Promoting Renewable Energy Conference

Cindy Zimmerman

The US Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy last week were out promoting the upcoming Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis. USDA Radio News reporter Rod Bain did several stories with Secretaries Mike Johanns and Sam Bodman you can listen to here: Energy Conference Story 1 (1 min MP3) Energy Conference Story 2 (1 min MP3) Energy Conference Story 3 (1 …

Audio, Government

Biodiesel For Healthier Lungs

Cindy Zimmerman

Biodiesel’s role in improving air quality was the focus of a lung association forum last week, according to a release from the National Biodiesel Board. Leaders of health and environmental organizations met with government officials and industry representatives at the first Air Quality and Alternative Transportation Fuel Forum, where they learned about the important role biodiesel can play in reducing …

Biodiesel

Ethanex Aquisition

Cindy Zimmerman

Ethanex Energy Inc., formerly New Inverness Explorations Inc., has announced the closing of a stock-for-stock merger with Ethanex Energy North America, Inc. The combined company will operate under the name Ethanex Energy Inc. and will assume and execute Ethanex Energy North America’s renewable energy business plan as its sole business. Ethanex Energy is a developer, owner and operator of ethanol …

Ethanol

EPA Rule For RFS

Cindy Zimmerman

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposed rule to fully implement the Renewable Fuels Standard designed to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by doubling the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. The program, authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, will promote use of fuels largely produced by American crops. According to …

Ethanol, Government

Ethanol By-Product for Livestock

Cindy Zimmerman

All the talk about food vs. fuel seems to not take into account the fact that a by-product of ethanol production is livestock feed. In fact, one bushel of corn produces about three gallons of ethanol and 17 pounds of distillers grains. That product can be fed to livestock either in the wet state or dried as DDGs. Drying takes …

Ethanol

BQ-9000 List Grows

Cindy Zimmerman

According to the National Biodiesel Board, World Energy – one of the nation’s first biodiesel suppliers – has become the latest company to become an Accredited Producer under BQ-9000, a voluntary quality control program. So far, 11 companies are accredited, with another 7 undergoing the process. BQ-9000 is a quality assurance certification program that includes procedures for fuel production, storage, …

Biodiesel

Ethanol and Water Mix

Cindy Zimmerman

Oil and water may not mix, but ethanol and water do. According to this story from the Pratt (NE) Tribune, field tests were recently done in Nebraska on a valve that is bolted onto an existing engine that allows it to run on a mixture of ethanol and water. The valve, designed by Ecosense Solutions of Missouri, can be attached …

Ethanol, Research