Ethanol for the 2007 IndyCar Series will be supplied by Renova Energy of Wyoming. Ethanol Promotion and Information Council executive director Tom Slunecka made that announcement during a press conference Thursday announcing the new team for Rahal-Letterman Racing. “Of course all of our member plants are producing the same high quality product,” said Slunecka. “But Renova Energy will actually be …
Rahal Letterman Powered by Alcohol
Alcohol will be powering the 2007 Rahal-Letterman Racing team in more ways than one. The number 17 Team Ethanol car will be driven once again by Jeff Simmons and sponsored, of course, by the ethanol industry. The second car in the RLR stable will be Number 8, piloted by veteran IndyCar Series driver Scott Sharp and sponsored by Patrón Spirits …
The Future is Now
The IndyCar Series’ switch to ethanol will be featured at the annual “PopSci Best of What’s New” event at Grand Central Station in New York, November 7-9. The theme this year is “The Future Now.” Sponsored by Popular Science magazine, the show features impressive new technologies developed during the previous year and one of them is Honda’s new engine, designed …
Mechanics Can Fill Up and Feel Good With On-Line Course
Learn more about how auto technicians and anyone else can benefit from taking the free on-line “Ethanol Fuel Performance Training” course from the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council. This simple, user-friendly computer course provides an understanding of ethanol fuel and how it affects engine performance and the environment. Different lesson levels provide information from the very basic to the very …
On-Line Course Teaches Mechanics of Ethanol
A new on-line training course for ethanol provides an understanding of ethanol fuel and how it affects engine performance and the environment. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) developed the Ethanol Fuel Performance Training module for anyone who wants to get to know the technical side of the fuel, according to Reece Nanfito, senior director of marketing. “It’s intended …
The President Has Left the Building
This was no tough crowd for the president – with the exception of a anti-war protester who started shouting during the speech and had to be escorted out. He said all the right things to make this group of renewable energy entrepreneurs happy. Here is the president’s full remarks – about 30 minutes worth – I’ll pick out some soundbites …
President Promotes Renewables
President Bush got a nice round of applause when he just said, “I like the idea of promoting a fuel that relies upon our farmers.” “I guess we have some farmers here,” he said. “We’re up to five billion gallons of ethanol,” he adds. “We’re just in the beginning stages of an industry that’s evolving. We want you to succeed. …
The Eagle Has Landed
We just received word that the president is on his way to the convention center from the airport, so everyone is taking a quick seventh-inning stretch before they are locked up. The media has a nice mid-row seat, check-in was smooth and easy, now we are just waiting for the main event. We’ll keep you posted. I will give a …
Ethanol Industry Connections
Everybody who is anybody in the ethanol industry are in attendance here at the Advancing Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis. Here is Greg Krissek, (left) Director of Governmental Affairs with ICM, Inc., one of the nation’s major ethanol plant design/build firms, located in Colwich, KS. He is networking with one of the many attendees on hand about the potential …
EPIC on Display
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns did a little walk through of the trade show at the Advancing Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis on Wednesday and stopped in front of the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council display with the Indy Car show vehicle. The flashy green and blue Indy Car continues to generate lots of attention wherever it goes, more so …