Garbage-to-ethanol plan advances
The Town Council took another step Thursday toward locating a $250 million garbage-to-ethanol plant in this tiny town's borders. … Read More.
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Durand High School team wins gas mileage competition
Fuel economy is the driving force behind an award won by area high school students. For the past few years, Durand High School has been competing in high mileage competitions across the state. The goal of those competitions is to build the car that gets the best gas mileage. … Read More.
SD advocate: Use ethanol to save your kids’ lives
For Orrie Swayze, all roads eventually lead to ethanol. They have for a long time. As the still-young ethanol fuel industry returns to profitability in the wake of the financial crisis in the industry two years ago, this pioneer of promotion is shifting his focus toward international research that he says shows gasoline produces pollutants that can cause birth defects. … Read More.
Council hopes to nail down deal for city trash facility
Hoping to close in on a long-term solution to its meet Taunton’s trash disposal needs, the City Council is set to meet Tuesday with a potential partner in its plan to build a $600 million facility to create ethanol from trash. … Read More.
TDOT switches more than 200 East Tennessee vehicles to E85 fuel
More than 200 state Department of Transportation (TDOT) vehicles in East Tennessee can now fill up with cleaner burning E85 fuel. … Read More.
Construction set to resume at Mount Vernon ethanol plant
Now that its parent company has emerged from bankruptcy, construction is set to resume at a nearly-completed Posey County ethanol plant. In late 2007, Pekin, Ill.-based Aventine Renewable Energy began construction of an ethanol biorefinery in Mount Vernon. Work at the site came to a halt in late 2008, and Aventine filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2009. … Read More.
Iowa senator announces U.S funding for biofuels
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $1.6 million to the state to help development of biofuels as an energy alternative. … Read More.
“Baby Girl” Wins Cutest Kid Photo Contest
Latisha Martinex of Virginia Beach, Virginia is the Grand Prize winner of the Renewable Fuels Association’s (RFA) E85 Flex-Fuel Challenge Cutest Kid Photo Contest for the loveable photo, “Baby Girl”. Ms. Martinex will receive free ethanol fuel for one year. … Read More.
Use of Higher Ethanol Blends Gets Boost
The ethanol industry’s push to expand the use of ethanol through blender pump technology got a boost today. According to a Dresser Wayne press release, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) has approved the use of the company’s Ovation Eco Fuel dispenser for use with up to 25 percent ethanol blends (e25). … Read More.
Ethanol provides many benefits that regular gasoline doesn’t
Drivers, boat owners and even home owners with lawn mowers are lining up to buy "100 percent gasoline, no ethanol" at several service stations ("Mechanics, drivers say pure gas beats blended fuels on performance, wear," Feb. 12). Or so we're told. … Read More.
Moving Iowa Forward: Siouxland Job Creation
The state's top office talks job creation in Siouxland as part of the Moving Iowa Forward tour. Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge stopped in Merrill to tout Plymouth Energy's economic impact. The company is leading the effort to both feed and fuel America. … Read More.
Pilot Celebrates New Ethanol Purchase Locations With Discounts
On Friday, four Tennessee Pilot locations offered special pricing on Ethanol 85 as part of its introduction of two new east Tennessee purchase locations for the alternative fuel.… Read More.
State needs more E85 fuel pumps
For ethanol to become the fuel of the future, it has to start at the pump. General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said more ethanol gas pumps are needed to keep supplying flexible fuel vehicles for drivers. … Read More.
Pocket Guide to Ethanol
Looking for quick and easy answers about ethanol? Here is the perfect answer for you. Click here to get the "Pocket Guide to Ethanol." … Read More.
Protec expands E85 in southern states
The funding for E85 infrastructure is reaching further south, this time creating 30 new fueling stations spread out through Florida, Georgia and Alabama. … Read More.
