Archive for May, 2008
Rogue ethanol customers in Minnesota blending above E10 in non-flex fuel cars, says paper
In Minnesota, the Star Tribune reports on a growing number of Minnesotans who are blending ethanol above 10 percent in non-flex fuel cars, to save money or support US energy independence. The US EPA reinforced that this is a violation of Clean Air Laws because of harm to the emission systems of older cars, and [...]
California chips in $1 million towards City of San Francisco waste oil biodiesel project
In California. San Francisco Mayor Newsom announced that the city received $1 million from the California Energy Commission to assist with construction expense of the city’s proposed biodiesel refining plant, which would focus on conversion of brown grease (pan scrapings and oil residue from grease traps), versus yellow grease (fryer oil). Mayor Newsom said that [...]
1,700 Brazilian sugarcane workers rescued from slavery or forced labor, Amnesty says; UNICA says these are isolated cases
In Brazil, Amnesty International pointed to four cases where more than 1,700 sugar cane workers were rescued from forced labor and slavery conditions. The human rights group said that 288 workers were rescued from six plantations in Sao Paulo state, 409 workers from an ethanol plant in Mato Grosso do Sul state, while over [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The rush into ethanol has been a serious misstep”
Peter Schrum, President of the German Renewable Fuel Association: “In 1980, world prices for grain were on the same level as it is today. Why? Starting in the 1970s, farmers were paid direct payments, minimum prices were guaranteed. Thus, huge amounts of grain surplus produced had to be sold cheaply to the world market, possibly [...]
USDA opens 24 million acres of Conservation Reserve land to cattle grazing, aims to ease grain prices
The US Department of Agriculture announced that it would open 24 million acres of the Conservation Reserve Program to cattle grazing. The announcement is intended to take pressure off the price of grains by reducing feed demand from livestock companies, but analysts said that it was possible that ranchers would respond to the announcement by [...]
Verenium to commission 1.4 Mgy cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant in Louisiana
In Louisiana, Verenium said that it was in the process of commissioning its 1.4 Mgy demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Jennings. The company said that it would commence construction of a 30 Mgy commercial scale plant in 2009.
Sapphire Energy debuts “green crude”; raises $50 million in venture capital for algae-to-gasoline process
In California, Sapphire Energy debuted it’s “green crude”, a gasoline equivalent refined from algae. The company did not disclose its production process but said that it is producing 91 octane gasoline, and said that the company has planned capacity of 153 Mgy on desert land sites in the southwestern US.
The company has raised $50 million [...]
Canada’s House of Commons passes biofuels mandate; E5 in 2010; B2 in 2012; Senate to consider
In Canada, the House of Commons passed the C-33 Biofuels Bill, by a vote of 173 to 64, and the bill now moves to the Canadian Senate for consideration. The bill establishes an E5 mandate for gasoline commencing in 2010 and a B2 biodiesel mandate commencing in 2012.
“Natural Resources Canada’s GHGenius lifecycle model finds that [...]
EPOCA to study increasing ocean acid levels; but how is CO2 increasing when temperatures on the rise?
In France, EPOCA, the European Project on Ocean Acidification, will launch in Nice next month. The project takes up the subject of the increase in CO2 levels in the oceans. The group says 25 million tons of CO2 is absorbed by the oceans each day. However, the group reports that CO2 levels are rising, causing [...]
Dutch government to offer subsidies for ethanol pumps, to stimulate alternative fuel use
In the Netherlands, the central government announced a plan to offer subsidies of up to $87,000 for compressed natural gas pumps, and $29,000 for ethanol pumps, in order to stimulate use of alternative fuels and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
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