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05 Aug 06

Can Ethanol Solve Energy Problems?

  • Ethanol stirred Wall Street last week when the second-largest ethanol producer went public, a sign that the corn-based fuel has become hot as gas prices soar. --- IN ITS FIRST DAY OF TRADING, VeraSun Energy Corp.'s stock jumped 30% to $30 a share. Produ - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

How far can you drive on a bushel of corn?

  • On the outskirts of Garnett, Kan. (pop. 3362), the horizon is broken by what at first sight seems to be a grain elevator rising above the cornfields. But closer inspection reveals a tall, skinny distillation column among the silos and fermenters, identify - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Fuel Savers - E85

  • A gallon of gas is nearly $3, and most experts are suggesting the price will continue to climb. Is there an alternative? 24-Hour News 8 has been looking at alternative fuels for months and crunching the numbers on how much they will actually save you. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Analysts see ethanol oversupply in 2008

  • VeraSun Energy Corp.'s debut on Wall Street this week showed investors' early excitement about ethanol, but some analysts say the burgeoning industry faces risks of oversupply, volatile commodity prices and a dependence on government subsidies. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol Demand on the Rise, Supplies Fall

  • As ethanol use continues to climb better grain prices for farmers are still further down the road. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

New fuels speed ahead, but the best? Wait and see

  • Tired of shelling out around $3 for a gallon of gas? Thanks to rising oil prices, the alternatives to gasoline are growing in number, accessibility and popularity across the United States. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol: Fueling debate

  • Is it our gasoline of the future, or just corn-pone hype? One thing is certain: It's coming - sooner than you may think. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Water needs may soon hamper ethanol plants

  • It takes 4 to 5 gallons of water to produce a gallon of the alternative fuel. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Harvest of ethanol may supply new fuel crop

  • Poplar trees and switch grass are on track to become important weapons in national security defense, and a Walnut Creek lab is speeding them on their way. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol News Archives (April, 2006)

  • Today's ethanol headlines provides you with the latest information on ethanol as a substitute for the high price of gasoline. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol News Archives (May, 2006)

  • Today's ethanol headlines provides you with the latest information on ethanol as a substitute for the high price of gasoline. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Brazilian ethanol might ease energy woes

  • As long as our current version of national energy policy is committed to expanding the use of ethanol as a fuel additive to conventional gasoline products, it seems like a great time to find out if there actually is a market for ethanol that - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ford's hybrid strategy baffling

  • Understandably, some are puzzled by Ford Motor Co.'s recent decision to give up on plans to build more hybrid vehicles. Hybrid sales are on course for another record-setting year, driven by consumer demand for more energy-efficient cars and trucks. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol in high demand

  • You can thank the demise of a popular fuel additive for the rising price of ethanol. Methyl tertiary-butyl ether, better known by its acronym MTBE, has been added to U.S. gasoline since 1979 to help keep engines from knocking. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Experts debate usefulness of ethanol

  • That question, it turns out, is not easy to answer. Ethanol's enthusiasts point to the potential benefits of replacing gasoline with a renewable energy source that they contend will reduce America's reliance on foreign oil and cut greenhouse gases produce - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Consumer Ethanol Support Grows

  • Seventy-three percent of American consumers are likely to purchase ethanol-enriched fuel, according to the results of a new national tracking study released Tuesday by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC). - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Corn waste potentially more than ethanol

  • After the corn harvest, whether for cattle feed or corn on the cob, farmers usually leave the stalks and stems in the field, but now, a team of Penn State researchers think corn stover can be used not only to manufacture ethanol, but to generate electrici - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol and Biodiesel

  • Each biofuel, be it ethanol, biodiesel or vegetable oil, has its particular advantages and disadvantages, as well as proponents and detractors. However, ethanol and biodiesel may not be the best choice in terms of potential purposes, energy efficiency and - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol shifts crop acres to corn, away from soybeans, in U.S. Corn Belt states

  • Demand for ethanol, a fuel made from corn, can turn Midwestern states back into the Corn Belt, said a University of Missouri (MU) agricultural economist. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05

Ethanol News

  • Ethanol News provides the latest information on ethanol as a substitute for the high price of gasoline. - rdwilke on 2006-08-05
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