For those lucky residents of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, you have a chance to kick off the Thanksgiving celebration with food and fuel this Saturday, November 20, 2010. Flex-fuel drivers (FFV) will have the opportunity to fill up with E85 for 85 cents per gallon from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at Woodman’s Market located at 8131 S. Howell Avenue, Oak …
Largest Solar Project in Tennessee Begins
Jackson, Tennessee is about to become the home of the state’s largest solar farm. The new solar project is located at the American Drive Business Center and when completed in December of 2010, will consist of 4,914 Sharp solar modules manufactured at their Memphis facility and become the second 1 megawatt (MW) solar project within the seven-state Tennessee Valley Authority …
Sweet Sorghum for Ethanol Collaboration Announced
Two major organizations have announced that they will collaborate on key issues moving forward. The National Sorghum Producers (NSP) and the Sweet Sorghum Ethanol Association (SSEA) will begin working together to develop and expand the sweet sorghum industry. Sweet sorghum is currently a feedstock of interest for many researchers and companies in the quest to develop new feedstocks for biofuel …
Ethanol Industry Watches Closely As Lame Duck Session Kicks Off in DC
The lame duck session has kicked off in Washington and the ethanol industry continues to point out to legislators who are reviewing the ethanol and biodiesel tax credits, that the failure to renew these credits will cause thousands of biofuels workers to lose their jobs. The ethanol industry is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday along with several …
Chevy Back on Track in IndyCar Series
After a six year absence in the IndyCar Series, Chevrolet will be back on track with a new twin-turbocharged direct-injected V-6 racing engine powered by E85 for the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series. The new engine is being developed by GM and Ilmor Engineering and to date, Team Penske is the first and only team to commit to the new engine …
Iowa Power Fund Awards Three Energy Projects
The Iowa Power Fund has awarded three energy projects in the state more than $4.2 million. The decisions were made yesterday during the board meeting which took place at Grand View University. When combined, the three projects will generate an additional $21 million in leveraged funds. To date, the Iowa Power Fund has awarded more than $47 million to 37 …
Participate in the Fuel Your Holiday E85 Promotion
To get a heads start on Thanksgiving celebrations, Minnesota flex-fuel vehicle (FFVs) drivers will have the opportunity to fill up with E85 for 85 cents less per gallon on Tuesday, November 23, 2010. The “Fuel Your Holiday” promotion will take place at a Holiday station from 4-6 pm located at 12290 Nicollet Avenue in Burnsville. There are more than 225,000 …
HyperSolar Announces Solar Cell Magnification Breakthrough
HyperSolar, Inc. has announced that their new solar design models have the potential to increase magnification by 300 percent. This would increase the power output of solar cells. “The higher the light magnification in the HyperSolar layer, the higher the power magnification of the attached solar cell. As part of our development plan, we are exploring various designs and microphotonic …
Buster Biofuels on Biodiesel Quality
During a trip to San Diego I met with budding biodiesel company Buster Biofuels. The company is in the last phase of permitting and then will build a 2 million per year multi-feedstock biodiesel facility. According to Kristof Reiter of Reiter Scientific Consulting, who is working with Buster Biofuels, two of the most important elements for the company’s success are …
Duke Discovers Breakthough Gene for Grasses to Biofuels
Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) believes that it has altered a gene in perennial grasses to help them develop more robust roots speeding up the timeline for creating biofuels. According to Philip Benfey, the director of the IGSP Center for Systems Biology, says that perennial grasses for biofuels are advantageous because they can be harvested repeatedly. However, …