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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. MORE
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 MORE
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. The IPCC was quite diplomatic in its discussion, saying “Biofuels have direct, fuel?cycle MORE
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 MORE
Ethanol’s promise and production is fading in rural America. ( On our radar this morning: more bad news for elephants. 89 elephants have been slaughtered in Chad (and ivory passed $2000 a kilogram on Asia’s black market). Aljazeera ). John Kerry pushes for an Antarctic Ocean Reserve in what he calls a “living laboratory.” ” ( National Geographic ). The New York Times ). Wildfires already ? Colorado braces itself for an early start to the season. Grist ). MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
Which aren't ending: On the ethanol subsidy, critics wanted to eliminate, as of July 1, the 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit offered to refiners for using the corn-based fuel at an estimated cost of nearly $6 billion a year. Those who opposed him, while acknowledging that the ethanol subsidies are likely to be eased out eventually, said it would be disruptive to the agricultural and fuel markets to make a sudden change. “We MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
Blog powered by TypePad Member since 05/2005 « EnvEcon NCAA Bracket Challenge Update | Main | The only thing I ask is that you please not treat me like a celebrity » March 16, 2011 The skeptical environmentalist on biofuels Bjørn Lomborg: The United States spends about $6 billion a year on federal support for ethanol production through tax credits, tariffs, and other programs. Since 2008, ethanol production has increased by 33 percent. MORE
In a conscientious turn of events, the farmers have embarked on an ambitious endeavor to grow sugar beets for supplying a local bio refinery, which would produce commercial ethanol for the state of California. This proposal entails the starting of a small scale bio refinery, which would be capable of producing 1 million gallons of ethanol from 250 acres of beets harvested in a year round cycle. MORE
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. MORE
Pheasant economics ( NY Times ): The pheasant, once king of Iowa’s nearly half-a-billion-dollar hunting industry, is vanishing from the state. Surveys show that the population in 2012 was the second lowest on record, 81 percent below the average over the past four decades. The loss, pheasant hunters say, is both economic and cultural. It stems from several years of excessively damp weather and animal predators. MORE
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., MORE
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The idea is that wood can be used to produce ethanol, as well as providing the raw materials for carbon fibres (used for reinforcing polymers) and plastics. Cellulosic ethanol is seen as a future path for alternative fuel production, depending on biochemical methods. This ethanol plant uses acid processing and waste wood from construction. In addition, the government is promoting other ethanol sources, such as waste vegetation from agriculture. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
"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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
Faster and Cheaper Ethanol-to-Jet-Fuel on the HorizonA patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the U.S. MORE
A: Common ground on the bad environmental economics of the ethanol mandate. The summary: This week, the EPA is expected to announce changes to the ethanol mandate, a 2007 law that requires energy companies to mix billions of gallons of ethanol into gasoline and diesel fuels. After six years in the mix, corn-based ethanol has lost its popularity, and a diverse group of critics is calling for the law's repeal. And who is the American Coalition for Ethanol? MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 MORE
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. MORE
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? MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
" 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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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. MORE
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 ]. MORE
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. MORE
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Environmental News Network
AUGUST 20, 2021
Faster and Cheaper Ethanol-to-Jet-Fuel on the HorizonA patented process for converting alcohol sourced from renewable or industrial waste gases into jet or diesel fuel is being scaled up at the U.S.
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.
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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
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.
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.
Environmental Economics
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Pheasant economics ( NY Times ): The pheasant, once king of Iowa’s nearly half-a-billion-dollar hunting industry, is vanishing from the state. Surveys show that the population in 2012 was the second lowest on record, 81 percent below the average over the past four decades. The loss, pheasant hunters say, is both economic and cultural. It stems from several years of excessively damp weather and animal predators.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.,
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.
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.
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.
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 ].
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.
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?
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. The IPCC was quite diplomatic in its discussion, saying “Biofuels have direct, fuel?cycle
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
Green Living Guy
APRIL 27, 2021
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EcoFriend
MARCH 29, 2012
In a conscientious turn of events, the farmers have embarked on an ambitious endeavor to grow sugar beets for supplying a local bio refinery, which would produce commercial ethanol for the state of California. This proposal entails the starting of a small scale bio refinery, which would be capable of producing 1 million gallons of ethanol from 250 acres of beets harvested in a year round cycle.
Environmental Economics
JUNE 15, 2011
Which aren't ending: On the ethanol subsidy, critics wanted to eliminate, as of July 1, the 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit offered to refiners for using the corn-based fuel at an estimated cost of nearly $6 billion a year. Those who opposed him, while acknowledging that the ethanol subsidies are likely to be eased out eventually, said it would be disruptive to the agricultural and fuel markets to make a sudden change. “We
Environmental Economics
MARCH 16, 2011
Blog powered by TypePad Member since 05/2005 « EnvEcon NCAA Bracket Challenge Update | Main | The only thing I ask is that you please not treat me like a celebrity » March 16, 2011 The skeptical environmentalist on biofuels Bjørn Lomborg: The United States spends about $6 billion a year on federal support for ethanol production through tax credits, tariffs, and other programs. Since 2008, ethanol production has increased by 33 percent.
Cool Green Science
MARCH 20, 2013
Ethanol’s promise and production is fading in rural America. ( On our radar this morning: more bad news for elephants. 89 elephants have been slaughtered in Chad (and ivory passed $2000 a kilogram on Asia’s black market). Aljazeera ). John Kerry pushes for an Antarctic Ocean Reserve in what he calls a “living laboratory.” ” ( National Geographic ). The New York Times ). Wildfires already ? Colorado braces itself for an early start to the season. Grist ).
Eco Friendly Daily
APRIL 18, 2013
The idea is that wood can be used to produce ethanol, as well as providing the raw materials for carbon fibres (used for reinforcing polymers) and plastics. Cellulosic ethanol is seen as a future path for alternative fuel production, depending on biochemical methods. This ethanol plant uses acid processing and waste wood from construction. In addition, the government is promoting other ethanol sources, such as waste vegetation from agriculture.
Environmental Economics
NOVEMBER 13, 2013
A: Common ground on the bad environmental economics of the ethanol mandate. The summary: This week, the EPA is expected to announce changes to the ethanol mandate, a 2007 law that requires energy companies to mix billions of gallons of ethanol into gasoline and diesel fuels. After six years in the mix, corn-based ethanol has lost its popularity, and a diverse group of critics is calling for the law's repeal. And who is the American Coalition for Ethanol?
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