This week, we’ve been telling you about the American Coalition for Ethanol’s (ACE) “Unite and Ignite” conference in Des Moines, Iowa. And while the attendees have been talking ethanol in Iowa, we’ve also given you some insights from ACE’s Biofuels Beltway March earlier this year when about 70 ethanol backers gathered on Capitol Hill to talk ethanol with the Nation’s …
ACE Honors Ethanol Advocates
During the 26th Annual Ethanol Conference in Des Moines, Iowa, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) honored several ethanol advocates. The first award was given by ACE President Ron Alverson, who each year has the opportunity to give the President’s Award to someone who goes above and beyond the industry. This year, Alverson distilled the honor on Brian Jennings, ACE …
New Clean Projects Equals New Clean Jobs
According to a report released by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) there were 58 clean energy and clean transportation projects announced during the second quarter of 2013. These projects could create as many as 38,600 new jobs. A new website has been launched – Clean Energy Works for US – keeps track of jobs in the solar, wind, biofuel, energy efficiency and …
ACE Tries to Outgun the Big Bucks of Big Oil
Members of the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) have been in Des Moines, Iowa this week to “Unite and Ignite” for their 26th annual conference. But even before they got together, they knew their message of the good ethanol does for the entire country was coming up against some pretty deep pockets of their opponents. “We don’t have the resources …
BioEnergy Bytes
CleanEdison, is company focused on clean energy education, is offering solar energy training. Classes offered include BPI certification courses and LEED Green Associate preparation. The variety of courses and educational and professional training provides individuals with the necessary skills to secure a position in the growing clean workforce. The 24th Annual SRI Conference is offering a new resource and a …
Brazil Sugarcane Harvest Strong
The volume of cane sugar produced by mills in the South-Central region of Brazil reached 46.34 million tons in the first 15 days of August, up 4.72 percent compared to value recorded in the same half of the previous year (44.25 million tons). Since the harvest began, crushing has totaled 315.10 million tons, an increase of 20.68 percent compared to …
Clay County, Iowa Hosting Iowa Wind Day
The Clay County Fair in Clay County, Iowa is hosting an Iowa Wind Energy Day on Sunday September 8, 2013. The Iowa Wind Energy Association along with 14 co-sponsors will provide educational and interactive exhibits for fair-goers to learn about the state’s robust wind industry. Iowa was the first state in the U.S. to exceed 24 percent of all electrical …
UK Restaurants Encouraged to Make Biodiesel
Diesel prices in the United Kingdom are as expensive as ever. And when you consider the costs of getting waste cooking grease are not getting any less, restaurant owners in the U.K. are being encouraged to make their own biodiesel from that waste. In Biodiesel Magazine, Green Fuels Ltd., a biodiesel production equipment maker, suggests some of its products as …
Fast Stop’s E85 Sales Soar
Today some retail stations are offering E85 (for use in flex fuel vehicle only) at more than $1.00 per gallon less than regular unleaded and these retail stations are seeing E85 sales soar. One reason these stations are able to sell the fuel at such a competitive price is because some of suppliers are passing along RIN values. Fast Stop …
Frontier Coop To Offer E15
Frontier Coop will begin offering E15 at four locations beginning September 20, 2013. Frontier Coop will offer E15 as a fuel choice for consumers in Weston, Brainard, Ceresco, and Dwight. “E15 seemed like the logical fuel to offer to support our local economies,” said Jeff Ingalls, energy department manager for Frontier Coop. “We want to give consumers fuel choice and …