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Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Hummer has always been known as a gas guzzling vehicle that was anything but eco-friendly. Well, it’s nearly 2010 and times are a changin’! HUMMER announced today that updates to their 2010 HUMMER H3 and H3T midsize all-terrain vehicles will be flexible fuel and include new exterior colors. “In 2007, HUMMER [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The Environmental Protection Agency will provide an overview of the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule for ethanol producers who might be affected by the new regulation. The webinar was set up at the request of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy on behalf of their membership. It will consist of a [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A global biofuels organization is urging world leaders to recognize the environmental benefits of renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel. The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is calling on delegates to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen December 7-18 “to seize the historic opportunity to recognize the environmental importance of [...]
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future.
Green Car Advisor (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
While waiting for final government approval of its sale of the ailing Hummer brand to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Corp., GM is hoping to give it a sales boost with the introduction next month of a flex-fuel engine for the 2010 H3 and H3T models. Adding E85 (ethanol) capability is part of the GM calls the brand's "evolution to offer responsible ... more efficient"...
Green Options (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
As it stands right now, there are comparatively few places to purchase alternative fuels. As of 2005, there were approximately 168,987 gas stations in the United States; of those, just 2,200 sell E85 ethanol fuel. No major oil outlets have fully embraced biofuels, although British Petroleum has just announced that it may begin commercial production of ethanol starting in 2010. BP has partnered with...
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
One of the companies exhibiting their developmental corn cob harvest/collection equipment at the POET Project LIBERTY Field Day was Case IH. Representing them again this year was Sam Acker, pictured sitting in their booth during the speeches. I first met him last year and got an update on what’s new from the company [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It’s like the scene in Back to the Future II, where the crazy old professor stuffs garbage into his flux capacitor in the back of the DeLorean and flies off to the future (or is that the past'). California-based BlueFire Ethanol Fuels has developed a process called Concentrated Acid Hydrolysis Technology that expands the amount of [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Algae might be the feedstock of the future for biodiesel and ethanol… if you know how to use it right. This press release posted on Reuters.com says a new report from Research and Markets entitled “Algae For Fuel, Algal Oil, Biofuels, Ethanol, Biodiesel And The Future Of Petroleum And Green Energy: Global Markets, Technologies, And Opportunities: [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A $1.6 million grant from the state of Pennsylvania is helping a big biodiesel producer get even bigger. HERO BX picked up the $1,640,250 million grant from the Commonwealth Financing Authority and will use nearly $3.3 million of its own money to expand its operations from 45 million gallons to 55 million gallons a year: “It is [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The ability of termites to digest wood may hold a key to advancing the production of cellulosic ethanol from woody biomass. Researchers at the University of Florida have been working on genetic sequencing to harness the insects’ ability to churn wood into fuel. That ability involves a mixture of enzymes from symbiotic bacteria and other single-celled [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Paper companies that have been cashing in on an alternative fuels tax credit could soon see that loophole close. This story from Reuters says lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives say they will end those paper companies’ ability to collect a $1-a-gallon tax credit that the companies have getting by adding black liquor, a by-product [...]
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The 2010 Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) Purchasing Guide is now available through Growth Energy. The 16-page, full color guide contains detailed information regarding which vehicles are offered to run high level blends of ethanol by automobile manufacturers. The FFV Purchasing Guide has been available since 2003, offering frequently asked questions regarding high level [...]
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
As global temperatures and energy costs continue to soar, renewable sources of energy will be key to a sustainable future. An attractive replacement for gasoline is biofuel, and in two studies published online in Genome Research, scientists have analyzed the genome structures of bioethanol-producing microorganisms, uncovering genetic clues that will be critical in developing new technologies needed...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
The realities of climate change and of the costs of some alternative fuels are leading more environmental leaders to entertain the notion that nuclear power might be part of a solution, writes guest columnist Alex Alben. Perhaps it's time to move beyond the polarization surrounding this question.
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www.carbonfreeenergy | 06/19/2009
The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. And "clean coal," which involves capturing carbon emissions and sequestering...
aftermarketcng | 02/05/2009
Natural Gas, Fuel to Drive the Future Abstract Society’s growing interest in alternative fuels is paving the way for emerging and existing technologies. Compressed natural gas is not a new technology, but it is rapidly growing more popular. The recent drive for green products combined with high oil prices and worries about oil dependence makes natural gas an ideal solution. Natural gas has been in...
billmarks | 01/03/2009
With energy prices soaring as fossil fuels on our planet are diminishing, alternative fuels must be sought. Many energy resources come naturally, and wind power is one of them. You have the ability to build your own wind turbine to produce your own e...
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