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Peru eyes US for ethanol exports... perhaps

Greentech Media has a story about sugar cane ethanol from Peru , potentially being exported to the US. I think it is doubtful for a number of reasons... The delivered cost to a coastal blending plant in the US,would have to be competitive with home grown...

Published 23 Feb 2009 10:46 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, Plausability, Sugar, cane, Peru
The Global Justice Ecology Project doesn't like biofuels

The ethanol battle has been joined again now that a new Administration is due to take over the White House. The flurry started late yesterday UK time (for me at any rate) with an email from The Global Justice Ecology Project with a letter (that's...

Published 15 Jan 2009 9:29 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: Policy, biofuels, Plausability, global, project, Justice, Ecology
US DOE updates E85 portal page

The US Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels & Advanced Vehicles Data Center has updated its portal for ethanol . With hints on how to succeed with E85 and Business cases for E85 retailers. Read More...

Published 8 Jan 2009 16:20 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Policy, DOE, Plausability, pumps, energy, vehicles, alternative, Fuels, Center, Department, advanced, Data, the
US ethanol replaced about 2.6% of gasoline demand

US this year diverted 24.5% of its corn crop into ethanol production and replaced 2.65% of the total US demand for road transportation fuels -- assuming that the 2007 figures for fuel use will be around the same as 2006, according to figures from the...

Published 29 Aug 2008 12:48 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: ethanol, Agriculture, Corn, Food, Plausability, gasoline, energy, vehicles, alternative, Production, Fuels, of, Center, Department, advanced, Transportation, Data
Biofuels drive up food prices: Bodman and Scafer

There's been a definitive piece of work on biofuels and food prices presented to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on 11 June chaired by Jeff Bingaman . Two secretaries of state Samuel W. Bodman (energy) and Edward T. Schafer (agriculture...

Published 13 Jun 2008 12:16 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Policy, wheat, Corn, biofuels, politics, Oil, Plausability, energy, natural, and, soy, soybean, Bioethanol, Bingaman, Committee, seed, crop, Bodman, soya, on, Resources", Schafer
Two US associations react to rising food prices

The National Biodiesel Board and the Renewable Fuels Associatio n have issued statements refuting the position of many of the US food sales companies that rising food costs are being caused by rising crop prices. They may have a point in the US which...

Published 11 Jun 2008 11:59 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Association, National, Board, Biodiesel, Plausability, renewable, Manufacturers, Grocery, Fuels
Lying biodiesel pumps

By Jimminy, the US Biodiesel business needs to react to this post about lying biodiesel pumps quickly and make sure it can repair the damage. Read More...

Published 4 Mar 2008 12:15 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Plausability, B20, pumps, geek, eco, inaccuarcy, blends
US ethanol demand for corn 2008

There was an interesting speech, the other day by Joseph Glauber, the US Department of Agriculture's cheif economist . The key passage for us is: The U.S. corn market will continue to be dominated by ethanol production in the coming year. Ethanol...

Published 29 Feb 2008 12:03 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Corn, 2008, usda, forecast, Plausability, Glauber

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