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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New research released by the Coordinating Research Council (CRC) today found that E15, gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol, would damage millions of post-2001 model year vehicles. The CRC study concluded that E15 would result in fuel system failures. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) "This latest research is further evidence that E15 is not just an abstract public policy gone wrong; it's likely...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today issued an update to its December 31, 2012 news release on the association's petition to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to waive the 2012 cellulosic biofuel mandate due to the biofuel industry's repeated failure to produce the cellulosic biofuel needed to meet the government mandate. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) On...
VISALIA, Calif., Jan. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Edeniq, a biomaterials and sustainable fuels company, today announced that California ethanol producer, Pacific Ethanol, Stockton LLC ("Pacific Ethanol"), has entered into an agreement to install Edeniq technology at the company's Stockton, California ethanol plant. Pacific Ethanol will install Edeniq's proprietary Cellunators(TM) to boost ethanol yields, and will also deploy Edeniq's patented OilPlus(TM) corn oil extraction process...
DENVER, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ:BIOF), an ethanol production company, announced today that it has decided to idle its Fairmont, Minnesota ethanol facility until further notice. The plant ceased ethanol production as of the end of last week. The Company reported that its second plant in Wood River, Nebraska continues to operate. "Commodity margins have continued to weaken as the impact of the drought in the Corn Belt continues and ethanol remains...
HOUSTON, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hart Energy's newly released study, Global Biofuels Outlook to 2025, finds a disconnect between mandates (Renewable Fuels Standard in the U.S. and Renewable Energy Directive in the European Union) and actual market demand. This has been known for some time but not acknowledged and addressed. The study analyzes local and global drivers, public and fiscal policy developments, production capacity, feedstocks, and supply and demand projections...
Retrofit kits for flex pumps will provide consumers with greater choice and savings at the pump WASHINGTON, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With increasing consumer demand for higher blends of ethanol, following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of E15 for commercial sale, several fuel dispensing equipment manufacturers have introduced new products for retailers to modify existing fuel dispensers to accommodate higher ethanol blends. Increased availability...
LUXEMBOURG, July 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Adecoagro S.A. (NYSE: AGRO), one of the leading agricultural companies in South America, announced today that its sugar, ethanol and energy production cluster in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, has been certified under the Bonsucro Production Standard. Angelica is the first mill in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul and the sixteenth worldwide to achieve the Bonsucro certification. Over 33 thousand hectares of sugarcane plantations were audited in the...
SHAKOPEE, Minn., June 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- From small-town mayors to President Obama, there is one thing on the minds of all elected officials: putting more Americans back to work. And while recent unemployment numbers have been less than encouraging, the U.S. ethanol industry is bringing more and more jobs to rural America. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120613/CL23597LOGO) "There's no doubt that ethanol has helped diversify the market for U.S. corn," says John...
Millions take advantage of ethanol savings at the pump WASHINGTON, June 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With temperatures rising, millions of Americans will hit the highway for road trips and family fun. As the summer driving season kicks into high gear, Americans are embracing higher blends of ethanol in gasoline as a proven cost-effective solution to save dollars at the pump. According to the Department of Energy, more than nine million Flex Fuel vehicles (FFV) were on the...
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) responded today to the Environmental Protection Agency's May 22 decision to continue mandating cellulosic biofuels that do not exist. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120125/MM41823LOGO) "EPA's decision is arbitrary and capricious. We fail to understand how EPA can maintain a requirement to purchase a type of fuel that simply doesn't exist. Congress created a...
