the Trade
by Lisa Gibson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) An American Ethanol partnership facilitated an ethanol-focused presentation to future and current mechanics at one
March 27, 2019 Read Full Article
Automotive Industry Prepares Products for B30 Fuel
(Jakarta Post) The automotive industry is trying to adjust their products in line with the government’s policy on the use of
March 26, 2019 Read Full Article
Europe Needn’t Fear E10 Ethanol Blends
by James Cogan (Biofuels Digest) ... The ongoing battle to convince regulators that domestic crop based ethanol is climate friendly and
March 06, 2019 Read Full Article
Biowaste for Power and Fuels — the DOE Steps up in Key R&D Funding Opp
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Today, the US Department of Energy took a bold step forward in wastes to biopower and
March 05, 2019 Read Full Article
Presentation/Webinar Recording Posted: Effects of Ethanol Blends on Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions
by Tammy Klein (Future Fuel Strategies) The presentation and webinar recording from the first 2019 web conference for Future Fuel Outlook members is
February 28, 2019 Read Full Article
Ethanol Facts: Why The Volume Of Misinformation?
(Outdoors First) Despite well documented scientific proof (and plain common sense) ethanol blended fuels sold in gasoline stations for small engine,
February 20, 2019 Read Full Article
Fuel & Engine Co-Optimization: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to NREL
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) is working to address key questions like what fuels engines
February 06, 2019 Read Full Article
A Summary of Federal Programs: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A wide array of federal incentives supports the development and deployment of alternatives to conventional fuels
December 05, 2018 Read Full Article
Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines: Co-Optima Report Focuses on Strengths of Nation’s Energy Resources and Existing Infrastructure
by Mattie Hensley (Sandia National Laboratory) The United States could increase its domestic fuel supplies by 25 billion gallons per year
April 20, 2018 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to the Future of the Internal Combustion Engine
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) When it comes to the future of the combustion engine, what are the future developments from
February 06, 2018 Read Full Article
REINPLUS FIWADO Bunker and GoodFuels Marine Enter into Partnership for Sustainable Inland Shipping
(GoodFuels) Advanced Biofuels more widely available for European inland shipping -- From today, VARO Energy subsidiary REINPLUS FIWADO Bunker and GoodFuels Marine
January 26, 2018 Read Full Article
Are Electrics a Bridging Technology, and Hydrogen Fuel Cells the Future?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Recently, Lexus’ Paul Williamsen told Australia’s CarAdvice team: “Both hybrid and EVs are merely bridging technologies on the
November 04, 2017 Read Full Article
New Fuels, Vehicles, Both, Together: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to the Co-Optima Market Transformation Project
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The US Department of Energy initiated a project to identify and mitigate the challenges of
August 18, 2017 Read Full Article
Research Aims to ‘Co-Optimize’ Biofuels for Future Engines
(Agri-Pulse) Research aimed at finding the right combination of fuels and engine technology that would maximize a car's performance while
August 03, 2017 Read Full Article
What’s In a Number?
by Dave VanderGriend (ICM/Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Plenty of talk circulates around ethanol blends above E10. Clearly, E15 is
July 21, 2017 Read Full Article
DLR and Lufthansa Technik Investigate Biofuels in New Study
(DLR) In a large-scale test, DLR combustion researchers investigated the use of biofuels as well as blends of biofuels and
June 12, 2017 Read Full Article
Aachen Team Develops Framework for Model-Based Formulation of Biofuel Blends with Tailored Properties
(Green Car Congress) A team at RWTH Aachen University has developed a framework for the model-based formulation of biofuel blends
March 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Passing the Test with Flying Colors
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Glacial Lakes challenge in Watertown, SD, demonstrates E30 is a winner. The midlevel ethanol
February 20, 2017 Read Full Article
Automakers Fuel the U.S. Market With More Biodiesel Capable Diesel Vehicle Models
(National Biodiesel Board) U.S. auto manufacturers have introduced a record number of new biodiesel capable diesel vehicle options for consumers
January 17, 2017 Read Full Article
Energy Department Announces Up to $7 Million for the Co-Optimization of Fuels and Engines
(U.S. Department of Energy) Today, the Energy Department (DOE) announced up to $7 million for eight universities to accelerate the introduction
December 29, 2016 Read Full Article
Car Clinic’s Bobby Likis Talks #Ethanol & Mechanics
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) As more and more consumers choose ethanol at the pump, Bobby Likis, host of Bobby Likis
November 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Boater Running High Ethanol Blend Smashes Speed Record
(Growth Energy) Last weekend, competitors from around the country participated in two major powerboat racing competitions, the Lake of the
September 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Governors Tout E30
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Coalition Sees Opportunity in Higher Fuel Economy Standards -- Leaders and founders of the
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Designing Tomorrow’s Fuels for Tomorrow’s Engines: DOE’s Co-Optima
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Between June 6 and 10, the Department of Energy (DOE) held its Annual Merit Review
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Approved E15, Even if Your Manual Disagrees
by Monte Shaw (Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Des Moines Register) Recently, Leonard Poels questioned ASE-certified mechanic Charlie Good’s statement that E15 is approved
June 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Are You Ready for the E30 Challenge?
by Dave VanderGriend (ICM/Urban Air Initiative/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... Watertown is challenging conventional wisdom in order for biofuels like ethanol to finally
March 10, 2016 Read Full Article
E25, E40 for the Masses
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Widely introducing consumers to 'super premium' ethanol blends could offer substantial benefits, but the
February 08, 2016 Read Full Article
India to Allow Ethanol-Only Vehicles; Response to Be Muted
by Mayank Bhardwaj (Reuters) India will soon allow automakers to manufacture vehicles that can run entirely on ethanol, but adoption
December 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Gasoline Aromatics: the New Lead?
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) After scientists found that toxic lead particles in engine exhaust were accumulating in bodies and
September 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Chronicles Launches Blog to Answer Fuel Critics
By Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Auto Channel recently launched the Ethanol Chronicles to aggregate questions and information on ethanol.
July 14, 2015 Read Full Article
University of Rostock Project to Investigate Biodiesel for Stage IV Engines
by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Germany, a project at the University of Rostock is investigating the technical feasibility of
April 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Aviation Biofuel Takes Flight
by Zoe Martin (Iowa Farmer Today)MONTICELLO — After years of research, biofuels in the aviation industry are almost ready for
August 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Auto, Oil Company Coalition Urges EU Advanced Biofuel Roadmap to 2030
(Platts) A report released Tuesday calling for a well defined advanced biofuel policy framework in the EU up to 2030
November 27, 2013 Read Full Article
E85 + Small Displacement Turbocharged Engine = High Efficiency and Mileage: Proof from the Racetrack
[caption id="attachment_34842" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="IndyCar fans watch the action at Turn 1."][/caption] by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) “2 more laps