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Ethanol Stills
A pilot study conducted earlier this year suggests that up to 30% ethanol could be used in a non-flex fuel vehicle, but more research is required on this subject and we as an organization do not endorse this practice until further study is done.
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Ethanol Stills
| December 31st, 2008 03:11 PM
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Chemicals slammed in 2008 by energy, credit woes - San Francisco Examiner
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The chemical industry entered 2008 hoping several major acquisitions would cut costs and improve efficiency. Then oil prices spiked, the financial industry imploded, credit markets froze and the U.S. sank deeper into a recession making it difficult ...
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| December 30th, 2008 04:53 PM
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Brazil ethanol sales pass petrol - The Age
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Ethanol sales for 2008 for the first time are outpacing those of gasoline in Brazil, a top ethanol producer, the National Petroleum Agency reported Tuesday. The figures only take into account sales of hydrated ethanol that can be used in its pure ...
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We The People/Wisconsin Series: Gas Prices And Ethanol
MADISON, Wis. -- Gas price frustration is spilling over from the pump into Campaign 2006. Gubernatorial candidates Gov. Jim Doyle and U.S. Rep. Mark Green have stressed looking for alternative fuels. VIDEO: Watch The Report But neither have advocated what Kenosha's Marrcus Mollenarro is doing. "I wanted to do something," said Mollenarro. "I was not going to put up with it no more. I just couldn't do it." After seeing President George W. Bush talk about E-85 in an energy speech, Mollenarro went to his computer and searched the Internet for more information. He found a Tennessee company selling stills. He bought one. The price tag was $1,300. Mollenarro is now brewing his own ethanol on property he owns with his storage company business in southeastern Wisconsin.
Zero Waste and BioFuels
The Zero Waste New Zealand Trust views with some alarm the indication that government is to proceed with its plans to use whey and tallow for the production of biodiesel and ethanol. The Zero Waste Trust believes that the inefficient use of these valuable by-products has no part to play in a sustainable future for New Zealand. The Trust believes this is a waste of resources, and that New Zealand’s energy future depends on a two-pronged approach. Firstly, we must invest heavily into reducing our energy consumption, through increased efficiencies in all areas; secondly, we must make every possible effort to promote the use of renewable energy sources. Fundamentally, we believe that the government is viewing this energy problem from the wrong perspective. It is reacting to the perception that we must be afraid of ‘peak oil’ and that we should be reducing our reliance on Middle East oil, and it is reacting to the Kyoto requirement to reduce our CO2 emissions.
Price cut for ethanol-blended fuel
Two major oil companies have finally bowed to political and public pressure by introducing schemes to cut the price of ethanol-laced petrol. Caltex service stations in NSW and Queensland will sell the E10 ethanol fuel at three cents a litre cheaper than unleaded petrol. It should be available at more than 100 stations by the end of the year. BP followed suit soon after, with a scheme that gives people using E10 a discount card entitling them to three cents a litre off their bill. Caltex marketing general manager Mark Burrowes said while the discount would be passed onto wholesale fuel distributors and franchises from Thursday, it was up to resellers to decide what savings were passed onto motorists. "For some resellers, E10 Unleaded must be trucked from more distant terminals than for regular unleaded petrol, incurring additional freight costs," he said.
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