All Systems Go at World's Largest Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
Jul 8, 2010
Inbicon Biomass Refinery now producing The New Ethanol and other biofuel at Kalundborg, Denmark KALUNDBORG, Denmark - July 08, 2010: Inbicon is declaring Energy Independence Day for Planet Earth as the first Inbicon Biomass Refinery swings into operation. It turns wheat straw into 1.4 million gallons a year of cellulos ... Continue reading
Ethanol Industry Counters Environmental Divisionary Stall Tactics
Jul 6, 2010
Washington, St. Louis, and Sioux Falls (June 15, 2010) â The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), Growth Energy, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) today countered the tired claims of the Environmental Working Group (EWG) that American ethanol is not a sound in ... Continue reading
Consumer Fuels Choice Act introduced in U.S. House
Jul 6, 2010
Sioux Falls, SD (June 30, 2010); U.S. Representatives Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) and Adrian Smith (R-NE) today introduced the Consumer Fuels Choice Act, legislation that would promote ethanol use through grants for the installation of blender pumps. The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) applauded the legislati ... Continue reading
Alternative Fuels and the Roles They are Destined to Play in the Automotive Scheme of Things
Jul 4, 2010
Alternative Fuels and the Roles They are Destined to Play in the Automotive Scheme of Things What is an alternative fuel? "Alternative fuels" are vehicle fuels that aren't made from petroleum. There are many kinds of fuels that vehicles can run on that aren't made from petroleum. The United States Department of Energy ... Continue reading
FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Given 'Thumbs Up' Review Plus Support for Multiple Technologies R&D
Jul 1, 2010
National Research Council report says continued near- and long-term Government /Industry R&D is needed to reduce petroleum dependence and greenhouse gases SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In its third report on the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership (FC&FP), the National Research Council (NRC) of the ... Continue reading
Jul 1, 2010
15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue in Pursuit of Ten Million Dollars in Prize Money for Super Fuel-Efficient Cars BROOKLYN, Mich., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE, a $10 million competition to inspire a new generation of vehicles capable of achieving 100 MPGe (mile ... Continue reading
This 4th of July, Flex Fuel Vehicles Owners Should Think About Their Fuel
Jun 30, 2010
BISMARCK, N.D., June 30 This 4th of July weekend, some fortunate North Dakota drivers will celebrate a relatively new freedom - the freedom to choose what type of fuel to put in their car, truck or van. For those with flex fuel vehicles, ethanol-based E85 is an option at a growing number of stations in North Dakota. "E ... Continue reading
Jun 30, 2010
SEE ALSO: Electric Vehicles-Solution or Diversion? Hertfordshire UK June 16, 2010; Long-term limitations in battery technology could restrict electric cars to under a 100-mile range â while rapid charging is likely to limit battery life to just two years An investigation by E&T magazine has raised serious question ... Continue reading
Oil Spill Reignites Argument for Flex Fuels - VIDEO STORY
Jun 30, 2010
SEE ALSO DETROIT - June 30, 2010: As the largest oil spill in U.S. history continues to leak into the Gulf of Mexico, the argument for domestically produced alternative fuels, like ethanol (E85), is back on. Manufacturing plants continue to research and develop biofuels from a variety of unique sources. In fact, scient ... Continue reading
American Jianye Greentech Holdings Ltd. Begins Construction of Second Clean Fuels Production Plant
Jun 28, 2010
NEW YORK, June 28 -- American Jianye Greentech Holdings Ltd. (OTC:AJGH) (BULLETIN BOARD: AJGH) (the "Company"), which is engaged in the business of developing, manufacturing and distributing alcohol-based automobile fuel products in the People's Republic of China, manufactured by its affiliate Tieling Jianye Greentech ... Continue reading
Stanford Graduate School of Business Research: Toward Electric Cars and Clean Coal
Jun 25, 2010
STANFORD, Calif.--What will it take for major world powers to move toward environmentally friendly technology such as electric cars and clean coal? âthe capacity to understand what's in the mind of strategic decision-makersâ Professor Robert A. Burgelman and Andrew S. Grove, a lecturer in management and forme ... Continue reading
Korea Approves Patent on Critical Component of Cyclone Power Technologies Green Engine
Jun 23, 2010
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets:CYPW) announced today that the Korean Intellectual Property Office has issued a notice of decision to grant the company a patent on the steam generator of its award-winning, heat regenerative external combustion engine. âThis is very rare for such a smal ... Continue reading
Cobalt Technologies Selected by Biofuels Peers as 2010 Transformative Technology
Jun 23, 2010
Company Also Ranked First for Biobutanol Category in Biofuels Digest Competition MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 22 -- Cobalt Technologies, the leader in commercializing biobutanol as a renewable chemical and fuel, today announced it was named to the Biofuels Digest "30 Most Transformative Technologies of 2010" and ranked ... Continue reading
Switzer Builds e85-capable 900 hp Nissan GT-R
Jun 22, 2010
When Nissan introduced the latest R35 version of its GTR Skylines in 2008, the international press was quick to nickname the car "Godzilla" - as much for the car's size as for its fire-breathing performance - and Nissan was equally quick to call the car both "perfect" and "untunable." ... Continue reading
Tach Visitors Write, Tach Writes Back
Jun 21, 2010
Hi Farid - Thank you for taking the time to read Bob's story "Yes Virginia There Is A Single Solution To "No More Gasoline Now" and for contacting us. Whether you are aware of it or not, your questions are some of the most typical objections and cited points-of-contention proffered by those individuals and entities see ... Continue reading
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