Archive for March, 2008
Next Entries »Today in Biofuels: Environmental movement split between pro-biofuels and anti-growth forces; US to be 10 percent short on biofuels by 2022; E20 OK without flex-fuel car
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
An article regarding a dispute between environmental groups and Virgin Atlantic over the airline’s biofuel test said “This scrap between Branson and Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, and Europe’s Green Party finally unmasks the real motives of these prominent environment groups. It is not just about biofuels, it is about limiting [...]
Today in Biofuels: Ethanol provides carbon-sink protection, not destruction; Branson launches algae biofuel business; China faces food, fuel shortages
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
Top Story:An critic of two articles appearing in Science magazine, which have led to resounding reversals in global biofuels policy, reports that actual land use conversion in the US, primarily from soy to corn, has little discernible effect on global emissions. David Morris of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found that [...]
EIA Chief: US Won’t Meet 2022 RFS
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Only 32.5 billion gallons of the 36-billion-gallon renewable fuels standard mandated by Congress will be met by the target date of 2022, the head of the federal Energy Information Administration told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday.
Focus on Fuels 3-3-08
Bernanke: Lower Brazil Ethanol Tariff
Higher Blends Key to Ethanol Future
Americans Don’t Know Ethanol
Dinneen: Ethanol [...]
Focus on Fuels 3-3-08
Submitted by DTN Ethanol Blog
Comments on the past week’s news and trading action in fuels from DTN’s Man on the Floor of the CBOT and CME Gary Wilhelmi.
Bernanke: Lower Brazil Ethanol Tariff
Higher Blends Key to Ethanol Future
Americans Don’t Know Ethanol
Dinneen: Ethanol Industry Sound
Focus on Fuels 2-25-08
Poet Funds Starch-to-Ethanol Research Collaboration
AE Biofuels Breaks Ground on Mont. [...]
Today in Biofuels: Chevron, Weyerhaeuser form next-gen biofuels venture; EPA’s vast powers under Energy Act; new Land Rover biodiesel-electric hybrid concept
Submitted by Biofuels Digest Blog
Top Story:
In Washington State, timber colossus Weyerhaeuser and Chevron announced a new partnership to explore cellulosic ethanol technologies. The new joint venture, Clearlight, will be based near Seattle at Weyerhaeuser’s offices, and will have up to 40 staff working on the research effort to develop non-foodstock based, sustainable business model from [...]
