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Cellulosic Ethanol Makes Its Debut

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Ethanol made from straw blended with regular gasoline is being pumped from a local Shell gas station to gauge consumer reaction to the product that produces less harmful emissions. Transport Minister John Baird participated in the formal launch of the product made at the Iogen Energy Corp. facility near the Ottawa airport. Iogen produces 40,000
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Water Worries Cloud Future For U. S. Biofuel

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“We really have to ask ourselves, do we want to be driving with renewable fuels or with gasoline made from petroleum resources?” – BRENT ERICKSON, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT, BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION It’s corn-planting time in the U. S. Plains, and that means Kansas corn farmer Merl “Buck” Rexford is worrying about the weather – and hoping
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New Regs Upset Ethanol Applecart

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The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 5 announced proposed regulations regarding implementation of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA). Despite the legislation’s namesake, there isn’t much security for the growth of traditional corn ethanol. EISA was landmark legislation for the biofuels industry because it set a national goal of producing
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Expanded Alta. Ethanol Plant Gets $23M

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Afederal program to boost Canadian biofuel production will put up $23.2 million to back processor Permolex’s facility at Red Deer, Alta. The investment, announced April 8 in Red Deer by the federal Natural Resources Department, flows through the ecoEnergy for Biofuels Initiative, a nine-year, $1.5 billion “operating incentive” fund launched in 2007. The Permolex facility,
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Pork Producers Mull Ethanol And COOL Offset Subsidies

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The Canadian Pork Council may ask Ottawa to reimburse hog producers for financial hurt caused by U. S. ethanol subsidies and country-of-origin labelling. The idea emerged from a CPC brainstorming session on how to help the country’s beleaguered producers. The CPC is looking for short-and long-term strategies to help hog farmers through their worst financial
Opinion

Big Oil Invests In Ethanol

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If it’s even partly true that you’re known by the company you keep, then the farmer-loved ethanol business got a lot less lovable Feb. 8 when Valero Energy Corp., the largest crude oil refiner in North America, announced its intent to purchase five of the choicest plants owned by mega-biofuel maker, mega-bankrupt VeraSun Energy. Should
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Food/Fuel Debate May Come Off Back Burner

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“But it (biofuel) is still a very significant demand source for the feed grains and… it is likely to increase with the U. S. government looking to increase their ethanol-blending mandates” – DOUG WHITEHEAD, COMMODITY ANALYST The steep drop in energy prices from last year’s peaks has cooled the food-versus-fuel debate for the moment, but
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More U. S. Ethanol Companies In Financial Trouble

Corn ethanol maker Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. said March 16 it was in default on some its debt payments and may need to seek Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company said it was seeking to raise capital, “including seeking additional debt and equity financing and a potential sale of all or part of the
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Ethanol Mandate May Not Boost Corn

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The Obama administration’s call March 10 for an increase in the amount of ethanol to be used in gasoline in the United States is a positive sign for corn growers but it probably will not boost seedings or corn prices this year. “It’s pretty good news for corn growers and will at least keep farmers
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Finding The Right Crop For Cellulosic Ethanol

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“We need to create a plantation crop to meet our needs.” -MAURICE HLADIK The eventual raw material requirements of cellulosic ethanol production could exceed the available supplies of straw and stover, an industry expert told the Canadian Federation of Agriculture recently. “Straw and stover can’t do it all,” Maurice Hladik, former director of marketing for

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