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DENVER, Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ:BIOF), an ethanol production company, today announced its second quarter 2012 results. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the net loss was $12.4 million on revenues of $122.8 million, compared with a net loss of $8.3 million on revenues of $168.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011. For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the net loss attributable to common stockholders was $10.6 million, or $2.05 per...
VERO BEACH, Fla., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today INEOS Bio announced that its joint-venture project, INEOS New Planet BioEnergy (INPB) has been granted Parts 79 and 80 registration from the U.S. EPA for the production and sale of advanced bioethanol from non-food waste materials. The notice of registration came after the successful completion of the construction of the Indian River BioEnergy Center (Center) and as the facility nears production. The Center is the first...
ROSWELL, Ga., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GS Battery (USA) Inc., today announced it has taken delivery of a Mitsubishi i-MiEV, a full electric vehicle. The i-MiEV is powered by a lithium-ion battery pack manufactured by Lithium Energy Japan (LEJ), a joint venture company between GS Yuasa Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation and Mitsubishi Motors. "GS Battery, continuing our commitment to a cleaner environment, is pleased to add the i-MiEV to our company vehicle fleet," commented...
New technology shuts off the engine when vehicle is stopped in traffic ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The stop-start system, a technology that shuts off a vehicle's engine when stopped in traffic, is now making its way to the U.S. from overseas where such systems are already in common use. Other names for this technology include idle elimination, idle-stop-go, and micro-hybrid. Lux Research predicts that more than eight million vehicles in North America...
PICKERINGTON, Ohio, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will require all consumers to buy at least four gallons of gasoline from certain gas pumps after the new E15 ethanol-gasoline blend is introduced into the market, the American Motorcyclist Association reports. The EPA revealed the requirement to the AMA in a letter dated Aug. 1, responding to AMA concerns that E15 -- a gasoline formulation that contains up to 15 percent ethanol by...
American Petroleum Institute continues to peddle same misinformation on Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to Big Oil's latest attack on the Renewable Fuel Standard, Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis issued the following statement: "When the Renewable Fuel Standard was passed by Congress and signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007, it set goals to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, and encourage the...
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KLD Energy Technologies, Inc. (KLD) and Samsung SDI announced today they have entered into a cooperative relationship to jointly develop state-of-the-art battery systems which will incorporate Samsung SDI's industry-leading lithium-ion battery cells and KLD's innovative electric vehicle drive technologies. Samsung SDI is a global manufacturer of rechargeable batteries for electronics and vehicles. Samsung SDI brings to the relationship...
New Final Federal Fuel Economy Rules for 54.5 MPG Expected in Mid-August; Highlighting MI, IN, and OH Employment Impacts, Report Available at New DrivingGrowth.org Website. DETROIT, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With the launch of new federal vehicle fuel economy rules only about one week away, the American auto industry has grown by nearly a quarter million jobs (236,600) since June 2009 when the auto industry hit bottom, according to a new report available from...
NEW YORK, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- When it comes to selecting a new automobile, car owners are showing an interest in purchasing a hybrid vehicle over traditional combustion engine vehicles. One-third of car owners (32%) report they have an interest in purchasing a hybrid vehicle and 23% say that their interest in hybrids has increased from a year ago. Yet, even as new car buyers look more deeply into alternative fuel options, traditional combustion engine vehicles still get...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Representatives from the nation's auto manufacturers, including the Big Three, are in Oklahoma City today to meet with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and procurement experts to ask questions surrounding a recently issued multistate request for proposal. The RFP, which comes as a result of a nationwide, bi-partisan effort led by Fallin and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, asks the nation's auto manufacturers to produce affordable and...
