Archive for February, 2009
Oil Companies and Ethanol Plants: Slash, Burn and Buy
Oil Companies and Ethanol Plants: Slash, Burn and Buy
RenewableEnergyWorld.com
by David Blume
February 26, 2009
With all of the corporate bailouts and economic disasters our country is facing at present, it really is easy to welcome the wallet-relief provided by currently low transportation and heating fuel prices. As the saying goes, “Why look a gift horse in [...]
US Ethanol Sector Faces Grim Prospects-USDA
US Ethanol Sector Faces Grim Prospects-USDA
February 26, 2009
By K.T. Arasu
WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) – Hard times have hit the once-robust U.S. ethanol sector amid the economic recession, with as much as 15 percent of production capacity likely standing idle, USDA chief economist Joseph Glauber said on Thursday.
It was a sobering assessment of the fledging industry [...]
UL Clarifies Its Position on Fuel Dispensers Using E15
Underwriters Laboratories Announces Support For Authorities Having Jurisdiction Who Decide To Permit The Use Of Existing UL Listed Gasoline Dispensers With Automobile Fuel Containing Up To A Maximum Of 15% Ethanol
Northbrook, Ill., February 19, 2009 — Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in independent product safety testing and certification, announced today that it supports Authorities [...]
Underwriters Laboratories Says Standard Gasoline Pumps Only Certified to Handle Up to 10% Ethanol
Underwriters Laboratories Says Standard Gasoline Pumps Only Certified to Handle Up to 10% Ethanol
Green Car Congress
February 8, 2009
In January, Underwriters Laboratories issued a statement saying that gasoline pumps certified under the UL 87 standard are only covered for handling fuel with up to 10% ethanol. According to the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), the US’ [...]
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants First-of-its-Kind Testing Exemption to Renergie
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Grants First-of-its-Kind Testing Exemption to Renergie
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Renergie to Test Hydrous E10, E20, E30 & E85 Ethanol Blends
in Non-Flex-Fuel Vehicles and Flex-Fuel Vehicles in Louisiana
Gainesville, FL (February 11, 2009) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted a testing exemption to Renergie, Inc. Under the test program, the first of its kind in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend
Agriculture Secretary in Talks to Raise Ethanol Blend
Bloomberg Press
February 6, 2009
By Tina Seeley
The Agriculture Department is in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency about raising the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
About 21 percent of the U.S. capacity for ethanol production is idle, according to ethanol-maker [...]
Valero Bids for VeraSun Assets
Valero Bids for VeraSun Assets
The Wall Street Journal
February 6, 2009
By Lauren Etter
Oil-refiner Valero Energy Corp. on Friday entered an agreement to buy a group of ethanol plants for $280 million from ethanol producer VeraSun Energy Corp., subject to a bidding process in Verasun’s bankruptcy case.
This is the first foray into the ethanol business for [...]
New Study Tallies Corn Ethanol Costs
New Study Tallies Corn Ethanol Costs
By Kate Galbraith
The New York Times
February 5, 2009
In the latest installment of the debate over the emissions impact of corn-based ethanol, researchers from the University of Minnesota and other institutions found that corn ethanol is worse for health and the environment than regular gasoline, and far worse than cellulosic ethanol.
The [...]
Ethanol Slows Archer Daniels
Ethanol Slows Archer Daniels
by Miriam Marcus
www.forbes.com
February 3, 2009
Ethanol, once prized for its alternative energy prospects, is becoming a thorn in Archer Daniels Midland’s side. The agricultural processor’s most recent quarter benefited from contracts that were inked when commodities prices were high, but the evaporating ethanol market is worrying investors.
On Tuesday, Archer Daniels Midland posted [...]
