• EIA issues latest monthly ethanol statistics

    Updated: 2012-08-31 18:05:30
    The U.S. Energy Information Administration published its latest Monthly Energy Review on Aug. 29. The review includes a monthly overview of ethanol statistics. The new report addresses ethanol production, stocks and exports through May 2012.

  • ACE: RFS keeps gas prices down

    Updated: 2012-08-31 18:03:07
    The American Coalition for Ethanol is reminding consumers with Labor Day travel plans that the renewable fuel standard (RFS) helps stabilize gas prices, particularly during events like the recent severe weather in the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Intriguing MIT research

    Updated: 2012-08-31 15:56:41
    Research from MIT working with microbes to produce isobutanol might have a broader impact than what appears on the surface.

  • Photovoltaics from Any Semiconductor – New Technology Could Open Door to More Widespread Solar Energy Devices

    Updated: 2012-08-31 05:08:19
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Photovoltaics from Any Semiconductor New Technology Could Open Door to More Widespread Solar Energy Devices A technology that would enable low-cost , high efficiency solar cells to be made from virtually any semiconductor material has been developed by researchers with the U.S . Department of Energy DOE s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Lab and the University of California UC Berkeley . This technology opens the door to the use of plentiful , relatively inexpensive semiconductors , such as the promising metal oxides , sulfides and phosphides , that have been considered unsuitable for

  • Gehrlicher Solar Connects 35 MWp Solarpark Perleberg to the grid

    Updated: 2012-08-31 05:07:35
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Gehrlicher Solar Connects 35 MWp Solarpark Perleberg to the grid The photovoltaics company built a ground-mounted system generating 35 MW total power and its own transformer station on the grounds of the former Perleberg military airport in . Brandenburg Gehrlicher Solar AG successfully completed its Perleberg solar park in record time after just two and a half months of construction . Technical commissioning of the solar park was completed on time on June 30. The solar power system with 35 MWp nominal capacity is located halfway between Hamburg and Berlin . It is expected to produce about 33 million

  • GE Introduces 1.85-82.5 Wind Turbine for Brazil’s Promising Wind Energy Market

    Updated: 2012-08-31 05:05:11
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud GE Introduces 1.85-82.5 Wind Turbine for Brazil's Promising Wind Energy Market Newest Wind Turbine is Latest Evolution of GE Technology , Proven in Applications Worldwide Key Features Make the Technology a Fit for Brazil’s Demanding Wind Regimes Offers 8 Percent Increase in Annual Energy Production GE NYSE : GE is introducing a wind turbine designed to meet the wind conditions in Brazil , one of the world’s most promising markets for onshore wind energy development . GE , North America’s leading wind turbine supplier , is featuring its new 1.85-82.5 wind turbine at the Brazil Windpower Conference in

  • As gas prices spike, ethanol offers stability and savings

    Updated: 2012-08-30 23:21:44
    With gas prices spiking toward $4 per gallon The oil companies are quick to blame Hurricane Isaac for causing the sudden inflation, but reports show that damage to refineries in the Gulf of Mexico suffered little, if any damage.

  • Researchers tweak microbe to turn carbon dioxide into isobutanol

    Updated: 2012-08-30 17:44:05
    Scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology modified a microbe to turning carbon dioxide into isobutanol. In nature, the wild soil bacterium turnscarbon compounds into a polymer. MIT researchers have modified it to produce isobutnaol instead.

  • Advanced Solar Photonics Introduces Integrated Solar Array for PV Systems to Reduce Costs

    Updated: 2012-08-30 14:14:35
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Advanced Solar Photonics Introduces Integrated Solar Array for PV Systems to Reduce Costs Innovative Product to Debut at Solar Power International 2012 in Orlando , Florida , September 10-13 Advanced Solar Photonics , LLC ASP an American manufacturer of photovoltaic PV equipment and provider of turnkey alternative energy systems , has just announced that it will be introducing its proprietary Integrated Solar Array for PV systems at Solar Power International 2012 on September 10-13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando , . Florida The ASP Integrated Solar Array ISA is an innovative

  • Under new CAFE rules plug-ins, natural gas, hydrogen cars are "incentive multipliers"

    Updated: 2012-08-30 02:03:00
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  • EPA, DOT finalize fuel efficiency rule, address biofuel comments

    Updated: 2012-08-29 21:47:22
    The U.S. EPA and U.S. Department of Transportation finalized new fuel efficiency standards on Aug. 28. The new corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards will increase fuel economy to 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by model year 2025.

  • Advanced biofuels industry: Policy instability hurts

    Updated: 2012-08-29 21:44:23
    Calls for a waiver to the renewable fuels standard (RFS) are not helpful to the nascent advanced biofuels sector, said industry representatives who participated in an Aug. 28 press conference organized by the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

  • RFS waiver battle wages on, official notice publication expected

    Updated: 2012-08-29 21:41:17
    Letters supporting the renewable fuel standard (RFS) and those asking for a waiver are continuing to fly fast and furious. Publication of the official notice of RFS waiver requests is expected Aug. 30. It was supposed to be published Aug. 26.

  • Job creation a big part of selling 54.5 MPG fuel economy standard

    Updated: 2012-08-29 19:58:00
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  • TMO Renewables, Chinese officials sign MOU for biomass supply

    Updated: 2012-08-29 17:35:00
    TMO Renewables Ltd. took its first step towards the development of a series of second-generation biofuel plants in China. The company signed an agreement with the authorities of Heilongjiang, China to secure large volumes of biomass.

  • Enzyme giant to market advanced biofuel yeast strain

    Updated: 2012-08-29 17:31:08
    A C5 yeast strain developed by Terranol for use in advanced biofuel production may soon be available worldwide thanks to Novozymes. The yeast is optimized to convert C5 sugars and works under standard ethanol fermentation temperatures.

  • EU: No duties on U.S. ethanol now, but door still open

    Updated: 2012-08-28 22:33:51
    Although provisional countervailing duties still haven't been adopted, the European Commission has decided to proceed with registration of U.S. ethanol imports, according to information published Aug. 24 in the Official Journal of the European Union.

  • Proposed Canadian plant gains approval, local community objects

    Updated: 2012-08-28 22:30:05
    The community of Oshawa, Ontario is taking action against the recent approval of a proposed ethanol plant. On Aug. 9, the Oshawa Port Authority announced its approval for FarmTech Energy Corp. to build and operate a 210 million liter ethanol plant.

  • Waste Management, Renmatix announce joint development agreement

    Updated: 2012-08-28 22:26:54
    Waste Management Inc. and Renmatix announced they have entered into a joint development agreement (JDA) to explore the feasibility of converting post-consumer waste into affordable, sufficient-quality sugars for manufacturing biobased materials.

  • Property Tax Proportionality and Sustainability

    Updated: 2012-08-28 21:33:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Tuesday , August 28, 2012 Property Tax Proportionality and Sustainability Property Tax Proportionality and Sustainability Recent reports suggest the Irish Government are planning a property tax that could place a burden on the average household of between 500 and 900 per . year Joined-up-thinking , on the other hand , might suggest that a property tax should be proportional to . income So , for instance , a TD member of the Irish Parliament on a basic of 93,000 plus

  • Biofuels group to Obama: 'Stay the course on the RFS'

    Updated: 2012-08-28 17:06:16
    The newly formed Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council sent a letter to President Obama Aug. 27, cautioning against granting a waiver to the renewable fuel standard (RFS). The letter was signed by the leaders of eight biofuel trade groups.

  • University of Georgia plant gene discovery benefits biofuels

    Updated: 2012-08-27 23:13:59
    University of Georgia researchers have identified a previously uncharacterized gene that plays a major role in cell wall development of Arabidopsis plants, a discovery that promises to help turn plants into biofuel more efficiently.

  • Trade groups react to Romney's support of the RFS

    Updated: 2012-08-27 23:11:20
    Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney recently announced his support for the renewable fuel standard (RFS). His energy policy noted he will "support increased market penetration and competition among energy sources by maintaining the RFS."

  • Kudos to Chemtex

    Updated: 2012-08-27 17:28:04
    In one of those interesting ironies of renewable fuels, Chemtex's North Carolina proposed cellulosic ethanol project puts a sector of the hog industry rooting for the success of advanced biofuels.

  • Recession Statistics Ireland

    Updated: 2012-08-26 23:11:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Monday , August 27, 2012 Recession Statistics Ireland 30 Increase in Stress and Depression in Children As if we needed any further proof of the severe damage to society being caused by the recession depression coupled with the perceived gross imbalances in our society , and further aggravated by the almost complete lack of moral leadership in the country , we now have presented to us a shocking new statistic regarding our . children Mental Health Problems in Children up

  • Gamesa to supply 75 MW to ReNew Wind Power in India

    Updated: 2012-08-26 06:32:45
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Gamesa to supply 75 MW to ReNew Wind Power in India the contract the first signed with this independent power producer- includes the commission of 50 MW of G97-2.0 MW and 24.65 MW of G58-850 kW machines Largest order for the G97-2.0 MW platform in Maharashtra Gamesa , a global technology leader in wind energy through its subsidiary in India- has bagged an order from ReNew Wind Energy P Ltd Jath subsidiary of ReNew Wind Power- for commissioning 74.65 MW of wind turbines . The order the first one signed with this Independent Power Producer IPP includes 50 MW of G97- 2.0 MW and 24.65 MW of G58-850 kW

  • EPA receives additional letters about drought, RFS waiver

    Updated: 2012-08-24 17:20:45
    On Aug. 22 three state governors sent letters to the U.S. EPA about the renewable fuel standard, one requesting that the RFS remain in effect and two asking for a waiver. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's letter supported maintaining the RFS.

  • California issues 2012 Bioenergy Action Plan

    Updated: 2012-08-24 17:17:29
    California has released its 2012 Bioenergy Action Plan, which is designed to accelerate clean energy development, job creation, and protection of public health and safety. The plan was developed by state agencies and outside experts.

  • USDA ERS report addresses DDGS market potential in China

    Updated: 2012-08-23 21:57:09
    The USDA Economic Research Service has published a new report addressing the Chinese export market for distillers dried grains. The report is titled "China's Market for Distillers Dried Grains and the Key Influences on Its Longer Run Potential."

  • Enogen corn expected to have multiple benefits for ethanol plants

    Updated: 2012-08-23 17:15:21
    Syngenta recently announced that two more ethanol plants, Siouxland Ethanol LLC and Golden Grain LLC, will conduct trials of its corn specially engineered for the ethanol industry. Enogen corn features alpha amylase enzyme built into the grain.

  • Brazil investment powerhouse launches new oil, biofuel company

    Updated: 2012-08-23 17:09:53
    Brazil's ethanol industry will be closely following the launch of a new company created by Brasilinvest. Announced this week the country's leading investment banks, BOB-Brasilinvest Oil, Gas and Biofuel, will be under new leadership.

  • Biomimetic Dye Sensitized Solar Cell (DSC) Technology By Dyesol Excels in External Testing

    Updated: 2012-08-23 04:55:43
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Biomimetic Dye Sensitized Solar Cell DSC Technology By Dyesol Excels in External Testing Dyesol Limited’s game-changing biomimetic Dye Sensitized Solar Cell DSC technology has excelled in external performance testing and paved the road for the next phase in the commercial development DSC powered . devices Newport Corporation’s Technology Applications Center’s Photovoltaic TAC-PV Laboratory has tested Dyesol’s next generation DSC strip cell’ active area at 7.48 efficiency at one-third Sun typical lower-light , real-world light conditions . 160 The TAC-PV Lab is accredited by the American Association

  • IBC SOLAR Installs First Official Photovoltaic Power Plant in Turkey

    Updated: 2012-08-23 04:53:50
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud IBC SOLAR Installs First Official Photovoltaic Power Plant in Turkey Photovoltaic specialist sets clean energy standard for multiple Turkish cities IBC SOLAR Yat . Ve Tic . Ltd . the Turkish subsidiary of IBC SOLAR AG , a global leader in photovoltaic systems , has just announced the successful installation of the first grid-connected Photovoltaic PV power plant in Turkey . Located in Konya , a city in the Central Anatolia Region , the photovoltaic system covers 3,500 square meters and will generate around 300,000 kilowatts per hour kWh of  solar power per year at a nominal capacity of approximately

  • Solar-Fabrik AG Sponsors PV Systems for Schools in Ghana and Burkina Faso

    Updated: 2012-08-23 04:51:02
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Solar-Fabrik AG Sponsors PV Systems for Schools in Ghana and Burkina Faso Summer 2012 sees Solar-Fabrik AG offer its support to two school projects in Africa in the form of sponsorship . The installation of the two solar systems with modules from Solar-Fabrik brings 1400 students into contact with modern solar technology and also contributes to improving the living and educational conditions in the African states . A technical school in Nyakrom , Ghana , received a system with an output of 9.2 Kilowatts kW At another project in the neighboring state of Burkina Faso , a 1.6 kW system was installed at

  • Suntech Introduces 300W Solar Module for Americas

    Updated: 2012-08-23 01:39:18
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Suntech Introduces 300W Solar Module for Americas New Module Features Improved Frame Design and UL1000V Certification Suntech Power Holdings Co . Ltd . NYSE : STP the world’s largest producer of solar panels , is now offering a 300 watt W solar module for commercial and utility-scale solar projects in North and South America . The new Ve-Series module , with 72 multicrystalline cells and 15.5 module efficiency , comes with an improved frame design as well as a 1000 volt V operational certification according to standards outlined by Underwriters Laboratories UL the leading U.S . based independent

  • Chemtex cellulosic plant project lands USDA loan guarantee

    Updated: 2012-08-22 19:51:08
    Chemtex International Inc. received a conditional USDA loan guarantee to build a 20 MMgy cellulosic ethanol facility in eastern North Carolina's Sampson County. The plant, named Project Alpha, plans to use energy grasses as feedstock.

  • NCGA study to assess GHG impact of ethanol more accurately

    Updated: 2012-08-22 16:42:37
    The National Corn Growers Association has supported a study that will be released this fall, reporting that supplementing cattle feed with corn stover actually decreases the amount of greenhouse gases created during corn ethanol production.

  • Solar Innovation by Heliatek to Support ‘Energiewende’

    Updated: 2012-08-22 14:12:47
    , , Renewable Energy Sources Latest trends in research and development of renewable energy . sources Home Categories Contact Us Email Subscription Privacy Policy Selected Books Store Tag Cloud Solar Innovation by Heliatek to Support Energiewende' Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier , along with Saxony’s Prime Minister , Stanislaw Tillich , visited Heliatek GmbH in Dresden on August 17, 2012. Heliatek’s innovative products will support the energy transformation towards sustainability in new ways never thought possible . before From left : Federal Environment Minister Peter Altmaier , Prime Minister of Saxony Stanislaw Tillich , CEO Thibaud Le Séguillon , and CTO Dr . Martin Pfeiffer with an organic solar film during their tour through Heliatek’s production facility . Heliatek GmbH

  • EPA opens comment period on RFS waivers

    Updated: 2012-08-21 17:04:02
    The U.S. EPA is requesting public comments on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver requests that were filed by Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue in mid-August. The comment period will be open for 30 days.

  • SuperCapacitor UltraCapacitor Super Battery EEstor Vapourware

    Updated: 2012-08-21 09:32:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Tuesday , August 21, 2012 SuperCapacitor UltraCapacitor Super Battery EEstor Vapourware Lots of Hype But Years On NO PRODUCT It would seem , looking at the energy storage development outfits several years on , that the Ultra-Super-Capacitor and Super-Duper Battery which have been hyped and promised to us are most probably in the Vapour-ware category . nbsp It looks to me like that the product of these companies is not actually physical , material or solid products , but

  • Poet, Agrivida agreement aims to reduce cellulosic ethanol costs

    Updated: 2012-08-21 08:44:26
    Poet LLC and Agrivida Inc., a feedstock and feedstock processing company, announced an agreement Aug. 21, with the goal of significantly reducing the capital and operating costs of commercial cellulosic ethanol production plants.

  • E15 Sold at Second Retail Station in Kansas

    Updated: 2012-08-21 08:41:06
    The sale of E15 fuel has expanded to Ottawa, Kan., at the Zarco 66 station located at 2518 east Logan. This is the second retail gas station to offer E15 in the United States. A grand opening promotion will be announced soon.

  • Brazil Autos Report Q4 2012

    Updated: 2012-08-21 01:00:00
    Business Monitor International's Brazil Autos Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, auto associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independe

  • GPRE celebrates milestone, issues update of algae project

    Updated: 2012-08-20 23:17:41
    Green Plains Renewable Energy Inc. is holding an event on August 23 to celebrate the five-year anniversary of its Shenandoah, Iowa plant. The event aims to thank the Shenandoah community for the five years of support it has offered to the plant.

  • Drought sparks intense fight over RFS waiver

    Updated: 2012-08-17 22:58:42
    Many are calling it the worst drought in 50 years, and there's no doubt the ethanol industry is feeling the pinch. Talk of a possible RFS waiver request became a reality in mid-August, when the U.S. EPA was officially petitioned.

  • Urban Transportation: Tata Motors Pod

    Updated: 2012-08-17 20:31:00
    : : skip to main skip to sidebar Energy Engineering Blog The energy technology spectrum from fossil fuels to renewables : News , Opinions and Analyses About Problem-solving for today's energy issues requires an understanding of the interplay of technology , policy and economics . Both energy conservation and developing innovative energy conversion technologies will play a significant role in solving our energy problems . This blog is co-authored by two engineers Nari Pradeep We believe that a mix of clean energy technologies is the key to a more sustainable world . Therefore , a variety of energy technologies , ranging from solar photovoltaics to clean coal technologies are discussed in this . blog RSS Feeds Posts Atom Posts Comments Atom Comments Energy blogs Green . Inc State Considering

  • Industry hails court decision rejecting legal challenges of E15

    Updated: 2012-08-17 17:48:36
    The ethanol industry responded swiftly and positively to the fact that legal challenges of the U.S. EPA's partial waiver approval of E15 were rejected. The opinion was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

  • Western New York Energy selects ICM Selective Milling Technology

    Updated: 2012-08-17 17:45:17
    ICM Inc. is pleased to announce that Western New York Energy LLC has purchased its Selective Milling Technology which includes the license fee, equipment and installation of ICM's platform technology.

  • Peru producer exports first shipment of ethanol to the EU

    Updated: 2012-08-17 17:29:46
    Peru-based Maple Energy plc has completed its first export sales of ethanol to Mitsui & Co. Ltd. under and existing sales and distribution agreement. According to Maple Energy, the first sale consisted of approximately 1.56 million gallons.

  • RFA to co-host ethanol safety seminar in Decatur, Ill.

    Updated: 2012-08-16 23:10:39
    The Renewable Fuels Association, Norfolk Southern Corp., CN Railway and Archer Daniels Midland Co. will co-host an Ethanol Safety Seminar in Decatur, Ill., on August 22 at the Richland Community College in the National Sequestration Education Center.

  • Iowa State reserachers grow high-protein fungus with stillage

    Updated: 2012-08-16 17:23:02
    Initial studies show a fungus grown in stillage resulting from ethanol production could be a good energy feed for pigs and chickens. In separate feeding trials, nursery pigs and chickens have eaten high-protein fungi produced in a pilot plant.

  • European producer announces plant restart

    Updated: 2012-08-16 17:17:29
    European ethanol producer Ensus Ltd. announced it will restart its 400 MMly (106 MMgy) plant in Teesside, U.K. The plant began operations in January 2010, but has been idle for the past 15 months. The facility is Europe's largest wheat ethanol plant.

  • AdvanceBio supplies SuPR2G reactor to Brazilian laboratory

    Updated: 2012-08-16 17:12:52
    AdvanceBio Systems LLC recently announced that CTBE, the Brazilian Bioethanol Science and Technology Laboratory selected AdvanceBio Systems' SuPR2G Laboratory Scale Pretreatment Reactor to conduct basic research and development work.

  • Court rules ethanol plant not entitled to $1.5 million tax break

    Updated: 2012-08-15 18:35:23
    The Nebraska Court of Appeals has ruled that Bridgeport Ethanol LLC, a 50 MMgy ethanol plant located in Bridgeport, Neb., won't get refunded for the sales and use taxes for manufacturing machinery and equipment purchased when the plant was built.

  • RFS waiver requests filed, the ethanol industry responds

    Updated: 2012-08-15 17:11:35
    North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Mally, and Delaware Gov. Jack A. Markell filed RFS waiver request. The U.S. EPA will open a public comment period and must issue a decision within 90 days.

  • Electricity from Sewage and Waste Water

    Updated: 2012-08-15 10:58:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Wednesday , August 15, 2012 Electricity from Sewage and Waste Water Tiny Lab Test Sewage Fuel Cell Electricity from Sewage Up till now sewage and other waste water was treated by an activated sludge system or by anaerobic digestion methods . The anaerobic method produces methane , which in turn can be used to drive generators . The final dry waste product is almost sterile and can be used as organic fertiliser Recently a science team at Oregon State University led again

  • N.C. Gov. files RFS waiver request, RFA calls for EPA rejection

    Updated: 2012-08-14 22:40:11
    North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has filed an official waiver request of the renewable fuel standard. The Renewable Fuels Association issued a statement calling for the U.S. EPA to reject the waiver request.

  • Gevo, Butamax each announced additional lawsuits filed

    Updated: 2012-08-14 21:13:07
    The legal battle between Gevo Inc. and Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC is continuing. On Aug. 14 each announced the filing of a new lawsuit, one claiming patent infringement and the second asking that that patent be declared invalid.

  • Mass. law delays rail transport of ethanol through Boston

    Updated: 2012-08-14 21:05:57
    A new law in Massachusetts will delay allowing ethanol to be transported via train through Boston and several other cities until a public safety study is conducted. The legislation, H. 4371, was signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on August 10.

  • Cosan quarterly financials show decreased ethanol production

    Updated: 2012-08-14 08:56:58
    Cosan S.A., Brazil's largest sugar and ethanol producer, recently released financial results its first financial quarter of the 2013, which ended June 30. Net revenue associated with Cosan's sugarcane and ethanol segment was down.

  • Court: Gevo again free to sell isobutanol into auto fuels market

    Updated: 2012-08-13 22:35:05
    A little more than a month after a temporary court order prohibited Gevo from selling bio-isobutanol into the automotive fuels market, the company announced Aug. 13 that the order has been reversed in federal court.

  • Sen. Nelson honored with award for ethanol advancement

    Updated: 2012-08-13 22:31:20
    On August 10 Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., said that Nebraska must support both its energy and agriculture industries during the drought, shortly after accepting the Merle Anderson award for his decades of contributions to the advancement of ethanol.

  • Chimney Dampers Draught Excluders

    Updated: 2012-08-09 19:45:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Thursday , August 09, 2012 Chimney Dampers Draught Excluders Chimney Sheep yea you read it right Last December I wrote a post on heat loss from chimneys and covered some of the ideas available with which to block off unused open . chimneys http : wood-pellet-ireland.blogspot.ie 2011 12 tackling-chimney-and-fireplace-heat.html I had a note from Sally Phillips who runs a business called Chimney Sheep telling me of a cute and simple idea a removable damper made of

  • HSE Robbery Wasting Millions

    Updated: 2012-08-05 10:37:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Sunday , August 05, 2012 HSE Robbery Wasting Millions HSE Huge State Enema a Better Title for this Monster As They Flush Our Money Down the Toilet The Irish Health Service HSE are costing the Irish taxpayer some 12 times more for generic drugs than is the British Health Service costing UK tax . payers One example given in reports says the HSE pays 37 Euro for generic Plavix , a blood thinning medicine , while the British NHS is paying only 3 Euro for exactly the same .

  • Spanish Parliamentarians Shame the Irish

    Updated: 2012-08-04 18:27:00
    skip to main skip to sidebar Sustainable Energy author Ireland SEAI A personal and critical look at Sustainable Energy generally . Topics include : Energy Efficiency , Insulation , Wind Turbines , Wave and Water Power , CFL and LED Lighting , SEI Grant Schemes , Wood Pellet Heating , Solar Energy Technology , BioMass . etc Saturday , August 04, 2012 Spanish Parliamentarians Shame the Irish Well Done Spain If only Ireland could show The Same Moral Backbone I have just been reading the news that 64 out of 85 of Spain's previous government members have not taken their end of term hand-outs or pension sums , thus saving Spain about 5,000.000. Five million is no more than a spit in the wind but that is not the point here . It is NOT the money that counts it is the honour , decency , ethics ,

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