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Back TO HOMECorn and Fuel Groups Weigh In on Ethanol
(New York Times) letters to editor Re “Sensible Rules for Ethanol” (editorial, Feb. 11): While American corn farmers are pleased the
February 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Is Ethanol from Corn Bad for the Climate? The Obama Administration Says No, California Says Yes. Who Is Right?
by Douglas Fischer (Scientific American) The Obama administration last week gave the green light to corn ethanol as a low-carbon
February 17, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Renewable Fuel Standards Upend Ethanol Tariff Fight
by Brian Baskin (SugarcaneBlog.com, Dow Jones) U.S. ethanol producers are facing their toughest fight yet to keep long-standing trade protections
February 15, 2010 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Industry Looks To Possible Future As Exporter
by Ian Berry (Dow Jones Newswires) ...Brazil, faced with tightening supplies of its sugarcane-based ethanol as growers there find better
February 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Southland Panel Rejects Funds for Ethanol Fueling Stations
by Catherine Saillant (Los Angeles Times) Members of the Southern California Assn. of Governments reject $11 million in federal stimulus
February 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Ethanol Plant Now Producing
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Bionol Clearfield LLC, a 110 MMgy ethanol plant in Clearfield, Pa., is up and
February 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Corn Ethanol is a Homegrown Way to Solve Our Energy Problems
by Katie Zenk (MNDaily.com) letter to the editor Over break, I had the chance to think about the recent Minnesota
February 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Government Paper Waste Fuels Truck in DC
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The Washington Auto Show is in full swing and for the first time ever, a car
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
US Ethanol Imports Could Temper Rising Prices - Analyst - Brazil
by João Carvalho (Business News Americas) Imported corn-based ethanol from the US could help ease ethanol prices in Brazil that have
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Iran and Brazil to Join for Ethanol Production
(BlackSeaGrain) According to the Iranian Fars Newsagency, Mr (Deputy Brazilian Science and Technology Minister Czar) Gadella said that Brazil is
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry to Ask for Iowa Mandate of 10% Blend
(DesMoines Register) The Iowa ethanol industry plans to ask the legislature to pass a bill requiring that all motor gasoline
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
New Brazilian Laboratory Will Develop Research on Ethanol Cycle
The new research center, Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology National Laboratory, in Campinas, São Paulo State represents a strategic move
February 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Keyes Ethanol Plant to Reopen in Spring
by John Holland (Modesto Bee) ...The Keyes plant, the only ethanol operation in Stanislaus County, has dominated the landscape but
January 28, 2010 Read Full Article
"Certification Strategies, Industrial Development and a Global Market for Biofuels"
by Ricardo Hausmann and Rodrigo Wagner (Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs) A disproportionately large amount of
January 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Fuel Ethanol Margins: 2009 Update
(Cattlenetwork.com) The November 26, 2008, edition of This Week In Petroleum looked at profit margins for the dry mill fuel ethanol
January 22, 2010 Read Full Article
DOE Announces $1.6 Million to Expand Ethanol Fueling Infrastructure
(US Department of Energy)Secretary Steven Chu also announced the selection of eight infrastructure projects to receive up to $1.6 million
January 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Missouri Corn Receives Federal Grant To Establish Ethanol Corridors
With the goal of providing drivers with more choices at the pump, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC) has been
January 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $80 Million Investment for Advanced Biofuels Research and Fueling Infrastructure
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the investment of nearly $80 million under the American Recovery and
January 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Groups Want More Tests on Higher-Ethanol U.S. Fuel
by Tom Doggett (Reuters) The agency already said it was waiting until this summer, so it can review test data
January 08, 2010 Read Full Article
China's 1st Non-Grain Ethanol Project Goes into Operation
(China Knowledge) China National Cereals, Oils and Foodstuffs Corp or COFCO Group, China's largest food processing, manufacturer and trader, put
January 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol Subsidies are $82 per Barrel of Replaced Gasoline, Says Incendiary Baker Institute Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Texas, a report from the Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy concluded that
January 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Fundamentals of a Sustainable US Biofuels Policy
Pedro Alvarez, et al. (James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) The United States is investing billions of dollars
January 08, 2010 Read Full Article
The Energetics of Ethanol: An Introduction and Link to Studies
(New Rules Project) Does it take more energy to make ethanol than is contained in ethanol? That question continues to
January 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Biorefinery Demonstration Plant Planned for Upson County, Georgia
Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Thomaston in Upson County will be home to a new biorefinery demonstration plant, the result
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Ethanol Groups Sue California Over Low-Carbon Rule
by Stephen Power (Wall Street Journal) Two groups representing ethanol producers asked a federal court on Thursday to strike down
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Jamaica Seeking to Boost Ethanol Production for Export under CBI
(Caribbean Daily News) The Jamaica government says it will continue to develop the biofuels industry so as to boost exports
December 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Sugar Ethanol in Florida: Economic, Agricultural, and Environmental Aspects
by Joshua F. Berger Ethanol production has been widely perceived as a solution to the global energy crisis, with the added
December 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuels Association Claims Underwriters Laboratories Uses Inappropriate Testing Fuel
From a letter to Underwriters Laboratories from Renewable Fuels Association: I am writing to express the Renewable Fuels Association’s (RFA)
December 16, 2009 Read Full Article
Stanford Researchers: Ethanol Results in Higher Ozone Concentrations than Gasoline
by Louis Bergeron (Stanford University) Ethanol -- often promoted as a clean-burning, renewable fuel that could help wean the nation
December 16, 2009 Read Full Article
Valero Renewables to Purchase Three Ethanol Plants
Valero Renewable Fuels Company, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation , announced today that it has signed
December 16, 2009 Read Full Article
Pawlenty Touts Ethanol on Trade Mission to South America
by Jon Vomhof (Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal) ... “Ethanol, I think, is going to be a global commodity in the
December 11, 2009 Read Full Article
Blender Pump Tax Fix Supported by 152 Groups
Growth Energy’s request to Congressional tax writers to fix a program intended to promote the installation of fuel pumps that
December 10, 2009 Read Full Article
US GAO Asked to Study Impact of Higher Ethanol Blend
by Tom Doggett (Reuters) Two key Republican lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday to study the impact of
December 10, 2009 Read Full Article
Small-Engine Makers Voice Worry As EPA Weighs New Ethanol Rule
by Mark Long (Wall Street Journal) Boaters and small-engine-industry groups are worried their concerns about engine damage will be overlooked
December 08, 2009 Read Full Article
EPA Indicates E15 Blending OK is Likely, But Delays Ruling to Mid-2010
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the EPA announced that it will delay its determination on E15 ethanol blending
December 04, 2009 Read Full Article
The US Biofuels Industry Must Address Midstream Ethanol Distribution Bottlenecks If It Hopes to Deliver Next-Generation Ethanol in a Cost-Effective Manner.
by Bill Caesar and Thomas Vanhoutte (McKinsey Quarterly) ... But in the United States, next-generation ethanol likely won’t get from the
November 22, 2009 Read Full Article
Why Sustainability Standards for Biofuel Production Make Little Economic Sense
by Harry deGorter and David R. Just (Policy Analysis, Cato Institute) The federal “sustainability standard” requires ethanol to emit at least
October 25, 2009 Read Full Article
Rethinking the Value of Corn Ethanol Co-Products in Lifecycle Assessments
by Dave Vander Griend (Ethanol Across America) ...As commodity prices have returned closer to norms prior to the dramatic speculation-driven
August 29, 2009 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Can Stop Using Unnecessary Antibiotics,
The ethanol industry should voluntarily stop the unnecessary use of antibiotics in the production process, particularly because viable alternatives are
July 28, 2009 Read Full Article
Antibiotics in Ethanol Production By-Product Raising Concerns
by Jim Langcuster (Auburn University, Southeast Farm Press) ... The distillation process requires a combination of enzymes and yeast to convert
July 17, 2009 Read Full Article
Industrial Biotechnology in China Amidst Changing Market Conditions
by Elizabeth Nesbitt (Journal of International Commerce and Economics) The increasing use of industrial biotechnology by the Chinese liquid biofuels and
February 27, 2009 Read Full Article
International GeneSyst Converts Municipal Waste to Ethanol
GeneSyst upgraded the weak acid hydrolysis process to convert biomass from municipal waste to fuel ethanol by making it a
March 30, 2008 Read Full Article
Using Plants to Turn Solar Energy Into Useful Products: Framing the Biofuels Debate at the Proper Point on the Technology Curve
…It is difficult to argue with scientific measurements and peer review when they are discussing the first generation technologies, with
February 14, 2008 Read Full Article
George Washington Carver and Henry Ford Shared a Bio-fuel (Ethanol) Vision
(The Auto Channel) Though worlds apart, George Washington Carver and Henry Ford shared a vision of a future in which
December 30, 2007 Read Full Article
'Sweet' Biofuels Research Goes Down On The Farm
(Science Daily) Oklahoma State University’s sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the
September 30, 2007 Read Full Article
Syngenta Introduces Tropical Sugar Beet for Food and Biofuels
Syngenta has introduced sugar beet in India for cultivation in tropical climatic conditions. Tropical sugar beet brings significant agronomic, environmental
August 28, 2007 Read Full Article
An Apple a Day Keeps the Gas Pump Away
by Jeremy Elton (Treehugger) A team of scientists led by James Dumesic at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has discovered a
June 30, 2007 Read Full Article
A Research Roadmap for Making Lignocellulosic Biofuels A Practical Reality: Breaking the Chemical and Engineering Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Next Generation Hydrocarbon Biorefineries
Based on the June 25-26, 2007 Workshop in Washington, DC, with Dr. George Hubner, University of Massachusetts--Amherst, Workshop Chair View the
June 26, 2007 Read Full Article
Mediterranean Energy and Ecology Center Announces New Biomass Hydrolysis Process Test Results
BIOPOLYGEN Group of the MEEC, Israel, reports a successful completion of the first phase of its new biomass hydrolysis process
June 15, 2007 Read Full Article
Citrus Peel Waste a Potential Source of Ethanol
Thanks to recent hikes in gasoline prices, there is a renewed interest in finding a cheaper way to fill up
April 30, 2006 Read Full Article
How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. Forever!
by Adam Lashinsky and Nelson D. Schwartz (CNN Money/Fortune Magazine) You probably don't know it, but the answer to America's gasoline