Auto blogs are buzzing about ethanol boosting technology. Pickup Trucks.com reports this week that Ford is developing a new line of turbocharged ethanol direct-injection gasoline engines under the code name Bobcat. Bobcat engines will feature ethanol boost technology, developed by Ethanol Boosting Systems, LLC of Cambridge, Mass., that promises 5 to 10 percent greater fuel economy than EcoBoost engines. Ethanol …
Gulf Ethanol Offers Feedstock Powder Samples
Cellulosic feedstock powder may sound like a form of fairy dust – a powder that enhances the productivity and viability of cellulosic ethanol production. But producer Gulf Ethanol is prepared to prove it to anyone who asks. The company announced today that they are offering free samples of the microscopic cellulosic feedstock powder produced by its processing unit as a …
Ethanol Fuels RNC
During the Republican National Convention this week, delegates have been educated about ethanol in the state of Minnesota in several ways, thanks to the American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest Clean Air Choice Team. Communications Director Bob Moffitt was at the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council’s AgNite event on Tuesday evening in the Twin Cities where ethanol was featured as a …
Ethanol at AgNite
Ethanol was showcased to Republican National Convention goers this week during an event sponsored by the Minnesota Agri-Growth Council. The Renewable Fuels Association and Minnesota’s ethanol producers joined together to be one of the sponsors of AgNite, a non-partisan event to celebrate the food, agriculture and biofuel industries of the state and nation. The event was held in the historic …
Funding Sought for East Coast Ethanol Plants
A company seeking to build ethanol plants in four southeastern states needs to raise over $800 million to get the job done. East Coast Ethanol already has about $10 million in seed money, but they are looking for at least $254 million from equity investors to complete the four 110 million gallon a year plants in North and South Carolina, …
Corn Growers Provide Ethanol Facts and Free Bumper Stickers
***Post Update*** The National Corn Growers Association is regretfully out of these free bumper stickers. Thanks for your support of American Farmers! The National Corn Growers Association has updated its Ethanol Facts website. The Web site provides information on ethanol production, blends, suitability for engines and economic and environmental impacts, as well as a glossary and links to other online …
Ethanol to be Featured at RNC AgNite
The Minnesota Agri-Growth Council is hosting a celebration of America’s food, agriculture and energy industries during the second night of the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities. AgNite is a non-partisan event independent from the RNC being coordinated by the council with the help of numerous sponsors, including the ethanol industry under the auspices of the Renewable Fuels Association. …
A Destiny of Sustainable Energy
Destiny, Florida, the first eco-sustainable city in the country, is creating Florida’s first sustainable energy farm. This press release from the green city just south of Disney World in Central Florida says the Destiny Sustainable Energy Farm will be a learning center, applying and showcasing 21st century farming technologies and practices to produce alternative fuels: “Destiny’s Energy Farm will be …
Colorado Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Confirmed
A cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant is planned for Grand Junction, Colorado. Lignol Energy Corporation has received approval from the U.S. Department of Energy to locate the facility on the western slope of Colorado. The approved location is a change from the originally proposed site adjacent to Suncor Energy refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. According to the company, the Grand Junction …