The continuing saga of the Cross Country E85 trip….courtesy of Bradley Westrum, blogging his way across the USA in a flex-fuel Chevrolet….still working on getting some pictures to go with these posts. March 08-06 – Today we got up around 5:15 to get ready for our big press day in Ankeny, Iowa. Arriving at the gas station around 6:30 we …
The Wild Green Yonder?
Bio jet fuel could be the next frontier for domestic fuel. I had to do some hunting to find the original article on the research being done at the University of North Dakota to make jet fuel from crop oils, but I finally found it in the Grand Forks Herald. According to the story, the military is very interested “because it helps …
Sunshine State Ethanol Talk
Couple of ethanol news items from Florida. First, Commissioner of Agriculture Charles Bronson mixed ethanol with strawberries at the annual Strawberry Salute Breakfast Monday, calling on the state’s agricultural community to become a leader in ethanol production. According to this story in the Lakeland Ledger, Bronson talked up a new biofuels process developed by the University of Florida’s Institute of …
Captain’s Blog – Stardate 03.07.06 – Day 2
The E85 Cross Country Tour went through the midwest on Tuesday and got to do some fun things in Indianapolis before landing in Des Moines on Tuesday night. Here is the second installment of their adventures. We will be posting pictures from the trip as soon as we get them. (By the way – I have no idea what “Piddidle!” …
Captain’s Blog – Stardate 03.06.06 – Day 1
Here is the first of the blog updates from the Cross Country E85 trip. The update was written by Bradley Westrum and emailed to us by Alex Lundgren, who decided to go home when they arrived in Des Moines Tuesday. The rest of the crew, which includes students Ashley Heflin and Tami Davis and teacher/chaperone Jim Richardson, are continuing on …
Petroleum From Poop – Definitely Crude
Illinois is using pigs, the Japanese are using cows – both are trying to make gas out of manure.
“Fill Up, Feel Good” Podcast
Ethanol needs to step up to the plate as major markets phase out MTBE
Ethanol Car Takes Wing
This Saab concept car, which runs on 100 percent ethanol, was unveiled this week at the Geneva Auto Show.
EPA Proposes Equal Treatment for Ethanol Plants
An Environmental Protection Agency proposal would treat ethanol plants the same as corn milling plants for grain when it comes to Clean Air Act standards.
More on Private Investment in Renewables
The Carlyle Group, one of the biggest and baddest private equity firms in the world, “is set to boost its investment in the renewable energy sector,” according to Reuters.