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Reining in the Agri-Biz Juggernaut
The Green Economy Post | July 14th 2009 by Tracey de Morsella
This the third article in the series The Two-Headed Dragon ~ Energy/Water/Food Scarcity and Climate Change. Top Ten Policies that Feed it, and Two New Technologies that Could Enable us to Slay It and Save the Planet focuses on the issue of big agribu read more
Ethanol Industry Gets (Temporary) Reprieve from EPA
ecopolitology | July 13th 2009 by Tim Hurst
Ethanol and biodiesel industry groups reacted quite differently to EPA's decision to extend public comment period on the Renewable Fuel Standard. read more
Bacteria used to create ethanol for biofuels
Dagorret - Personal Blog | July 11th 2009 by Carlos Dagorret
US scientists claim to have successfully used bacteria to create cheap, environmentally-friendly biofuels. According to research presented at the annual general meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, these microscopic organisms are “ read more
Greenlings: Does the government know if ethanol cars qualify for…
blogger tips, wordpress themes, | July 11th 2009 by bendol
AutoblogGreen reader Michael recently sent in a question regarding the about-to-start “Cash for Clunkers” program. Officially know read more
Skeptic Alert
Cellulose Ethanol | July 10th 2009 by NewYorkDude
ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVESUS BioEnergy ethanol plant near Central City, Neb. ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCHIVESFrom this source:Like most alternative fuel sources, the potential contribution of ethanol has been oversold. It has been estimated that converting t read more
Flex Fuel E85 vs Regular Gas
Gas Mileage Ace | June 28th 2009 by Thomas
Flex Fuel is Cheaper but you get bad gas mileage and you cannot go as far on a tank of gas. What’s the deal with Flex Fuel. You see those big suv’s rocking the little badge on the back, but what exactly is “Flex Fuel.” W read more
Reinventing Cellulosic Ethanol Production
Cellulose Ethanol | June 10th 2009 by NewYorkDude
From this source:June 10, 2009 A startup based in Tel Aviv, Israel, called HCL-Cleantech has reinvented a century-old process called the Bergius process as a much cheaper method to produce ethanol from biomass. The process uses concentrated hydrochlo read more
Boosting Cellulosic Biofuels
Cellulose Ethanol | June 10th 2009 by NewYorkDude
Biofuel pact: NREL and Dow Chemical are collaborating on improving thermochemical processes to make ethanol biofuel from cellulosic biomass, such as wood waste. The groups hope to use a Dow catalyst to improve the conversion of syngas into ethanol.Cr read more
My new still
The Techsta Blog | June 7th 2009 by techsta
Distilling ethanol has become a hobby. I must say I have had some great compliments regarding the drinks I have produced. I do have a secret ingrediant and it works. However this still is the key to it all. read more
Investing in renewable energy companies
Montana Money | May 29th 2009 by Thunderhead
Renewable energy, clean energy and alternative energy many times mean the same things, but not always. With the election of President Obama, he seems determined to push green energy and this could be the time to buy stocks in green energy and alterna read more
Do you agree with the new E15 regulations?
Gas prices are out of control, so lets all ACT now! | May 16th 2009 by Todd Whittemore
The answer to all our fuel shortage, gas prices, global warming, excess emmissions standards, the government and EPA, believes to increase the amount ethanol blending in unleaded fuel.Current regulations is at 10% blend of ethanol with the unleaded f read more
The Status of Global Renewables
The Temas Blog | May 16th 2009
The Vienna, Austria-based Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) has just released its latest review of the global state of adoption of renewable energy sources — solar (both photovoltaics and passive systems, such as sola read more
Biofuels (ethanol) is creating a new world wide crisis NOT the ri…
Gas prices are out of control, so lets all ACT now! | April 11th 2009 by Todd Whittemore
Biofuels is causing starvation, deforestation in Brazil, global warming and wrecking havoc on our nation's and the world's economy!This video called "Biofuels - food for thought" sums it up!Stop the myth before it is too late.Write to your congressma read more
ethanol-business.com Is For Sale
Ethanol Business | April 10th 2009 by MrEthanol
If you are interested in buying this blog (or you know someone who might be), you are invited to express your interest by emailing at ethanol[dot]business[at]gmail[dot]com Related posts:US Ethanol Plants For Sale Stock and Land: VeraSun will sell read more
How To Find Ethanol Free Gasoline
Ethanol Business | March 30th 2009 by MrEthanol
Examiner.com: Finding ethanol free gasoline is simple process, but it does take time. Use the following step by step to locate ethanol free gasoline in your area. 1. Look up gas stations in the phone book, or in Google Maps “Local business res read more
Biofuel Guide - Ethanol And Biodiesel As Alternative Energy
Ethanol Business | March 30th 2009 by MrEthanol
PR Urgent: Ethanol, as in beer and wine, is an alcohol modified to utilize it as a fuel and making it undrinkable. Ethanol is produced by fermentation through a method similar to beer brewing of any biomass containing carbohydrates. At the present ti read more
More Corn Ethanol Could Boost Cellulosic Ethanol
Ethanol Business | March 30th 2009 by MrEthanol
Wired News: The ethanol industry is taking a beating from the bad economy, with big producers like VeraSun and Valero shuttering factories and filing for bankruptcy. Those left standing are pleading with the feds to increase the amount of ethanol tha read more
Sugar Succeeds In Powering Supercars
Ethanol Business | March 23rd 2009 by MrEthanol
ABC Online: There have been no complaints from drivers in the V8 supercar series, after the first weekend of using E85 fuel, a blend of ethanol and unleaded petrol. The 2009 V8 Supercar series started with the Adelaide 500. Ian Glasson from CSR Suga read more
Ethanol Blends’ Effects On Cars
Ethanol Business | March 23rd 2009 by MrEthanol
istockAnalyst.com: The fruits, so far, of a $497,000 grant to Minnesota State University to study ethanol: A 20 percent blend appears to be no harder on vehicles than regular gasoline. The study, led by Bruce Jones and Jim Rife in MSU’s automo read more
Brazil Invited To Join OPEC. Brazil Please Beware!
Ethanol Business | March 23rd 2009 by MrEthanol
Huffington Post: How gracious of OPEC to invite Brazil to join its ranks as was reported earlier this month by “Veja”, Brazil’s weekly newsmagazine. A cautionary note. Please Brazil beware! Probably no existing organization casting read more
Ethanol From Forages
Ethanol Business | March 16th 2009 by MrEthanol
Delta Farm Press: Cellulosic ethanol is being hailed as the biofuel that will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90 percent, reduce U.S. dependence of foreign oil and won’t take prime ag land away from food production. Yet the biofuel, made from grass read more
Agriculture Department To Help Suffering Ethanol Suppliers
Ethanol Business | March 16th 2009 by MrEthanol
Purchasing.com: While suppliers in a variety of markets struggle, ethanol producers have perhaps been harder hit than most—hit by volatile corn prices wreaking havoc on balance sheets, hit by declining ethanol and gasoline prices, hit by a massive read more
UOP, Vaperma Offer Ethanol Efficiency Technology
Ethanol Business | March 16th 2009 by MrEthanol
Ethanol Producer Magazine: Illinois-based UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, has formed an agreement with advanced gas separation systems developer Vaperma Inc. to jointly offer energy efficiency and emissions reduction technology for ethanol dehydration. read more
Obama On Ethanol Boost
Ethanol Business | March 15th 2009 by MrEthanol
Quad City Times: President Barack Obama has weighed in on the request to raise the cap on the amount of ethanol that can be blended with gasoline. Ethanol groups have asked that it be raised from 10 percent to 15 percent. Earlier, U.S. Agriculture Se read more
Range Fuels Plans Mass Cellulosic Facility
Ethanol Business | March 5th 2009 by MrEthanol
TheStreet.com: Range Fuels announced a new strategic partnership with Emerson that aims to build America’s first industrial-scale cellulosic biofuels plant. Range will build the facility in Soperton, Ga., by 2010. The plant will ultimately have read more
Most Ethanol To Be Imported Until 2011
Ethanol Business | March 5th 2009 by MrEthanol
Business Mirror: With only less than a fifth of the ethanol requirements to be initially sourced locally, oil companies are allowed to import from foreign suppliers, at least until 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. “As estimated, the count read more
Brazil Petrobras Starts E3 Fuel Production, Sales In Japan
Ethanol Business | March 3rd 2009 by MrEthanol
CNNMoney.com: Brazilian state-run energy giant Petroleo Brasileiro (PBR), or Petrobras, said Tuesday that it has started the production and sale of gasoline blended with ethanol at service stations in Japan. The first delivery of so-called E3 fuel, w read more
2008 Ethanol Production Tops 9 Billion Gallons
Ethanol Business | March 3rd 2009 by MrEthanol
AgWeb: According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), American ethanol facilities produced more than 9.2 billion gallons of ethanol in 2008, up from some 6.5 billion gallons in 2007. On average, the U.S. ethanol industry produced 601,000 b read more
Shredding Corn Silage Could Produce More Ethanol At Less Cost
Ethanol Business | March 3rd 2009 by MrEthanol
Hydrocarbon Online: A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol. By shredding corn stover instead of chopping, as is commonly done, about 40 percent read more
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