U.S. refiners will refrain from buying more Kurdish crude oil until a long-running dispute between Baghdad and Iraqi Kurdistan is settled, while Washington urges both sides to set aside their differences and helps them tackle Sunni militants.
Fuel Freedom Foundation announced that Sheryl WuDunn, the first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of China for The New York Times, will be joining the foundation’s advisory board.
Various types of electric cars are gaining popularity all over the world as the next generation of eco-friendly vehicles. The key to the electric car’s commercial success is innovation in battery development, which is why major South Korean companies such as Samsung SDI and LG Chem are at the forefront of global efforts to develop high-capacity batteries for electric cars
In 2011, several organizers looking to promote electric cars started National Plug-In Day–but apparently one day is no longer enough to contain no longer enough to contain advocates’ enthusiasm for electric cars. National Drive Electric Week will take place September 15 to 21, with 113 events already scheduled in dozens of cities across the U.S. and Canada.
Chicago City Council’s finance committee took a no vote on a proposed rule that would force city fuel retailers to sell E15 – a gasoline blend containing 15% ethanol.
An annual report on Brazil’s biofuel sector has been filed with the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network, predicting Brazilian ethanol production will increase 5 percent next year, reaching a total of 26.9 billion liters (7.11 billion gallons). Ethanol exports are expected to increase 200 million liters next year, reaching 1.8 billion liters.
natural gastransportation fuel of the future. Michigan-based Crazy Diamond Performance certainly thinks so, offering one of Chevy’s most popular sedans with an affordable CNG conversion reports Green Fleet Magazine.
In Illinois, ethanol producers are expected to consume about 5.1 billion bushels of corn this year, based on the expectation of 14.1 billion of ethanol production.
California startup NexSteppe presents a new brand of fast-growing, drought-resistant sorghum, bred for optimal energy production, designed as a greener alternative to corn for ethanol fuels and biomass boilers.
Vancouver, Canada-based Arcade Station has become the first filling station in the region to sell E85 fuel – an ethanol-petrol blend comprising 85% .ethanol. The site now sells regular and diesel fuel in addition to E85.
