“Our Shared Energy Future” is the topic ConocoPhillips Chairman and CEO James Mulva will be discussing on Wednesday October 3, 2007. Mulva will present his thoughts on U.S. energy policy and layout plans for incorporating renewable fuels before the Detroit Economic Club at Burton Manor in Livonia, MI. Mr. Mulva will describe the shortcomings of current U.S. energy policy, and …
Fueling the Petit Le Mans
The American Le Mans Series is spotlighting the performance of ethanol fuel at the Petit Le Mans race in Atlanta, GA. This is the first year the Le Mans Series has used E10 fuel to power its highly profiled endurance racing challenges. I’ll be in Atlanta when the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and the American Le Mans Series give …
IndyCar Test Run at Iowa Speedway
The 2007 IndyCar Racing Series has concluded, but racing fans still have a chance to catch leading IndyCar Series drivers tearing around the track at Iowa Speedway. IndyCar Series officials are testing the new speedway on October 3rd and 4th and the public is welcome to catch a final glimpse of top IndyCar drivers for 2007. Top IndyCar teams, drivers, …
The Future is Now
Ethanol industry leaders want to tell the story that the future of cellulosic ethanol has arrived. To that end, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is hosting a media event in Washington DC on October 2 featuring representatives from some of the pioneering companies that are making cellulosic ethanol a reality. Among those companies are Abengoa Bioenergy, which is buidling the …
ADM, ConocoPhillips Partnership
ConocoPhillips and Archer Daniels Midland Company have agreed to collaborate on the development of renewable transportation fuels from biomass. According to a joint press release, the alliance will research and seek to commercialize two components of a next-generation biofuel production process – the conversion of biomass from crops, wood or switchgrass into biocrude, a non-fossil substance that can be processed …
Switchgrass Ethanol Near Reality
Mascoma Corporation of Massachusettes has announced plans to establish the country’s first operating facility producing cellulosic ethanol utilizing switchgrass as feedstock. According to a company release, the project represents one of the largest commitments of capital yet made in support of the cellulosic biofuels industry. Mascoma and The University of Tennessee plan to jointly build and operate the five million …
Nova Tops List of Rising Green Stocks
Financial web site Kiplinger.com has put a biodiesel producer which uses a unique feedstock for biodiesel at the top of its “Five Green Up-and-Comers” stocks. The article says that Nova Biosource Fuels use of animal fat, which would normally be thrown out, is at the head of the class: Rising prices for the raw materials used to make biodiesel, known …
Willie’s on the Biodiesel Road Again
Country music legend Willie Nelson has been a longtime advocate of the American farmer and the American biofuels industry. While he’s been using a biodiesel-powered bus for his cross-country tour, one of his recent stops included New York City. This story on the CNN Money web site says he was there to promote a new, non-profit group that supports biofuels: …
Wisconsin Lawmakers Getting Calls on Biofuels
As legislators in Wisconsin continue their months-long wrangling over what should be in the state budget, biofuels advocates are making sure renewable energy is not left by the wayside. The Wisconsin Legislature was supposed to have approved a budget starting by July 1st, but that process is not complete… making the state the only one without an approved budget right …
Hyundai Debuts Hydrogen Car
Korean automaker Hyundai has used the Frankfurt Motor Show to debut its new fuel-cell concept vehicle… the i-Blue. The company touts it as a zero-emissions vehicle built on a car-based platform. This story on the stuff.co.nz web site has more: “The i-Blue is Hyundai’s first-ever model designed from the ground up to incorporate fuel-cell technology,” said Dr Hyun-Soon Lee, Hyundai …