The launch of an international trade organization for ethanol will take place Monday in Coral Gables, Florida. The Interamerican Ethanol Commission will be launched with a breakfast and press conference featuring Florida Governor Jeb Bush, Inter-American Development Bank president Luis Alberto Moreno and Roberto Rodrigues, a former Brazilian Minister of Agriculture who is now president of the Superior Council of …
Going Green With Map Muse
Finding alternative fuels is easier when you have a muse to guide you. Map Muse is a mapping website with the goal of helping people find places related to their interests. Recently they added alternative fueling stations to their list of interests under the category of Going Green. The site has maps for a variety of alternative fuels including E85, …
Expanding Ethanol Employment Opportunities
A Nebraska community college is getting nearly $2 million in federal funds to increase educational opportunities for the ethanol industry. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) has announced that Northeast Community College in Norfolk will receive the grant from the U.S. Department of Labor. “This is important news for Nebraska,” Hagel said. “The growing demand for alternative sources of energy requires educated …
Aloha to Renewable Energy
The Hawaiian Electric Company, also known as HECO, is proposing to run a 110 megawatt power plant entirely on renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. According to the Honolulu Star Bulletin, the commitment to power the plant completely on biofuels was finalized last week and made public Monday. Robbie Alm, HECO’s senior vice president for public affairs, said the …
A Day Without Ethanol is Like a Day Without Sunshine
Xethanol Corporation is planning to build a biomass-based pilot production facility in Florida, utilizing waste citrus peels as raw material for making ethanol. According to a company release, the venture is located in Bartow, Florida, the heart of the state’s citrus industry. The venture is expected to establish a pilot plant to produce up to 50,000 gallons of ethanol this …
New Ag Committee Chairs Disagree About Ethanol Tariffs
According to a report from Truth About Trade & Technology, soon-to-be Agriculture Committee chairmen Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Collin Peterson are in disagreement over the lifting of tariffs on imported ethanol.
Fungus and Termites May Hold Keys to Cellulosic Future
A prolific fungus found in eastern Russia and termites from Costa Rica are just two of the avenues being explored to get ethanol on the cellulosic superhighway. A Business Week online article reports on some of the bio-breakthroughs that are promising more efficient ways to make ethanol. Scientists are scouring China for strains of tall grasses and tinkering with plants’ …
Ethanol Boom to Continue in 2007
Business Week reports that the ethanol industry appears poised for another big year in 2007, as companies scramble to take advantage of continuing government subsidies and a growing political desire to reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. But Wall Street investors who went pedal-to-the-metal during ethanol’s midyear IPO frenzy seem to be easing off the accelerator upon warnings of …