Biofuel production and other alternative fuel updates.
Dec. 21–Plans have been announced for the Milwaukee area’s first biodiesel refinery as interest heats up for renewable energy.The refinery, planned for the Village of Butler, also could result in the area’s first fueling station that specializes in home-grown fuels such as biodiesel and E85 ethanol.The station would be built on the same 3 acres [...]
Cardpoint, the cash machine operator, closed 1 per cent lower at 91p in spite of fresh rumours that it is being stalked by a potential buyer. Cardpoint chairman Bob Thian has said for months that shareholders would probably accept a 125p-a- share offer and added that several parties, including private equity [...]
Dec. 22–As Wilkinson County moves further away from its past with the decline of the kaolin industry, it hopes that alternative fuels will help make up its future. The county officially welcomed Alterra Bioenergy in a ceremony Thursday morning at the company’s new plant in Gordon. Alterra [...]
Spot ethanol markets were slow to respond to weaker oil and RBOB prices last week, with traders saying that supplies were tight in many parts of the nation. Spot sales of pre-blended ethanol gained roughly a dime nationally, landing at $2.38/gal on Thursday, according to surveys conducted by Ethanol [...]