Sentences with phrase «on ethanol production»

But if I had to choose new green subsidies that are based on ethanol production.

Not exact matches

The team achieved better hydrogen yields using methanol and ethanol as starting materials but because glucose can be derived from plant waste such as wood pulp, straw and leftovers from corn production, the scientists will continue to work on their approach.

On the one hand, on using ethanol the speed of reaction is very much greater and, thus, there is a greater capacity of production of the reactorOn the one hand, on using ethanol the speed of reaction is very much greater and, thus, there is a greater capacity of production of the reactoron using ethanol the speed of reaction is very much greater and, thus, there is a greater capacity of production of the reactors.

Selfa thought that had these communities been aware of ethanol production's impact on the local water supply, support for the plants may not have been as strong.

Specifically, the most suitable regions to grow bioenergy grasses in terms of impact on water (and ultimately ethanol production) are eastern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and the Northern Atlantic regions.

Moving forward, the team will continue to work on their device to scale up the production of ethylene as well as employ similar systems to produce liquid fuels such as ethanol and propanol.

The Corvette Z06 E85 Concept pace car is based on the production Z06 — already one of the fastest and most powerful cars on the market — and is powered by E85, which consists of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline.

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MLPs on brokerage firm Stifel's buy list include Green Plains Partners (GPP, $ 18, 11.0 %), which owns and operates storage tanks, terminals and other facilities for Green Plains Inc., the world's second - largest owner of ethanol production plants.

Another factor putting upward pressure on food prices is rising ethanol production.

Biofuels PACE buys down the interest rate on loans to biodiesel and ethanol production facilities and livestock operations.

Biofuels PACE Program provides interest buydown on loans to biodiesel, ethanol or green diesel production facilities and livestock operations.

He's terrible on trade, supporting maintenance of the tariff on imported Brazilian ethanol made from sugarcane, and has pushed for a dramatic expansion of the subsidies for ethanol production in this country.

The reason a listening tour is the next step, and not a pre-packaged batch of legislation or other steps, is to build on the common ground across a wide range of Americans on energy thrift, innovation and fair play (meaning policies that distort the playing field, with mandated corn ethanol production and tax breaks for fossil fuel companies prime examples).

In Brazil, fossil fuels are not part of biofuel production, while in the U.S., corn ethanol production relies heavily on fossil fuels.

The United States spends about $ 6 billion a year on federal support for ethanol production through tax credits, tariffs, and other programs.

Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Production for Ethanol in Southern Saskatchewan, Canada, Climate Change Issues, 644 - 651.

Check out the rest of Robert Rapier's post for a back of the envelope calculation on land use with cellulosic ethanol production:

Instead, the ethanol boys get to keep the mandate on the books for the future, deterring capacity investment in non-ethanol additive production and keeping the whole racket going forever.

Indeed, the corn - to - ethanol production cycle is so carbon - intensive that a carbon tax applied to its fuel inputs (including natural gas) would internalize much of ethanol's climate cost, obviating somewhat the need for a tax on the end - product.

In contrast, cellulosic ethanol production entails mowing plants as they grow — often on land that is already in conservation reserve.

While Q Microbe is not a GMO — it is a naturally occurring anaerobe that lives under the soil — the company is confident that the patents it is pursuing on the use of the microbe for ethanol production will yield a valuable intellectual property portfolio.

Industrial countries could produce enough sugar cane / grain ethanol and / or cellulosic ethanol to replace the 75 + million barrels / day they consume without adversed effects on food production and / or major changes in land use.

And it Doesn't include the production of algae and duckweed, which is currently at 6,000 gallons per acre per year, for oil and ethanol respectively, plus co-product biomass that can go to feed or fuel depending on demand.

IRVINE, Calif. and MOBILE, Ala., Sept. 27 — BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE.ob — News), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced a contract with Cooper Marine & Timberlands to provide feedstock for BlueFire's planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton, -LSB-...]

Practically speaking, one would probably use for ethanol production only a little over half of the soil bank lands and add to this some portion of the plants now grown as animal feed crops (for example, on the 70 million acres that now grow soybeans for animal feed).

With EPA receiving public input on its proposed ethanol - use volumes for 2018, it's important to see that America's energy renaissance in natural gas and oil production is the biggest reason for the progress the U.S. has made toward those RFS objectives.

Since the ESA forbids the Federal Government from funding any activities which might harm a listed species, why not sue to prevent the ridiculous Federal subsidies on Ethanol, on the grounds that the production, distribution, and use of ethanol have a net negative impact on carbon dioxide emissions when compared with petroleum products, thus accelerating global warming and further endangering the polarEthanol, on the grounds that the production, distribution, and use of ethanol have a net negative impact on carbon dioxide emissions when compared with petroleum products, thus accelerating global warming and further endangering the polarethanol have a net negative impact on carbon dioxide emissions when compared with petroleum products, thus accelerating global warming and further endangering the polar bears.

(05/17/2007) Ethanol production in the United States may be contributing to deforestation in the Brazilian rainforest said a leading expert on the Amazon.

The report warned that increasing production of liquid biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, could increase the price of agricultural commodities with negative economic and social impacts, especially for the world's poor who spend a large proportion of income on food.

Gary Schnitkey, Darrel Good, and Paul Ellinger, «Crude Oil Price Variability and Its Impact on Break — Even Corn Prices,» Farm Business Management, 30 May 2007; 2006 grain used for ethanol from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS), Feed Grains Database, at www.ers.usda.gov, updated 28 September 2007; 2006 grain harvest from USDA, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database at www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline, updated 12 September 2007; 2008 ethanol requirement from Renewable Fuels Association, «Ethanol Biorefinery Locations,» at www.ethanolrfa.org, updated 28 September 2007; 2008 grain harvest from Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, Agricultural Projections to 2016 (Washington, DC: USDA, Februaryethanol from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS), Feed Grains Database, at www.ers.usda.gov, updated 28 September 2007; 2006 grain harvest from USDA, Production, Supply and Distribution, electronic database at www.fas.usda.gov/psdonline, updated 12 September 2007; 2008 ethanol requirement from Renewable Fuels Association, «Ethanol Biorefinery Locations,» at www.ethanolrfa.org, updated 28 September 2007; 2008 grain harvest from Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, Agricultural Projections to 2016 (Washington, DC: USDA, Februaryethanol requirement from Renewable Fuels Association, «Ethanol Biorefinery Locations,» at www.ethanolrfa.org, updated 28 September 2007; 2008 grain harvest from Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, Agricultural Projections to 2016 (Washington, DC: USDA, FebruaryEthanol Biorefinery Locations,» at www.ethanolrfa.org, updated 28 September 2007; 2008 grain harvest from Interagency Agricultural Projections Committee, Agricultural Projections to 2016 (Washington, DC: USDA, February 2007).

They say the technological fixes also distract from more challenging social reforms like slowing the rate of population growth, shifting away from crops like corn ethanol that don't put food on the table, or ending subsidies for livestock production, which currently eats up an appalling 75 percent of the world's agricultural land.

CARD claims that from January 2000 to December 2011, «the growth in ethanol production reduced wholesale gasoline prices by $ 0.29 per gallon on average across all regions,» and that in 2011 ethanol lowered gasoline prices by a whopping $ 1.09 per gallon.

We're supposed to believe that ethanol has conferred a giant boon on consumers even though gasoline prices have increased as ethanol production has increased, and even though gas prices hit their all - time high when ethanol production hit its all - time high.

If imports of sugarcane ethanol are merely going to cut down on corn ethanol consumption / production, then it seems that the removal of the trade barrier would be a neutral / good thing.

NEMO will focus on novel enzymes for hydrolysis and novel microorganisms for cellulosic ethanol production to identify the most eco-efficient and economic process options for cellulosic ethanol.

During the period under evaluation by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, America's Soviet - style production quota for ethanol, a motor fuel distilled from corn, increased almost 4 billion gallons, or 104 billion pounds of maize.

Celulose ethanol can be a «synfuel» or a «alternate» fuel depending on the production and feed stock.

On the other hand, 75 percent expressed concern about government requirements that would increase the amount of ethanol in gasoline, while 72 percent oppose higher taxes that could decrease investment in energy production and reduce energy development.

Ethanol production has been growing at breakneck speed since President Bush announced his goal of decreasing the nation's dependence on foreign oil through his Advanced Energy Initiative last year.

In 2007 and early 2008, for example, a bumper crop of media articles blamed sharply higher food prices worldwide on the production of biofuels, particularly ethanol from corn, in the United States.

As noted previously on this site (here and here), Vilsack and the RFA tout a study by Iowa State University's Center for Agricultural Research and Development (CARD), which concluded that if ethanol production had remained at year 2000 levels, the U.S. motor fuel supply would have been billions of gallons smaller and, thus, significantly pricier in 2010 and 2011.

Increases in ethanol production since 2007 have made little, or no, contribution to U.S. energy supplies, or dependence on foreign crude oil.

BlueFire Renewables, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BFRE), a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of renewable fuels from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced that it has finalized and signed an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for its planned cellulosic ethanol facility in Fulton, MS.. The facility will be engineered and built by Wanzek Construction, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ), for a fixed price of $ 296 million which includes an approximately $ 100 million biomass power plant as part of the facility.

Whether or not ethanol is better than gasoline depends on the direct and indirect environmental impacts associated with the production, delivery, and ultimate use of each gallon of ethanol, including any changes in land use.

Besides using their technology to bring specific types of fuel such as high - performance jet fuel or sulfur - free gasoline to market within four or five years, officials at LS9 plan on licensing it to other companies, particularly ethanol producers that could use it to improve the profitability and efficiency of their production capacity.

Subsidies and tariffs to promote domestic ethanol production are «fiscally irresponsible and environmentally unwise» and should be ended, a bipartisan group of United States senators declared in a letter to the chamber's leaders on Tuesday.

Another important question she takes on is the extent to which corn - based ethanol production could be increased.

Ethanol and biodeisel will also soon be made from algae, which will be grown on (among other things) the waste products of existing corn ethanol refineries: CO2, waste heat, production power exhaust, and corn rinse efEthanol and biodeisel will also soon be made from algae, which will be grown on (among other things) the waste products of existing corn ethanol refineries: CO2, waste heat, production power exhaust, and corn rinse efethanol refineries: CO2, waste heat, production power exhaust, and corn rinse effluent.

The US agriculture secretary, Ed Schafer, stirred controversy on the eve of the Rome summit with his defence of corn ethanol, arguing that biofuel production only contributed «2 to 3 %» to the recent dramatic rise in global food prices.