Monday, April 28, 2008

News and Notes - April 28, 2008

Farm bill boosts nutrition and cuts ethanol credit (by 6 cents, buts creates new credit for cellulosic ethanol)
http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSN2540678920080425

Trade war brewing over US biofuel subsidies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/apr/26/biofuels.oil

Coskata to build demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant in Pennsylvania
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1625

Oklahoma to seed over 1,000 acres to switchgrass
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1624

Analyst says end of ethanol oversupply in sight
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/04/25/ap4935452.html

Why biofuels have backfired
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/editorials/story.html?id=27faf0f6-9547-488f-ac83-385968fb6427

Lula to rich nations: 'Stop your hypocrisy,' buy Brazil biofuel
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h2uh668bubJikiI0j8wYhWFfrmlg

E-Fuel Microfueler Saviour For Luxury Gas Guzzlers
http://www.lussorian.com/luxury/comments/e-fuel-microfueler-saviour-for-luxury-gas-guzzlers/2008-04-27/

Texas wants waiver from federal ethanol standard
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/5732067.html and
http://www.canadiandriver.com/thenews/2008/04/27/texas-wants-waiver-from-federal-ethanol-standard.htm

USDA, DOE secretaries: Time article misses the mark
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1622

The New Economics of Hunger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/26/AR2008042602041.html

Brazil trip opens French lawmakers' eyes to biofuel vs. food debate
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAK94VOY_vuqAsD5Fx48Qfv-6fyw

1 comment:

capnjohn said...

Re: Oklahoma switchgrass --
Abengoa building $400 million project in Hugoton, KS per their news release. 85 million gpy EtOH ex corn and 30 MM gpy EtOH ex cellulosics using 700 tons/day cellulosics. Received $76 MM DoE grant.
capnjohn