Honda co-develops process to make biomass ethanol
TOKYO, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co. said on Thursday it has co-developed the world's first practical process for producing ethanol out of cellulosic biomass in what would be a big step towards using non-edible plant materials as fuel.
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Series to run Ethanol fuel in 2007
SPEEDWAY, Ind. (Sept. 14, 2006) -- Last Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, the IndyCar® Series used methanol fuel for the last time. In 1965, methanol was introduced to Indy car-style racing. Now, in 2007, a new fuel grade will be been incorporated into the high-tech world of open-wheel competition. The IndyCar Series embraced alternative fuel sources with the introduction of ethanol into its fuel blend in 2006. A blend of ten percent ethanol fuel and ninety percent methanol powered the Honda engines in 2006.
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New biodiesel factory to produce intermediates for polyester resins
Maleic anhydride intermediates for producing polyester resins and water-soluble polymers and lubricants to be manufactured at a new modern biodiesel plant in Belgium. Starting in fall 2006, Neochim S.A. will produce biodiesel in a new plant at BASF's Feluy site in Belgium, using steam from the waste heat generated by the production of maleic anhydride (MA), a chemical intermediate.
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Biomass foes inform state of objections
RUSSELL, [Massachusetts] - Several area residents have told the state Department of Telecommunications and Energy they do not want to see Russell Biomass LLC exempted from local zoning regulations. And others of the nearly 200 people who attended a meeting at Russell Elementary School on Wednesday want the state to further investigate the company's proposal to build a 50-megawatt biomass-fired electric generating facility.
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Walk-through tour planned for biomass project
A pioneering biomass project could potentially save the Enterprise School District upwards of $1.7 million over 30 years while boosting the Wallowa County's sagging timber industry, according to a feasibility study created by the Biomass Energy Resource Center of Montpelier, Virginia.
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