http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/renewable-fuel Blog Articles Tagged with 'renewable-fuel' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1147381?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Queensland University of Technology has opened a biofuel engine research facility that will enable testing of a range of biofuels and new engine technologies with the aim of producing engines tailor-made for particular biofuels.Dr Richard Brown, from... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:14:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1147381?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1146932?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel This spring I reviewed Robert Bryce's book, Gusher of Lies, a thorough debunking of the notion that America could or should become energy independent any time soon. In a provocative article in Slate, he has connected the dots between our steadily r... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:05:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1146932?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1145553?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel The world doesn't stop when you're on vacation, and I will be playing catch-up for some time, between the implications of the US election, a report from the International Energy Agency on chronic under-investment in new oil and gas capacity, and seve... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:40:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1145553?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1142070?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Current percentage use of E10 and projected use for 2010. Click to enlarge. Source: KinderMorgan Nearly all gasoline now distributed in the state of Maine is now an E10 blend (10% ethanol), according to the state s Department of Environmental Prote... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:06:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1142070?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1141689?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel A splash-blending pump. Click to enlarge. Source: EPIC/ACEThe American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) are pushing for wider deployment of mid-range ethanol blends via the use of splash-blending pu... Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:05:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1141689?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1140583?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Stabilized pyrolysis oil serves as a biocrude more easily transported than biomass for further refining to end products. Click to enlarge. UOP LLC has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop economically v... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:17:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1140583?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1140214?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Projected GWI of future corn ethanol plants, with gasoline baseline and weighted average. Click to enlarge. Data: Korves (2008)The Illinois Corn Growers Association (ICGA) published two new studies one a case study of an existing corn ethanol plant... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:07:05 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1140214?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1137260?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel According to a new report from the Minnesota SmartFleet Committee, E85 use in the state fleet during the first three quarters of 2008 is 79% greater than during the same period in 2007. In the first nine months of 2008, 529,000 gallons of E85 were us... Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:15:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1137260?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1136111?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Potential impacts of land-use and transit strategies on greenhouse gas emissions in California. Click to enlarge. Source: ARB, Rodier (2008)The California Air Resources Board (ARB) released its proposed Scoping Plan to reduce California s greenhous... Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:39:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1136111?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1135559?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel The National Governors Association (NGA) announced partnerships between General Motors Corporation (GM) and 10 states to enhance access to E-85 ethanol for flex-fuel vehicles.Under these new public-private partnerships, Alabama, Florida, Idaho, Kansa... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:20:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1135559?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1134203?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel A portion of the current biofuels component of GM s roadmap to improved energy diversity and reduced emissions. Click to enlarge.GM has been steadily building a global advanced biofuels program as one element of its efforts to reduce the use of pet... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:00:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1134203?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1132731?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel A full-page ad appearing in today's New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post reminded me of a topic I've meant to cover for some time. Frequently during this election campaign, including the primaries, we have heard candidates extol ... Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:13:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1132731?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131992?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Average percentage change in criteria emissions and fuel economy for all vehicles compared to E0 fuel on the LA92 cycle. Bars show average for all vehicles, while discrete data points show the change for each vehicle tested. Click to enlarge.A prelim... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:32:57 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131992?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131993?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel NBAP top-level advanced biofuels commercialization timeline. Click to enlarge.The US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy (DOE) released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), an interagency plan detailing the collaborative efforts of Fede... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:01:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131993?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131889?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Biodiesel accounted for 84% of the renewable road fuel in the UK in the first reporting quarter. Click to enlarge. Source: RFAThe Renewable Fuels Agency (RFA), the UK s independent sustainable fuels regulator, released its first interim quarterly r... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:12:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1131889?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1127191?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Boeing, with leading air carriers and Honeywell s UOP, a refining technology developer, has established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels. The new Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group s... Thu, 25 Sep 2008 05:15:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1127191?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bioconversion-blog/1113443?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel One prominent feature of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) is its renewable fuel standard that sets the trajectory for satisfying America's newfound thirst for alternative fuels. 36 billion gallons per year production by the year 2... Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:49:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bioconversion-blog/1113443?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1109174?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel Citing the amount of work that remains to sufficiently answer the Texas request for a waiver from the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) (earlier post), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said that it will not be able to make a final decision ... Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:35:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/green-car-congress/1109174?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1108555?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel The price of oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange has dropped $15 per barrel in less than a week, bringing us the first closing price under $130 since June 5. It is premature to suggest that this marks the start of a major correction back to sub-$... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/energy-outlook/1108555?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deep-green-crystals/1107239?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel I have written a major review piece on the state of liquid renewable fuels versus petroleum over the last four years. IT will be published in an upcoming issue of The Strategic News Service, after which I will post in parts here. Today I am posting... Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:37:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deep-green-crystals/1107239?rsstype=tag&tag=renewable-fuel