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Wednesday 13 May 2009
Energy Roundup: Big Solar, Russian Threats, Biofuel and Solar ... BNET, Ca [PaidContent, SmartMoney] Greenfuel Technologies finally shuts its doors ??? One of the first companies to promise biofuels from algae, Greenfuel Technologies has spent the last few years struggling to prove itself. The company is closing now, ... |
CORRECTED - ADM says US ethanol use rising to 12 bln gal by 2010 Reuters ADM also said it was open to acquiring existing ethanol facilities from bankrupt biofuels makers, but would be very selective with any purchases it makes. "It really would have to be a great fit at a great price for us to consider it," Mills said. ... Vote by trade commission to boost Southport's Archer Daniels ... Archer Daniels Midland Company Announces ADM Cares Program |
Conoco Suspends Collaboration With Tyson to Make Diesel Fuel Wall Street Journal The announcement reinforces the notion that major oil companies???which have been trying to boost their profiles as producers of cleaner fuels???won't hesitate to reduce their biofuels initiatives if projects become less profitable amid the economic ... SUBSCRIBERS: ConocoPhillips, Tyson Foods Program Halt Already Reported |
 Greentech Media | Biggest Solar Deal Signed ??? Again New York Times, United States By Kate Galbraith BrightSource Energy will provide the technology ??? which consists of mirrors that use the sunlight to heat water and spin turbines ??? and plans to build facilities in California, Arizona and Nevada. ???From an industry perspective, ... PG&E strikes huge solar power deal with BrightSource PG&E touts new solar energy deal US energy utilities embrace solar power |
 WOWK | Governor Participates in Kentucky's First Biofuel Miscanthus Planting WOWK, WV FRANKFORT, KY -- Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear Wednesday participated in Kentucky's first biofuel Miscanthus planting at Midwestern Biofuels near South Shore, Kentucky. Governor Steve Beshear planted the inaugural plug for a 300-acre field of ... First Planting Ceremony Held For New Biofuel Plant |
Poulsbo Well-Drilling Company Fined by State Kitsap Sun, United States Missed or late reporting about well-drilling activity may cost Duckworth Pump and Well Drilling of Poulsbo $15000, according to the state Department of Ecology. Ecology announced the fine Wednesday, alleging the company failed, or was late, ... Poulsbo well driller fined $15000 |
Europe's Overseas Push into Biofuels BusinessWeek By Leigh Phillips Massive tracts of land in Africa, Russia and Ukraine are being bought up or leased by richer countries to ensure access to food and for production of biofuels???a development that could result in unrest as locals begin to lose access ... |
State submits $49 million stimulus proposal for energy projects Bizjournals.com, NC Bill Ritter said Wednesday that state officials have submitted a $49 million proposal to the US Department of Energy outlining how the state plans to use stimulus funds to advance various energy projects. The proposal details how the Governor's Energy ... Colorado submits energy pitch for stimulus funding A true believer questions Ritter's 'new energy economy' |
Springs ecology explored in book Indian Country Today, NY ???Aridland Springs in North America: Ecology and Conservation,??? a new book on springs ecosystems, has been published by the University of Arizona Press. Edited by Lawrence E. Stevens and Vicky J. Meretsky, the book addresses the science and politics of ... |
Houlihan Smith Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor in the Sale of ... PR Newswire (press release), NY Some of these factors and other important factors are detailed in various Securities and Exchange Commission filings made periodically by Blackhawk Biofuels, Western Iowa Energy and Central Iowa Energy, particularly in each company's latest Annual ... Chatting with the mayor Business Briefs: Companies, Organizations & People in the News Ownership of biodiesel plants consolidated |
 styleweekly.com | Coal Miner's Doctor: OSU President Has Mixed Energy Message Reuters By Zaher Karp - Zaher Karp E. Gordon Gee is a Doctor of Education, but he needs to learn that you can't have it both ways on clean energy. Gee, who is President of Ohio State University, has been urged to leave the board of Massey Energy, ... Green groups want OH college pres. off coal board |
Aveda's Big Changes Come In Small Packages Reuters You need to try to ensure this triple win -- the win for the economy, the win for the community, and the win for the ecology -- and that takes further approach. And so you may ask, "Yes, but does this second, more effective approach to ecology come ... |
 CNET News | Biofuels: No get up and go? CNET News, CA by Candace Lombardi Concerns over food crops are only one issue to overcome when it comes to biofuels. There's also a serious lack of infrastructure that will prevent the fuel alternative from becoming mainstream, according to a new report by Lux ... Biofuels Fell Off a Cliff, Now Where Are the Opportunities? |
 MiamiHerald.com | IEA urges more energy-efficient gadgets AFP PARIS (AFP) ??? The IEA world energy watchdog urged action on Wednesday to make computers, mobile phones and other devices more energy-efficient as the number of users worldwide soars. "Despite anticipated improvements in the efficiency of electronic ... Environmental alarms raised over home electronics Growing Mobile Phone Use Hurts Energy Security, IEA Says Gadget Energy Could Cost Us $200B |
Graduate student recognized for biofuels advance University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications, WI by Nicole Miller In recognition of the earth-friendly biofuel technology he helped develop, a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student has been selected to receive a prestigious national award from the American Chemical Society. ... |
Oregon company to turn dairy waste into biofuel OregonLive.com, OR An Oregon business hopes to become the first company to turn dairy and wood waste into a renewable biofuel called butanol. Diesel Brewing of Salem plans to burn either dairy or wood waste to create liquid butanol through a process called gasification. ... |
 Boston Globe | Carter gives panel energy history lesson United Press International Former President Jimmy Carter testifies about energy security before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2009. (UPI Photo/David Brody) | Enlarge WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Former US President Jimmy Carter ... Video: Carter: Energy Problems Will Again Test America Carter: Energy problems will again test America Carter pushes energy reform plan to Congress |
 Voice of America | US OIL INVENTORIES: Crude Stocks Draw, Bucking Forecast Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--US crude-oil inventories in the week ended May 8 fell for the first time since February, according to data released Wednesday by the US Department of Energy. Crude stockpiles fell by 4.7 million barrels to 370.6 million barrels, ... Crude Oil Falls After Equities Decline, US Fuel Demand Drops Crude oil, gasoline inventories decline NYMEX-Crude dips on retail data, demand after rise |
Orinda Academy Summer School to Offer Ecology of the San Francisco ... PR Newswire (press release), NY ORINDA, Calif. , May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Orinda Academy's summer school will offer Ecology of the San Francisco Bay Area , Advanced Biology and Field Ecology course, a UC approved college prep lab science class. Students will learn about all major Bay ... |
 Newton Daily News | Blackhawk Biofuels to merge with Renewable Energy Group Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL On Tuesday, Blackhawk Biofuels, the group of more than 500 investors that owns the plant, announced that a merger was finalized with Renewable Energy Group, which has been managing the facility and marketing the biodiesel for Blackhawk. ... Houlihan Smith Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor in the Sale of ... Ames company to buy 3 biodiesel plants Biodiesel plants to consolidate |
 New York Times | GE's CEO Reveals New Plans For Future Green Energy Technologies Soft Sailor, AZ A few days ago General Electric's CEO, Jeff Immelt, said that they will unveil a new green energy technology, but so far the company only revealed a plan of how to make things work. GE said that they want funding from the Obama administration in order ... GE to Build New York Battery Plant, Create 350 Jobs ge's Immelt to unveil new green energy technology A vision comes to light |
 Voice of America | House Dems settle on 15% renewable energy target New York Times, United States By BEN GEMAN, Greenwire House Democrats negotiating a major energy and climate bill have reached a tentative agreement to include a scaled-back renewable power target of 15 percent by 2020, senior lawmakers said yesterday. The agreement -- if it holds ... Round #1 Compromise on Climate Bill: Cut Clean Energy Requirements Republicans push changes to US climate bill Waxman Confident 'Cap and Trade' Will Pass Energy Committee by ... |
Ecology Rule Targets Transport, Handling of Recyclables EP Magazine, TX The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has adopted a new rule affecting transporters of recyclable materials and recycling facilities. This rule implements Senate Bill 5788, passed by the 2005 Legislature. The rule requires transporters of ... |
 Domestic Fuel | Encore Energy Buying Up More Biofuels Plants Domestic Fuel, MO This company press release says that Encore is now making that happen in five biofuels facilities with its new business development partner, Hardin Fuels: Four production facilities are located in Mississippi with one facility located in Texas. ... Encore Energy to buy five biodiesel facilities |