100 Ethanol: Myths and Realities
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JUNE 27, 2011
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How Ethanol Differs From Gasoline
Living Green & Saving Energy
OCTOBER 27, 2016
Domestically produced, ethanol is a […]. Biofuels How Ethanol Differs From GasolineAs a green-living enthusiast, you’re likely familiar with the environmental effects of traditional gasoline. For years, we have been told that the gasoline used to power the engines in our cars is doing damage to our planet; and it is true. However, there is an alternative to this fossil fuel.
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Aguanomics: American politicians sacrifice citizens for ethanol
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 3, 2014
David Zetland: I've opposed subsidies to corn production and ethanol blending mandates for many years ( this and this argument ), but these disastrous programs continue to destroy the environment, destabilize agricultural commodity markets, and raise the price of food for the world's poorest. Forty percent of the US corn crop is going into ethanol , which means no buffer capacity for production shocks elsewhere.
Banned Four Loko Drink Turned Into Ethanol Fuel
Sustainability Ninja
JANUARY 11, 2011
ounces of ethanol alcohol. That means that every four cases could produce a little more than a gallon of ethanol alcohol. that recycles ethanol, which is what they intend to do with the banned beverages. Eco News four loko banned four loko ethanol four loko fuelEvery can of the now banned Four Loko makes about 2.8
Ethanol saves oil and reduces pollution
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 2, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Ethanol saves oil and reduces pollution, or so we are being told. Ethanol, one of the so-called biofuels, the other is biodiesel, is produced, primarily, especially in the USA, from corn (maize), with biodiesel, mainly, being made from palm oil. And then more fuel, in the form of energy, is required for the processing of the maize into ethanol, followed by yet more fuel to get the ethanol to the filling stations.
Daily demand and supply: ethanol (i.e., theory of 17th best)
Environmental Economics
MARCH 18, 2013
" This stuff happens all the time and we need to just get accustomed to it: Nearly 10 percent of the nation’s ethanol plants have stopped production over the past year, in part because the drought that has ravaged much of the nation’s crops pushed commodity prices so high that ethanol has become too expensive to produce. A dip in gasoline consumption has compounded the industry’s problem by reducing the demand for ethanol.
Side effect of the ethanol mandate?
Environmental Economics
JULY 11, 2012
Fire officials said three of the cars that derailed were tankers that each carried 30,000 gallons of ethanol. Firefighters now hope to extinguish within a few hours the fire that has burned since a train derailed and exploded early today just south of the Ohio State Exposition Center, shooting flames that illuminated the night sky. Those were the cars that were primarily involved in the explosion and fire. via www.dispatch.com.
The Case For and Against Ethanol
Green Home Blog
MARCH 13, 2013
Ever since commercial production of corn-based ethanol first began – in 2004 in Canada and about 2008 in the United States – there have been highly vocal proponents and opponents. The first cite ethanol’s cleaner burn and a reduction of greenhouse gases and particulates. This faction also argues that corn-based ethanol is simply a “ feel good ” endeavor that allows liberals to pat themselves on the back. Returning to the subject of corn ethanol, the U.S.
Quote of the Day: On ethanol mandates and gas prices
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 14, 2012
"Right now, [corn price's through ethanol] impact on gasoline is that it's adding to the cost.It pales in comparison to the impact of crude on gasoline, but it's among the non-crude items that has pushed up the price lately." " via www.weather.com.
Ethanol Industry Sues California
Green Living Ideas
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
The Federal government is asking the fuel industry to incrementally raise the levels of ethanol in the country’s gas. The California Air Resources Board counts indirect GHG’s created in the production of [.] [ Ethanol Industry Sues California from Green Living Ideas ]. low carbon fuel standard Minnesota Corn and Soybean Growers the American Coalition for Ethanol the Renewable Fuels Association the Rocky Mountain Farmers union
Daily Demand and Supply: But at least we get ethanol*
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 24, 2013
Corn makes up more than two-thirds of chicken feed and corn prices hit an all-time high in 2012, due to two reasons: last summer’s drought and pressure from a federal government requirement that mandates 40 percent of our corn crop be turned into in the form of ethanol.”. Darn those ethanol mandates and global warming. According to a press release posted Tuesday on the official website of the National Chicken Council in Washington, D.C.,
Ethanol will spike Popcorn Price!!!
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 1, 2017
OON RAPIDS, Iowa – A tractor trailer rig rumbles into the Tall Corn Ethanol plant. Instead of white lightnin', the brew is converted to ethanol, a fuel that makes money for farmers and is seen as a possible solution to today's high oil and gas prices. Ethanol production in the United States is growing so quickly that, for the first time, farmers expect to sell as much corn this year to ethanol plants as they do overseas. "It's ethanol.
It's Final -- Corn Ethanol Is Of No Use
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 3, 2017
OK, can we please stop pretending biofuel made from corn is helping the planet and the environment? The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released two of its Working Group reports at the end of last month ( WGI and WGIII ), and their short discussion of biofuels has ignited a fierce debate as to whether they’re of any environmental benefit at all.
"Can we finally get the ethanol mandate monkey off of our backs?"
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 27, 2012
Drought, extreme weather, and other factors combine to increase corn prices, and one of those factors is the federal ethanol mandate/renewable fuels requirement implemented over 20 years ago (as an oxygenate requirement) and extended in 2005. This year’s drought has been painful and costly, but if in the process it leads to the demise of ethanol subsidies, boutique fuels , and the renewable fuels standard, that’s what I call a silver lining.
Purifying Ethanol for Alcohol
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 15, 2014
We all know that ethanol is being used in fuels; however, scientists are now researching the possibilities of using it as alcohol for beverages, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. Their research will focus on new technologies to purify the element because even though the ethanol used in fuel is yeast-fermented like beverage alcohol is, it still must be further purified for human consumption.
How to Make Ethanol
Eco Friendly Daily
MARCH 24, 2013
Ethanol is also known as ethyl alcohol and grain alcohol. In yet another example of his forward thinking (he also pioneered soy as a sustainable fibre for clothing), Henry Ford designed the first version of his Model T Ford to run on ethanol. Though oil and gas interests defeated Ford’s proposal to make ethanol “the fuel of the future” its use has never totally disappeared in our society.
China to promote ethanol to minimize pollution
Eco Friendly Daily
JULY 2, 2017
China is considering a change in its energy policy to encourage the wider use of ethanol, a clean fuel made from agricultural products, to target the nation’s worsening air quality, a leading trader of the commodity said. Such a move would indicate crucial political support for investment in the production, import and distribution of the biofuel in China and could have an impact on world ethanol prices, which experts say will soon peak on current consumption patterns.
Ethanol will spike Popcorn Price!!!
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 7, 2014
OON RAPIDS, Iowa – A tractor trailer rig rumbles into the Tall Corn Ethanol plant. Instead of white lightnin', the brew is converted to ethanol, a fuel that makes money for farmers and is seen as a possible solution to today's high oil and gas prices. Ethanol production in the United States is growing so quickly that, for the first time, farmers expect to sell as much corn this year to ethanol plants as they do overseas. "It's ethanol.
2 Sides To The Ethanol Food Crisis: What is Ethanol?
Eco Friendly Daily
NOVEMBER 6, 2013
There are two sides to almost every story, even when it comes to the truth about Ethanol. Is Ethanol really greener? There is very little black and white about the Ethanol debate, but there is plenty of propaganda for and against Ethanol to leave the average consumers undecided about the truth. What is Ethanol? In short, Ethanol is an alternative fuel derived from plants. Ethanol rapidly biodegrades in water and soil.
HCL Clean Tech Finds Sugar for Ethanol in Mississippi Woods
Green Prophet
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
And he remembered that there was a German process [for] taking wood chips and hydrolyzing them to sugars and making ethanol from them.”. Cleantech, Science & Technology biofuel ethanol Israel United StatesKarin speaks with HCL Clean Tech CEO Eran Baniel (above) about wood to sugar developments in Mississippi. It’s not every day that an Israeli company based on the science of a Nazi collaborator wins a huge US contract.
E-Fuel MicroFueler Makes Ethanol From Old Beer
Green Living Ideas
AUGUST 24, 2009
The E-Fuel MicroFueler is a still that turns waste products into 100% ethanol that you can put directly into your car- and it does it in a tank you can store at your home. The 250 gallon holding tank converts organic feedstock, including wine and beer, into ethanol through a still inside [.] [ E-Fuel MicroFueler Makes Ethanol From Old Beer from Green Living Ideas ].
2 Sides To The Ethanol Food Crisis: Fueling the Food Crisis
Eco Friendly Daily
JANUARY 12, 2014
Now that you have read What is Ethanol: Part One, you know what Ethanol is and how it is made, but did you know there is an ongoing debate about Ethanol’s part in today food crisis and high prices? Take Ethanol for example, is Ethanol really fueling the Food Crisis? They argue that by placing “pressure on global supplies of edible crops, the surge in ethanol production will translate into higher prices for both processed and staple foods around the world.
Ethanol Producers Concerned About Antibiotic Regulation
Green Living Ideas
APRIL 15, 2009
Antibiotic overuse concerns the health care industry, as bacterial infections have become resistant to them, but why are ethanol producers concerned? Ethanol Producers Concerned About Antibiotic Regulation. Tags: Ethanol alternative fuels antibiotics ethanol by-products FDA food prices health United States What do antibiotics have to do with making fuel from corn?
Follow the bouncing ball of ethanol policy
Environmental Economics
AUGUST 22, 2019
EPA’s mismanagement of SREs has created an artificial cap on domestic demand for ethanol and driven RIN values to near-zero, which weakens the incentive for retailers to offer higher blends. POET can continue to produce ethanol with cheap grain, but we don’t want to lose our family farmers. I'm just going to leave this here. I have no idea where to start.
Sugarcane ethanol already meets California low carbon fuel standard, says Brazilian Sugarcane Association
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 19, 2009
Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Sugarcane ethanol's carbon intensity is even lower than initially calculated by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), according to comments submitted today by the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA). Sugarcane ethanol has a verifiable reduction in greenhouse gases of 90% compared to gasoline.
Breakthrough Technology Converts CO2 to Ethanol without Biomass
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 18, 2009
Joule Biotechnologies has announced that it can [.] [ Breakthrough Technology Converts CO2 to Ethanol without Biomass from Green Living Ideas ]. Tags: Ethanol biofuel CO2 diesel fuel Technology Producing fuel out of thin air sounds like a pipe dream, but a new process from a biofuel company promises to be able to turn CO2 and sunlight into fuel, bypassing the current need for large amounts of agricultural land and water to produce biomass feedstock.
China to promote ethanol to minimize pollution
Eco Friendly Daily
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
China is considering a change in its energy policy to encourage the wider use of ethanol, a clean fuel made from agricultural products, to target the nation’s worsening air quality, a leading trader of the commodity said. Such a move would indicate crucial political support for investment in the production, import and distribution of the biofuel in China and could have an impact on world ethanol prices, which experts say will soon peak on current consumption patterns.
E85 Fuel: Is It Worth Buying?
Living Green & Saving Energy
AUGUST 26, 2011
Probably not since the mileage is about 30% less than 10% ethanol blends. Biofuels reduce fossil fuels renewable energy biofuel E85 ethanol as a fuelE85 Fuel: Is It Worth Buying?
Less Driving + More Ethanol = Less Energy
Sightline Daily
MAY 22, 2013
And there’s also been quite a lot of attention to ethanol—particularly the fact that US ethanol consumption has grown so quickly that refiners are starting to bump against the so-called “ blend wall ,” the point at which no more ethanol can be added to highway fuel without running into legal and/or technical troubles. But the two issues—declining gas consumption, increasing ethanol consumption—actually interact in interesting ways.
Ethanol production consumed 861 billion gallons of water in '07
Green (Living) Review
MAY 13, 2009
by Michel Smith (Veshengro) It would appear that, in some way, the reason that everyone was getting all angry about ethanol in 2008 was all for the wrong reason. But, this year, a Congressional Budget Office report has concluded that only a small percentage of the increase in food prices was due to ethanol. But that doesn't mean we should all jump back on the ethanol bandwagon. The study says that ethanol production required about 861 billion gallons of water.
Ethanol Production Slows In United States
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 2, 2013
Ethanol, once touted as an energy solution, is in overabundance in the United States. Due to the current economic crisis and people driving less, plants are shutting down and refiners are buying less ethanol. While gas prices were extremely high, refiners were purchasing the maximum amounts of ethanol able to be mixed with gasoline. However, refiners are now purchasing the minimum amounts of ethanol.
Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Ethanol production has its detractors in those who point out the inefficiencies of the process and the use of agricultural land and water involved, but a new process may help to change some of that. Soaking the kernels of corn before grinding them in ethanol production results in more ethanol and usable [.] [ Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First from Green Living Ideas ]. Tags: Ethanol Biofuels Cereal Chemistry corn fermentation
Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Ethanol production has its detractors in those who point out the inefficiencies of the process and the use of agricultural land and water involved, but a new process may help to change some of that. Soaking the kernels of corn before grinding them in ethanol production results in more ethanol and usable [.] [ Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First from Green Living Ideas ]. Tags: Ethanol Biofuels Cereal Chemistry corn fermentation
Ethanol Fuel – The Controversy Behind It
Eco Friendly Daily
OCTOBER 5, 2013
As oil reserves run out, petrol prices rise and the climate continues to change, people are increasingly looking towards ethanol fuel as a potential solution to all of these problems. Ethanol is more commonly known as the alcohol found in alcoholic drinks. The vast majority of ethanol that is used for drinking and in fuels is produced by the fermentation of sugars. In Brazil, the largest user of ethanol as a fuel, the liquid is obtained by the fermentation of sugar beat.
US Ethanol Producers Turn to Corn Oil
Celsias
OCTOBER 14, 2011
ethanol producers to turn to the extraction and production of corn oil. Corn oil, extracted during the production of ethanol, is used mostly to make biodiesel and animal feed, and it can also be used for cooking. A slowing growth in demand has caused several major U.S. Companies including Valero Energy Corp., Green Plains Renewable , and South Dakota-based POET LLC , have invested in equipment to produce corn oil at several of their existing facilities in the Midwest.
New, Less Expensive Method For Producing Ethanol Discovered
Eco Friendly Daily
MARCH 24, 2013
This is called cellulosic ethanol and the process to create it is known and used, but expensive. The current way in which to produce cellulosic ethanol often involves enzymes which are expensive. However, a more cost-effective way of producing the ethanol may have been discovered by a duo of researchers at the University of Wisconsin. Raines, have discovered a process using salt with a low melting point, alongside water and acids, in order to produce cellulosic ethanol.
Ethanol-Green Fuel or Food Scarcity for the Poor
Celsias
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Putting ethanol instead of gasoline in your tank saves oil and is probably no worse for the environment than burning gasoline. Ethanol is considered a major biofuel. Ethanol is an alcohol-based fuel made by fermenting and distilling In the course of growing concerns about unstable oil supplies and the impact of fossil fuels on global warming, biofuels are receiving increased attention.
New Facilities In Midwest Could Produce Ethanol; Support Farmers
Eco Friendly Daily
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
New facilities in the Midwest are hoping to increase ethanol production for the United States and profit for farmers. Companies are hoping to turn materials such as corn cobs into plentiful ethanol. However, this refuse could be turned into ethanol with the help of cellulosic ethanol plants. With the diverse array of materials available to produce ethanol, the Renewable Fuels Association feels there is great promise for these plants.
Aromatic ethanol based portable fireplace to ward off the cold
EcoFriend
APRIL 18, 2012
In a world where natural resources are dwindling, it’s important that alternatives are sought to lessen the burden on the environment, which is why this portable fireplace that runs on ethanol comes as such a welcome sight. Portable Ethanol Fireplace. Portable Ethanol Fireplace. Portable Ethanol Fireplace With An Aroma Diffuser. What we love about the ethanol fireplace is its portability.
Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Ethanol production has its detractors in those who point out the inefficiencies of the process and the use of agricultural land and water involved, but a new process may help to change some of that. Soaking the kernels of corn before grinding them in ethanol production results in more ethanol and usable [.] [ Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First from Green Living Ideas
Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First
Green Living Ideas
NOVEMBER 16, 2009
Ethanol production has its detractors in those who point out the inefficiencies of the process and the use of agricultural land and water involved, but a new process may help to change some of that. Soaking the kernels of corn before grinding them in ethanol production results in more ethanol and usable [.] [ Ethanol Yields Increased 20% by Soaking Corn First from Green Living Ideas
Debate Over Ethanol Subsidies Heats Up in Washington
Celsias
JUNE 16, 2011
farmers growing crops for ethanol production. In a key vote Tuesday on Capitol Hill the Senate blocked a measure that would have immediately ended both federal subsidies and protective tariffs for corn-based ethanol fuel. Washington currently provides approximately $5 billion worth of annual tax credits to U.S. The question of ending the subsidies is fracturing the Republican leadership in Washington, National Public Radio reported.
White Rot Fungus Boosts Ethanol Production From Corn Stalks, Cobs and Leaves
Celsias
JULY 21, 2012
Scientists are reporting new evidence that a white rot fungus shows promise in the search for a way to use waste corn stalks, cobs and leaves – rather than corn itself – to produce ethanol to extend supplies of gasoline. Their study on using the fungus to break down the tough cellulose and related material in this so-called “corn stover” to free up sugars for ethanol fermentation appears in the ACS’ journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.
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