Not exact matches
Examples
of indirect use which require energy harvesting are electricity generation
through wind turbines or photovoltaic cells, or
production of fuels such as
ethanol from biomass.
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-...]
By comparison The US oil consumption increased by 137.6 million barrels from 6851.4 mmbbls in 2009 to 6989.0 mmbbls in 2010 so this
ethanol production did not stop the increase in US oil consumption and only served to raise the price
of corn
through government subsidies affecting only the poor.
Ethanol's use as an oxygenate to control carbon monoxide emissions, encouraged increased
production of the fuel
through the decade and into the 1990s.»
Wayne Hoovestol, Chief Executive Officer said: «Algae is potentially a by - product
of ethanol that makes the process cleaner and greener
through carbon sequestration... Algae
production fits into Green Plains» business model since we are already in the business
of marketing biofuel and feed products.»
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.
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.
Investments in these next - generation
ethanol pathways are being made across the United States, and are creating jobs
through the construction
of commercial - scale
production facilities.