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WSJ: Corn Ethanol Byproduct May Become Food
SugarcaneBlog | November 12th 2009
Today’s Wall Street Journal tells a story that readers of this blog know. Biofuels production often produces other products. In the case of corn ethanol, it’s called distillers grains, or DDG. Word is some of their cookies are pretty tast read more
Fueling the Modern World with… Air?
Life Within Me | November 12th 2009 by Carlos Perez
Of all the wacky things that fuel can be made from nowadays – ranging from dirty diapers to confiscated booze – somehow, this one takes the cake. Soon, we may be able to power our vehicles and heat our homes with nothing but air. A biofuel firm read more
Expert: Critics oversimplify different biofuels
SugarcaneBlog | November 11th 2009
Some feedstocks for renewable fuels and production methods are more environmentally sound than others, so attributing one biofuel’s weakness to another is an “oversimplification,” writes industry executive Richard T. Stuebi in this read more
Wet Ethanol Production Process Yields More Ethanol and More Co-Pr…
The X-Journals | November 10th 2009 by Blake Harris
Using a wet ethanol production method that begins by soaking corn kernels rather than grinding them, results in more gallons of ethanol and more usable co-products, giving ethanol producers a bigger bang for their buck – by about 20 percent. read more
Florida’s Ethanol Hub Project Back to Stage Zero
SugarcaneBlog | November 10th 2009
After months of wrangling over competing bids, Florida’s Broward County decided to restart the process to select an investor to upgraded its idled 960,000-barrel Port Everglades bulk liquid storage facility. Those who invested time and money up read more
EPA wavers on E15 waiver deadline, as ethanol awakens: overcapaci…
BioFuels Digest | November 10th 2009 by Jim Lane
The Long and short of ethanol production: first-gen ethanol may be long again, while cellulsoic ethanol continues to look short on 2010 production targets. According to a report in Reuters, the EPA is reportedly warning that it may not meet an expect read more
EPA may Delay Decision on 15% Ethanol Blends
SugarcaneBlog | November 9th 2009
In an interview with Reuters’ Tom Doggett, the heaf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said that the agency may not meet a December 1 deadline to decide whether to approve an industry request to boost the amount of ethanol that c read more
Biofuel Beatdown
Cleantech Blog | November 9th 2009
by Richard T. StuebiA few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal ran an article entitled "U.S. Biofuel Boom Running on Empty", which presented a blistering across-the-board slam on biofuels. Perhaps more interesting than the WSJ article itself was an ema read more
The Great Corn Con, exposed?
ObscureCraft | November 9th 2009
Back when I used to write about something other than sports, I explored the ethanol scam in a two part piece titled, "The Great Corn Con." A quick recap: ethanol mandates for fuel blending would not help the US towards its goal of energy sustainabili read more
A Strange System: Food: Hard Travelin’ Blues
Science & Soul | November 8th 2009
You walk through the aisles of your local supermarket. Apples in June. Watermelons in February. Oranges in December. Weird star fruit in….well I don’t actually know if star fruit have a picking season. So how do we have these read more
Land Use Patterns in Brazil Changing due to Environmental Laws
SugarcaneBlog | November 6th 2009
Laws designed to limit deforestation in Brazil will increase the need for more intensive farming and ranching to keep up with rising world demand for food, the governor of Brazil’s largest agricultural state told Reuters. “It’s not read more
Providing for your Clients
Midwest Labs Blog | November 6th 2009
John Nese – he is my new hero. This guy gets it. He knows his customers and suppliers. I want to know what our clients want. I know they want fast turnaround time, sampling supplies and friendly service. Our customers have many choices when read more
UNICA says sugarcane ethanol “is a better alternative fuel for…
BioFuels Digest | November 6th 2009 by Jim Lane
In Brazil, the LA Times is reporting on the Brazilian sugar and ethanol’s continuing push to open up US markets for its ethanol. According to the report, the sugar and ethanol trade association UNICA is suggesting that sugarcane ethanol “ read more
BP outlines 3-pronged biofuels strategy, says biobutanol plant wi…
BioFuels Digest | November 6th 2009 by Jim Lane
In the UK, BP outlined a three-pronged strategy for biofuels: “growing a material sugarcane ethanol business in Brazil, building a cellulosic biofuel business in the U.S. and developing advanced molecules like biobutanol,” according to BP spo read more
Al Gore praises “new forms of ethanol” for Climate Mitigation
SugarcaneBlog | November 5th 2009
During an interview on Comedy Central’s Daily Show with Jon Stewart to promote his newly released book Our Choice, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore corrected the host’s comments on how any ethanol was worse for the environment. While the corn e read more
Cane Ethanol “Green Polyethylene” a Hot Selling Item in Brazi…
SugarcaneBlog | November 5th 2009
Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem has negotiated contracts for 60% of its sugarcane ethanol-based polyethylene (PE) production and estimates by year-end it will have 70% negotiated, Braskem CEO Bernardo Gradin told journalists at a press confer read more
Study: Deforestation Emissions Exaggerated
SugarcaneBlog | November 5th 2009
In a potential blow to those who seek to protect forests in less-developed countries, a new study suggests that carbon dioxide emissions caused by tropical forest destruction have been significantly overestimated. Research published in the journal Na read more
Homemade Ethanol (Bioethanol) Distillation
EnergyType | November 5th 2009 by Aleksandar
Anyone can make their own ethanol distillation process at home in their own yard. It is a quite simple process. The process was developed in medieval in order to produce beverages with higher alcohol... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more
Neste Oil and St1 to Collaborate in VTTs TransEco Development Pro…
process feedback infrared | November 4th 2009 by process feedback infrared
Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The project will focus on developing cost-efficient solutions tailored to Finnish con read more
L.A.Times: Brazil Raises Cane over U.S. Ethanol Tariff
SugarcaneBlog | November 4th 2009
Today’s Los Angeles Times take a look at the battle over trade in biofuels. “Brazilian sugarcane producers say sugarcane-based ethanol is more environmentally sound than electricity or corn ethanol as an alternative for powering cars. But read more
Brazil Ethanol Market Tightening
SugarcaneBlog | November 4th 2009
Brazilian ethanol has become less competitive than U.S. ethanol due to its strong currency, adverse sugarcane crop weather and millers’ preference to make sugar, a senior industry consultant told Reuters. Jonathan Kingsman, managing director of read more
Warren Buffett now controls U.S. ethanol tranport with BNSF
SugarcaneBlog | November 3rd 2009
Berkshire Hathaway’s $44 billion deal for U.S. railroad Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BSNF) will give it control of the biggest ethanol transporter in the country. BNSF is the largest rail transporter of ethanol in the U.S., handling 74,000 car read more
After Rainy Harvest, Brazil to leave 50MT of cane in fields
SugarcaneBlog | November 3rd 2009
Heavy and persistent rainfall in Brazil will result in almost 10 percent of the cane crop in the center-south of Brazil remaining in the fields, said Marcos Jank, President of Brazil’s Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA). “If UNICAR read more
BP eyes output of new biofuels next year
SugarcaneBlog | November 3rd 2009
Oil major BP may start commercial production of new types of biofuels from next year, the head of the group’s biofuels division said on Tuesday, Reuters reports. BP could launch commercial production of grass-based ethanol in the United States read more
IEA: Ships, trucks and planes hold future for biofuels
SugarcaneBlog | November 3rd 2009
A bright future for biofuels is seen by the Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) until 2030, with hydrogen and electric vehicles increasingly replacing ethanol-fuelled cars thereafter. After 2030, biofuels will increasingly be used for truck read more
IEA: Ships, trucks and planes hold future for biofuels « The …
Trucks | November 3rd 2009 by Dan Remus
After 2030, biofuels will increasingly be used for trucks , shipping and aircraft, said Lew Fulton, a Senior Transport Energy Specialist at the IEA. IEA’s expert told the F.O. Read the original here: IEA: Ships, trucks and planes hold future f read more
Obama One Year Later — A Legacy of Lies and Broken Promises
openmarket.org | November 3rd 2009 by Khue
It’s been a year since the president was elected, and he’s already piled up an impressive list of lies and broken promises. The broken promises include his pledge to enact a “net spending cut,” his promise not to raise taxes on anyone read more
Utopia 16: Student Driver
Utopia/Dystopia | November 3rd 2009 by TP Alexander
An optimist isn't necessarily a blithe, slightly sappy whistler in the dark of our time. To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty but also o read more
Study: Conversion of Land to Agriculture results in Global Coolin…
SugarcaneBlog | November 2nd 2009
A new study found that almost any change that makes land cover less “green” contributes to warming. A perhaps less intuitive finding is that conversion of any land to agricultural use results in cooling, even land that was previously fore read more
Report: No Hope for Sugar Trade Liberalization in Doha Round
SugarcaneBlog | November 2nd 2009
According to report released today by the International Center for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) completing the Doha round of global trade talks will have a limited impact on global sugar trade, especially because the U.S., European Union read more
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