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Fill your car for $1.10 a gallon?: Menlo Park, Calif.'s ZeaChem has come up with a way to turn wood chips into ethanol that will sell for around $1.10 a gallon or less when it comes out in 2010. Brewing and petrochemical technology go into the mix. News.com Editor at Large Michael Kanellos talks with founder Dan...; Tags: wood, fuel, michael kanellos, green, ethanol; Videos 2008-03-11
Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012Chaney & Bush won't like thisThey like their oil profits to continue forever.RE: Report: GM plans half its cars on ethanol by 2012[b] That's a good idea - [/b]now if somebody can show that cellulose based ethanol is actually a viable...; Tags: ethanol, General Motors Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-07
Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?: Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?So how is diesel different.Diesel, Bio, its all the same. If biofuels are just a way to stretch our, not "limited gasoline supply" but out limited petroleum supply then diesel is not any kind of answer.Further what does biofuel get us? How much...; Tags: Ethanol, biodiesel, corn, gasoline; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
ethanol isn't a magic word: Ethanol isn't a magic wordDissapointing articleI was actually hoping the article would delve into the flawed science behind the ethanol craze. Ethanol is a stupid alternative fuel, driven by government edict, pork and artificially created oil shortages brought on by environmentalist extremism.It's inefficient, results in food shortages and is a...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Ethanol, food; Discussion threads 2007-10-04
Start-up to produce cheaper ethanol with microbe: Start-up to produce cheaper ethanol with microbeNo where near ready for commercial useIn fact not a bit closer than it was two years ago. Move along folks, nothing here worth your time.Could be a a disaster of Biblical proportions...If this microbe can be self-sustaining in our environment, it could...; Tags: Q Microbe, Ethanol; Discussion threads 2007-08-14

Toyota branches out into ethanol: Toyota branches out into ethanol50 Km per hour!The I-Unit, a four-wheeled vehicle displayed at the technology center, can go 50 kilometers per hour.Wow, 50 kilometers per hour! That is the fastest horseless buggy that I have ever seen.In all seriousness, maybe a little bit more context should be provided...; Tags: Business intelligence, Ethanol, General Motors Corp., knowledge management, Mph, gasoline, Toyota Motor Corp., kilometer; Discussion threads 2006-10-10
Biomass ethanol to fuel Honda?: Biomass ethanol to fuel Honda?Good, efficiency should always be soughtso that the process provides more returns than currently must be invested. Clean is good, but getting more for less input is also a prime goal, or it's just wasteful. Reclaiming of waste or discarded carbon bases materials to...; Tags: corn, ethanol, Honda Motor Co.; Discussion threads 2006-09-14
Wary of ethanol buzz: Wary of ethanol buzzDirect solar.. US lower 48 average 4.6kWh/m^2/day..Is plenty enough to run an industrialized society. (If you don't waste it needlessly.) Note: You would quickly freeze solid if not for the SUN and it's solar radiation. Ethanol is very inefficient use of solar energy. Biomass is roughly...; Tags: Government, Ethanol, Biomass; Discussion threads 2006-06-15
ethanol maker pops in public offering: Ethanol maker pops in public offeringSuperweedssounds interesting . . . ;)Americans take it up the backside again...Let's ask why this company is profitable. The fact is, it is not profitable, it is being shored up via "welfare" from both the state and federal government, as well as the CORN...; Tags: alcohol, Ethanol, biodiesel, corn, polymer, ethanol, crop; Discussion threads 2006-06-14
Photos: Racing at 6,786 miles per gallon: Photos: Racing at 6,786 miles per gallonWhat goes in TO making ethanol?The cost to plant the seeds.The cost to harvest them.The cost to process them into the liquid used to burn.All of these facets require oil.Ethanol is not a long-term benefit, not by any measure. It's a pipe dream....; Tags: Government, Ethanol, American Corporation, American Public, alcohol, photograph; Discussion threads 2006-05-23
Powering a new generation of cars: Powering a new generation of carsCheap Energy will not happenCall me sinical, but I don't buy into the overly romanticized notion that highly efficient cars, renewable fuels or even cold fusion itself will cause energy prices to fall (overly the long term, anyway). Regardless of how cheap it becomes for...; Tags: Diesel, Ethanol, alcohol; Discussion threads 2005-09-02

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Another morning hangover for ethanolics: This time a major U.S. newspaper editorializes against the American subsidies for ethanol. Their conclusion: "This does not mean that Congress should give up on biofuels as an important part of the effort to reduce the country's dependency on imported oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What it does...; Tags: Biofuel, Methanol, Greenhouse Gas, Clean Technology, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-10
Images: How to make your car run on tequila (sort of): Start-up E-Fuel shows off a home ethanol distiller the company says can fuel your car in your own backyard for as little as $1 per gallon. by CNET News.com; Tags: News.com, Run, CNET News.com, Food, It', Food & Beverage, Government, Manufacturing; Image galleries 2008-05-09
TerraPass gets more granular with its carbon-crunching calculator: Popular carbon offset Web site TerraPass has updated the online calculator you can use to keep track of your carbon footprint. The update now includes options for tracking the differences between many different hybrid fuels from biodiesel to flex fuel ethanol to compressed natural gas. So, if you select some...; Tags: TerraPass, Web Site Development, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-08
From fungus to fuel: An international team of researchers led by some U.S. Department of Energy's research labs has decoded the genetic sequence of a fungus named Tricoderma reesei. The team has found how this organism breaks down plant fibers into simple sugars and how to use this fungus to produce fuel. 'The finding...; Tags: Team, Biofuel, Researcher, T., Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-05
VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech: Using, not losing, all the carbon. Courtesy Zeachem and Mohr Davidow. Click on diagram for full view. We've had several blogs here recently reflecting the building political anxiety around the current generation of biofuels, esp. those based on using food products. You...; Tags: Food, Biofuel, Biodiesel, Clean Technology, Zeahcem, OPX, Genomatica, Biotechnology, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-29
A professor deals the political climate around climate change: A professor deals the political climate around climate change"summaries for policy makers"There's your problem right there.The minute scientists stop writing papers for evaluation by scientists, and start writing polemic for politicians, they have overstepped the boundaries of their craft.As such, they are no longer experts and the hoi polloi have...; Tags: climate change thing, climate change, environment; Discussion threads 2008-04-27
A professor deals with political climate around climate change: I am NOT a scientist but I have two brothers who are. My father was a phycsics professor. I even admit to knowing and liking folks who are in the sciences, regardless of their reputation among certain politico-business factions in America. In the interest of dialogue, I...; Tags: Food, Science, Humans, Trite, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Biofuel just got even more unpopular across the globe: I blogged recently about criticism of ethanol and other biofuels in some parts of the world. A meeting of over 180 national finance ministers with World Bank officials just gave the whole issue of food or fuel a much higher profile. Political problems caused by hungry...; Tags: Food, Biofuel, World Bank, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Biofuels, the debate continues: Biofuels, the debate continuesbio-fuels are the BIGGEST environmental threatThe truth is bio-fuels are the BIGGEST environmental threat of the near future.Why you ask:#1- You are destroying a food source to fuel highly INEFFICIENT vehicles. The best you can get out of bio-fuels is 20 MPGs, and that is if you...; Tags: Food & Beverage, biofuel, food; Discussion threads 2008-04-13