Western States Petroleum, Arizona’s leader in biodiesel delivery, has become the first Phoenix retailer to offer E85 ethanol, according to a release from the Pima Association of Governments (PAG). The news comes just in time for the Super Bowl, which means all those flex-fuel vehicles arriving in the state have a place to fuel with E85. “It’s a win win …
White House Budget May Change Ethanol Tariff
Indications are that the Bush administration will make changes to the ethanol tariff in its budget to Congress scheduled to be released Monday. Earlier this week, Energy Secretary Sam Bodman hinted that the White House’s 2009 budget may propose scaling back or eliminating the 54-cent-a-gallon import tariff. In a speech to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Bodman said, “I would …
Ethanol is Big Bucks for Tax Coffers
Ethanol poured more than $2.2 billion in revenues into local, state, and federal tax coffers in 2006… and is expected to go over $3 billion this year. In this press release from the Nebraska Ethanol Board, The Economic Impacts of Ethanol Production produced by the group Ethanol Across America purports that ethanol plants are also producing hundreds of million of …
Next Gen Ethanol on Track
Big announcements for cellulosic ethanol recently prove that the next generation of the biofuel is here today. This “Fill up, Feel Good” podcast features Reece Nanfito of EPIC and representatives from KL Process Design Group of South Dakota, which has the first commercial cellulosic ethanol facility operating in the United States that will now be providing the fuel for American …
Verenium Plant Almost Finished
A demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol facility in Jennings, Louisiana is getting closer to completion. Verenium officials held a site tour of the plant last week, according to an article in the Daily Advertiser. The plant, which officials hope to complete by the end of March, uses enzymes to make ethanol from plant material such as sugarcane bagasse and wood chips. In …
“Fuel the Change” Video Contest
Consumers can educate other consumers about America’s energy options by participating in the “Fuel the Change” video contest sponsored by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). Entrants can submit a :30 second video to www.fuelthechange.com. The producer of the winning video will receive a $10,000 cash prize and get the opportunity to have the commercial aired during the 2008 …
Sago Palm Bioethanol Plant Planned
A Japanese company is planning on building a bioethanol making the green fuel from a plant that is said to yield more ethanol per hectare than any other biofuel crop currently being grown. This story posted on Checkbiotech.org says Necfer Corp. will make ethanol from sago palm trees at a testing refinery in Malaysia: Necfer has developed its own dedicated …
First American Cellulosic Plant in Production
Cellulosic ethanol is now in production at the first small scale waste wood commercial facility operating in the U.S. Located just 1 mile South of Upton, Wyoming, the plant was engineered, constructed and is operated by KL Process Design Group. This is the result of six years of development efforts between KL and the South Dakota School of Mines and …
Energy Secretary Awards Cellulosic Grants
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE will invest up to $114 million over four years for four small-scale biorefinery projects to be located in Commerce City, Colorado; St. Joseph, Missouri; Boardman, Oregon; and Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. “These project proposals were innovative and represent the geographic diversity that we strive for when making the widespread …
Cellulosic on the Fast Track
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council and KL Process Design Group teamed up today to announce the first use of cellulosic ethanol in the 2008 American Le Mans Series. Corvette Racing, sponsored by EPIC, will be the first team to use the cellulosic-based E85 in competition. “We could really find no greater stage to have the first use of cellulosic …