Ethanol

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Ethanol: - An alternative automotive fuel derived from grain and corn; usually blended with gasoline to form gasohol.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

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Gulf Ethanol: It Works!  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatchThe prototype unit successfully processed raw feedstocks into an extremely fine powder which will allow cellulosic ethanol producers to improve results

Ethanol industry looking up  -  04 Aug 2008
Chicago Tribune,The industry, which buys corn to make ethanol, has been finding it tough to make even a tiny profit, said ethanol consultant Mark Luitjens of Aberdeen,

Pacific Ethanol's Fifth Ethanol Plant Goes Online in Two Weeks, an ...  -  04 Aug 2008
MarketWatch...(Sacramento, California) is currently going through the commissioning activities and is expected to put its Stockton, California, fuel ethanol plant online

Pacific Ethanol Secures $40 Million Credit Facility With Wachovia  -  04 Aug 2008
CNNMoney.com..."It allows us to weather the storm" of a tough ethanol market. For the new line of credit Pacific Ethanol will pay 2% to 2.5% over the London Interbank

NC ethanol plant scheduled to open in '09  -  04 Aug 2008
WRAL.com,RAEFORD, NC — The owner of an ethanol plant being built in Hoke County says it should open next June as scheduled. The Fayetteville Observer reported Monday

BlueFire Ethanol receives first DOE funding installment  -  04 Aug 2008
Ethanol Producer Magazine,...based cellulosic ethanol company BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. has received its first installment of $40 in funding provided by the US DOE for the development

US sugar trade says ethanol not a savior, Doha unhelpful  -  04 Aug 2008
ReutersBy Rene Pastor KAMUELA, Hawaii (Reuters) - American sugar growers will not be saved by producing the biofuel ethanol and the Doha round of farm trade talks

Aventine posts second quarter losses, record shipments of ethanol  -  04 Aug 2008
Ethanol Producer Magazine,By Bryan Sims Pekin, Ill.-based Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc., a leading producer, marketer and end-to-end provider of ethanol, posted a $1.9

Ethanol plant moving forward  -  04 Aug 2008
FayObserver.com,By Jennifer Calhoun RAEFORD — Hoke County’s ethanol plant is on schedule for a June opening, the plant’s owner said last week .

Pacific Ethanol to Open New Plant This Month  -  04 Aug 2008
Greentech Media,Pacific Ethanol says it will open a 50-million-gallon-per-year plant in Stockton, Calif., this month. After halting construction of an ethanol plant in

Ethanol has taken an undeserved hit in the national blame game  -  04 Aug 2008
Dakota Voice,By Gordon Garnos AT ISSUE: For the past several weeks the national media has had a ball blaming ethanol, which is one of South Dakota's major industries,

Ethanol and government insanity  -  04 Aug 2008
Victorville Daily Press,Mandating ethanol production that would increase the current consumption of 23 percent of America's corn crop to 40 percent by 2022 — while subsidizing

Mechanics criticize ethanol for small engines  -  04 Aug 2008
KETK,By NBC Some mechanics now say ethanol can cause major problems for small engines, like those in lawnmowers and chainsaws. Mechanics say ethanol attracts

Power plant to generate electricity from Ethanol  -  04 Aug 2008
Associated Press of Pakistan,LAHORE, Aug 4 (APP): Coming up with new idea of generating electricity from Ethanol in Pakistan, the Suger Cane Grower’s Association (SCGA) is setting up a

Pacific Ethanol Inc completes revolving credit facility  -  04 Aug 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Aug 04, 2008 (M2 EQUITYBITES via COMTEX) -- PEIX | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Pacific Ethanol Inc (Nasdaq: PEIX), a marketer and producer of

Market Report -- In Play (COMDX)  -  04 Aug 2008
MSN MoneyCBOT Agriculture and Ethanol Closing Prices Sep corn closed lower by 29 1/2 cents to $5.35 1/2 per bushel, Sep soybeans closed lower by 70 cents to $12.85

Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant to Border Landfill  -  04 Aug 2008
EP Magazine,The County of Los Angeles, Department of Regional Planning has granted BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc., of Irvine, Calif., a conditional-use permit for the

Ethanol may be hurting your engines  -  04 Aug 2008
North Florida NewsDaily,Although the Web is teeming with complaints from car owners who say ethanol damaged their engines, ethanol producers and automakers say it’s safe to use in

Retired Lakeland Minister Thinks Grass Can Be Used for Ethanol  -  04 Aug 2008
The Ledger,GIOK SE TJIONG says he grows a type of grass, shown here, that could be used for ethanol production. Giok Se Tjiong says he grows a type of grass that could

REX Completes Repurchase of 500000 Common Shares and Its Board ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Business Wire (press release),REX has interests in four ethanol entities and is a specialty retailer of consumer electronic products and appliances. As of April 30, 2008,

US pumps more money into cellulosic ethanol research  -  04 Aug 2008
Stock and Land,Under a joint Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture program, the US government will grant more than $10 million to 10 universities over the

Biofuels: Strong Potential  -  04 Aug 2008
Latin Business Chronicle,Sugarcane ethanol from Latin America needs to be an integral part of the United States’ energy strategy. BY GEORGE PHILIPPIDIS The new federally-mandated

Business New Haven  -  04 Aug 2008
Connecticut Business News Journal,That compares with $3.50 a gallon for unleaded gasoline under current state contracts, $3.66 a gallon for ethanol-based fuel, $2.96 a gallon for biodiesel

Miscanthus Seen As Superior To Corn For Ethanol  -  04 Aug 2008
Methuselah Foundation,Disclaimer: Posts written for blogs other than the Methuselah Foundation Blog are written by independent authors whose opinions may not be held by the

Ultra-premium vodka uses organic corn  -  04 Aug 2008
Post-Bulletin,It's distilled by Glacial Grains Spirits, part of the 900-member, farmer cooperative that owns the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Company in Benson.

Ethanol-blend petrol proves more popular  -  04 Aug 2008
The Canberra Times,Australian motorists are changing their petrol-buying habits, with cheaper and more environmentally friendly ethanol-blended fuel growing in popularity.

Sugar's Bittersweet Resurgence  -  04 Aug 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Most cars in the United States can run on gasoline with up to 20 percent ethanol content, known as E20. But there is only enough ethanol to satisfy 5

Washington's Greater Fuel Theory, Part II  -  04 Aug 2008
CattleNetwork.com,It's a good bet they weren't ready for "cellulosic ethanol" being mentioned in the speech Jan. 31, 2006, but investors in the biofuel industry certainly

LiquidMaize delays Colorado plant construction  -  04 Aug 2008
Ethanol Producer Magazine,By Suzanne Schmidt Due to recent developments in the ethanol industry, Denver-based LiquidMaize LLC is delaying construction of a proposed 11 MMgy ethanol

Ethanol cooperative plans to unleash power of corncobs  -  Aug 3, 2008
Dallas Morning News,MINNEAPOLIS – This fall, the Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. will go in search of the humble corncob. A $150000 state grant will help the central Minnesota

Shake-Out in Ethanol  -  Aug 2, 2008
RedOrbit,By Nunlist, Tom SOUR MASHED The push for renewable energy sources sparked a surge in the biofuels industry, but a significant number of smaller ethanol

Editorial: EPA should embrace Perry's ethanol request  -  Aug 3, 2008
Dallas Morning News,The Republican wants the federal agency to cut in half the feds' mandate for domestic ethanol use next year. (The 2009 requirement is 11.1 billion gallons

Ethanol-blend conversions on the rise: report  -  Aug 3, 2008
ABC Online,More Australians are switching to ethanol-blended petrol, with the bulk of demand concentrated in Queensland and New South Wales, according to a new report.

General Motors Invests in Alternative Fuel Startup that Makes ...  -  Aug 3, 2008
Natural News.com,...(NaturalNews) General Motors (GM) has invested in a startup company dedicated to the production of ethanol from waste products, chief executive officer

A tall grass produces 2.5 times the ethanol per acre  -  Aug 2, 2008
Dallas Morning News,The US government has a goal of producing enough ethanol to offset one fifth of gasoline use in the country, but by using corn or switchgrass as ethanol

Ethanol group sues North Dakota company, others  -  Aug 1, 2008
Forbes,AP 08.01.08, 4:23 PM ET A group that wants to build an ethanol plant in Minnesota is suing a Fargo, ND, construction company and others.

Is the Ethanol Mandate Likely to be Repealed?  -  Aug 3, 2008
Seeking Alpha,In 2005, Congress approved the Energy Policy Act that mandates the use of ethanol in gasoline. The level was 4.7 billion gallons of ethanol for 2007.

Biofuel demand fuels CSR's move to more ethanol production  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Australian,SUGAR company CSR will devote the production efforts of its Sarina distillery to making fuel-grade ethanol amid burgeoning demand for the biofuel from oil

Brazil is poised to begin WTO protest over ethanol tariffs  -  Jul 30, 2008
International Herald Tribune,AP GENEVA: Brazil is likely to ask the World Trade Organization to open a blockbuster case into US ethanol tariffs, a senior official said Wednesday,

US ethanol distillers profit for third week  -  Aug 1, 2008
Reuters India,NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Average margins for making US ethanol have been narrowly profitable for the third week running, but slipped slightly this week

PEI company with plan for ethanol plant eyes former TrentonWorks ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Canadian Press,TRENTON, NS — A Prince Edward Island company is eyeing the former TrentonWorks facility in Nova Scotia for a possible ethanol plant.

Joshua Morby: Corn used to make both ethanol and food  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Capital Times,Dear Editor: It often has been falsely reported that producing ethanol from corn is a choice between either food or fuel. However, that is not the case.

Pacific Ethanol subsidiary gets $40M credit line  -  Aug 1, 2008
Bizjournals.com,An ethanol-marketing subsidiary of Sacramento-based Pacific Ethanol Inc. has received a $40 million revolving credit line from Wachovia Capital Finance Corp

Ethanol Plant Progress Slow but Steady  -  Aug 3, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,3--James Geist, CEO of Great Western Ethanol, is growing a little impatient. After all, the 224-acre plot of land in Evans still remains in almost the same

Is ethanol demand boosting food prices?  -  Aug 3, 2008
Gazette Online,By E. Michael Myers and George C. Ford WASHINGTON - Soaring worldwide demand for corn — the primary feedstock used to produce ethanol for fuel — is spurring

New Jersey must opt-out of ethanol fuel mixture  -  Aug 3, 2008
Cherry Hill Courier Post,According to the US Department of Agriculture, 25 percent of America's corn crop was diverted to produce ethanol in 2007, and 30 percent to 35 percent of

Missouri committee to study ethanol mandate  -  Jul 29, 2008
The Associated Press...(AP) — Missouri lawmakers face a long summer tackling some of the state's thorniest agriculture issues, a list headlined by ethanol. Just two years ago,

INTERVIEW-Gevo seeks partners to enter Brazil ethanol sector  -  Aug 1, 2008
ReutersWith minor equipment changes, the technology allows ethanol mills to produce isobutanol, a biofuel that has an energy content equivalent to conventional

Mechanics see ethanol damage small engines  -  Aug 1, 2008
MSNBCThe owner had fueled the trimmer with an gasoline-ethanol blend, which is becoming increasingly common thanks to a federal mandate to convert to biofuels.

Ethanol: Cleaner and less per gallon  -  Aug 2, 2008
Aiken Standard (subscription),Made with 85 percent ethanol, (grain alcohol, produced from corn and other crops) and 15 percent gasoline, E85 costs about 18 percent less than unleaded




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