GENERAL RESOURCES
Reports Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission 2008 Annual Report Agriculture as a Source of Fuel: Prospects and Impacts, 2007 to 2017 by John N. (Jake) Ferris and Satish V. Joshi (April 2007) Chronology of Events Involving Ethanol and Biodiesel Fuels in Michigan and Nation* American Energy: The Renewable Path to Energy Security* Introducing BP Biofuels: A Growing Alternative* Pathways to Renewable Fuels* Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion-Ton Annual Supply (aka "The Billion-Ton report") by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy (April 2005) Ethanol Expansion in the United States: How Will the Agricultural Sector Adjust? (May 2007) Preparing for the Future of Michigan's Bioeconomy: Recommendations for the Office of Biobased Technologies by Centrec Consulting Group (November 2006) Replacing Oil: Alternative Fuels and Technologies by Raymond Kopp, Resources For The Future (Fall 2006) U.S. Department of Agriculture, Chief Economist's Congressional Statement on Biofuels (September 6, 2006) Federal Programs and Agencies U.S. Dept. of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center Michigan Programs and State Agencies Michigan Department of Agriculture An Overview of Biodiesel Fuel in Michigan Map of Biodiesel Plants An Overview of Ethanol as a Motor Fuel Map of Ethanol Plants Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth - Michigan Biomass Energy Program (MBEP) Michigan Department of Management and Budget - Alternative Fuels Alternative Fuels Information Resources Fuel Stations Offering E85 Michigan Public Service Commission - Michigan Renewable Energy Program (MREP) University Resources Michigan State University: Everything Biomass - Biomass Conversion Research Laboratory University of Michigan Automotive Research Center - Thrust #4 (Advanced and Hybrid Powertrains) Western Michigan University Biodiesel Co-op of Kalamazoo Bronco Biodiesel Non-governmental Organization Resources Next Energy Center 25 X ’25 - America's Energy Future Other State Programs States’ Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Low-Carbon Fuels Legislation - summary prepared by The Ecology Center States with Mandates and Incentives Promoting Biofuels - map prepared by the Pew Center on Global Climate Change California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (Executive Order S-01-07) Minnesota SmartFleet 2006 Annual Report New Link to Minnesota’s Renewable Fuels Program Wisconsin Governor Proposes $450 Million Public, Private Investment Strategy to Develop Renewable Energy (Sept. 2006) Press Release: Cellulosic Ethanol Takes Off! (Jan. 2007)
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Federal Programs and Agencies
Michigan Programs and State Agencies
University Resources
Non-governmental Organization Resources
Other State Programs
California
Minnesota
Wisconsin
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Organizations Michigan Agri-Business Association Michigan Corn Growers Association Michigan Soybean Promotion Committee Reports Corn Growers Making Headway in Alternative Energy Renewable Fuels and the Bioeconomy in Michigan: The Current Situation - Ethanol and Biodiesel
Organizations
AUTOMOTIVE RESOURCES
BIODIESEL
Organizations National Biodiesel Board Biodiesel Now University of Idaho Biodiesel Honor Page Reports Soy-based Biodiesel Supplier/Retailer List Biodiesel Performance, Costs and Use by Anthony Radich of the Energy Information Administration Engine Conversion for Vegetable Oil Biodiesel by Madison Environmental Group (2005) Widescale Biodiesel Production from Algae by Michael Briggs, University of New Hampshire (August 2004)
ETHANOL
Organizations American Coalition for Ethanol Governors’ Ethanol Coalition Midwest Grain Processors Great Lakes Ethanol LLC (Riga, MI) National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition Michigan E-85 Refueling Locations Map of E85 Pumps in Michigan (2006) Renewable Fuels Association Reports Flexible Fuel Vehicles (Listing) Ethanol: America’s 21st Century Transportation Fuel Minnesota’s E20 Program Cellulosic Ethanol: Where are we now? Where are we going? From Niche to Nation: Ethanol Industry Outlook (2006) Seeking Alpha - Ethanol energy stock reports