Tag: Ethanol - Page 3
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Fred Krupp at the World Innovation Forum: Cap and Trade will Drive Eco-innovation
Attendees from over twenty countries filled the Nokia Theater in NYC this past week to hear speakers on a range of topics, including
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Cellulosic Biofuels May Be No Better Than First Generation Fuels, Here's Why
With the reputation of first generation biofuels like corn ethanol darkly tarnished, the move is on to develop second-generation biofuels that
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Bio-Electricity Far More Efficient For Transportation Than Biofuels... Better Greenhouse Gas Reduction Too
Pay attention, because this next one has some serious implications for energy and
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Major Cellulosic Ethanol Production Technique Breakthrough Announced by Mascoma
Boston-based Mascoma Corporation has announced that it has made a major research breakthrough in cellulosic ethanol processing, which can reducing the cost of processing by up to 60% in lab tests:Saying that Mascoma's proof-of-concept is
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$786 Million for Biofuels Research & Commercialization Released by Department of Energy
The latest allocation of funds from the stimulus bill by the Department of Energy has been announced. This time it's for biofuels and in the amount of $786.5 million. Here's where it's all going:$480 Million for
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Obama Gives Ethanol High Five, Slaps It In the Face
Just as the Obama administration is launching an interagency task force to boost the biofuel industry amidst an industry-wide slump, it is also preparing to rigorously measure the carbon footprint of biofuels, making them look even more controversial
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South Dakota Senator Wants to Prevent EPA from Using Land-Use Changes to Calculate Biofuels' Eco-Footprint
With California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard hot of the presses, complete with its provision to factor indirect land use changes into the carbon footprint of biofuels, the national backlash has begun. Senator John Thune
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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Could Effectively Ban Corn Ethanol
By a 9-1 vote the California Air Resources Board has voted in support of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. What's more, the standard includes a penalty for the carbon emissions caused by indirect land use changes associated with the
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Corn Ethanol Worse than Oil? California Rules Yes
In what would certainly be a huge blow to the US' formidable corn-ethanol industry, the California Air Resources Board is readying a report that says ethanol is worse than oil in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. According
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POET Uses Zero-Liquid Discharge System to Reduce Ethanol's Water Demand
With the water required to make corn ethanol again coming into question, this one's apropos: Ethanol producer POET has announced that its Bingham Lake, Minnesota biorefinery is using a new zero-liquid discharge
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So Thirsty: Corn Ethanol Uses Up to 300% More Water than Previously Thought
Image: Environmental Science and Technology University of Minnesota Researchers Find Huge Differences Between States We already knew that corn ethanol production used lots of water, but according to a new study published in the journal Environmental
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Duckweed Does Double Duty: Cleans Up Waste Water, Makes Great Biofuel
Duckweed, a small aquatic plant which is an important food source for waterfowl, can also be used to clean up waste water at industrial pig farms and as a good feedstock for biofuels, researchers from North Carolina State University say:Grown on
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Ethanol Played Small Role in US Food Price Increases Last Year: Congressional Budget Office
Surely this won't be the last word in how much ethanol contributed (or didn't) to last year's food price increases, or could have on future food prices, but a new report from the Congressional Budget Office says that corn-based
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Valero Renewable Fuels to Run Newly Purchased Ethanol Plants at Full Capacity
If you follow the biofuel world at all you'll remember that the US' largest oil refiner, Valero Energy recently bought six of bankrupt VeraSun's ethanol plants. Jumping right into the swing of things, Valero has said that it
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South Dakota Ethanol Plant Now Powered by Landfill Gas
I've always found it ironic that facilities which make biofuels (and, to be fair, other
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Fuel Ethanol Producers Use Antibiotics - Residues And Resistant Pathogens Found In Animal Feed
Moonshine still circa 1930s. Image credit:OldPicture Minnesota Public Radio points out that when it comes to weighing the benefits of ethanol for motor fuel, the devil is in the details...or more properly 'in the process.' Who knew that ethanol
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New Municipal Waste-to-Ethanol Facility Planned for Mississippi
TreeHugger has covered the goings-on of Enerkem on a couple of occasions: Turning telephone poles into fuel and helping develop an industrial scale municipal waste-to-ethanol facility are definitely worth a mention.
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Valero Energy Buys Six of Verasun's Ethanol Plants: More Big Oil Backing Biofuels
Back at the beginning of November, the world's largest producer of ethanol, VeraSun filed for bankruptcy. Today comes word that Valero Energy , the US's largest independent oil refiner, has bought seven of Verasun's
