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Are You Driving Your Last Gasoline Powered Car?

(ETCGreen.com)  Vehicle owners now understand the ever dwindling supply and higher expense and risks of extracting petroleum will continue to increase the price at the pumps. For over 100 years we have enjoyed this cheap energy source, but the party is

June 30, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Venture Hasn’t Paid Off for Snohomish County

by Noah Haglund (Herald)  A plan to lessen Snohomish County’s dependence on fossil fuels while helping local farmers has fallen well short of expectations. Supporters urge patience. In time, they say, an improved economy will boost demand for locally grown oilseed

June 29, 2010 Read Full Article

Mission Achieves First Commercial Scale Jatropha Crush

(MarketWire)  Mission NewEnergy Ltd., a vertically integrated biodiesel refiner, and one of the world's largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to announce that it has aggregated, crushed and shipped commercial quantities of Jatropha oil from its extensive network across India to

June 29, 2010 Read Full Article

Amyris Enters Into Off-Take Agreement With Shell

(Amyris) Amyris, Inc. announced June 25, 2010, that it has entered into an off-take agreement with Shell for the supply of Amyris No Compromise® diesel. The parties have agreed to the terms under which Shell may purchase the renewable fuel from Amyris, including

June 29, 2010 Read Full Article

North Carolina Highway Canola Plants May Provide Biofuel

(Citizen-Times.com)  A small field of bright yellow flowers planted by the N.C. Department of Transportation along Interstate 40 may look like any other bed of wildflowers, but in the case of this crop, there is more than meets the eye. Two

June 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Southern Online Eyes Rs 75-cr from Biodiesel Exports

by K Rajani Kanth  (Business Standard)  Southern Online Biotechnologies Limited, a Hyderabad-based Internet services provider (ISP) and biodiesel manufacturer, is tapping the biodiesel export market and is expecting to garner Rs 75 crore forex revenues in the current financial year. “We have

June 21, 2010 Read Full Article

First Commercial Biodiesel Produced in Alaska

(Biodiesel Magazine)  Alaska Green Waste Solutions begins production in its new biodiesel plant designed and built by Pacific Biodiesel Technologies. On June 9, the first commercial biodiesel was produced in the state of Alaska. Alaska Green Waste Solutions began production in

June 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels Workshop Precedes FEW

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  All biofuels producers- from biobutanol to renewable diesel plus cellulosic ethanol and more-must work together to promote the biofuel industry interests, said Michael McAdams. The president of the Advanced Biofuels Association gave the keynote

June 17, 2010 Read Full Article

“Most Sustainable Building in London” to Use 25% Recycled Biodiesel

by Philip Reynolds (MRW)  The PricewaterhouseCoopers More London building, near Tower Bridge, will use biodiesel powered ‘tri-generators’ to generate 25% of the electricity, heating and cooling requirements for the 48,000m2 office. The generators will require 45,000 litres of B100 recycled biodiesel a

June 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Sustainable Oils Opens Expanded Camelina Research Facility in Bozeman

(Sustainable Oils)  North America's Largest Camelina Research Program Expands to Deliver Improved Varieties to Growers Even More Quickly. A new, larger camelina research facility in Bozeman will allow Sustainable Oils to deliver improved camelina varieties to growers even more quickly.  Sustainable Oils'

June 14, 2010 Read Full Article

The Environment Friendly Biodiesel Fuelled SUV Mahindra Scorpio

(Xomba)  Megha Rathee’s mint green Scorpio sits like any other car in a corporate parking lot in Gurgaon, Delihi’s suburb of global companies. There’s no indication that is a remarkable vehicle – India’s first commercial car to run on 100% biodiesel. ...Together,

June 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Marine Corps Base Hawaii Testing B20

(Biodiesel Magazine) Pacific Biodiesel Inc. announced that the Marine Corps Base Hawaii is using a B20 blend of biodiesel for the first time as of May 28, part of the Biodiesel Demonstration in Tactical Vehicles Project. Pacific Biodiesel is donating the

June 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Hawaii PUC Approves Sime Darby Contract

(Biodiesel Magazine)  The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a contract for Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate, to provide approximately 1 million gallons of palm oil-derived biodiesel for use in Maui Electric Company’s Biodiesel Demonstration Project at its Ma'alaea Power

June 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Life Cycle Assessment Comparing the Use of Jatropha Biodiesel in the Indian Road and Rail Sectors

by Michael Whitaker and Garvin Heath (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)  This life cycle assessment of Jatropha biodiesel production and use evaluates the net greenhouse gas (GHG) emission (not considering land-use change), net energy value (NEV), and net petroleum consumption impacts of substituting Jatropha

June 08, 2010 Read Full Article

Small Seattle Biodiesel Producer Plans to Expand. Secret? Fast-Food Deep Fryers

by Martha Baskin (Seattle Post Globe)     At a time when the US biodiesel industry has been in turmoil – faulted for where it sources raw materials or feedstock - a small producer in Seattle has plans to expand. What’s their

June 04, 2010 Read Full Article

FPInnovations Launches Renewable Biodiesel Study

(Journal of Commerce)  A $1.7-million field study on the potential use of biodiesel for off-road machinery in highway construction and forest operations is being conducted by FPInnovations, in partnership with Natural Resources, Canada’s National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative. ...The study involves

June 03, 2010 Read Full Article

New Refinery Owner Hopes to Expand

by Jeff Montgomery (The News Journal, DelawareOnline)  A refining industry leader whose company plans to reopen the Delaware City Refinery said today that the new owners hope to expand into renewable fuels production at the site, while also launching a

June 03, 2010 Read Full Article

McLeod Expects Biofuel Project to Bear Fruit in a Year

The world's largest tea producer McLeod Russel India Limited expects its investment in D1 Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd  to start bearing fruit within the next one year when the first crop (jatropha) is expected, a top company official said here. D1

June 03, 2010 Read Full Article

Amelot Oil and Barbados National Oil Company Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Form Joint Venture

(MarketWire)  Amelot Holdings, Inc., announced May 26, 2010, that Amelot Oil and Barbados National Oil Company Ltd.(BNOCL) have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU), with the intent to form a joint venture (JV) in Barbados for the ownership and operation of a

June 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Mission NewEnergy Commissions Axens Biodiesel Trans-Refinery

(MarketWire)  Mission NewEnergy Limited, a vertically integrated biodiesel producer, announced May 28, 2010, that commissioning of its second 250,000 tons-per-annum (approximately 75 million gallons per annum) Axens 2nd Generation biodiesel trans-esterification refinery has been completed. During the performance tests, the plant achieved its nameplate

June 02, 2010 Read Full Article

W2 Energy Purchases Agri-Green Biodiesel

(MarketWire)  W2 Energy, a clean energy company is pleased to announce that on May 7, 2010, it signed a Letter of Intent to purchase 60% of Agri-Green Biodiesel, Inc. of Sparwood, British Columbia  3,000,000 restricted shares. Agri-Green Biodiesel (AGB) consists of three

June 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Mississippi State University Wins Top Honors in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition

(General Motors)  Student-Designed and Built Vehicles Put to the Test; Virginia Tech, Penn State Finish Second and Third. Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego today after designing and building

May 28, 2010 Read Full Article

Scramble's on in London to Snag Biodiesel

by Howard Mustoe   (Seattle Times)  ... Cabbies, who collectively spend almost $634,000 a day on diesel, are starting to switch to biodiesel, a fuel derived from vegetable oil, to cut costs. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is also looking at using biodiesel to

May 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Imperial Acquires E-Biofuels for $19.15 Million in Stock, Debt

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Wilson indicated in an exclusive Digest interview that the company intends to qualify its biodiesel under the current specifications for Jet A, based on proprietary technology that has reduced the cloud point of biodiesel, making

May 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Dynamic Fuels Hosts Investor Plant Tour

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  From time to time, you hear people complain that you can’t make money off of recycling.  Dynamic Fuels gives the lie to that statement.  Not only has it already saved tens of MILLIONS of

May 24, 2010 Read Full Article

Sewage Sludge Could be a Competitive Feedstock for Biodiesel

(Environmental Protection)   Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to the article, “Biodiesel Production from Municipal Sewage Sludges,” which was

May 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Gonzalez Gets Award for Finding Way to Turn E. coli into Biofuel

by Christine Hall (Houston Business Journal)  Escherichia coli, E. coli for short, is best known as the bacterium that can cause foodborne illnesses, but to researcher Ramon Gonzalez, E. coli can also be an alternative energy source. Gonzalez, the William W. Akers

May 21, 2010 Read Full Article

Oak Hall School Biodiesel Project

(Environmental Protection Agency)  President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) Winner:  Oak Hall School   Gainesville, Florida   -  The Oak Hall School Biodiesel Project began as a science fair project to collect and process used vegetable oil (UVO) into biodiesel fuel for the school's diesel-powered

May 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Project T.G.I.F.: Turn Grease Into Fuel

(Environmental Protection Agency)   President's Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) Winner:  Westerly Innovations Network/Westerly Middle School, Westerly, Rhode Island    - This group of middle school students, who are passionate about community service, decided to do their part in tackling global warming by creating

May 20, 2010 Read Full Article

Lehigh Valley International Airport Gets $700,000 Grant

(LehighValleyLive.com)   ...The Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority today received a $700,000 state grant to promote cleaner transportation through the production and use of alternative biodiesel, natural gas and electricity.   ...The money comes from an Alternative Fuel Incentive Grant through the Pennsylvania Department

May 19, 2010 Read Full Article

China Integrated Energy, Inc. Procured $12.7 Million of Production Equipment for the New 50,000 Ton Second-Generation Biodiesel Production Facility

(PR Newswire)  China Integrated Energy, Inc., a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People's Republic of China, announced today that it has secured production equipment for its new 50,000 ton biodiesel production facility currently being constructed in Tongchuan City,

May 18, 2010 Read Full Article

USDA’s Vilsack Says Biofuels Plant Is Future of U.S. Energy

by Debra Schell  (Press and Journal)  The Obama Administration’s quest to wean the nation off foreign oil by turning to renewable energy sources brought U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Middletown Friday. Vilsack, along with Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell

May 14, 2010 Read Full Article

AFVI Show in Full Swing

by Michelle Kautz  (DomesticFuel.com)   The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) 2010 Conference is now in full swing in Las Vegas. The 16th annual event is offering its attendees a wide array of workshops and sessions concentrated on alternative fuels and

May 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Combustion Chemistry More Complex than Petroleum-Based Fuels, Say Sandia and Lawrence Livermore Researchers

(Sandia National Laboratory)  Understanding the key elements of biofuel combustion is an important step toward insightful selection of next-generation alternative fuels. And that’s exactly what researchers at Sandia and Lawrence Livermore national laboratories are doing.   The journal Angewandte Chemie devotes its May

May 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Argentine State of the Biofuels Industry Report Published

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Argentina, the Argentine Renewable Energies Chamber has released its latest study in its State of the Biofuels Industry series, covering the B5 and E5 mandates that began this year. Ethanol highlights: The domestic market for ethanol

May 14, 2010 Read Full Article

LL Biofuels Namibia Produces Biodiesel

(Biofuels International)   LL Biofuels Namibia is set to produce its own biodiesel after signing an agreement that will see the cultivation of jatropha on 300,000 hectares of land located in the north-eastern Caprivi Region, Namibia. The 20-year deal between LL Biofuels

May 12, 2010 Read Full Article

Vilsack Tours Pennsylvania Biodiesel Plant

(Biodiesel Magazine)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured Middletown Biofuels in central Pennsylvania on May 7, where he highlighted biodiesel production as a critical component in America’s strategy to create jobs and revitalize the rural economy. But the hope of Congress

May 12, 2010 Read Full Article

Indiana Biodiesel Operation Could Lose USDA Incentives

by Andy Eubank  (Hoosier Ag Today)  USDA Rural Development has a proposed rule on the table that would exclude the Louis Dreyfus biodiesel plant from USDA Advanced Biofuel Payment Program eligibility because of its foreign ownership. Many in Indiana, including

May 07, 2010 Read Full Article

American Soybean Association Advises NRC that Soy Oil Can Fulfill Demand for Food, Feed and Fuel

(American Soybean Association)  The American Soybean Association (ASA) provided comments today to the National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Economic and Environmental Impacts of Increasing Biofuels Production. ASA told the Committee that biodiesel made from soybean oil can play a vital

May 07, 2010 Read Full Article

Ford Delivers on 2006 Pledge to Double Flexible-Fuel Vehicle Production in America by End of 2010

(The Ford Motor Company)  Ford is delivering on its 2006 pledge to double the number of flexible-fuel vehicles produced in the U.S. by the end of 2010. Ford produced nearly 185,000 2006 model year flexible-fuel vehicles.  The development and use of renewable

May 07, 2010 Read Full Article

Construction of Bahamas Biodiesel Plant Begins

(TheBahamasWeekly.com/Biofuels International)  Waste collection company Bahamas Waste has begun constructing its $750,000 (€563,000) biofuels facility that could see the production of biodiesel from as early as June this year. Over 50 rubbish trucks will switch from using fossil fuels and run

May 07, 2010 Read Full Article

Neste Oil to Trial 100% Biofuel

(Neste Oil)  Neste Oil has begun trials of Neste Green 100 diesel produced from 100% renewable raw materials and free of any fossil oil components in cars in Finland. "This is the first time anywhere that a premium renewable diesel fuel will

May 07, 2010 Read Full Article

Weed Could Be the Future of Biofuel

by Shanna Shipman (Gatehouse News Service, HollandSentinel.com)  ...(S)ientists and farmers are looking closer at one plant, formerly considered a mere botanical pest, and are discovering a world of beneficial possibilities. In short, this plant has the potential to yield unprecedented amounts

May 04, 2010 Read Full Article

City Vehicles Going "Green"

by Mike Voss (Washington (NC) Daily News)  With rising fuel costs taking a toll on the city’s budget, Washington implemented a green-fleets policy to help combat those escalating costs. Under the policy, city-owned and operated cars and trucks use alternative fuels

May 03, 2010 Read Full Article

Amtrak Runs Heartland Flyer on Biodiesel

(UPI)  Amtrak plans to operate its Heartland Flyer Oklahoma-Texas service on animal-based biodiesel for the next year, officials say. The first biodiesel-powered train pulled into Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram said. The train does a daily 400-mile round

April 30, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Pilot Scheme Faces Winding Road

by Nina Fowler (National Business Review)   Queenstown tourism operators are scrambling to establish a viable local biofuel industry before government assistance expires. The Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium’s pilot scheme has been the beneficiary of a two-year government manufacturing subsidy of 42.5c a

April 26, 2010 Read Full Article

BC Ferries Introduces Biodiesel to Its Fleet

(The Motorship)  BC Ferries in Canada is now using 5 percent blend of B5 biodiesel to fuel its vessels, making the company one of the largest consumers of biodiesel in British Columbia. The ferry company is now burning a B5 fuel

April 23, 2010 Read Full Article

Fort Worth's Amtrak Rail Service Beefs Up with Animal-Based Biodiesel

by Gordon Dickson  (Star-Telegram)  Where's the beef? It's in the belly of that Amtrak locomotive. Shortly after noon Tuesday, the Amtrak Heartland Flyer pulled into downtown Fort Worth. It looked and smelled like pretty much any other train at the Intermodal

April 22, 2010 Read Full Article

US Farm State Senators Offer Bill to Extend Ethanol Tax Credit

Nick Snow (Oil and Gas Journal)  US senators from agricultural states introduced legislation on Apr. 20 that would extend the federal ethanol tax credit through 2015. Failure to do so would cost 112,000 jobs nationwide and reduce domestic fuel ethanol

April 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Corn Oil from Ethanol Plant to Feed Biodiesel Refinery

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Mansfield Oil Company has acquired East Fork Biodiesel of Algona, Iowa … a 60-million-gallon-a-year refinery that will get its feedstock of corn oil from Mansdfield’s network of C&N Companies ethanol plants in the Midwest. ...this will give

April 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Lack of Raw Material, Govt Pricing Dash Biofuel dreams

(The Business Standard)  The biofuel industry is finding it tough to remain in business, with both government pricing and raw material availability working against them. ...Senior officials of the National Oilseeds and Development Board (NOVOD) said 76 institutions across the country

April 19, 2010 Read Full Article

Norfolk Southern Railway and Electro-Motive Diesel Inc. (EMD) Partnering to Test Biodiesel for Locomotive Fuel Applications

(Progressive Railroading)  Under “one of the most extensive testing programs to date on the use of biodiesel fuel for locomotives,” eight SD70M-2 units and two MP15 switchers manufactured by EMD and owned/operated by NS will be used during the testing

April 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Spanish Company to Build First Biodiesel Plant in Dominican Republic with US$40M

(Dominican Today)   The company Globasol signed an agreement on Monday with TSK-Ingemas, of the Spanish group Globalia, to build Dominican Republic’s first biodiesel  plant, at a cost of 40 million dollars. The agreement includes the construction of a plant within 14

April 14, 2010 Read Full Article

LS9 Fuel Receives EPA Registration

by Ron Kotrba   (Biodiesel Magazine)   LS9 Inc. announced that its trademarked UltraClean Diesel fuel has been officially registered with the U.S. EPA, now making it eligible for commercial sale in the U.S. ...The company's technology is a one-step conversion process that

April 14, 2010 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Plant in Bireuen to Operate This Year

(Antara News)  A biodiesel and ethanol plant under construction in Beunyot village, Juli subdistrict, Bireuen regency, Aceh province, is scheduled for operation in the middle of this year.  Bireuen regent Nurdin AR said, ... "The biodiesel and etahnol plant which

April 13, 2010 Read Full Article

Direct Production of Biodiesel from the Fungus M. circinelloides; Opportunity to Enhance Yield with Genetic Engineering

(Green Car Congress)  Researchers in Spain have demonstrated the direct transformation of biomass consisting of the fungus M. circinelloides into biodiesel compliant with ASTM D6751 and EN14213 and 14214 standards. A paper on their work was published online 2 April

April 12, 2010 Read Full Article

ARIES Biodiesel System Delivered to Naval Base Ventura County

The first ARIES biodiesel production system has been delivered to Naval Base Ventura County. ARIES is the result of a collaborative effort by the U.S. Navy, Biodiesel Industries and Aerojet to produce a sustainable and reliable renewable fuel, biodiesel, using

April 09, 2010 Read Full Article

General Motors Commits to Biodiesel

(TheAutoChannel)  The National Biodiesel Board's The Biodiesel Bulletin reported that General Motors is the latest OEM to show support for a 20 percent blend of biodiesel (B20) in its diesel vehicles. Company officials announced to biodiesel supporters at the National

April 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Governor Rendell: Investing in Alternative Fuel Transportation Projects Will Drive Pennsylvania toward Energy Independence

Seeking to enhance Pennsylvania's energy security, promote alternative forms of energy and create a cleaner environment, Governor Edward G. Rendell announced an $8 million investment in 20 projects that will advance the alternative fuels industry in the state. “The Alternative Fuel

April 07, 2010 Read Full Article

Pennycress: Able to Double Yields in 10 Million+ Northern Soy Acres?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...The source of (Jack) Oswald’s excitement? An analysis from ex-USDA Peoria Lab director Peter Johnson, now CTO at BMI Biodiesel. Oswald relates: “Claim is that in any given year switching from corn to soybeans, those acres

April 07, 2010 Read Full Article

NextCAT Inc., a Detroit Based Company Has Signed an Option Agreement for Wayne State University Biodiesel Technology.

NextCAT Inc., a Detroit-based company, announced March 31, 2010, that it signed an option agreement for a biodiesel technology developed at the National Biofuels Energy Lab at Wayne State University.  The technology that NextCAT brings to market allows biodiesel producers to use

April 06, 2010 Read Full Article

Honeywell's UOP and Indian Oil Corp. to Collaborate on Biofuels Project in India

Companies would evaluate non-food Indian feedstocks for the production of green diesel and green jet fuels as well as the development of renewable power applications from biomass waste. UOP, a Honeywell company, announced March 31, 2010, that it signed a memorandum

April 06, 2010 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Plant to Break Ground in May

by Richard Johnson (GlobeGazette.com)  ...Mt. Valley will use all types of feed stock — grease, soy, sunflower seeds — in a closed-loop, emissions-free facility. It will be able to produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel fuel per year for its first

April 05, 2010 Read Full Article

Funding Secured for New Facility to Produce Biofuels

by Leah Beth Ward (YakimaHerald.com)  The parent company of the AB Foods-Washington Beef processing plant in Toppenish has won $2 million in grants and loans to create a biofuels company that will transform waste into diesel. AB Bioenergy will use the

April 05, 2010 Read Full Article

GM Partners with U.S. Department of Energy to Develop Jatropha-to-Biodiesel Project in India

General Motors Co.  announced on March 30, 2010, a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop.  Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce

April 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Merrimack High School Biodiesel Crew Wants to Turn Algae into Energy

by Karen Lovett (Nashua Telegraph)  ...Closer to home, the Merrimack Biodiesel Crew has also been experimenting with algae, growing different types in flasks on a science lab windowsill. Now, the crew hopes to expand its operation – and host other environmentally

April 02, 2010 Read Full Article

LS9: Genetically Modified E. Coli that Secrete Drop-in Diesel

by Joshua Kagan (GreenTechMedia.com)  ...The company (LS9) already produces a diesel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards for road use in the U.S. The technology is pretty straightforward.  LS9 uses any sugar source (though initially it will

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Changes to Renewable Fuel Standard Program; Final Rule

Under the Clean Air Act Section 211(o), as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), the Environmental Protection Agency is required to promulgate regulations implementing changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard program.   The revised statutory requirements specify

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

EU Report Signals U-Turn on Biofuels Target

(Reuters) ...The European Union appears to be backtracking on its biofuels policy with a new study showing that more than 5.6 percent of biofuel in road fuels can damage the environment. EU leaders agreed in 2008 that 10 percent of transport

March 26, 2010 Read Full Article

Alternative Petroleum Technologies Enters Agreement with Port of Los Angeles

Alternative Petroleum Technologies (APT) announced March 21, 2010, that it has completed contractual arrangements and will begin a diesel emissions control technology demonstration at the Port of Los Angeles. The demonstration will take place as part of the Technology Advancement Program, a

March 25, 2010 Read Full Article

Science a Step Closer to Biofuel for Ships

Slowly but surely, science seems to be advancing toward a production of biofuel that does not take away agricultural land from the world’s food supply. When this kind of fuel is ready, so is A.P. Moller - Maersk.   Five Maersk business

March 23, 2010 Read Full Article

US Dow Minimises Oil, Gas Exposure, Looks to State-Run JVs

(ICIS news)  Dow Chemical is minimising its exposure to the volatility of feedstock oil and gas prices through an emphasis on alternative energy sources and petrochemical joint ventures with government-run companies, the chief executive of the largest US producer said. 

March 23, 2010 Read Full Article

Milwaukee Brewing Co. Saves Big on Energy Costs by Brewing Biodiesel

(BizTimes.com)   Every Monday morning, a crew of workers inside the Milwaukee Brewing Company brews up a special batch of product. Unlike the brewery’s beer, this product is usable right away, and becomes fuel for the brewing process. For more than one

March 23, 2010 Read Full Article

New Zealand's First Biodiesel Station Opens in Queenstown

(NZHerald)  New Zealand's first biodiesel station has opened in Queenstown. The Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium will supply B20 blended biodiesel -- 20 per cent biodiesel and 80 per cent standard diesel -- to commercial vehicles. The consortium, set up by Otago Polytechnic

March 22, 2010 Read Full Article

ASABE Revises Its Biodiesel Standard

by Nicholas Zeman (Biodiesel Magazine)  The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has revised its standard for testing biodiesel fuel. ASAE EP552.1, Reporting of Fuel Properties when Testing Diesel Engines with Alternative Fuels Derived from Plant Oils and Animal

March 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Daimler Committed to Jatropha Biodiesel

(TheBioenergySite)  Daimler AG has started a new project for the cultivation of the biodiesel raw material jatropha in the south of India and the seedlings for the first 100 hectares have been planted.  The company is supporting several village communities in

March 17, 2010 Read Full Article

Small Biofuel Farm Bears Fruit

by Craig Gima (Star Bulletin)  If the vision of father and son farmers Christian and James Twigg-Smith becomes reality, acres of now-fallow sugar cane land will be growing crops again.  But rather than producing food, the land would be used

March 17, 2010 Read Full Article

ASABE Revises Biodiesel Fuel Testing Standard

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has revised its standard for testing biodiesel fuel.  ASAE EP552.1, Reporting of Fuel Properties when Testing Diesel Engines with Alternative Fuels Derived from Plant Oils and Animal Fats, covers the reporting

March 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Brazil’s Petrobras to Double Production at Its Biggest Biodiesel Unit

(MacauHub)  Brazilian state oil company Petrobras said Monday it would invest 66 million reals to double production at the country’s biggest biodiesel factory. The investment will make it possible to increase production at the Candeias unit from 108.6 million litres per

March 15, 2010 Read Full Article

$200M Refinery to Convert Wood Products into Fuel, Electricity

(Nashville Business Journal)  Another green energy company is coming to Tennessee, but this one doesn’t have anything to do with solar power, unless you count photosynthesis. Hawaii-based ClearFuels Technology has agreed to partner with Hughes Hardwood to develop a biorefinery in

March 11, 2010 Read Full Article

2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Leads Heavy-Duty Trucks in Capability, Now Fuel Ecomomy and B20 or E85 Compatibility Too

The Ford F-Series Super Duty is the most powerful and fuel efficient for the 2011 model year, offering customers their choice of either gas or diesel engines ...B20 compatibility added for 2011 model year:  The strict testing work also ensured the

February 25, 2010 Read Full Article

The State of U.S. Biodiesel: Up the Creek Without a Paddle?

by Joshua Kagan  (GreenTechMedia)  ...Although biodiesel has many positive attributes, it is not immune from the criticisms leveled at first-generation ethanol, specifically the "food vs. fuel" debate. Biodiesel production uses at least 10% of the U.S. soybean crop and 60%

February 24, 2010 Read Full Article

'Fuel Cocktail' to Increase Bio-Diesel Yields

(The Hindu)  Chemists at UC (University of California) Davis have developed a new process that enable oilseed crops such as safflower to be made into a fuel cocktail that could increase yields of bio-diesel by up to 24 per cent. The

February 22, 2010 Read Full Article

U.S. Foodservice-SF Moves to B5

(Biodiesel Magazine)   U.S. Foodservice-San Francisco, the only green-certified broadline food distributor in California—one of only a handful across the country—is now running its entire delivery fleet on B5. All of the San Francisco division’s 136 tractors and 148 trailers began using

February 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Volvo Group Announces Academic Partnership with Pennsylvania State University

At the Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition (RETECH 2010) the Volvo Group announced its first academic partnership in North America. Penn State was chosen as part of Volvo’s Academic Partner Program, which was launched globally in 2009 for research

February 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Expanding to the Big Island

by Peter Sur (West Hawaii Today)  A new biodiesel plant that will produce 2.6 million gallons a year is planned for Keaau. ...Now an undeveloped property, a little more than a year from now the Maui-based principals of Pacific Biodiesel

February 18, 2010 Read Full Article

GreeNow's Winter Power System Successfully Powered 3 Winter Events in New York

GreeNow, the only company in the United States leasing generators that run on 100% American soybean biodiesel, announced a technological breakthrough which enables its generator engines to power outdoor events through the winter.   Knowing at low temperatures that pure biodiesel can

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Asia's First Clear Nano-Emulsion Diesel Plant Opens in Singapore

Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd., an innovative player in the green energy space, announced the opening of Asia's first clear nano-emulsion diesel plant. Located within Singapore's Tuas industrial zone, the 40,000 sq. ft. facility is poised to cater to the

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

New Engine Technologies Could Give New Life (and Larger Markets) to Ethanol

by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The use of E-85 (85% ethanol) fuel in “Flex-Fuel” vehicles has been limited by its 25 percent lower energy content than gasoline. When used in engines designed for only gasoline, this results in approximately

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project Awarded $23 Million Grant by U.S. Department of Energy

Rentech, Inc.  and ClearFuels Technology Inc., jointly announced that their project to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech's Energy Technology Center ("RETC") in Denver has been awarded a conditional $22.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). The

February 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Enterprise Holdings Shifts Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental Airport Shuttle Buses to Biodiesel

(Marketwire)  Enterprise Holdings today announced plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5

February 11, 2010 Read Full Article

New Life Cycle Profile Shows U.S. Soy Delivers Environmental & Energy Benefits

The United Soybean Board (USB) released a new peer-reviewed life cycle profile that documents multiple energy and environmental benefits of U.S. soybean farming and processing. It confirms why manufacturers are increasingly using U.S. soy in green chemistry for a wide

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Bio This and Bio That….So What is Biodiesel Anyway?

by Dr. Rosalie Lober (Biofuels Digest)  Unless you’re working daily in the field of biofuels, you will probably do research to learn the specifics of the variety of fuel options, feedstocks and technologies.  How will you do this without becoming

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

National Biodiesel Board Drives into the New Decade With “Carbon-Neutral” Cars and Trucks

by Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest)  This evening I enjoyed a drive from Houston to Dallas and arrived at the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)’s 2010 event just in time for the auto-show.  I’m a big auto enthusiast, and a fan of

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

General Motors Announces B20 Biofuel Capability For New, 2011 Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel

GM announced today that its new lineup of heavy-duty diesel pickups will have B20 biodiesel capability. B20 fuel is a blend of 20-percent biodiesel and 80-percent conventional diesel, which helps lower carbon dioxide emissions and lessens dependence on petroleum. The

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Panic Reported at the National Biodiesel Conference Over EPA Implementation of the Biodiesel Mandate

Jim Lane and Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest)  In Texas, Biofuels Digest columnist Will Thurmond, covering the National Biodiesel Conference, reports that “EPA’s half-baked, not ready for prime time beta version of RFS2 report to NBB on RIN tracking system,” used

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Engine-Control System Reduces Biodiesel Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Researchers from Purdue University and Cummins Inc. have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing nitrogen oxides when running on biodiesel fuels. Operating truck engines on a blend of biodiesel and ordinary

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Kansas Mine Tests Back Up Air Quality Benefits of Biodiesel

Miners have several ways of knowing whether the air they breathe hundreds of feet below ground is cleaner. Mine companies Rogers Group and Hutchinson Salt Company both have extensive testing that shows biodiesel cuts emissions in their mines. Employees have

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Leader LS9 Buys Demo Plant to Churn Out Renewable Diesel

by Camille Ricketts (Venture Beat) LS9, one of the biggest names in the burgeoning biofuels market, just took a giant step closer to making cost-effective renewable petroleum on a commercial scale. Armed with $25 million in capital raised in September, it

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

INL Research Helps Turn Waste Grease to Fuel

by Mike Wall (Idaho National Lab)  While oil companies drill deeper and deeper for increasingly hard-to-find petroleum, legions of mini-gushers lie untapped right on the surface. There's one behind every restaurant, for example, and in the heart of every potato-processing

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Canadian Truckers, Feds Advance Biodiesel Research; Highlight Pitfalls

(Today's Trucking)  The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute for a study to better understand the technical issues related to renewable diesel. The study, funded by the Government of

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Study Shows Iowans Want Biodiesel in State’s Diesel Fuel

Nearly seven out of 10 Iowa voters say they want legislation to ensure the state’s diesel fuel supply includes five percent biodiesel (B5). The Iowa Biodiesel Board released the results of new public opinion research today to show legislators that

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

East or West, Home is the Best

by Nidhi Nath Srinivas (The Economic Times)   Indian biodiesel companies always wanted to be players in the global green fuel market. Most are 100% export units. But a near-death experience over the last one year has now made the sector

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Fund Sanctioned for Research on Biodiesel Production

(The Hindu)  The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has sanctioned Rs. 13.33 lakh to the Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women here, to undertake research on biodiesel production in a cost-effective method from karanja oil

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Sarawak, Malaysia, Now a Biodiesel Producer

by Samuel Aubrey (CheckBiotech)  Sarawak is now producing biodiesel following the completion its first biodiesel plant operated by Senari Biofuels Sdn Bhd on a ten-acre site at Assar Senari Industrial Complex. ...Senari Biofuel, a wholly-owned Sarawak company started the RM80-million

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

India’s PM Makes National Biofuels Mandate Obligatory for All State-Owned Oil Marketing Companies, Will Chase Non-Compliance

by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest)  ...Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that the National Biofuels Mandate will be obligatory for all government-owned oil marketing companies, and warned that the Central Government will prosecute all noncompliance. ...Earlier this week environmental activist Subhash Dutta

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Green Fuel Plea in Indian High Court

(The Telegraph) Environment activist Subhash Dutta moved the high court on Monday seeking the promotion of bio-diesel and withdrawal of a petroleum ministry circular barring the use of the fuel in vehicles. Bio-diesel is an eco-friendly fuel alternative for diesel engines. The

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Big Spring School District and Hampden Township Bio-fuels Company Get State Money for Projects

by Dan Miller (The Patriot-News)    The state will provide $3 million toward an $11 million upgrade of the Keystone BioFuels bio-refinery production plant in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania). The Alternative Energy Investment Fund will provide a $1 million loan guarantee and a

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Combatting Climate Change by Investing in CleanTech: Government of Canada Announces CleanTech Companies to Receive$58 Million

Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Bayer, Dow Join Biodiesel Forces

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)  Two global powerhouses, Bayer Technology Services GmbH and Dow Water and Process Solutions, joined forces recently to offer a new biodiesel process, trademarked BayFAME. Based on the Dow Amberlyst BD20 solid acid catalyst, which Dow

January 21, 2010 Read Full Article

A Brand New Renewable Engine Fuel

Swedish SunPine is aiming to be the first company worldwide producing biodiesel from tall oil. At the plant site of SunPine, in Piteå harbor in northern Sweden, the building activity is intense. In the spring of 2010 the plant will

January 17, 2010 Read Full Article

Evolution Resources Signs Testing Services Agreement With North Carolina State University

Evolution Resources, Inc., an advanced biofuels production company focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol using the latest in modern processes and technologies, today announced the signing of a Testing Services Agreement with North Carolina State University.   Under the terms of

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Saskatchewan Research Council to Test Biodiesel's Performance in Agriculture Equipment

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is leading a biodiesel pilot project to demonstrate how well the renewable fuel performs year-round in agriculture equipment. Supported under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI), the project will help SRC assess biodiesel's quality

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Montana State University Receives $2 Million to Further Study Diesel-Producing South American Fungus

Montana State University professors are taking the next step in research that could make it possible to produce biofuel from wood chips using a fungus discovered in South America.   This fall, the university received a four-year, $2 million grant from

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Boosting Biofuels With Extra Chromosomes

by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia)  By doubling the genetic material in an oil plant, Kaiima says it can make biodiesel more economical. It can also get around GMO regulations. Arguably, it's a GMO without GMOs.  Kaiima, based in Israel, says it has

January 05, 2010 Read Full Article

A Brand New Renewable Engine Fuel

Swedish SunPine is aiming to be the first company worldwide producing biodiesel from tall oil. At the plant site of SunPine, in Piteå harbor in northern Sweden, the building activity is intense. ... “The tall oil diesel is unique in that

January 05, 2010 Read Full Article

Gascoyne Biofuel Project Could Help Miners

(ABC Rural) Western Australia's mining sector could be one of the first to reap the benefits of a biofuels trial in the state's north-west.   The Gascoyne Research Station is halfway through a project to test the Moringa tree, which is

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

State of the Argentine Biodiesel Industry

(Camara Argentina de Energias Renovables/CADER)     · In the last few months the Argentine biodiesel industry has stabilized output, if not profitability, and in August 2009 produced some 109,000 tons after a very good July;     · In the last few months

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Algae as a Biodiesel Feedstock: A Feasibility Assessment

by Ron Putt (Auburn University)  Alabama has an immediate opportunity to lead the nation in becoming self sufficient with respect to liquid fuels for transportation. Mass cultivation of micro-algae in the state, using less than 3% of our land area,

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Zenergy International, Inc. Plans to Double Production Capacity at Recently Acquired Biofuels Plant

Zenergy International, Inc.  intends to expand the current facility recently acquired from its current capacity of 5 Million Gallons Per Year to 10 Million Gallons Per Year, literally doubling the facility production capacity.  It’s anticipated that with a very cost

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Canada’s GV Energy to Produce Little-Known Biodiesel

by Charlotte LoBuono (heatingoil.com)  A Canadian energy company has proposed building a biorefinery to produce dimethyl ether, or DME, the CBC reported Wednesday. In November, Calgary-based GV Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Terrance, British Columbia,

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Company Wants to Turn Fat into Fuel at Iowa Plant

by Amy Lorentzen  (AP)  A central Iowa plant could soon begin producing jet fuel from poultry fat.  Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Elevance Renewable Sciences plans to build a $15 million plant in Newton, adding onto an existing biodiesel operation. The experimental operation plans

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Green Racing Documentary To Follow Only Diesel Racing Series in U.S.

by Nick Chamber (Gas2.0) Volkswagen has announced that the documentary “Racing Under Green”—detailing the trials and tribulations of the Jetta TDI Cup, the U.S.’ only professional green racing series—will premiere the week of January 18 on the various channels of Discovery

December 17, 2009 Read Full Article

ENVIROTEK's "Extreme Bio-Diesel" Division Completes Phase I of Bio-Diesel Refinery Expansion

ENVIROTEK announced the company's Corona, California-based Extreme Bio-Diesel (EBD) division has successfully completed the first phase of its refinery expansion and is in full production of Bio-Diesel fuel, ahead of the projected January 2010 schedule. ENVIROTEK President, Robert Thompson, announced the facility

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Verde Biofuel Building One-of-a-Kind Mobile "Seed to Fuel" Biodiesel Processor

North Carolina's traditional tobacco farms are switching to other crops, so the state’s Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, has initiated a program to educate farmers on the ins-and-outs of biodiesel manufacturing, anticipating producers will be growing more oilseeds in the

December 15, 2009 Read Full Article

Groundbreaking Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Moves Toward Commercialization

(Biomass Magazine)  The Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation and Whole Energy Fuels Corp., headquartered in Bellingham, Wash., are poised to commercialize a novel and groundbreaking cellulosic biofuel technology developed at the EERC at the University of North Dakota. Whole

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Bayer and Dow Sign Worldwide Biodiesel Technology Licensing Agreement

(Biodiesel Digest)  Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), and Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS), announced a licensing agreement for the worldwide marketing of the registered BayFAME technology, a continuous process developed by

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Valero & Mission NewEnergy Execute US$3.5 billion Biofuels Offtake Agreement

Mission NewEnergy Limited (“Mission”) a biodiesel refiner and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies by acreage announced that it has entered into a binding five-year biodiesel Supply Agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

FINLAND: Biodiesel Breakthrough or Environmental Nightmare?

by Linus Atarah (IPS)  As Finnish energy major Neste Oil scales up production of its ‘green’ diesel NExBTL, environmental activists fear that more land will go under palm oil plantations at the expense of Southeast Asia’s threatened rainforests. Palm oil

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Petrobras CEO Highlights Performance in 2009

(Pre-Salt)  The president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, ... presented an overview of activities in 2009 . ... "Petrobras has expanded production capacity allowed in biodiesel plants and intensified contacts to expand presence in the area of ethanol. We

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

U.S. Sen. Harkin Pushes for Extension of Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit

by Grant Gustafson / Kate Cyrul (IowaPolitics.com)  Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today wrote to Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, urging them to prepare and introduce legislation to

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

House Approves Extension of Biodiesel Credit that Industry Calls Vital

by Ben Geman (The Hill)  The broad $31 billion tax extenders package the House approved Wednesday afternoon includes a one-year extension of the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel that is set to lapse at year's end. The bill, approved 241-181, would

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Synterra Fuels to Commercialize Next-Generation Biorefineries

(Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal)  Pacific Renewable Fuels (Sacramento, California) and Red Lion Bio-Energy (Toledo, Ohio) have announced that they have formed Synterra Fuels, a joint venture, to focus on the commercialization and deployment of integrated biorefineries for the production

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

Amyris Signs Letters of Intent Agreements with Bunge, Cosan and Guarani

Amyris Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced that it has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil, Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani, with the purpose of partnering

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

International DME Association Launches North American Affairs Group, Chemrec’s LeBlanc Named as Director to Lead Growth of DME

To actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as an ultra-clean, renewable, low-carbon diesel substitute throughout North America, the International DME Association (IDA) today announced the formation of its North American Affairs Committee (NAAC).   Named as director of

December 08, 2009 Read Full Article

Global Biodiesel Demand to Double in 5 Years

by Susanne Retka Schill (Biodiesel Magazine)   The driver for biofuels usage is not limited to the United States and Europe, but is also growing in the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions, according to Tammy Klein, executive director of global biofuels

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

We Are Green: “Always Clean 110″ Project Is an Example of a Growing Trend in Biofuels: “Symbiosis” Project Produce Biodiesel, Using Recovered Methanol, Cooking Oil

by  (Biofuels Digest)  ...Here is an under funded grad student (with a mechanical engineering degree from Northern Illinois University) who, while working part time, put together a system that will produce bio-diesel fuel from basic waste by-products found on campus,

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

School Club's Biodiesel Project Going Global

by Joel Hood (Chicago Tribune)  Some time ago, Brian Sievers picked up a crazy notion that one simple idea might just change the world. So for the last two school years, the popular science teacher at Thornridge High School in

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

NBB Calls on EPA to Implement RFS2 Biodiesel Targets

From a letter from the National Biodiesel Board to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:   By statute, the Biomass-based Diesel requirement was to begin on January 1, 2009, and EPA is required to issue a renewable volume obligation to

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Group Helps Small Cities Go Green

by Larisa Brass  (Knoxvillebiz.com) A number of new organizations are springing up across Tennessee with a green glint in their eye. Among them is the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council, a group that's working with smaller cities to implement green

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

CP Rail Tests Animal-Fat, Vegetable-Oil Biodiesel

by Susan Taylor  (Reuters)  Animal fat, restaurant grease and vegetable oil will help power four Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives this winter to test if biodiesel fuel can stand up to a harsh Canadian winter.  The Canadian government, which plans to

December 02, 2009 Read Full Article

Piedmont Biofuels Wins Grant for Energy Research

(Newsobserver)  Piedmont Biofuels Industrial will receive a $139,249 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant for innovative clean energy research and development, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan announced. ... Piedmont Biofuels will use the money to develop biodiesel production processes that reduce water

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Companies Fret about Expiring Tax Break

by Brett Clanton (Houston Chronical)  ... Losing the biodiesel tax incentive would be another blow to an industry that has closed many plants this year and slashed jobs amid rising costs of raw materials, weak domestic demand and on-again, off-again backing

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy Group Publishes "Feedstock and Biodiesel Characteristics Report"

... The goals of this project were to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the characteristics of both the feedstock and biodiesel. The project is unique because it encompasses an extensive range of feedstocks and

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Joule Reports Breakthrough in Renewable Diesel Production

Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule is advancing a new, photosynthesis-driven approach to producing

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel via the Heterogeneous Catalysis Catilin Process

by Ronald G. Bray  (SRI Consulting)  The majority of the biodiesel production facilities utilize a homogeneous alkaline catalyst, either sodium hydroxide or sodium methoxide. Axens has commercialized a process for the production of biodiesel via heterogeneous catalysis at elevated temperatures

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

K-Fuel Finally Coming Together: City Biodiesel Endeavor Ran into Early Problems

by Scott Smith (Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Waterworld)   Microorganisms, it seems, can live in about anything -- including diesel fuel.   That's why it's taken the city of Kokomo several months to -- quite literally -- work the "bugs" out of the

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

Used Cooking Oil to Reduce South Africa’s Carbon Emissions

Biogreen Diesel, a renewable energy company that is pioneering the conversion of waste oil to a less expensive, pollution-free biodiesel, ... uses the first patented Jet Reactor, invented by Org Nieuwoudt, to convert waste oil from restaurants and retailers, to

November 04, 2009 Read Full Article

Senator Charles Grassley Speaks Out Against Inappropriate Use of International Indirect Land Use Change Analysis

Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley:    Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency     Thursday, October 29, 2009 ...  The first issue I’m speaking about relates to the EPA’s proposal to penalize biofuels for greenhouse gas emissions from supposed changes in international

October 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Research into Renewable Biofuel Set to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Diesel Imports

(Alpha Galileo) Aston University in Birmingham, UK is involved in a € 3.73m (£3.4 million) research project, which will transform organic residues from biofuel production processes into a renewable biofuel that can reduce reliance on fossil diesel imports.  A particular benefit

October 30, 2009 Read Full Article
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