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China aims to reduce imports

China has been a major beneficiary of the globalisation movement in recent years. In turn, it has become a tremendous importer of most chemicals. It accounts for up to 50% of total demand for many Asian chemical producers, and is a critical factor in...

Published 18 Jun 2009 21:16 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: USA, China, Canada, Economic growth, Financial Events, polymers, chemical sales
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...

Published 15 May 2009 12:49 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Movie, video, California, Companies, Pacific Ethanol, Stockton
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 Waxman-Markley proposal...

Published 11 May 2009 11:55 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuels, Environment, politics, cellulosic, cellulose, Trees, Bioethanol, 25x25, federal, Waxman-Markley
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. Read More...

Published 1 May 2009 13:16 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Environment, carbon, California
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 of this poor thumbnail. I've...

Published 30 Apr 2009 17:20 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Corn, technology, fuel, Motor, percentage, replacement
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. Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 13:31 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, natural, Maps, map, Resources, Council, Defense
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 2 0. The East Side Chapter has meetings at the North Bend Railroad Depot every second Wednesday. (Which looks a lot better than it sounds) Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 11:30 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Biodiesel, Conference, seattle, Trade Association, event, state, Washington, NW, Network
Exporting is no fun anymore

Japan and Germany are the great exporting countries of the industrialised world. They didn't have the consumer booms seen in the USA and UK. Yet their economies are plunging, as export opportunities dry up. Yesterday , the Japanese finance minister...

Published 28 Apr 2009 22:06 by Chemicals & The Economy

Filed under: USA, UK, exports, Economic growth, Currencies, Japan, Financial Events, Germany
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% . Read More...

Published 28 Apr 2009 13:09 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, consultation, blend, percentage
12000 gals water make 1 gal ethanol

Wholly irrigated corn can take up to 1200 gal of water to produce 1gal ethano l, according to a report on the MinPost today. That's a lot of water and touches again on my obsession with aquifers . Read More...

Published 27 Apr 2009 17:02 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Water, Agriculture, MinnPost
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 three years. There are...

Published 27 Apr 2009 12:56 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Minnesota, politics, Maps, subsidy
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 fue l on the basis that it might endanger the environment, through changing land use, and people's...

Published 7 Apr 2009 16:18 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, politics, automotive, mandate
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...

Published 7 Apr 2009 13:10 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Agriculture, biofuels, Environment, generation, fuel, Science, Bioethanol, second, SCOPE
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 total energy consumed...

Published 30 Mar 2009 12:04 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, blog, Blog roundup, 25x25
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 see the Ogallala aquifer getting a mention...

Published 26 Mar 2009 15:43 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, Biodisel, Bioethanol, Ogallala, Sierra, Club, Worldwatch

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