Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from December 2004

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from December 2004

Pioneer Donates $10,000 to NCERC for DDGS Research.(Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc., National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center)(distiller's dried grain/solubles)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Des Moines, IA-based plant genetics developer and supplier Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. recently contributed $10,000 to the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center (NCERC) at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville (SIUE) to support...

Local Illinois Town Supports Proposed Biodiesel Plant.(Mid-America Biodiesel, LLC)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Local Illinois newspaper the Daily Republican Register recently reported that Mt. Carmel, IL has voted to adopt a resolution supporting Mid-America Biodiesel, LLC's proposed 40-million-gallon ethanol plant in the city. According to the...

Saab to Introduce New Ethanol-powered Vehicle in 2005.(Saab Automobile AB)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2004... Internet-based U.K. automotive magazine CARkeys recently reported that Saab Automobile president and CEO Peter Augustsson has revealed the automaker plans to introduce a new ethanol-powered version of its 9-5 vehicle next summer. According...

Ontario to Introduce 5 Percent Ethanol Fuel Mandate in 2007.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty recently announced that, effective January 1, 2007, all Ontario wholesalers' annual gasoline sales must achieve an average of at least five percent ethanol content through either the actual blending of ethanol or...

Idaho Farm Bureau Proposes 10 Percent Ethanol Mandate.(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... The Idaho Statesman recently reported that the Idaho Farm Bureau, "a voluntary, nongovernmental, nonpartisan organization of farm and ranch families seeking solutions to the problems that affect their lives," has proposed a new mandate...

Indian Minister Affirms CNG Introduction a High Priority.(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2004... Local Indian newspaper the Navhind Times recently reported that Union Petroleum minister Mani Shankar Aiyar has revealed that the introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) for public transportation vehicles in Guwahati is a major government...

MPCA Accepting Comments on MN Ethanol Plant Project.(Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) recently announced it is accepting public comment on an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) filed by the Central Minnesota Ethanol Cooperative (CMEC) as part of a proposal to add a biomass...

MRE Begins Production at Nebraska Ethanol Plant.(Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC (MRE) has begun production at its 55-million-gallon ethanol plant near Sutherland, NE. "It's great to see the Sutherland area back in the ethanol...

First Shipment of Corn Delivered for New IA Ethanol Plant.(Iowa Golden Grain Energy)(Brief Article)
December 3, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the first load of corn has been shipped for processing at the new 70-acre Iowa Golden Grain Energy ethanol facility in Mason City, IA. According to AP, Golden Grain president Walter Wendland...

Weekly Update.
December 3, 2004... ACORE ANNUAL POLICY CONFERENCE: RENEWABLE ENERGY IN AMERICA -- PHASE II, December 6-7, 2004, Washington, DC CANADIAN RENEWABLE FUELS SUMMIT, December 7, 2004, Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario FASTER FREIGHT -- CLEANER AIR...

YaSheng to Purchase Interest in Sustainable Systems.(YaSheng Group Inc.)(Sustainable Systems LLC.)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... California industrial conglomerate YaSheng Group, Inc. recently announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire an 80-percent stake in biofuels research and development interest Sustainable Systems, LLC. Under the agreement,...

Central Iowa Renewable Energy Seeks Funding for Ethanol Plant.(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Local Iowa newspaper the Belmond Independent recently reported that Central Iowa Renewable Energy has requested a $100,000 economic development loan from the board of supervisors in Wright County, IA for use at the new ethanol facility...

PA Locals Challenge Penn-Mar Ethanol Plant Traffic Study.(Pennsylvania)(Lancaster County Waste Management Authority)(Brief Article)
December 6, 2004... Local Pennsylvania newspaper the Lancaster New Era recently reported that two Bainbridge residents have challenged the validity of Penn-Mar Ethanol's traffic study for the proposed ethanol plant in Conoy Township, PA, claiming that the...

Oklahoma Official to Announce Proposed Ethanol Plant Site.(Terry Dietrich)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... Oklahoma City television news station KTOK recently reported that Oklahoma Farmer's Union vice president Terry Dietrich has revealed that the site of the state's first ethanol plant could be announced within the next month. According to...

Japanese Researcher Discusses New Ethanol Production Method.(Shiro Saka)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... The Thai News Agency (TNA) recently reported that Kyoto University Department of Socio-environment Energy Science professor Shiro Saka informed attendees of the "Energy and Sustainable Environment" meeting held late last week in Prachuap Khiri...

RFA Applauds Appointment of Johanns as New USDA Secretary.(Renewable Fuels Association)(Mike Johanns)(Brief Article)
December 7, 2004... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) expressed its support last week for President Bush's appointment of Nebraska governor Mike Johanns as the next secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). "We congratulate Governor Johanns...

Pennsylvania Passes New Alternative Fuels Incentive Act.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that Pennsylvania has passed a new Alternative Fuels Incentive Act that establishes a $10-million Energy Development Fund made up of a portion of revenues allocated from the utilities gross...

Westport Inks MOU With Sinogas, Qingdao Sino-Canada S&T Park.(Memorandum of understanding)(Westport Innovations Incorporation)(Sinogas Company Limited)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... Westport Innovations recently announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Beijing Sinogas Company, Ltd. and Qingdao Sino-Canada S&T Park Company, Ltd. to work together on establishing a business plan to develop, market and...

Local VA School System to Acquire New CNG Buses.(compressed natural gas)(Virginia)(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the school system in Charlottesville, VA is set to acquire four new buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) next fall in an effort to help reduce local pollution. AP noted that the...

Oregon Residents Launch Biodiesel Car-sharing Program.(Brief Article)
December 8, 2004... Local Oregon television news station KVAL recently reported that 10 residents of Eugene, OR have launched a new program, known as "Eugene BioCarShare," that pays approximately $400 each to share a 1982 Mercedes diesel sedan that runs on...

Canada Launches Second Round of Ethanol Expansion Program.(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... The Government of Canada earlier this week issued an invitation to submit proposals under Round 2 of the Ethanol Expansion Program for contributions toward the construction of new ethanol fuel plants or the expansion of existing plants. ...

RFA Applauds Utica Ethanol Plant Expansion.(Renewable Fuels Association)(Utica Energy, LLC)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Utica Energy, LLC has completed a 24-million-gallon-per-year expansion of its Oshkosh, WI ethanol plant, bringing the facility's annual capacity to 48 million gallons. "The RFA...

Indian Government Plans CNG Fueling Station Construction.(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
December 9, 2004... The Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) recently reported that Indian chief minister Narendra Modi has presented the government with a timetable for the construction of compressed natural gas (CNG) refueling stations in Gujarat. According to...

Local NY Legislator Introduces Biodiesel Fuel Use Resolution.(New York)(Brief Article)
December 10, 2004... Suffolk County, NY legislator Daniel Losquadro recently introduced a new resolution that would require the use of biodiesel fuel in the county's vehicle fleet as well as encourage the county-wide use of alternative fuels. Specifically, the...

EPA Orders ME Municipality to Convert Fleet to Biodiesel.
December 10, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered the city of Bangor, ME to spend approximately $165,000 to convert its fleet vehicles to biodiesel. According to AP, the EPA ruling is...

Arizona Petroleum Opens E85 Pump at Tucson Fueling Station.(Brief Article)
December 10, 2004... Local Arizona television news station KVOA recently reported that the Arizona Petroleum fueling station in Tucson, AZ has begun offering E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard gasoline. According to KVOA, E85 is...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
December 10, 2004... 2005 NATIONAL BIODIESEL CONFERENCE AND EXPO, January 31-February 2, 2005, Broward County Convention Center and Marina Marriott, Ft. Lauderdale, FL RFA 10TH ANNUAL NATIONAL ETHANOL CONFERENCE: POLICY & MARKETING, February 7-9, 2005,...

Westport Awarded AQMD Grant for HPDI Technology.(Air Quality Management District)(high pressure direct injection)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... Westport Innovations, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded nearly $2 million from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) to advance the development of its proprietary high pressure direct injection (HPDI) technology for...

Toyota Tsusho, Hokkaido Partner on Biofuels Project.(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... The Japan Corporate News Network (JCNN) recently reported that Toyota Tsusho has begun a joint research project with the Hokkaido Prefecture government to pursue the commercial production of biodiesel fuels made from rapeseed and other plants....

BIO Praises NCEP Report, Urges Funding for Biorefineries.(National Commission on Energy Policy)(Brief Article)
December 13, 2004... The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently praised the findings of the new "Growing Energy: How Biofuels Can Help End America's Oil Dependence" report prepared for the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) by the Role of...

Renault NGV Trucks to Run on Cummins Engines.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2004... Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI) recently announced that its natural gas vehicle (NGV) engines will be used in Renault Trucks of France's latest models -- the Midlum NGV and the Puncher NGV. According to CWI, Renault unveiled the trucks at an...

Quantum Reports Second-quarter Financial Results.
December 14, 2004... Irvine, CA-based Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and integrator of packaged fuel systems for hydrogen fuel cell and alternative fuel applications, recently announced its financial results for...

Local Florida Town Purchases CNG, Hybrid Fleet Vehicles.(Brief Article)
December 14, 2004... Local Florida newspaper the Sun-Sentinel recently reported that Hollywood City commissioners have approved the purchase of three compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Silverado 1500 pickup trucks, five hybrid Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup...

Golden LEAF to Invest in New Grain Growers Biodiesel Plant.(Brief Article)
December 15, 2004... Local North Carolina newspaper the News & Observer recently reported that the Golden LEAF Foundation, an organization developed to help distribute state tobacco settlement money, has agreed to loan the Grain Growers Cooperative $500,000 for...

Jakarta to Fuel City Buses With Compressed Natural Gas.(Brief Article)
December 15, 2004... The Jakarta Post recently reported that city governor Sutiyoso informed reporters late last week following a meeting with officials from PT Mahanaim Group that the city administration intends to fuel buses operating on the next corridor of its...

New Report Suggests Ethanol Standards for Australian Gasoline.(Brief Article)
December 15, 2004... Australian minister for the environment and heritage Ian Campbell recently announced the release of a new technical report, titled "Setting a Quality Standard for Fuel Ethanol," which suggests that a 100-percent ethanol standard represents the...

Rentech Reports Year-end Financial Results.(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... Denver, CO-based Rentech, Inc., the developer and licensor of a patented and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids process, recently announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, reporting a year-end net loss of...

Petrojam, Coimex Sign Jamaican Ethanol Import Agreement.(Coimex Trading)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... The Jamaica Observer recently reported that Petrojam, Ltd. has finalized an agreement with Brazilian company Coimex Trading for a $7.3-million rehabilitation project at Petrojam's 40-million-gallon ethanol production plant in Kingston, Jamaica....

IL County Unveils Plans for Biodiesel Feasibility Study.(Illinois)(Brief Article)
December 16, 2004... Illinois' Freeport Journal-Standard reported last week that officials in Stephenson County, IL have joined with the Stephenson County Farm Bureau and the Northwest Illinois Agriculture Coalition to apply for a $25,000 grant through the Illinois...

NEVC Announces New Nebraska E85 Retailer.
December 17, 2004... The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) recently announced that Bosselman Energy, Inc.'s Pump & Pantry refueling station in Hastings, NE has become the state's sixth fuel retailer to offer E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15...

San Diego NCTD Adds New CNG Buses to Transit Fleet.(North County Transit District, compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
December 17, 2004... Local California newspaper the San Diego Union-Tribune recently reported that the North County Transit District (NCTD) has added 23 new compressed natural gas (CNG) buses to its fleet. According to the paper, the new buses, which cost a...

North Carolina Zoo Receives First Shipment of Biodiesel.
December 17, 2004... Local North Carolina newspaper the Courier-Tribune recently reported that the state zoo received its first shipment of 100-percent pure biodiesel fuel with help from a $2,000 grant provided by the State Energy Office through a program of the...

Weekly Update.(Energy industries, Conferences)(Calendar)
December 17, 2004... HAVESTING CLEAN ENERGY V CONFERENCE, January 20-21, 2005, Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT 2005 NATIONAL BIODIESEL CONFERENCE AND EXPO, January 31-February 2, 2005, Broward County Convention Center and Marina Marriott, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ...

Golden Grain Begins Production at IA Ethanol Plant.(Golden Grain Energy LLC., Iowa)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Golden Grain Energy, LLC has commenced production at its ethanol plant near Mason City, IA. According to RFA, the plant will process more than 15 million bushels of corn into 40...

Benton Oil Opens New Biodiesel Station in TN.(Tennessee)(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... The East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition (ETCFC) recently announced that Benton Oil has begun offering B20, a fuel blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent standard petroleum diesel, at its Midnite Oil station in Chattanooga, TN. "I've...

Canadian Government Fleets Employing Cellulose Ethanol.(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... The government of Canada recently announced that Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and other government departments are now using Iogen Corporation's cellulose ethanol in their vehicle fleets on an ongoing...

New SEI Report Encourages Increased Biofuels Use.(Sustainable Energy Ireland )(Brief Article)
December 20, 2004... Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) recently announced the publication of a new report, titled "Liquid Biofuels Strategy Study for Ireland," which finds that the country has the capacity to produce liquid biofuels for substitution of both gasoline...

New Company Takes Charge of Local KS Ethanol Project.(Wildcat Bio-Energy LLC., Kansas)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2004... Local Kansas newspaper the Pratt Tribune recently reported that the participation of a new investor in the ethanol plant project under development in Pratt has necessitated the establishment of a new company charged with oversight of the...

CECO Receives Thermal Oxidizer Order for Ethanol Plant.(CECO Environmental Corp. Subsidiary CECO Abatement )(Brief Article)
December 21, 2004... Air pollution control company CECO Environmental Corporation recently announced that its wholly owned subsidiary CECO Abatement has received an order in excess of $900,000 for a regenerative thermal oxidizer to be installed at an ethanol...

ARF to Construct New Biodiesel Plant In Western Australia.(Australian Renewable Fuels)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2004... Western Australia (WA) newspaper the Bunbury Mail recently reported that Australian Renewable Fuels (ARF) plans to begin construction of a $14-million, 45-million-liter biodiesel plant in Picton, WA next year, creating 30 new jobs in the...

EIN's Adjusted Holiday Publishing Schedule.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... EIN will not publish its newsletters from December 23 through 31 in observance of the holiday season. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on January 3, 2005. We thank you for your continued support and wish you and yours the very...

Broin Proposes Ethanol Plant in Hamilton County, IA.(Broin Companies, Iowa)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... The Broin Companies recently announced preliminary plans for construction of a new ethanol plant near Jewell, IA in Hamilton County. According to Broin, the proposed plant will be known as Horizon Ethanol, LLC. "This selection follows a...

Grain Growers to Build New Biodiesel Plant in NC.(North Carolina)(Brief Article)
December 22, 2004... Local North Carolina newspaper the Daily Reflector recently reported that Grain Growers Cooperative plans to construct a new 15- to 20-million-gallon biodiesel manufacturing plant in Mount Olive, NC by 2006. According to the paper,...

Local MO Filling Station Begins Offering E85.
December 22, 2004... The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) recently announced that the new Mobil On the Run filling station in Rolla, MO celebrated the grand opening last week of the city's first fueling pump and tank offering E85, a fuel blend of 85...

Weekly Update.(Energy industries, Conferences)(Calendar)
December 22, 2004... HARVESTING CLEAN ENERGY V CONFERENCE, January 20-21, 2005, Heritage Inn, Great Falls, MT 2005 NATIONAL BIODIESEL CONFERENCE AND EXPO, January 31-February 2, 2005, Broward County Convention Center and Marina Marriott, Ft. Lauderdale, FL ...