Entries from The Big Biofuels Blog tagged with 'US'
Pacific Ethanol
Video from WSJ Marketline about Pacific Ethanol's Plant in Stockton, California. Production at the Stockton was suspended in February. It is now mothballed. Too much capacity, margins too thin, seem to be the story. This isn't the first time that...
25x25 warns on restricting cellulosic biomass
25x25 a pressure group in the US is warning that some proposed legislation in the US could severely restrict the amount of cellulose available for biofuels in what is effectively a call for managed woodlands. I can see why the...
California looks at emissions from crop to tail pipe and legislates
California's newly adopted low-carbon fuel standard may mark the beginning of the end of ethanol, according to a report on Planet Ark. The new legislation examines the carbon impact from seed to tailpipe, which seems sensible. ...
The relationship between corn, ethanol and autofuel replacement US-style
There is a direct relationship between the volume of corn converted to ethanol with the % of gasoline replaced in the US. Its shown more clearly if you click the line which contains the mysterious word Thi at the bottom...
Interactive US map of advanced fuels
I saw this map from the Natural Resources Defense Council on Robert Rapier's i-r-squared blog and couldn't resist it. I guess it is incomplete, but it looks pretty good....
NW Biodiesel Network Forum in May
I've just come across the NW Biodiesel Network. It will be holding a forum in Seattle on May 20. The East Side Chapter has meetings at the North Bend Railroad Depot every second Wednesday. (Which looks a lot better than...
Comment on US proposals for E15
The US Environmental Protection Agency wants comments on proposals to increase the volume of ethanol blended into gasoline to 15% . ...
1200 gals water make 1 gal ethanol
Corrected headline reads 1200 gal water Wholly irrigated corn can take up to 1200 gal of water to produce 1gal ethanol, according to a report on the MinPost today. That's a lot of water and touches again on my obsession...
Minnesota's auditor suggests ending state ethanol subsidy
A few days ago the auditor in Minnesota suggested that the state's use of subsidies to the ethanol industry may have outlived its purpose, since ethanol firms have been profitable. Also it is likely to cost $44m over the next...
NPRA, lobbyists are against higher volumes of ethanol in fuel
An alliance of environmentalists, health groups and the US National Petrochemical Refiners Association is opposed to higher levels of ethanol in automotive fuel on the basis that it might endanger the environment, through changing land use, and people's health, according...
Scoping out biofuels
The Scientifc Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) has produced a report looking at the enviromental impacts of biofuels,. The group makes a number of recomendations for second generation feedstocks, and favours woody or grassy plants. As with the...
25x25 launching blog soon
25x25.org in the US is launching the 25x25blog on 1 April. I'll be keeping an eye on it. 25x25 is an interesting organisation this is its vision: By 2025, America's farms, forests and ranches will provide 25 percent of the...
Smart Choices for Biofuels
I missed this about a month ago, but it is worth looking at, The Sierra Club and World Watch Institute produced Smart Choices for Biofuels.It rounds up quite a lot of stuff we've gone over here. It is good to...
Antibiotics at heart of corn ethanol
Some US corn ethanol producers are using penicillin and three other antibiotics in corn fermentation process says Minnesota Public Radio. /**/ Why? To ensure that the yeast...
Add your pump (if you're in the US)
The people at the US Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center in the US have the kernel of what could be a great biofuel resource. The USAFAVDC has started to waymark E85 pumps in the US. There are nine...
Cellulosic ethanol the US dream and reality
This graph, produced with data from the Des Moines Register, and another good article from Phil Brasher shows the current gap between US cellulosic ethanol production next year and the curent legislative requirement for it. It looks as if the US...
Who will benefit from biofuel industry distress?
The question: Who will benefit from biofuel industry distress? will be answered in a webcast on Thursday 2 April at 1pm to 2:30 pm Eastern Standard Time. There is a fee....
Obama and Lula spoke about the tariff
Last week end Presidents Lula (Brazil) and Obama (US) met and had a conversation, According to the ICTSD, Brazil's Lula pressed Obama on Doha and on the US tariff policy for Brazilian ethanol this is ICTSD's take on the conversationThe...
Poet in talks about an ethanol pipeline to NY harbour
The news that Poet is in talks to discuss the feasibility of a dedicated ethanol pipeline from the Midwest to New York Harbour. Is over the internet like a rash this morning with posts byGreen Car Congress: POET Joins Magellan...
Arkansas: promised land for biofuel
Could Arkansas be a promised land for biofuel. This article from Delta Farm Press seems to think so. Of course it doesn't explain how all the biofuel that could be producecd in the state could be got to the markets...
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