Of the 13 billion bushels of corn harvested in the U.S. each year, 27% are consumed in creating ethanol, largely on the basis of the $7 billion in subsidies paid to corn farmers by the U.S. government.
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More on Biofuels Breakthrough
Here’s a presentation for those who want to know more about the breakthrough in biofuels I wrote about earlier today, and who understand things like: “Pyruvate decarboxylase catalyzes the non-oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to produce acetaldehyde.” Personally, I function better …
Tagged with: biofuel, Biomass and Biofuels, breakthrough in biofuels, energy, ethanol, Greenhouse gas, renewable, technology, Tom Blakeslee
Quick Notes on the Future of Transportation
Today is the 117th anniversary of Henry Ford’s first successful test drive of the automobile; his four-horsepower, 500-pound frame called the “quadricycle” (pictured here) ran on pure ethanol. Electric vehicles came along shortly thereafter as well, and enjoyed impressive market …
From Guest Blogger John Cadogan: Ethanol — It’s a Gas
A war of rhetoric has erupted in the USA over Washington’s plan to compel refiners to increase the proportion of ethanol in gasoline. Carmakers are warning owners against using ethanol blends higher than 10 per cent, saying warranty claims might …
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Tagged with: auto industry, Automobile, E-15, ethanol, gas, gasoline, national energy security, renewable fuels
From Guest-Blogger Joshua Okomo: Fuel Farming Is a Global Reality
Farming energy is a global reality. While biomass fuel wood is still the energy of peasants, used by nearly 2 billion people living on the planet earth, biological fuel is rapidly becoming popular in the developed countries. Modern agriculture is …
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We Hail from a Long Line of Alternative Fueled Vehicles
A quick reminder that we come from a long line of alternative fueled vehicles: It’s the 116th anniversary of the first automobile race in the United States. 89 had entered, but only six actually started, of which half were electric …
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Arundo Donax – One of the Diverse Feedstocks Used To Create Biofuels
A reader wrote in with a question about his plans to get in the ethanol business, using a certain feedstock in which he’s an expert. Indeed, one of the most interesting things about biofuels is the enormous diversity of feedstocks. …
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Tagged with: alternative energy, Arundo Donax, biofuels, clean energy, ethanol, feedstock, green energy, Renewable Energy
[The Vector] Biofuel Bounces Back
In the US, the biofuel industry is undergoing something of a revival. Mothballed plants are reopening. Across the globe biofuel industry leaders are extremely bullish about their ability to bring down operating costs, to generate fuels from sources that don’t compete …
Tagged with: AE Biofuels, Al Gore, biofuel, blend, camelina, corn ethanol, ethanol, green energy, jatropha, palm oil, renewables, second generation biofuel, SG Biofuels, Solazyme, Valery Okulov
[The Vector] Politics Over Reason Yet Again?
[The Vector] Opposing Ethanol
Thirty-six industry and environmental groups signed and sent an urgent letter to the Senate, urging opposition to any amendment in the upcoming Energy Bill that would increase ethanol in gasoline. Some are apparently seeking approval in Congress to increase ethanol …
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