Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from March 2007

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from March 2007

Air Products introduces first public view hydrogen fueling station.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... Air Products and the University of California, Irvine unveiled a new dual 700 and 350 bar pressure capable hydrogen fueling station on the UCI campus. The 700 bar fueling station is the first in the US to be sited at a location with wider...

New biodiesel plant set for Maui in 2009.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... A new biodiesel plant on the island of Maui is scheduled to come online in 2009. The plant, which is being developed by Texas and Arizona developer BlueEarth Biofuels, is expected to produce 40 million gallons per year. The proposed...

National Ethanol Conference held last week in Arizona.(Industry Report)
March 1, 2007... The renewable fuels standard was an important topic at last week's 12th Annual National Ethanol Conference held last week in Tucson, AZ. The renewable fuels standard, passed as part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, calls for 7.5 billion...

DOE announces six grants for cellulose ethanol production.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... Yesterday the Department of Energy announced a round of grants expected to aid in the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol production. Six projects received funds aimed at developing cellulose biorefineries. The recipients were: Abenoga...

Kinder Morgan invests $100 million in biodiesel infrastructure.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... Kinder Morgan Energy Partners plans to invest up to $100 million to expand its terminal facilities to help serve the growing biodiesel market. KMP has entered into long-term agreements with Green Earth Fuels, LLC to build up to 1.3 million...

Pacific Ethanol closes $325 million loan.(Industry Report)
March 2, 2007... Pacific Ethanol Inc. has closed a $325 million loan to support its development of ethanol production plants. The Sacramento-based company said it will use $300 million to recapitalize its Madera plant, complete construction of its Boardman,...

Weekly update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 2, 2007... Weekly Update Ethanol Finance & Investment Summit, Marriott Financial Center, New York, March 19-21 (EIN STAFF: 3/1)

New hybrid tugboat proposed.(Industry Report)(Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approves Foss Maritime Company's proposal)(Brief article)
March 5, 2007... A new hybrid tug boat proposed by Seattle-based Foss Maritime Company will be substantially less polluting, more fuel efficient and quieter than a standard tug boat. The Port of Los Angeles has pledged $850,000 to the project, and the Long...

Iroquois BioEnergy's newest Indiana plant continues smooth run.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... Iroquois BioEnergy recently opened a new ethanol plant in Rensselaer, IN in mid-January. The plant is the state's third ethanol operation, employing 33 people and processing 35,000 bushels of corn per day. Despite inclement weather,...

New biofuel plant nears completion in Burbank, Washington.(Industry Report)
March 5, 2007... Construction is nearly complete on a biofuel plant in Burbank, Washington The State Department of Ecology has issued GEN-X Energy a permit to produce 5 million gallons of biofuel each year. The plant will increase the state's...

Oregon House of Representatives passes bill requiring alternative fuels.(Legislative)
March 6, 2007... Oregon's House of Representatives passed a bill March 1 requiring the use of ethanol and/or biodiesel blends in its state's fuel supply. House Bill 2210 would also require the state's Department of Agriculture to adopt standards for...

Escape Hybrids and Priuses will be converted to plug-ins.(Industry Report)(Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District approve contracts with Quantum Technologies and Hymotion)(Brief article)
March 6, 2007... The Board of the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California approved a $2.6-million contract for the conversion of 20 Ford Escape Hybrids and 10 Toyota Priuses to plug-ins. Five complete proposals from vendors were received,...

Silicon Valley considers alternative fuels.(Industry Report)
March 6, 2007... Silicon Valley has emerged from the year-2000 technology bust with a new mission: developing clean-energy technologies for the US. "Now the people who brought you Silicon Valley are also stepping into energy," said Daniel Yergin, chairman...

ECarfly ready to merge with Alternative Fuels Company.(Industry Report)(Brief article)
March 7, 2007... ECarfly, Inc. announced today yesterday they have received the signed letter of intent to merge from the Alternative Fuels Company. The companies intend to merge as one unified forefront within the automotive industry to bring co-fueling...

Honolulu ranks second in alternative fuels.(Industry Report)
March 7, 2007... The city of Honolulu is getting high marks in a new survey that ranks the use of alternative fuel among the nation's 50 largest cities. 51% of Honolulu's fleet of city vehicles uses alternative fuels. That gives Honolulu the second-highest...

Report recommends alternative fuels strategy for China.(International Report)
March 7, 2007... A panel of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Academic Divisions issued a report recommending development strategies for energy sources that can supplement or substitute for petroleum in China. The report gauges the future development trends...

Hybrid sales up 52% from last year.(Industry Report)(Financial report)
March 8, 2007... Combined sales of hybrids in the US rose 52% in Feb. to more than 22,792 units, up 52% from the results in Feb. 2006. The figures do not include sales of GM hybrids, which the automaker does not yet break out, but do reflect the addition of...

Verizon to begin hybrid pilot project.(Industry Report)
March 8, 2007... Verizon will soon begin a pilot project using 13 service vans retrofitted with Enova hybrid drive systems. The gasoline-electric hybrids could improve fuel economy by up to 50% over conventional service vans, according to Verizon. The...

Petrobas and Japanese Bank for International Cooperation sign alternative fuels memorandum.(International Report)
March 8, 2007... Brazilian oil company Petrobas and Japanese Bank for International Cooperation have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate financing possibilities for biofuel projects. Potential projects include the production and sale of...

National Center for Manufacturing Sciences make headway in hydrogen fuel cells.(Industry Report)
March 9, 2007... The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences recently announced that its collaborative R&D teams have made advances in the manufacturing of hydrogen fuel cells. They successfully identified cost-effective manufacturing techniques for...

New study shows under-inflated tires decrease fuel efficiency.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 9, 2007... An estimated 93.5% of motorists in the EU are driving on under-inflated tires and causing an additional 18.4 million tons of carbon dioxide to be released into the environment, according to a recent analysis by Bridgestone Europe. Based on...

Forest products lab and DOE joint genome institute make advances in plant biomass conversion.(Editorials, Asides & Reviews)
March 9, 2007... A research project between the Forest Products Laboratory and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute has advanced the quest for efficient conversion of plant biomass to fuels and chemicals. "We have sequenced and assembled the...

Weekly Update.(Conferences)(Calendar)
March 9, 2007... Ethanol Finance & Investment Summit, Marriott Financial Center, New York, March 19-21 (EIN STAFF: 3/8)

Biofuel companies form coalition in Tennessee.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... Seven biofuel companies are forming the Tennessee Biodiesel Producers Coalition. The coalition will promote the biodiesel industry, educate public and government officials about biodiesel, and encourage consumption of biodiesel in...

California encouraging purchase of Honda's natural gas vehicle.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... Vacaville, California is encouraging the purchase of the Honda Civic GX natural gas vehicle with a Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle Incentive Program. The city program cuts $6,800 from the purchase price of a new 2007 Honda Civic GX-the...

Portland in top 10 cities using alternative fuels.(Industry Report)
March 12, 2007... Portland is among the top 10 US cities leading in use of alternative fuels, according to a San Francisco-based online sustainability resource and knowledge base. Fifty US cities were surveyed to determine the percentage of city vehicle...