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GreenShift Receives Notice of Allowance for Corn Oil Extraction Patent Application

GreenShift Receives Notice of Allowance for Corn Oil Extraction Patent Application

GreenShift Corporation (OTCQB: GERS) today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO") issued another new Notice of Allowance covering GreenShift's corn oil extraction processes, this time for patent application number 13/107,197 titled “Method of Processing Ethanol Byproducts and Related S ... Continue reading

First Thailand Orders for Long-range BYD e6 EV

First Thailand Orders for Long-range BYD e6 EV

One of Thailand's top power companies, Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), placed orders for 3 long-range, all-electric, 5-passenger BYD e6s and charging pedestals. This is BYD's first new energy vehicle business in Thailand, opening a new country for global business expansions. MEA is one of the three largest po ... Continue reading

Gulf Oil Refineries Not Damaged Yet Gasoline Prices Increase - WTF?

Gulf Oil Refineries Not Damaged Yet Gasoline Prices Increase - WTF?

By Growth Energy WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2012; This Labor Day weekend, millions of Americans plan to hit the open road and enjoy the last bits of summer. But with gas prices spiking toward $4 per gallon, many Americans are electing to stay home. The oil companies are quick to blame Hurricane Isaac for causing the sudden i ... Continue reading

POET CEO Jeff Lautt's Statement on E15 Ruling

POET CEO Jeff Lautt's Statement on E15 Ruling

SIOUX FALLS, SD (August 17, 2012) – POET CEO Jeff Lautt today issued the following statement in response to ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in the case of the Grocery Manufacturers Association v. Environmental Protection Agency, 10-1380: “The appellate court decision ... Continue reading

U.S. Court of Appeals Smacks Down Anti-Ethanol Lobby

U.S. Court of Appeals Smacks Down Anti-Ethanol Lobby

The Auto Channel joins American Coalition for Ethanol in applauding U.S. Court of Appeals Decision on E15 There is "No proof that any engine has been or would be damaged by E15..." Sioux Falls, SD - August 17, 2015: The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) today praised a ruling from the United States Court of Appeals ... Continue reading

Statement Regarding Federal Court's Dismissal of Legal Challenge to EPA's Partial E15 Waiver on Standing Grounds by Global Automakers' President and CEO Michael J. Stanton

Statement Regarding Federal Court's Dismissal of Legal Challenge to EPA's Partial E15 Waiver on Standing Grounds by Global Automakers' President and CEO Michael J. Stanton

Global Automakers is disappointed with today's decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to dismiss the petitions challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's grant of a partial waiver permitting gasoline with 15 percent ethanol (E15) in 2001 and newer model vehicles. We disagree with the cou ... Continue reading

POET Responds to Latest Crop Estimate

POET Responds to Latest Crop Estimate

Renewable fuels policy works, market-induced flexibility exists today SIOUX FALLS, SD (August 10, 2012) – POET CEO Jeff Lautt today issued the following statement in response to the latest USDA corn crop estimate: “Although this year’s drought poses challenges for farmers and corn customers, we need to r ... Continue reading

Celanese Announces Joint Statement of Cooperation with Pertamina to Advance the Development of Fuel Ethanol Projects in Indonesia

Celanese Announces Joint Statement of Cooperation with Pertamina to Advance the Development of Fuel Ethanol Projects in Indonesia

Celanese Corporation , a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that it has entered into a Joint Statement of Cooperation to advance the development of fuel ethanol projects with Pertamina, the state-owned energy company of Indonesia. In line with its long-term strategy to develop new and re ... Continue reading

American Drivers: Beware of Everything the American Petroleum Institute Tells Us

American Drivers: Beware of Everything the American Petroleum Institute Tells Us

TOPEKA, Kansas, July 12, 2012 TOPEKA, Kansas, July 12, 2012 A new blend of motor vehicle fuel containing 15 percent ethanol known as E15 now available in Kansas could damage vehicle engines, the Kansas Petroleum Council warned consumers today. "We need to press the pause button on EPA's rush to allow higher amounts of ... Continue reading

Special Motorsports Innovation - 900 hp Ethanol Porsche Showcase

Special Motorsports Innovation - 900 hp Ethanol Porsche Showcase

Switzer's F900 is a Flex-fuel Fire-breather This article is about the Switzer F900. The short version is that it's a low-emission, 900 horsepower, flex-fuel monster of a Porsche built by a pack of wild-eyed savants in the middle of rural Ohio -- but the story behind this first F900 started a few years ago, at the same ... Continue reading

Research and Markets: Biofuel Consumption in Europe

Research and Markets: Biofuel Consumption in Europe

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biofuel Consumption in Europe" report to their offering. Biofuel Consumption in Europe industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2007-11, and forecast to 2016). The pr ... Continue reading

Edeniq Flips the Switch at Pilot Facility, Currently Producing Cellulosic Ethanol

Edeniq Flips the Switch at Pilot Facility, Currently Producing Cellulosic Ethanol

Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, today hosted an event to officially launch their Corn to Cellulosic Migration (CCM) pilot biorefinery. The biorefinery utilizes Edeniq's patented technologies including the Cellunator, a mechanical pretreatment milling device that grinds plant materials into uniform ... Continue reading

EPA Gives Final Approval to E15 Sale In USA

EPA Gives Final Approval to E15 Sale In USA

However, many hoops remain before consumers will actually fill up with the higher-blend fuel. WASHINGTON Jun 20, 2012; NACSonline reported that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given the final okay for the sale of E15 at gasoline stations in the United States, but there remains several hurdles before ... Continue reading

NEDAK Ethanol Announces Temporary Halt in Production

NEDAK Ethanol Announces Temporary Halt in Production

NEDAK Ethanol, LLC (NEDAK) has temporarily suspended production of ethanol at the plant it operates in Atkinson, Nebraska in order to conduct its regular spring maintenance and to monitor the corn and ethanol markets. 'The surplus of ethanol combined with the increased demand for corn from developing countries has furt ... Continue reading

ACE and Advanced BioFuels Groups Urge Congress to Protect the RFS

ACE and Advanced BioFuels Groups Urge Congress to Protect the RFS

Congress made an historic commitment to advanced biofuels in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, as part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce oil dependence, improve national security, and spur economic growth. With gas prices recently spiking to record levels and remaining highly volatile, it is self-ev ... Continue reading

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