Archive for July, 2009
Act 382 Creates the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative
ACT No. 382
HOUSE BILL NO. 1270
BY REPRESENTATIVES PERRY, BOBBY BADON, BALDONE, BILLIOT, HENRY
BURNS, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, ELLINGTON, GISCLAIR, ELBERT
GUILLORY, HARDY, HAZEL, HOFFMANN, HOWARD, JOHNSON, LEBAS,
LITTLE, RICHARD, RICHMOND, GARY SMITH, JANE SMITH, AND ST.
GERMAIN AND SENATORS N. GAUTREAUX, LONG, RISER, THOMPSON,
AND WALSWORTH
FUELS: Creates the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative
AN ACT
To amend and reenact R.S. 39:364(A)(1) and to [...]
Small-scale Distributed Energy in Wisconsin Benefits Farmers, Local Communities
Small-scale distributed energy in Wisconsin benefits farmers, local communities
by Lisa Gibson
Biomass Magazine
April 29, 2009
If Wisconsin would take advantage of “low hanging fruit” and cash in on the state’s biomass potential via small-scale distributed energy systems, advantages would reach both the agricultural sector and rural communities, according to a recently released Program on Agricultural Technologies (PATS) [...]
Measuring Corn Ethanol’s Thirst for Water
Measuring Corn Ethanol’s Thirst for Water
Ethanol from corn consumes three times more water than previously thought.
By Phil McKenna
MIT Technology Review
April 14, 2009
Ethanol derived from corn consumes up to three times more water than previously thought, according to a new study.
Prior studies have estimated, based on national production averages, that one liter of corn-derived ethanol should [...]
A Rough Year for High Ethanol Blends
A Rough Year for High Ethanol Blends
By Kate Galbraith
The New York Times
July 10, 2009
Far fewer people have been refueling with high ethanol blends this year in parts of the Midwest.
In North Dakota, sales of E85 — gasoline blended with 85 percent ethanol — were down by more than 60 percent this year from January to [...]
One Year After Oil’s Price Peak: Volatility
One Year After Oil’s Price Peak: Volatility
By Jad Mouawad
The New York Times
July 10, 2009
A year ago this weekend, oil prices reached a trading record of $147.29 a barrel. That peak followed months of speculation that oil prices would zoom past $200 or $250 a barrel — predictions often made by people with a major stake [...]
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 [...]
