Thanks to our friend Bob Moffitt, Communications Director, Clean Fuels & Vehicle Technologies Program, American Lung Association of Upper Midwest, for pointing us to his YouTube video about their “Path to Cleaner Air” exhibit at the Minnesota State Fair. It focuses on how “Biofuels like E85 (ethanol) and biodiesel are making Minnesota’s air cleaner and greener.”
BP Donates Money for Wyoming Wind Energy Research
Oil giant BP has lived up to its motto of going “beyond petroleum” with its $5 million gift to the University of Wyoming’s School of Energy Resources… $2 million of that going to wind energy development. This story in the Jackson Hole (WY) Star Tribune has more details: Bob Lukfahr is president of BP Alternative Energy North America. He said …
D-Day Invader Traveling Around U.S. on Biodiesel
She stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 1944 in a bid to free Europe of Nazi tyranny. Now, LST (Landing Ship Tank) 325 is storming its way around America, running on biodiesel… possibly showing Americans how to shed their dependence on the tyranny of foreign oil. This article on Grainnet.com says the flat-bottomed troop transport, designed to run …
California Biodiesel Producers Start Group
In an effort to promote increased use and production of high quality, renewable biodiesel fuel in California, biodiesel producers in the Golden State have formed a trade group, the California Biodiesel Alliance. This article from the Central Valley Business Times says founding members of the group are biodiesel feedstock suppliers, producers, fuel marketers and distributors, technology providers, fuel retailers, consumers, …
Magnets Boost Ethanol Production
Brazilian researchers say they have had success using low frequency magnetic waves to boost the amount of ethanol produced from fermenting sugar. This story in Science Daily says the finding has the potential of significantly reducing the cost of producing ethanol: In a new study, Victor Perez and colleagues showed that yeast-based fermentation of sugar cane — the main source …
New Ethanol Book Highlights Contributions to Economy & Environment
The latest edition of the Ethanol Fact Book came out today, and highlights include ethanol’s contribution of thousands of jobs over the last two and a half decades, as well as the green fuel’s environmental performance. The Clean Fuels Development Coalition publishes the book, and it is available through the Ethanol Across America campaign. According to this story on Earthtoys.com, …
Team Ethanol Driver Secures 7th, Declared Rookie-of-the-Year
Looks like Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay found a little bit of that grip he said his crew was looking for yesterday. Ryan finished 7th after starting the race from the 12th position. Not a bad finish for a rookie driver who joined the races mid-season. In fact, Ryan’s driving impressed the racing officials enough for them to award him …
Helio Trades Races for Dances
IndyCar Team Penske Driver Helio Castroneves will be appearing in the fifth season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. The two-time Indy 500 winner was paired with with Julianne Hough, the professional dancing partner of last year’s winning celebrity Olympic speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno. Helio promoted his skills on the dance floor just before the PEAK Antifreeze Indy 300 …
EPIC Member Happy with Growth of Ethanol Fuel Consumption
It’s about getting ethanol fuel on the ground with more plants and more pumps for Ethanol Promotion and Information Council advising board member Troy Prescott. Troy is the President of the Cardinal Ethanol Plant in Winchester, Indiana. I spoke with Troy about the development of the ethanol industry at the Chicagoland race track a few hours before Sunday’s PEAK Antifreeze …
Race to Go Green Winners Call VIP Experience Unforgettable
Garage tours, autographs from Team Ethanol Driver Ryan Hunter-Reay and meeting Bobby Rahal of Rahal-Letterman Racing was just the beginning of the elite access for Race to Go Green Sweepstakes winners Jeffrey and Bud Carter. The brothers witnessed the finale of Canadian Club Driver Dario Franchitti’s winningest season, claiming the championship in four Indy Racing League races, including the Indy …