Biofuel Blog War

A team of researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have figured out how to get the the sugar molecules trapped inside inedible plant biomass, a key step in the creation of cellulosic biofuels.
This press release from the school says the process, featured in the latest issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, [...]

There’s only one week left to get the early registration discount for the Ethanol 2010: Emerging Issues Forum. The event will be held at the Magnolia Hotel on April 8 and 9 in Omaha, Nebraska.
The fifth annual forum features a number of experts on topics including marketing, transportation, RINS and lifecycle emissions of the [...]

Pilot Travel Centers have added three more locations where Ethanol 85 can be purchased.
They are Strawberry Plains Pike and Crossville locations in East Tennessee and in Dickson, Tenn., along Interstate 40 west of Nashville.
Earlier locations were in Knoxville at Northshore Drive at Pellissippi Parkway, and Walker Springs Road. They offered the fuel beginning in 2007.
E85 [...]

A bill that will allow $1 million to retailers in the State of South Dakota to install ethanol blender pumps has passed legislation. House Bill 1192 will use funds through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The prime sponsor of the bill was Representative Mitch Fargen.
Up to $10,000 can be used [...]

E85 infrastructure legislation that will extend grants of $100,000 up to 50% is one step closer to being a reality. According to BrighterEnergy.org, House Bill 1261 was voted through without opposition in the Indiana state Senate.
The “Agricultural Biomass Infrastructure Grant Fund” now will return to the state’s House of Representatives for consideration. The [...]

E85 sold for 85 cents a gallon on Wednesday, February 24 at five Propel stations throughout California. Facilities in Sacramento, Rocklin, Citrus Heights and Elk Grove held a promotion from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in partnership with CALSTART.
The event’s intent was to educate Sacramento drivers and bring new FFV owners to [...]

According to a press release by Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (GPRE), the company has announced its fourth quarter 2009 income profit of $23.1 million compared to a net loss of $1.8 million in fourth quarter 2008. The quarterly income is that of $0.91 per share compared to $0.08 per share in 2008.
“All of [...]

Today, in an effort to increase fueling location options for flex fuel vehicle owners, the Martin-Eagle Oil Company announced the installation of a new E85 refueling site located at their headquarters facility at 2700 James Street in Denton, TX. The new site will supply E85 to both retail customers and to wholesale accounts. [...]

Protec Fuel Management, a company out of Boca Raton, Florida that offers retailers a turnkey option in ethanol infrastructure, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to open thirty E85 stations throughout Florida, Georgia andd Alabama.
According to their press release, Protec has teamed up with General Motors, the Renewable Fuels Association [...]

CleanFUEL USA announced today during a propane education and ride and drive event its partnership with Ferrellgas Partners L.P. to install propane fueling stations across the U.S. Part of the Clean Start initiative, the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded CleanFUEL USA $12.9 million to construct the nation’s first and largest propane refueling network. Ferrellgas will [...]