corn-based ethanol News
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Environmental activists continue to mislead about ethanol
As is often the case, a new report from critics of biofuels promise immediate benefits from repealing current biofuel policies in favor of those that would take the world’s most productive cropland out of production. Moreover, the report seeks to castigate current biofuel technologies while giving fossil fuels and other dirty energy sources a free pass. “Most disappointing about the continuous ...
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Hart Releases Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook to 2015
The challenges facing the ethanol industry are multifaceted. U.S. ethanol production is approaching ever closer to an E10 "blend wall," and the adoption of higher E15 blends is likely to occur slowly. The main federal incentive for ethanol expires at the end of the year, along with the tariff on foreign ethanol, and extensions of some form of incentive and tariff are likely to be at far lower ...
By Hart Energy
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Cellulosic ethanol heads for cost-competitiveness by 2016
The cost of enzymes, pre-treatment and fermentation have fallen significantly, but cellulosic biofuels still have some way to go to reduce project capital expenditure if they are to be competitive with corn-based ethanol and with gasoline Ethanol manufactured from non-food “cellulosic” feedstock is on course to be cost competitive with corn-based ethanol by 2016, according to an ...
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Next generation of biofuels is still years away
The first trickle of fuels made from agricultural waste is finally winding its way into the nation's energy supply, after years of broken promises and hype promoting a next-generation fuel source cleaner than oil. But as refineries churn out this so-called cellulosic fuel, it has become clear, even to the industry's allies, that the benefits remain, as ever, years away. The failure so far of ...
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EPA proposes reducing biofuel mandate
The Obama administration on Friday proposed to reduce the amount of ethanol in the nation's fuel supply for the first time, acknowledging that the biofuel law championed by both parties in 2007 is not working as well as expected. While the proposal highlights the government's struggle to ramp up production of homegrown biofuels that are cleaner-burning than gasoline, but is unlikely to mean much ...
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IGPC Ethanol Inc. Reaches 1 Billion Litres of Ethanol Production
IGPC Ethanol Inc.’s fuel ethanol facility in Aylmer, ON has now produced over one billion litres of ethanol, a substantial milestone in IGPC’s history. For over six years of operation, IGPC Ethanol Inc. has been a significant contributor to Canada’s domestic supply of ethanol, producing in excess of 170 million litres of corn-based ethanol per year. “The success of this ...
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US: Corn Isn’t Enough for Ethanol Production in Future
Ethanol if obtained through cellulose, a material found in cornstalks, trees, and grass that doesn’t carry any agricultural value, can help reduce corn’s demand and also curb the appetite of US for more and more foreign crude oil. Ethanol, produced from the cellulose of plants, has chemical properties that are same as in Ethanol obtained through sugar cane or corn. However, Ethanol can be ...
By RNCOS
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Discovery of New Enzymes may help Cheaper Ethanol Turn into a Reality Soon
RNCOS’ recent report “Biofuel Market Worldwide (2007-2010)” has notified that the production of ethanol in US will likely exceed 9.5 Billion-Gallon by the end of 2010, representing a CAGR value of above 18.5%. At present, a process akin to brewing beer is used to produce ethanol wherein conversion of starch crops into sugar is done, the sugar is then fermented in to ethanol, and finally ...
By RNCOS
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Biofuel crops increase carbon emissions
The conversion of forests and grasslands into fields for the plants offsets the benefit of using the fuel, researchers find. Greenhouse-gas output overall would rise instead of fall. The rush to grow biofuel crops -- widely embraced as part of the solution to global warming -- is actually increasing greenhouse gas emissions rather than reducing them, according to two studies published Thursday ...
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Crop biofuels `create carbon debt` new study shows
Two studies have shown that changes in land use to produce crop-based biofuels can actually result in more greenhouse-gas emissions than burning fossil fuels. The studies, both published in Science on the 8 February, estimate the impact of converting forests and grasslands into cropland for the production of biofuels. Both conclude that the resulting carbon emissions, released through ...
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Food or fuel? The bioenergy dilemma
The cost of grain-based staples–such as tortillas in Mexico, beef noodles in western China, and bread in the United States– has increased around the world. There are several reasons why prices have jumped, but there’s one getting a lot of attention: the global rush for bioenergy. Crops can be used as a food or fuel; both are important ecosystem services that nature provides to people. But as ...
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Crunch year for US biofuels
US biofuel policies are set to collide this year – with each other and with reality – Bloomberg New Energy Finance finds in new “What to Watch for” biofuels white paper. New York, 25 February 2013 – Policies that govern the use of US corn-based ethanol – one which calls for a minimum amount of consumption, and another which limits how much can go into ...
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Coskata, Inc. Elects Natural Gas Executives John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms to Board of Directors
Coskata, Inc., a technology leader in the production of alternative fuels and chemicals, today announced that John A. Crum and Christopher A. Helms have been elected to the company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. These appointments come on the heels of the company’s recent shift in strategy to utilize America’s abundant and ...
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EPA mulls ethanol change as industry profits soar
Just as ethanol producers have been seeing the industry's most profitable months ever, the federal government is considering whether to lower the amount of the corn-based fuel that must be blended into gasoline. That could be a serious blow to a biofuels industry that saw booms and busts connected to corn and petroleum prices before a renewable fuel standard approved by Congress in 2007 acted as ...
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Unintended energy impact from bioethanol production
Increasing crop production to meet demand for biofuels potentially increases the use of nitrogen fertilisers, which can lead to nitrate pollution in surface and groundwater. A new study is the first to consider the unintended extra energy needed to treat water to remove nitrate contamination in drinking water supplies. In the United States, the Renewable Fuel Standard1 (RFS) stipulates the ...
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US to allow eagle deaths to aid wind power
Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades. The new rule is designed to address environmental consequences that stand in the way of the nation's wind energy rush: the dozens of bald and golden eagles being killed each year by the giant, spinning blades ...
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Inside climate politics
Original story at MIT News The politics of climate change are often depicted as a simple battle, between environmentalists and particular industries, over government policy. That’s not wrong, but it’s only a rough sketch of the matter. Now a paper co-authored by MIT economist Christopher Knittel fills in some important details of the picture, revealing an essential mechanism that ...
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Chemineer, Inc. provides cost-effective solutions for the biofuels industry
Chemineer, Inc. has the process application experience coupled with field-proven product performance advantages to deliver significant benefits to businesses in the biofuels industry. As a leader in mixing technology, Chemineer has experience with corn-based or cellulosic ethanol and multiple feedstocks for biodiesel such as soybean, canola, fish oil, and waste vegetable and animal oils. ...
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Chemineer, inc. provides cost-effective solutions for the biofuels industry
Chemineer, Inc. has the process application experience coupled with field-proven product performance advantages to deliver significant benefits to businesses in the biofuels industry. As a leader in mixing technology, Chemineer has experience with corn-based or cellulosic ethanol and multiple feedstocks for biodiesel such as soybean, canola, fish oil, and waste vegetable and animal oils. ...
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Biofuels could add to climate concerns
Clearing vast tracts of land for biofuels production would hinder, rather than help, the effort to slow global warming, according to two new studies released Thursday. Both studies warn that converting native ecosystems into biofuel cropland would result in major emissions of carbon dioxide, negating the environmental benefits of using biofuels rather than conventional fossil fuels. The new ...
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