Washington – September 11th is always a stark reminder of the threats posed to our nation every day, the bravery of our armed forces, and the vulnerability created by our heavy reliance on foreign sources of energy. … Read More.
South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds recently announced that ethanol fuel tanks will be installed at three state Department of Transportation regional yards in an effort to increase the use of renewable fuel by the state fleet. … Read More.
The Highwater Ethanol plant in the southwestern Minnesota town of Lamberton holds its grand opening celebration Friday. Highwater Ethanol will use around 20 million bushels of Minnesota-grown corn to produce 55 million gallons of ethanol and nearly 180,000 tons of livestock feed a year. … Read More.
Wisconsin will receive $16 million in clean energy funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday. Wisconsin was awarded the maximum $15 million federal grant in support of an aggressive state effort to improve overall energy efficiency and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. … Read More.
Atlas Oil Company announces the opening of its new Albuquerque, New Mexico rail fuel transfer terminal. Co-located at the BNSF Railway yard, the new Atlas terminal is capable of handling 9 rail tankers for off loading ethanol. … Read More.
Gov. Mike Rounds says state government is adding special ethanol fuel tanks at three locations to increase the use of the renewable fuel in state government vehicles. The new tanks will allow fuel blends up to 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline to be used in flexible fuel vehicles in the state fleet. Most ethanol blends contain 10 percent ethanol. … Read More.
500 billion dollars. That’s how much we Americans spent buying 4.6 billion barrels of imported foreign oil last year. Haven’t we had enough? Isn’t it time for America to become more energy independent?… Read More.
I was disappointed to see Gary Wolfram's anti-ethanol article ("Ethanol's 15% blunder," Aug. 30). Readers should consider the facts about ethanol, instead of the myths touted by Wolfram. Corn-ethanol is not causing food prices to increase; only 19 cents of every food dollar goes toward the value of farm products. … Read More.
The clock is ticking down on the comment period for the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard, better known as RFS2. The Environmental Protection Agency will be taking comments until September 25th – just 18 days from now. … Read More.
This edition of “The Ethanol Report” features an interview with Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen during a visit to the 2009 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois on September 2.… Read More.
Watching grass grow is tedious, but researchers in the Oklahoma Panhandle say they'll stare at their switchgrass — all 1,000 acres of it — until they know whether they've found a commercially viable source of biofuel. … Read More.
An Oklahoma-based chemist for the Department of Agriculture said his research suggests that sugars in the juice of watermelons can be used to make ethanol. … Read More.
The ethanol industry is calling for thousands of gasoline station pumps that could dispense various ethanol blends depending on the customer's preference. Ethanol supporters say the fuel additive, which is made from corn, reduces vehicle air pollution and lessens the nation's dependency on foreign oil. … Read More.
The Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance today welcomed the Department of Energy’s announcement of a grant up to $1.6 million to raise public awareness and foster understanding of alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies. The grant will provide support for a targeted educational plan aimed at Clean Cities Coordinators and related stakeholders.… Read More.
AE Biofuels, Inc., (OTCBB: AEBF), a global vertically integrated biofuels company, and Pearson Fuels, an alternative fuels provider, today announced that they have been awarded a $6.9 grant from the US Department of Energy (USDOE), through its Clean Cities program. … Read More.
