Archive for July, 2008
Ethanol Imports and the Caribbean Basin Initiative
Ethanol Imports and the Caribbean Basin Initiative (Source: CRS Report RS21930, Ethanol Imports and the Caribbean Basin Initiative, by Brent D. Yacobucci, March 18, 2008) Summary Fuel ethanol consumption has grown significantly in the past several years, and it will continue to grow with the establishment of a renewable fuel standard (RFS) in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hydrous Ethanol Can be Effectively Used in Most Ethanol/Gasoline Blending Applications
Ethanol fuel specifications traditionally dictate use of anhydrous ethanol (less than 1% water) for gasoline blending. This results in additional costs, energy usage and environmental impacts associated with the extra processing step required to dehydrate the hydrous ethanol (4-5% water) produced via distillation to meet the current anhydrous ethanol specifications. A recent study reveals for the first [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Renergie to Test Hydrous Ethanol Blends
As provided for in Act No. 382, the use of hydrous ethanol blends of E10, E20, E30 and E85 in motor vehicles specifically selected for test purposes will be permitted on a trial basis in the State of Louisiana until January 1, 2012. During this period the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Division of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )An Overview of the U.S. Transportation Fuel Sector
An Overview of the U.S. Transportation Fuel Sector Peaking of World Crude Oil Production Virtually all transportation fuels are derived from crude oil. As long as crude oil remains relatively inexpensive and available, relative to alternative fuels, consumers will use it. The most widely accepted model for petroleum extraction states that crude oil production, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Moving Ethanol Demand Beyond Being Just a Blending Component
Florida Company Committed to Moving Ethanol Demand Beyond Being Just a Blending Component in Gasoline to a Truer Fuel Alternative in the Form of Renergie E85 _________ Renergie E85, Produced Solely from Sweet Sorghum Juice and Priced at 20 Percent Less Per Gallon than Regular Gasoline, Will Benefit Consumers, Farmers and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Advanced Biofuel Bill Signed into Law
Louisiana Enacts the Most Comprehensive Advanced Biofuel Legislation in the Nation __________________ Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative Benefits Consumers, Farmers and Gas Station Owners with Localized “Field-to-Pump” Strategy Baton Rouge, LA (July 26, 2008) – Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, [...]
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