It’s official – the 12th Annual National Ethanol Conference has a new blog. The Renewable Fuels Association made the announcement in a press release: The RFA is pleased to bring you complete coverage of the NEC in real time at the National Ethanol Conference Blog (www.ethanolrfa.org/industry/conference/blog/). The NEC Blog will feature recaps, photos and text of speakers’ remarks, as well …
Ethanol Drives Ten Year Ag Forecast
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest projections, ethanol will dominate the farm economy for the next decade. USDA’s Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, headed by the World Agricultural Outlook Board, this week released “USDA Agricultural Projections to 2016.” According to the report, “strong expansion of corn-based ethanol production in the projections affects virtually every aspect of the field crops …
Saab Gives 100 Percent a Go
Saab plans to unveil a 100 percent bioethanol-powered engine in Geneva next month. According to a news release: GM Powertrain CEO Kjell ac Bergstrom said: ‘Bioethanol is a potent, high-quality fuel which opens up exciting possibilities in helping to meet the environmental challenges that face us. As the need to reduce energy consumption increases, we are exploring ways to run …
Louis Dreyfus Buys More Brazilian Ethanol Plants
International commodity trading company Louis Dreyfus is buying an addition four sugar ethanol mills in Brazil to become the second-biggest sugarcane processor in the country. According to a Bloomberg.com report, Paris-based Louis Dreyfus, which already owns four sugar and ethanol mills in Brazil, expects the acquisition to boost sugarcane processing to 18.5 million metric tons by 2009, from 11.8 million …
More E85 Pumps for Colorado
Colorado motorists will soon have 40 more pumps to fill up with 85 percent ethanol. According to a press release from Colorado Governor Bill Ritter’s office, 40 new E85 fuel pumps will open at 22 gas stations around this state this year, thanks to an effort by General Motors to expand the availability of the ethanol blend. In addition to …
Company Announces “100% Green” Biofuels Technology
Arizona-based Diversified Energy, has announced a “breakthrough biofuels technology” that they say “offers a “100% green” biofuel product containing no fossil fuel components.” According to a company release, the patent-pending process, termed Centia™, “provides several key advantages when compared with other biofuel processes like biodiesel, ethanol and others.” Centia™, a name derived from Crudus Potentia (meaning “green power” in Latin), …
Deere Profits Run on Ethanol
Deere & Company announced worldwide net income of $238.7 million, or $1.04 per share, for the first quarter ended January 31, compared with $235.9 million, or $0.99 per share, for the same period last year, according to a company release. Strong operating performance and a positive customer response to the company’s advanced products and services contributed to the quarter’s results, …
Ethanol Not to Blame for Tortilla Prices
Rising tortilla prices in Mexico are not the result of increased U.S. ethanol production or U.S. corn prices, according to the CEO of the National Corn Growers Association. Rick Tolman told grain and livestock producers meeting in central Missouri Wednesday that lots of things are being blamed on ethanol that are undeserved and one of them is the price of …
Loan Guarentee Process Holds Up First Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
Back in June, Canadian biotechnology company Iogen was waiting on loan guarantees from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a $500 million cellulosic ethanol plant in Idaho. The company is still waiting, according to a report from McLatchey Newspapers. According to the article, the loan guarentee is being held up because the U.S. Department of Energy office in charge …
New California Ethanol Plant Announced
A New York-based ethanol company plans to build a second plant in California – its fifth currently in the works. According to an AP report, economic development officials in California’s Kern County announced that U.S. Ethanol Holdings LLC plans to build a $200 million plant in Wasco with the capacity to produce 100 million gallons of ethanol per year. U.S. …