Tennessee’s Biomass Innovation Park Breaks Ground
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
Yesterday, Dallas Tonsager, the Under Secretary for Rural Development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, was on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony for Tennessee's Biomass Innovation Park . The park is a unique campus that will develop technology to integrate and optimizes the entire biomass .. .. read more..
San Jose Opens Additional EV Charging Stations
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
San Jose, California is the latest city to install a Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles (EV). The station was installed by Coulomb Technologies and is part of a $37 million ChargePoint America program that will eventually offer hundreds of free stations for public and home charging th.. .. read more..
Largest US FFV Fleet Now Has 85 Percent Ethanol
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
The biggest fleet of flexible fuel vehicles in the United States now has access to 85 percent ethanol fuel. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Protec Fuel joined representatives of the Norfolk Naval Base and Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) in Norfolk, Virginia to cut the ribbon and op.. .. read more..
World Bank Report Takes New Look at Food and Fuel
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
Ethanol production probably had less impact on global commodity prices in 2008 than many were saying at the time. A newly released working paper, entitled “Placing the 2006/08 Commodity Price Boom into Perspective,” from the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank , concludes that.. .. read more..
Renewable Energy Progress
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
Earlier this month , the 25x'25 Alliance released a progress report on where the nation is in terms of the goal of meeting 25 percent of our energy needs with renewable resources by 2025, and they held a press conference with representatives of all the major renewable energy sectors to talk about t.. .. read more..
First Ethanol Blender Pump West of Rockies Opens
Friday, July 30, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
Get Green LLC, Lucky Stop and Growth Energy have teamed up to offer the first blender pump offering mid and high levels of ethanol west of the Rockies. The Lucky Stop station in Las Vegas offers ethanol blends of E30 and E85 and owner Mike Maalouf is pleased to offer his customers a choice. “Everyo.. .. read more..
More MN State Cars Use E85
Thursday, July 29, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
More state vehicles in Minnesota are able to use up to 85 percent ethanol in their tanks, according to the American Lung Association in Minnesota . So far this year, state agencies used 437,063 gallons of E85, a 25 percent increase over last year. Those figures come from the state's SmartFleet Comm.. .. read more..
CARB Proposes LCFS Soil Sustainability Provisions
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is far from over on discrediting biofuels as part of their mandated policy known as the Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS). For the past year, the ethanol industry has been embroiled in a fight for proper reflections of biofuel's indirect greenhouse gas emiss.. .. read more..
Two Views on Impact of Ethanol Tax Credit Expiration
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
One agricultural economist is disputing the findings of another when it comes to the impact on the domestic ethanol industry of removing the existing blenders tax credit and the associated tariff on imported ethanol. In dueling commentaries posted Tuesday on “ The Hill's Congress Blog ,”.. .. read more..
Butter Could be Biodiesel Feedstock
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
USDA researchers are studying the use of butter as a feedstock for biodiesel. According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , scientists with USDA's Ag Research Service looked into the concept of making butter that would otherwise go to waste into biodiesel. Micha.. .. read more..
Domestic Fuel has iPhone App
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
If you have an iPhone and would like to get Domestic Fuel posts fast and easy on it, there's now an app for that. ZimmComm New Media this week introduced the Agwired iPhone app that allows quick access to all of ZimmComm’s on-line publications, including DomesticFuel. The app is now available for i.. .. read more..
The Award Winning Ethanol Report
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
The Ethanol Report podcast received a Golden ARC award this week from the Ag Relations Council in the newly revived competition that includes new social media categories. Chuck Zimmerman, president of Domestic Fuel's parent company ZimmComm New Media received the award Tuesday, presented by ARC Pre.. .. read more..
More Transparency Needed Among Environmental Groups
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 from Domestic Fuel
I’m calling the environmental movement out for supporting nothing and opposing everything. Not too long ago, I was proud to call myself an environmentalist. Today, I’m bordering on embarrassed to admit that I support sustainability programs. The cause of my distress is what is happening under the c.. .. read more..
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