Tag: gasoline
Is the U.S. Military Fighting Straw Men?
Tweet Are supporters of the oil industry grasping at straws to keep the U.S. military addicted to oil? By Brent Erickson, executive vice-president, Biotechnology Industry Organization; head, Industrial & Environmental Section Achieving energy security is critical not only for civilians, but also for U.S. military readiness and national security reasons. Our reliance on foreign oil [...]
“Has biofuels led to major land use changes in the US?”
Tweet Today on Twitter: NebraskaLong: “US ethanol reduced wholesale gasoline prices combating prices at the pump! paultanger: Has biofuels led to major land use changes in the US? energynenvironm: What do you think? “Biofuels Are a Loser, Despite the Hope and Hype”: EnergyCollectiv: “No amount of genetic engineering can overcome the fundamental limitations of trying [...]
US ethanol production falls to 9.25% of gasoline demand
Tweet In Washington, the RFA’s Geoff Cooper reports that, according to EIA data, ethanol production averaged 824,000 barrels per day – or 34.61 million gallons daily. That is down 3,000 b/d from the week before. The 4-week average for ethanol production stood at 819,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.56 billion gallons. Overall, gasoline [...]
Ethanol futures losses finally cut; gasoline premium reaches 31.18 cents
Tweet In Illinois, ethanol futures have cut the longest streak of losses in six weeks as gasoline’s premium to biofuel reached 31.81 cents on the Chicago Board of Trade. The widening of the ethanol discount to gasoline made biofuel far more alluring to refiners. Cash market trading has ethanol unchanged in New York at $2.45 [...]
California governor mandates switch to winter-grade gasoline as prices skyrocket
Tweet In California, following supply shortages and record high gasoline prices, Governor Jerry Brown has ordered the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to transition immediately to the easier-to-make, winter-grade gasoline as soon as possible. This transition could increase supply by up to 10% and ethanol blended in gasoline acts as a gas line anti-freeze in [...]
Brazilian gas exports predicted to rise 350% by 2020 as ethanol industry stagnates
Tweet In Brazil, gasoline imports are expected to rise at least 350% by 2020, according to a government study prepared at the request of President Dilma Rousseff. The reasons behind the spike in imports is expected to be a failing sugar-cane ethanol production industry combined with a 4.5% growth rate in fuel consumption. Ethanol production [...]
Nebraska could start retailing E15 next month
Tweet In Nebraska, the state’s corn board says that retail sales of E15 could begin as early as next month. Like other states, Nebraska has been held back from retailing the fuel because of clean air regulations related to summer blends for gasoline.
US drought continues to slow down ethanol production as rising prices hit
Tweet In Washington, the Energy Information Administration reported that weekly ethanol production averaged 819,000 barrels per day – or 34.40 million gallons daily. That is up 2,000 b/d from the week before. The 4-week average for ethanol production stood at 810,000 b/d for an annualized rate of 12.42 billion gallons. Stocks of ethanol stood at 18.4 [...]
Gasoline’s comeback in the bio-based era: 5 cleantech companies vie for green gasoline breakthroughs
Tweet Gasoline – the 20th century’s Wonder Fuel, bashed for years over price, source and emissions – ready for a comeback, courtesy of 5 bio-based revolutionaries? In the rush to replace fossil (e.g. ancient algae) gasoline over emissions, and energy security concerns, most of the focus has fallen on technologies that replace the fuel or [...]
CORE BioFuel completes wood-to-gasoline test runs
Tweet In Canada, CORE BioFuel has finalized the last testing steps required for its wood-to-gasoline MKS Gasoline Synthesis Process under contract with RECAT Technologies who completed a set of test runs of the catalytic reaction producing gasoline from dimethyl ether. The company says the tests show the MKS process to produce superior gasoline to ExxonMobil’s [...]
