Biofuels News (Green Portal):
June 13, 2007 -- by David Morris
"In the last few years, the environmental community has begun attacking corn-derived ethanol. Although imperfect, there are reasons to give ethanol a fair trial."
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Gulf Ethanol Targets Sorghum for Cellulosic Ethanol
By exploiting both the sugar content of sorghum stems and the cellulosic material, sorghum could deliver greater ethanol yields per acre than corn kernels do. -- Jeff Goettemoeller
Gulf Ethanol Targets Sorghum for Cellulosic Ethanol:
"Houston, TX -- Gulf Ethanol Corp. (OTC:GFET), a Houston-based ethanol company, announced June 13 the launch of its advanced initiative to develop alternative fuel stock for the production of Ethanol. "
Gulf Ethanol Targets Sorghum for Cellulosic Ethanol:
"Houston, TX -- Gulf Ethanol Corp. (OTC:GFET), a Houston-based ethanol company, announced June 13 the launch of its advanced initiative to develop alternative fuel stock for the production of Ethanol. "
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Ethanol Byproduct Could Play Role in Fighting World Hunger
The "DG" referred to below is distiller's grain, a by-product left after ethanol production from corn. Most of the important nutrients are in the DG. Ethanol is made from the starch portion of corn kernels. Starch is usually not in short supply for diets around the world. -- Jeffrey Goettemoeller
Ethanol Producers & Consumers breaking news:
October 9, 2007
"DG can enhance our food. We can add protein and fiber to our regular foods with the inclusion of DG as an ingredient in those foods. Think of kids and the junk foods they devour. We can enhance pizza crusts, bread sticks, cereals and chips. Think of older people and their nutritional needs. We could include DG in the Meals on Wheels program. Sprinkle DG on the foods we regularly eat to add protein and/or fiber. Think of overseas programs. We send our whole grains to poor countries. Yet, missionaries return home and tell us they do not have a means of preparing whole grains. They need the protein and vitamins, and already have many forms of starch. So, why not keep the starch here in the U.S. and turn it into the fuel we need in this country, and send them the nutritional parts of the grain. Make the DG into a food bar, which can be easily transported, distributed and eaten. Just imagine the savings in transportation costs. Find a way to add the DG to their traditional foods."
Ethanol Producers & Consumers breaking news:
October 9, 2007
"DG can enhance our food. We can add protein and fiber to our regular foods with the inclusion of DG as an ingredient in those foods. Think of kids and the junk foods they devour. We can enhance pizza crusts, bread sticks, cereals and chips. Think of older people and their nutritional needs. We could include DG in the Meals on Wheels program. Sprinkle DG on the foods we regularly eat to add protein and/or fiber. Think of overseas programs. We send our whole grains to poor countries. Yet, missionaries return home and tell us they do not have a means of preparing whole grains. They need the protein and vitamins, and already have many forms of starch. So, why not keep the starch here in the U.S. and turn it into the fuel we need in this country, and send them the nutritional parts of the grain. Make the DG into a food bar, which can be easily transported, distributed and eaten. Just imagine the savings in transportation costs. Find a way to add the DG to their traditional foods."
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Vinod Khosla: Betting Big On Green
Vinod Khosla: Betting Big On Green - Newsweek: International Editions - MSNBC.com
June 18, 2007 -- By Barrett Sheridan
June 18, 2007 -- By Barrett Sheridan
Is Ethanol Responsible for Higher Food Prices?
Press reports periodically blame ethanol for higher food prices, but the facts don't support the assumption that corn prices have a significant impact on food prices. Other factors such as labor and transportation costs play a bigger role in food prices today. -- Jeffrey Goettemoeller
Reusable fuels: Good goal, good policy�-�Commentary�-�The Washington Times, America's Newspaper:
by Ken McCauley -- June 10, 2007
"...the value of all raw food ingredients (including grains) accounts for less than 20 cents of each dollar an American consumer spends on food. Even at $4 per bushel, the amount of corn represented in a pound of pork comes out to about 17 cents."
Reusable fuels: Good goal, good policy�-�Commentary�-�The Washington Times, America's Newspaper:
by Ken McCauley -- June 10, 2007
"...the value of all raw food ingredients (including grains) accounts for less than 20 cents of each dollar an American consumer spends on food. Even at $4 per bushel, the amount of corn represented in a pound of pork comes out to about 17 cents."
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Prairie Cordgrass for Cellulosic Ethanol on the Northern Plains
On the northern plains, cordgrass may yield the best for cellulosic ethanol, while other regions will do better with switchgrass or miscanthus. Cropping systems and crop selections need to be developed for every different region of north America. The potential is huge for cellulosic ethanol if we optimize it in this way. -- Jeffrey Goettemoeller
Newswise Science News | Prairie Cordgrass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production:
June 8, 2007 -- South Dakota State University
"Even unimproved genotypes of prairie cordgrass have produced nearly 10 tons of dry matter in SDSU forage breeder Arvid Boe's experimental trials in recent years. That is roughly twice as much as the best switchgrass will produce in South Dakota."
Newswise Science News | Prairie Cordgrass for Cellulosic Ethanol Production:
June 8, 2007 -- South Dakota State University
"Even unimproved genotypes of prairie cordgrass have produced nearly 10 tons of dry matter in SDSU forage breeder Arvid Boe's experimental trials in recent years. That is roughly twice as much as the best switchgrass will produce in South Dakota."
Still Too Cheap
News-Leader.com | Brian Lewis:
June 9, 2007 -- Brian Lewis
"But as we move towards energy independence, we're likely going to find that cheap energy will be a thing of the past. That's good. We get ripped off when we don't know the value of what we're buying. If we don't value something we just throw it away."
June 9, 2007 -- Brian Lewis
"But as we move towards energy independence, we're likely going to find that cheap energy will be a thing of the past. That's good. We get ripped off when we don't know the value of what we're buying. If we don't value something we just throw it away."
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Missouri GA Passes Easy Connection Act for Renewable Energy
Missouri GA Passes Easy Connection Act for Renewable Energy :
June 1, 2007 -- RenewableEnergyAccess.com
"The Missouri General Assembly's passage of the Easy Connection Act (ECA) establishes uniform procedures to allow Missourians to connect a small renewable energy system to the electric grid in a quick, safe, and reliable manner."
June 1, 2007 -- RenewableEnergyAccess.com
"The Missouri General Assembly's passage of the Easy Connection Act (ECA) establishes uniform procedures to allow Missourians to connect a small renewable energy system to the electric grid in a quick, safe, and reliable manner."
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Companies plan to make cellulosic ethanol by pyrolysis
BioCentric Energy and Core Venture Announce Joint Venture Agreement With Sustainable Power Corp:
(MARKET WIRE) -- 06/04/07 -- BCEI/Core announces today the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement with Sustainable Power Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SSTP) to capitalize on their unique Rivera Process of Hydrolysis/Pyrolysis which delivers Cellulosic Ethanol. The first negotiated facilities to deliver this revolutionary solution are in Mason City, Iowa with a projected completion date of first phase by October 15, 2007 and Caruthersville, Missouri with a projected completion date of June 1, 2008."
(MARKET WIRE) -- 06/04/07 -- BCEI/Core announces today the signing of a Joint Venture Agreement with Sustainable Power Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SSTP) to capitalize on their unique Rivera Process of Hydrolysis/Pyrolysis which delivers Cellulosic Ethanol. The first negotiated facilities to deliver this revolutionary solution are in Mason City, Iowa with a projected completion date of first phase by October 15, 2007 and Caruthersville, Missouri with a projected completion date of June 1, 2008."
Mascoma Corporation Adds Former Senator Tom Daschle to Board of Directors
Mascoma Corporation Adds Former Senator Tom Daschle to Board of Directors:
June 4, 2007
"CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mascoma Corporation, a leader in cellulosic biomass-to-biofuels development and production, today announced former United States Senator Tom Daschle has joined the company’s Board of Directors."
June 4, 2007
"CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mascoma Corporation, a leader in cellulosic biomass-to-biofuels development and production, today announced former United States Senator Tom Daschle has joined the company’s Board of Directors."
Sunday, June 03, 2007
Chevron Invests in Cellulosic Ethanol Research
Autopia - Wired Blogs:
"The energy company is teaming up with universities across the country to develop biofuels that will supplement the dwindling supplies of oil."
"The energy company is teaming up with universities across the country to develop biofuels that will supplement the dwindling supplies of oil."
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Biofuel Breakthroughs & the Cellulosic Fuels Revolution
Biofuel Breakthroughs & the Cellulosic Fuels Revolution : "For biofuels these are breakthrough times."
Friday, May 25, 2007
"Sugar Car" could make hydrogen on-board from sugar or starch
Perhaps we will one day be able to put starch or cellulosic materials directly into our fuel tanks, by-passing the need to make ethanol or other biofuels. That's what this research at Virginia Tech seems to be aiming for, increasing efficiency vs. the ethanol route. -- Jeff G.
News Story | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech :
By Susan Truelove -- May 23
"The vision is for the ingredients to be mixed in the fuel tank of your car, for instance. A car with an approximately 12-gallon tank could hold 27 kilograms (kg) of starch, which is the equivalent of 4 kg of hydrogen. The range would be more than 300 miles, Zhang estimates. One kg of starch will produce the same energy output as 1.12 kg (0.38 gallons) of gasoline."
News Story | Virginia Tech News | Virginia Tech :
By Susan Truelove -- May 23
"The vision is for the ingredients to be mixed in the fuel tank of your car, for instance. A car with an approximately 12-gallon tank could hold 27 kilograms (kg) of starch, which is the equivalent of 4 kg of hydrogen. The range would be more than 300 miles, Zhang estimates. One kg of starch will produce the same energy output as 1.12 kg (0.38 gallons) of gasoline."
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Cleantech Blog: Gas Misers or Corn Guzzlers
Cleantech Blog: Gas Misers or Corn Guzzlers:
by John Addison -- May 15, 2007
"People buying new cars are asking if they should get a high mileage hybrid that runs on gasoline, or a flex-fuel vehicle that could run on E85 ethanol."
by John Addison -- May 15, 2007
"People buying new cars are asking if they should get a high mileage hybrid that runs on gasoline, or a flex-fuel vehicle that could run on E85 ethanol."
Biodiesel from Algae, Powered by Geothermal
Biodiesel from Algae, Powered by Geothermal :
by Karen Woodmansee -- May 15, 2007
"'It (algae) starts out in a test tube and replicates itself,' he said. 'We can grow it in our test ponds. It is about a thousand times more productive to grow algae than growing oil seed in the dirt."
by Karen Woodmansee -- May 15, 2007
"'It (algae) starts out in a test tube and replicates itself,' he said. 'We can grow it in our test ponds. It is about a thousand times more productive to grow algae than growing oil seed in the dirt."
Monday, May 14, 2007
Brothers invent corn cob collection attachment for combines
Nebraskans Jay and Ty Stukenholtz of Nebraska have invented a device that can retrofit a combine for collecting corn cobs as it also collects corn kernels. Cobs could be used as a feedstock for cellulosic ethanol or butanol production. -- Jeff G.
DesMoinesRegister.com
DesMoinesRegister.com
Sunday, May 13, 2007
California mandate spurs search for low-carbon fuels
California could play an important role in prompting a switch to cellulosic ethanol and butanol. -- Jeff G.
A Fuel Gold Rush Fires Up - WSJ.com
A Fuel Gold Rush Fires Up - WSJ.com
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
GreenShift Executes Letters of Intent for Corn Oil Biodiesel Facilities
This system will use corn kernels more efficiently by producing biodiesel from the oil portion that cannot be used for ethanol production. -- Jeff G.
GS AgriFuels Corporation - Press Room - GreenShift Executes Letters of Intent for Corn Oil Biodiesel Facilities: "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GSHF - News) today announced the execution of letters of intent that provide for the design, construction and operation of integrated corn oil extraction and biodiesel production facilities on-site at selected ethanol facilities."
GS AgriFuels Corporation - Press Room - GreenShift Executes Letters of Intent for Corn Oil Biodiesel Facilities: "NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GreenShift Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: GSHF - News) today announced the execution of letters of intent that provide for the design, construction and operation of integrated corn oil extraction and biodiesel production facilities on-site at selected ethanol facilities."
Friday, May 04, 2007
U.S. to Invest in Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries
It's good that a vatiety of cellulosic technologies are being tested to see which ones should be scaled up. -- Jeff G.
U.S. to Invest in Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries : "The full-scale biorefineries will focus on near-term commercial processes, while the small-scale facilities will experiment with new feedstocks and processing technologies."
U.S. to Invest in Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries : "The full-scale biorefineries will focus on near-term commercial processes, while the small-scale facilities will experiment with new feedstocks and processing technologies."
Monday, April 30, 2007
Research might lead to building materials, paints and biofuels from cellulosic biomass
Researchers think the same cellulosic biomass might yield biofuels and the raw material for many products such as building materials and paints currently derived from fossil fuels. -- Jeff G.
Ceres and Rohm and Haas to Study Plant-Based Bioproducts :
April 2007
"THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SPRINGHOUSE, Pa., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. and Rohm and Haas Company , a leading manufacturer of specialty materials, today announced a research collaboration that will work toward producing plant-based alternatives to a petroleum-derived material used in thousands of home and industrial products."
Ceres and Rohm and Haas to Study Plant-Based Bioproducts :
April 2007
"THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SPRINGHOUSE, Pa., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Energy crop company Ceres, Inc. and Rohm and Haas Company , a leading manufacturer of specialty materials, today announced a research collaboration that will work toward producing plant-based alternatives to a petroleum-derived material used in thousands of home and industrial products."
Biobutanol Performance Similar to Unleaded Gasoline, According to New Fuel Testing
Here's more evidence that biobutanol could be a good fuel. -- Jeff G.
DuPont :: Biobutanol Performance Similar to Unleaded Gasoline, According to New Fuel Testing: "DETROIT, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New fuel testing results shared today by DuPont and BP indicate that biobutanol has proven to perform similarly to unleaded gasoline on key parameters, based on ongoing laboratory- based engine testing and limited fleet testing."
DuPont :: Biobutanol Performance Similar to Unleaded Gasoline, According to New Fuel Testing: "DETROIT, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- New fuel testing results shared today by DuPont and BP indicate that biobutanol has proven to perform similarly to unleaded gasoline on key parameters, based on ongoing laboratory- based engine testing and limited fleet testing."
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Producing Renewable Fuels From Renewable Energy
This biorefinery expects to achieve a 10:1 net energy balance -- better than even the most efficient standard corn biorefineries. -- Jeff G.
Producing Renewable Fuels From Renewable Energy : "In the fall of 2008, XL Dairy Group, Inc. will begin operations at its Vicksburg, Arizona, facility as a self-contained biorefinery designed to produce high-grade ethanol, biodiesel, milk and dairy products, and animal feed -- along with 100% of the energy required to run the plant."
Producing Renewable Fuels From Renewable Energy : "In the fall of 2008, XL Dairy Group, Inc. will begin operations at its Vicksburg, Arizona, facility as a self-contained biorefinery designed to produce high-grade ethanol, biodiesel, milk and dairy products, and animal feed -- along with 100% of the energy required to run the plant."
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