Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from February 2006

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from February 2006

Farmers Cooperative, Kum and Go Install E85 Pumps in IA.
February 1, 2006... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced that Kum and Go and the Farmers Cooperative have installed in the state new fueling pumps dispensing E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard gasoline. ...

Rentech Appoints New CFO, Chief Accounting Officer.
February 1, 2006... Denver, CO-based Rentech, Inc., the developer and licensor of a patented and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids process for the conversion of synthesis gas into alternative fuels, recently announced the appointment of former Edison...

President Bush Announces New Biorefinery Initiative.
February 2, 2006... In the State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening, U.S. President George Bush outlined a new "Advanced Energy Initiative" designed to help reduce America's dependence on foreign sources of energy, with the national goal of replacing...

Iowa State Senate Committee Introduces Bill to Establish RFS.
February 2, 2006... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced the introduction of a new bill in the State Senate Natural Resources Committee that would establish a 25-percent Iowa Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). According to IRFA, the RFS...

Pacific Ethanol Announces Debt Commitment for New CA Plant.
February 2, 2006... Pacific Ethanol, Inc. recently announced it has received commitment letters from Hudson United Bank and Comerica Bank for up to a total of $34 million of debt financing for the construction of a new ethanol plant in Madera County, CA. ...

Hackerproof Concludes Acquisition of Alcar Group.
February 3, 2006... Hackerproof, Ltd. recently announced it has closed a definitive acquisition agreement with the Alcar Group, a Canadian-based alternative fuels and advanced materials company. "With the merger now completed, we can concentrate all our...

Diversified Energy Corporation Commences Operations.
February 3, 2006... A new company focused on the development of advanced alternative energy systems recently completed its formation in Gilbert, AZ. The company, known as Diversified Energy Corporation, is currently pursuing a variety of alternative energy...

GreenShift Consolidates Biofuels Companies Into Mean Green.
February 3, 2006... GreenShift Corporation recently announced the consolidation of its biofuels companies into a restructured Mean Green BioFuels Corporation. According to GreenShift, the consolidation is part of the company's plan to streamline its operations...

Weekly Update.
February 3, 2006... NATIONAL BIODIESEL CONFERENCE & EXPO 2006, February 5-8, 2006, San Diego Convention Center/Omni San Diego Hotel, San Diego, CA BIOFUELS MARKETS, February 15-17, 2006, Renaissance Brussels Hotel, Brussels, Belgium RENEWABLE FUEL...

Xethanol Retains Harris Group as Owner's Engineer.
February 6, 2006... Xethanol Corporation recently announced it has selected Harris Group, Inc. to provide owner's engineering services as part of Xethanol's planned expansion of its ethanol production capacity in the U.S. "Their core competencies in...

BP to Fund TERI Biofuel Production Study in India.
February 6, 2006... BP recently announced it will fund a $9.4-million project to be conducted by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh to demonstrate the feasibility of producing biodiesel from jatropha curcas. ...

Philippines to Remove Import Tariff on CNG, Flex-Fuel Vehicles.
February 6, 2006... Chinese news agency Xinhua recently reported that the Philippine government has called for the elimination of tariffs on the importation of materials used in the production of alternative technology vehicles in an effort to help meet the...

Westport, Ford to Codevelop Hydrogen Engine Technology.
February 7, 2006... Westport Innovations, Inc. recently announced a project with Ford Motor Company to develop and demonstrate an advanced direct injection fuel system for vehicles powered hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engines. According to Westport,...

Syntroleum, Sustec Announce Coal-to-liquids Joint Venture.
February 7, 2006... Syntroleum Corporation and Swiss company Sustec AG recently announced they have entered into a memorandum of understanding providing for exclusive joint business development of projects that will integrate Sustec's Future Energy GSP...

GM Reveals Plans for Promoting E85 During NCTS Racing Season.
February 8, 2006... General Motors (GM) recently announced plans to bring its E85 ethanol campaign to the racetrack during the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) season, beginning with the season-opening GM FlexFuel 250 being held later this month at the...

MBP to Commence Full Production at SD Biodiesel Plant.
February 8, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that Midwest Biodiesel Producers (MBP) plans to ramp up production at its 2-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant in Alexandria, SD to full capacity by the end of the month. In earlier test...

AS Alliances Biofuels Breaks Ground for IN Ethanol Plant.
February 8, 2006... Indiana lieutenant governor Becky Skillman recently announced that AS Alliances Biofuels, LLC has broken ground on a $100-million ethanol plant in Linden, IN. According to Skillman, the new facility will create 58 new jobs and produce 100...

CWI to Receive UTD Funding for NG Engine Demonstration.(Cummins Westport Inc)(Utilization Technology Development)(natural gas)(Brief Article)
February 9, 2006... Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI) recently announced it will receive $350,000 in funding for engine development demonstration from Utilization Technology Development (UTD) -- an Illinois-based nonprofit company that funds technology development and...

D1 Signs Jatropha Planting Agreement With Indian Company.
February 9, 2006... British biodiesel producer D1 Oils plc recently announced it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with India's Williamson Magor and Company, Ltd. to form a joint venture company to develop jatropha plantations with farmers in...

New Alternative Fuels Segment Added to DESI.
February 9, 2006... The Distributed Energy Financial Group, LLC (DEFG) recently announced that the Index Committee of the Distributed Energy Stock Index (DESI) has approved the creation of a new segment focused on alternative fuels and fuel cells, as well as the...

CECO Announces $3 Million in Ethanol Industry Contracts.
February 10, 2006... Air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems provider CECO Environmental Corporation recently announced that its Kirk & Blum and CECO Abatement subsidiaries have received orders totaling $3 million for equipment for ethanol...

NextEnergy Partners With WSU in Opening Biofuel Energy Lab.
February 10, 2006... Detroit, MI-based nonprofit "alternative energy accelerator" NextEnergy, Inc. recently announced it is partnering with Wayne State University (WSU) in opening the National Biofuel Energy Lab, a "first-of-its-kind" biofuel technology development...

European Commission Adopts New 'EU Strategy for Biofuels'.
February 10, 2006... The European Commission (EC) adopted earlier this week a new EU Strategy for Biofuels, which features a range of potential market-based, legislative and research measures designed to help boost production of fuels from agricultural raw...

Weekly Update.
February 10, 2006... BIOFUELS MARKETS, February 15-17, 2006, Renaissance Brussels Hotel, Brussels, Belgium RENEWABLE FUEL ASSOCIATION'S (RFA) 11TH NATIONAL ETHANOL CONFERENCE: POLICY & MARKETING -- FROM NICHE TO NATION, February 20-22, 2006, JW Marriott Las...

American Capital, Challenger to Support Midwest Ethanol Plants.
February 13, 2006... American Capital Strategies, Ltd. recently announced it has committed to investing $85 million in ASAlliances Biofuels, LLC, an entity developed by Americas Strategic Alliances, LLC to construct three new 100-million-gallon-per-year ethanol...

Willie Nelson Launches New Biodiesel Pump in San Diego.
February 13, 2006... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that country music legend Willie Nelson's "BioWillie" brand of B20, a blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent standard petroleum diesel, is now available at the Pearson Ford Fuel Depot...

Ford to Create New 'Midwest Ethanol Corridor'.
February 14, 2006... Ford Motor Company recently announced plans to launch the beginnings of a "Midwest Ethanol Corridor," an initiative designed to expand availability of E85 -- a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard petroleum -- by approximately...

ADM Selects Columbus, NE as Site for Ethanol Expansion.
February 14, 2006... Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) recently announced plans to build a 275-million-gallon-per-year dry corn milling plant adjacent to its existing ethanol facility in Columbus, NE. According to ADM, the plant is part of the company's previously...

Sasol, CEF to Conduct Feasibility Study for Biodiesel Plant.
February 14, 2006... Johannesburg, South Africa-based chemical and liquid fuel producer Sasol recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Central Energy Fund (CEF) to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a 100 kiloton-per-year soya...

Westport Reports Third-quarter Financial Results.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... Westport Innovations, Inc. recently announced its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss of $3.6 million, or five cents per share, compared to a net loss of $4.2 million, or six cents per...

China Natural Gas Opens Two New Retail Fueling Stations.(Brief Article)
February 15, 2006... China Natural Gas, Inc. recently announced the launch of two new retail natural gas stations, which are operating at full capacity. According to China Natural Gas, each station sells approximately 25,000 cubic meters of natural gas daily to...

NGVAmerica Runs Ad in Response to State of the Union Address.
February 15, 2006... NGVAmerica, a national trade association for natural gas vehicles (NGVs), responded to President Bush's recent State of the Union Address in an advertisement featured last week in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Roll Call. ...

Zap, OBVIO! Partner for Import of Ethanol-fueled 'Trybrids'.(Automotoveiculos S.P.E. Ltd)(Brief Article)
February 16, 2006... Automaker ZAP recently announced plans to partner with Brazil's OBVIO ! Automotoveiculos S.P.E. Ltd. to import into the U.S. the OBVIO ! 828 -- a hybrid electric, duel-fuel engine sports car capable of running on ethanol, standard petroleum or...

GM Announces 26 New E85 Refueling Pumps in Chicago.
February 16, 2006... General Motors (GM) recently announced the addition of 26 new E85 refueling pumps to stations in greater Chicago through collaborative partnerships with Shell Oil Products US and VeraSun Energy Corporation. According to GM, VeraSun is...

ACEEE Honors Natural Gas Civic as Second 'Greenest' Vehicle.
February 16, 2006... The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) announced earlier this week the release of its ninth annual Green Book, which identifies the year's "greenest" and "meanest" vehicles and provides environmental scorings for all...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
February 17, 2006... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, February 20 in observance of Presidents' Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, February 21. (EIN EDITOR: 2/16)

CalSTEP Recommends Expanded Use of Alternative Fuels in CA.
February 17, 2006... The California Secure Transportation Energy Partnership (CalSTEP), a partnership of industry, government, academic and non profit leaders, recently recommended a number of measures which could help the state achieve a "near-term and meaningful...

Weekly Update.
February 17, 2006... RENEWABLE FUEL ASSOCIATION'S (RFA) 11TH NATIONAL ETHANOL CONFERENCE: POLICY & MARKETING -- FROM NICHE TO NATION, February 20-22, 2006, JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV WESTSTART'S CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE CONFERENCE: CLEAN...

NYSDOT Makes $50 Million Available for Clean Fuel Buses.(New York State Department of Transportation)(Rebuild and Renew New York Transportation Bond Act)(Brief Article)
February 21, 2006... New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) commissioner Thomas Madison, Jr. announced last week that public transportation agencies other than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) may now begin applying for funding under...

Rentech Announces Resignation of CFO, Executive VP.(Brief Article)
February 21, 2006... Rentech, Inc. recently announced that its chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president Kevin Smith has resigned from the company. Smith joined Rentech on January 20, 2006. "In the short time I worked for the company, I was...

Alternative Fuel Vehicles to Race Around the World in 2008.
February 21, 2006... Rally Partners, Inc. recently announced that alternative fuel and hybrid powered automobiles will compete in 2008 in an around-the-world rally race. The event will begin in New York City and finish in Paris, France, with participants competing...

Veridium to Complete Efficiency Upgrade at Ethanol Plant.
February 22, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced it has received a $560,000 order from Little Sioux Corn Processors to design and install efficiency upgrades to Little Sioux's production facility in Marcus, IA. According to Veridium, the plant was...

PA Governor Announces $3.7-million Alternative Fuel Investment.
February 22, 2006... Pennsylvania governor Edward Rendell recently announced the investment of $3.7 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to help reduce the state's dependence on imported oil, improve environmental quality and foster economic...

WA State House Approves Bill Requiring Biofuel Use.
February 23, 2006... The Washington House Republican Caucus (HRC) recently announced that the State House of Representatives has approved House Bill 2738, a measure introduced by representative Janea Holmquist that would require all gasoline sold in the state to...

US BioEnergy Announces New President, Move to St. Paul.
February 23, 2006... US BioEnergy Corporation recently announced the appointment of Brian Thome, a director on the corporate board, as the company's new president. The company also announced that its operations center is currently in the process of relocating to...

Hybrid Fuel Systems Obtains Chinese Technology Patent.
February 23, 2006... Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc. recently announced that the Chinese Patent Office issued a patent to the company late last year for its dual-fuel diesel technology. The patent is entitled "Methods and Apparatus for Operation of Multiple Fuel...

IDEM Approves Air Permit for New Ethanol Plant in Clymers.
February 24, 2006... The Andersons, Inc. recently announced that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has approved an air permit for the company's Clymers, IN ethanol facility. "When completed in the first quarter of 2007, the facility...

Veridium Receives First Order for Corn Oil Extraction System.
February 24, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced it has received an order from Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC for the use of its new patent-pending Corn Oil Extraction System. According to Veridium, the proprietary system is designed to extract...

Rentech Announces First-quarter Financial Results.(Brief Article)
February 24, 2006... Denver, CO-based Rentech, Inc., the developer and licensor of a patented and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch technology, recently announced its financial results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2005, reporting a quarterly net loss...

Weekly Update.
February 24, 2006... WESTSTART'S CLEAN HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE CONFERENCE: CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND FUELS -- ARE WE THERE YET?, February 22-24, 2006, Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, CA BIODIESEL FINANCE & INVESTMENT SUMMIT, February 27-28, 2006, Doubletree Guest...

DOE Announces $160 Million for Biorefinery Construction.(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
February 27, 2006... Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Samuel Bodman recently announced $160 million in cost-shared funding over three years to support the construction of up to three new biorefineries in the U.S. According to DOE, the $160-million...

Able Energy to Optimize Supply Chain for Biodiesel.
February 27, 2006... Able Energy, Inc. recently announced plans to sign an agreement with supply chain management and fuel logistics company TransMontaigne, Inc. that will allow Able Energy to optimize its fuel supply chain for the acceleration of biodiesel...

US Bioenergy to Acquire Platte Valley Fuel Ethanol.
February 27, 2006... US Bioenergy Corporation recently announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Nebraska-based Platte Valley Fuel Ethanol. According to US Bioenergy, Platte Valley is expected to double its ethanol production by the end of 2006. ...

EPA Certifies Baytech 2006 Propane, CNG Vehicles.
February 28, 2006... Baytech Corporation recently announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued certifications for the company's 2006 model year six-liter compressed natural gas (CNG) and propane (LPG) vehicles. According to Baytech,...

OSU Researchers Develop New Biodiesel 'Microreactor'.
February 28, 2006... Oregon State University's (OSU) Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) recently reported that ChE researchers are collaborating with the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) on the development of a miniature chemical...

NBB Names 'Eye on Biodiesel' Award Winners.
February 28, 2006... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced the winners of its third annual "Eye on Biodiesel" awards, which recognize individuals and groups who have "significantly" advanced the board's mission of public education and industry...