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Comparison between Different Types of Renewable Diesel

by StellavBezergianni and AthanasiosvDimitriadis (Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews/Science Direct)  Renewable fuels, as an alternative fuel, can be produced from different biomass types such as vegetable oils of various origins, waste cooking oils and fats. The most common biofuel is

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Nova Scotia Biodiesel Project Plans 100 Percent Export to Germany

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Biofuel Weiss Inc. is developing a 7 MMgy continuous flow multifeedstock biodiesel production facility in Atlantic Canada, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. According to Ian Weiss, CEO of Weiss Biofuel, the process technology “is a modern

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Shanghai Sees Biofuel Gold in Recycled Cooking Oil

(Economic Times/India Times)  China's commercial hub Shanghai plans to turn recycled cooking oil, some of it seized by authorities, into an environmental asset by converting it into fuel for vehicles, state media said Monday. The country has been rocked by a series

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Schools Reaping Rewards of Restaurant Leftovers

by Erica Anderson (WNCT.com)  A local school district is reaping the benefits of restaurant leftovers.   At the start of the academic year, Pitt County Schools partnered with Green Circle N.C. to turn used cooking oil into cash for schools. That partnership

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North Carolina's Growing Strengths: Triangle Biofuels Industries

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  Based in Wilson, Triangle Biofuels Industries produces biodiesel derived primarily from waste vegetable oils (WVO) obtained from local sources. Its target markets are agricultural, marine, residential, governmental, and commercial diesel consumers looking for cleaner diesel

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China Eastern Airlines to Run Commercial Flights on Biofuel

by Joao Peixe (OilPrice.com)  China Eastern Airlines has just announced that it will begin operating commercial flights which run on 100% biofuel, having completed a successful trial of the renewable aviation fuel on Wednesday. After an 85 minute test flight, running on

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New Cab in Boise Will Run on French Fry Oil

by Glen Beeby (KBOI2.com)  ...Recab will soon have older model Mercedes Benz cars that have been converted to run on bio-diesel. One of the owners James Orr got the idea from his love of vintage cars and the environment. ...The cabs

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Biofuels Deal Helps SeQuential Play Ball with Heady Seattle Businesses

by Andy Giegerich  (Sustainable Business Oregon)  A top Portland biodiesel producer has landed waste cooking oil recycling agreements with several landmark Seattle institutions. It helps that those institutions, particularly the Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field and the Seattle Seahawks’ CenturyLink Field, happen

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Turning Grease Into Diesel, Johnny Rockets Recycles Fry Oil Through DAR PRO Solutions

(Johnny Rockets/Sacramento Bee/PR Newswire) Johnny Rockets partners with DAR PRO Solutions to recycle its restaurants' used fry oil into renewable diesel fuel. Each year, Johnny Rockets serves about eight million pounds of American Fries and two million orders of Onion Rings, all of which

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CPF Leads by Example with Renewable Fuel Projects

(Bangkok Post)  Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), the country's biggest food maker and exporter, has stepped up efforts to use more renewable energy from waste discharged from chicken, pig and shrimp operations. Alternative fuel projects consisting of six biomass plants, three

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Maine Company Making Biofuel from Spent Grease

(WCSH6.com)  With a few added chemicals and some serious filtration, Maine Standard Biofuels takes leftover cooking oil from restaurants and creates heating oil for home and biodiesel for cars and trucks. "It can be used in any diesel engine or oil

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University of Cincinnati Student Presents Pioneering Fuel Technology

by Arthur Davies (University of Cincinnati)  Current and future researchers alike are teaming up to focus on one common goal: to lead America’s energy efforts. The next generation of scientists have put biodiesel, U.S.’s only commercially available advanced biofuel (a

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Zero Waste and Plant Optimization

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  When Pacific Biodiesel Technologies’ Big Island Biodiesel refinery came online last year, it was marketed as a state-of-the-art, zero-waste plant. The facility, scaled at 16,000 gallons a day, was Hawaii’s first since 2000 and boosted

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California Energy Commission Awards $2.6 Million to Buster Biofuels

(Biofuels Digest)  In California, the state’s Energy Commission approved $5,580,773 for clean-energy transportation projects ranging from producing biofuels to making trucks run cleaner. Buster Biofuels, LLC, based in the San Diego area, will receive $2,641,723 to convert a 7,300 square foot

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The Sustainability of Advanced Biofuels in the EU

(Institute for European Environmental Policy)  This report focuses on the potential sustainability of an advanced biofuel industry relying on mainly wastes and residues as the feedstock base. Presented as a series of ‘factsheets’ we consider various feedstocks put forward by

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The City of FOG

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  A bourgeoning solution to illegal dumping of fats, oils and greases in Atlanta’s sewers Mayor Kasim Reed has a vision for his city of Atlanta: green the sprawling metropolis and make it a healthier, more sustainable

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Aviation Industry Takes Positive Step in Ensuring Biofuels Deliver on Promise of Sustainability

by Debbie Hammel (National Resources Defense Council) The aviation industry has made reducing carbon emissions and moving away from fossil fuels key strategic priorities. A number of airlines are now entering the biofuel marketplace, working to source, develop, and invest in

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KLM Begins Biofuel Flights Between New York, Amsterdam

(AIN Online)  KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, in partnership with the Schiphol Group, Delta Air Lines and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey christened the first in a series of biofuel-powered flights between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and New York’s

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Bali Biofuel Plant Will Save Lives

(This Is Gloucestershire) Green Fuels of Stonehouse has installed the first ever biodiesel plant on Bali.  The move is helping the Indonesian island to avert a growing environmental and health crisis. The FuelMatic GSX 3 plant can convert up to 3,000

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Science Teacher Tests Biofuel Plane

by Neil Remiesiewicz and Steve Nielsen  (WPRI.com)   Ross McCurdy, who teaches at Ponaganset High School, teamed up with other fliers to take their biodiesel-powered aircraft for a test flight Saturday. McCurdy and the team modified a Cessna 182 aircraft to run

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SeQuential-Pacific Ushers in Spring with Return to B99 Blends

by SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel  (Biodiesel Magazine)    ...Beginning March 1, SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel, the Northwest’s longest-running commercial biodiesel producer, is returning to 99 percent biodiesel blends (B99) at its local retail outlets after offering B50 for the colder months. B99 will be available

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Inside the Military's Clean-Energy Revolution

by Julia Whitty (The Atlantic/Mother Jones)  ...To get to the Nimitz, 100 miles off Honolulu, our turboprop is flying a 50-50 blend of biofuel and standard JP-5 shipboard aviation fuel. The biofuel is made from algae plus waste cooking oil. This

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Piedmont Biofuels Certified Under Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Program

(AZO Cleantech)  Piedmont Biofuels of Pittsboro, North Carolina has been certified under the internationally recognized Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Program following a third-party assessment conducted by SCS Global Services (SCS). Piedmont Biofuels collects used cooking oil from restaurants in the

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Project Aims to Produce Bio-Diesel from Cooking Oil in World Cup Host Cities

(Renewable Energy Magazine)  The Bioplanet project, which is part of the Brazil Promotion Plan for the World Cup, anticipates the production of 25 million litres of biodiesel until the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Bioplanet project anticipates the set-up of 40

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Aviation Biofuels on the Up and Up

by Peter Hannam  (Sidney Morning Herald)  Lufthansa probably thought it was on a public relations winner when it began operating flights using a mix of biofuel and regular jet fuel between Frankfurt and Hamburg in 2011. However, the ''green skies'' branding potential

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Residential Cooking Oil and Grease Drop-off Program for Austin, Texas by DieselGreen Fuels

(PR WEB/DieselGreen Fuels)  After recycling oil from Austin and San Antonio commercial kitchens since 2006, DieselGreen is announcing a drop off program for small amounts of used cooking oil. Oil can be dropped off at multiple locations and up to

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Rodney Hailey Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison for Selling $9 Million in Fraudulent Renewable Fuel Credits

(Environmental Protection Agency)  Owner of “Clean Green Fuel” falsely claimed his company produced 23 million gallons of renewable fuel U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Rodney R. Hailey, of Perry Hall, Md., today to nearly 12 years and six

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Fresno Biodiesel Plant Gets $6M Grant

(The Business Journal)  A planned biodiesel production facility will begin operating next year thanks to a $6-million grant approved this week by the California Energy Commission. The facility is one of six projects throughout the state approved for the grants totaling

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Solid Energy Sells Its Biofuel Arm to Management

by Michael Berry (The Press/Stuff.co.nz)  Solid Energy's biofuel company has been sold to its management, two Christchurch men who are confident of making a profit with the business that stumped the state. Biodiesel New Zealand has been sold for an undisclosed

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More Fuel for Pilbara Biodiesel Company

by Stephen Stockwell (ABC Rural)  Mine camp catering company, ESS, will now send all the used cooking oil from its Western Australian kitchens to be turned into biodiesel. AshOil, a subsidiary of the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation, makes biofuel from the used

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McDonald's UAE, Emirates Transport Discuss Biodiesel Initiative

by Weber Shandwick (MENA/Biodiesel Magazine)  McDonald's UAE this week showcased its successful biodiesel initiative to executives from Emirates Transport, the leading transportation company in the country, during a visit to the Neutral Fuels biorefinery in Dubai. The visit was set up

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Soybeans Could Be Next Chapter of Biofuels Boom

by Tom Doran  (AgNews) ...Under the current Renewable Fuels Standards, continued growth in corn-based ethanol use is uncertain do to several factors, including the 10 percent blend wall, slow implementation of higher blend, declining total gasoline demand and ethanol imports

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FOGFUELS™ Announces Partnership with the City of Atlanta

(FOGFUELS)  The City of Atlanta Brings on FOGFUELS to Help Clean Up Sewage and Create a Sustainable Energy Source FOGFUELS™ announced a new partnership with the City of Atlanta. FOGFUELS will use its patented process to transform fats, oils and grease (FOG) into

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WVO Brings DC Biofuels, Tri-State Biodiesel Subsidiary Together

(DC Biofuels LLC/Biodiesel Magazine)  Two East Coast biodiesel development companies this week announced a strategic partnership agreement to provide the Washington, D.C., metro area with clean-burning biodiesel fuel made from locally collected waste vegetable oil (WVO). Because this renewable fuel

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First Biodiesel Plant in Bali, Indonesia, Undergoes Commissioning

(Green Fuels/Biodiesel Magazine)  The biorefinery manufacturer Green Fuels is in Bali this week commissioning a turnkey biodiesel facility for Caritas Switzerland, an NGO that focuses on socioeconomic development in disadvantaged communities around the world. Green Fuels has installed its 3,000 liter

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Step in Right Direction to Sustainability

(Ashville Citizen-Times)  Thanks to an innovative program aimed at helping North Carolina become more self-sufficient when it comes to energy, Asheville’s popular Biltmore Estate, that venerable bastion of the region’s travel and tourism industry, soon may become a source for

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Momentum Builds after Second Annual Civic and Small-Xcale Biofuels Convening

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  The Biofuels Center received incredibly positive feedback from its 13 December 2012 event, Civic and Small-scale Biofuels Statewide: A Second Annual Convening of Civic, Production, and Agency Parties. The event, held at North Carolina A&T State

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Incbio and DC Biofuels Have Signed an Agreement for the Supply of a 7.5 MGY Biodiesel Plant

(Incbio)  Incbio, has just secured an agreement to supply DC Biofuels with a 7.5 million gallon per year (28.000 MT/year) Biodiesel plant. It will incorporate Incbio’s ultrasonic reactors, as well as solid catalyst acid esterification technology, to produce Biodiesel from

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New Year Means New North Carolina Laws

by Israel Balderas (FoxCharlotte.com)  Silly or serious, the first day of 2013 means a new set of state laws in North Carolina. They range from child care protection to stealing old restaurant grease. Here's what you need to know to stay

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Hawaii Petroleum Loads First Tanker of Distilled Biodiesel

by Pacific Biodiesel Technologies (Biodiesel Magazine)  Hawaii Petroleum loaded the first tanker of fuel produced at the Big Island Biodiesel facility in Kea ’au. The fuel is bound for its nearby Hawaii Fueling Network station in Shipman Business Park, which

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Smyrna Is First Metro City with Biodiesel Program

by Jennifer Griffies  (WSBRadio.com)  Smyrna becomes the first city in metro Atlanta to start a biodiesel program.  Construction on the project, which makes its own fuel for its vehicles, began about a year-and-a-half ago when gas cost $4.50 a gallon. City

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12 Bellwether Biofuels Projects for 2013

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  A long war of opinion has been waged for years between advanced biofuels’ detractors and supporters.  Mirage or reality? Completion of 6 key projects 2012 decided much of the debate.  When these 12 projects open

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Central Carolina Community College: Sustainability as a Central Tenet

(SEED Center)  Sustainability has been a central tenet of Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) (NC) since the 1990s, and for the past five years, has been an institutional value in the college’s long-range plan. The administration sees green not just

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Finger Nicking Good: Thieves Stole 220,000 Litres of Cooking Oil from KFC Stores to Sell on as Biodiesel

by James Rush  (Daily Mail)  Two men who stole 220,000 litres of cooking oil from KFC stores and supermarkets across the UK and sold it on as biodiesel have been jailed for a combined total of four years. Scheming Stuart Bradley,

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Biodiesel Facility Opens in Cherokee

(Cherokee One Feather)  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is making its own biodiesel fuel from waste oil and grease in a new facility located behind the Cherokee Transportation Center.  The facility, which can make up to 250 gallons of

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Pacific Biodiesel Fuel to Run HECO Plant

by Nanea Kalani (Maui News)  State regulators have approved a multiyear contract for Maui-based Pacific Biodiesel to supply Hawaiian Electric Co. with 250,000 gallons a year of locally produced biodiesel. The green fuel - made by recycling used cooking oil from

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Clean Fuels Are the Way forward for Oregon

by Gavin Carpenter (Oregon Live/The Oregonian)  As a growing Oregon company committed to creating jobs and propelling our state's transportation industry into the future, we were disappointed to see The Oregonian's shortsighted stance on the Clean Fuels Program ("Kill Oregon's

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Neste Oil to Produce Biojet as Part of EU-Funded ITAKA Project

(Neste Oil/Biodiesel Magazine)  Neste Oil has joined the Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation (ITAKA) project, which is being funded by the EU to support the commercialization and use of renewable aviation fuel in Europe. Neste Oil's role in the

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McDonalds Fleet Traveled 800,000 Miles With Recycled Biofuel

by Tafline Laylin (GreenProphet.com)  It has been just 17 months since McDonalds announced its intention to recycle all of its vegetable oil for use as biofuel in its own fleet. Officially launched in July, 2011, the United Arab Emirates’ biodiesel program

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Green Restaurant 'Grease' a Good Thing

by Diana Nelson Jones (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)   ... Ting Yen stores about 35 pounds of used oil a day in the basement of Sushi Fuku on Oakland Avenue, including contributions from the owner of Oishii Bento across the street. He had

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Springboard Biodiesel's BioPro Endorsed by Green Restaurant Ass'n

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Chico, Calif.-based Springboard Biodiesel announced that its trademarked BioPro EX has met the Green Restaurant Association’s rigorous endorsement standards for alternative fuel refueling stations. By using the BioPro EX, restaurants can make biodiesel that meets

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Biomax Sets up Venture with Jeddah Firm for Bio-Fuel Unit

by Amit Mitra (The Hindu Business Line)  Bio-fuel maker Biomax Fuels has set up a 50:50 joint venture with the Jeddah-based Middle East Environment Protection Co to set up the first bio-fuel plant in Saudi Arabia. The $40-million plant, which is

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Australia : Coalition Supports International Biodiesel Plant in Dandenong

(Equities.com)  Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today officially launched, in conjunction with McDonald s Australia, Neutral Fuels new biodiesel processing facility in Dandenong. Neutral Fuels has secured McDonald s as a major customer able to use converted waste

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GBF Signs 1000th Member to Oil-to-Fuel Restaurant Program

(Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc./Biodiesel Magazine)  Florida-based restaurants have been flocking to Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc.’s Oil-to-Fuel Program. GBF recently celebrated signing on board its 1000th member, making the recycled used cooking oil for cash program a huge success. ...The company supplies restaurants with

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Cowichan Biodiesel Fueling the Green Fire

by Maeve Maguire (Cowichan News Leader)  The CVS Victoria Cruise bus company is the first in North America to use 100% biodegradable fuel. It buys that fuel directly from the Cowichan BioDiesel Co-op. The non-toxic biodegradable renewable gas made from the

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Could Sunflowers Turn Chicago Vacant Lots into a Source for Biofuels?

by Drew Kann (Medill Reports/NWI Times)  ...Chicago Biofuels, a local company that specializes in collecting used cooking oils from city restaurants for conversion into biodiesel, planted sunflowers on the lot this summer and harvested them. Sunflower seeds can be pressed and

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From Fryer To Fuel: Making Biodiesel from Vegetable Oil

Many restaurants are becoming more energy conscious and are taking initiative, by the simple act of giving up their vegetable oil waste! Now you may ask, what good is left over vegetable oil? Well for starters, chefs use a ton

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New Fort Myers Plant Creating Biodiesel out of Restaurants' Used Cooking Oil

by Laura Layden (NaplesNews.com)  ...Now he's (Christian Colarusso) challenged, with the new biodiesel plant revving up a few weeks ago. The multimillion-dollar plant is owned and operated by FL Biofuels LLC, a start-up that now has more than a dozen employees. "The

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Hillsboro Council Will Discuss Setting Limits on Homemade Biodiesel Production

by Andrew Theen (The Oregonian)  Biodiesel is a popular alternative for some drivers who want to save money at the pump and put spent vegetable oil to good use. Making the fuel at home is increasingly becoming the next step. But

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Biodiesel Industry on Brink as Waste Oil Use Plummets

by Elinor Zuke (The Grocer)  The amount of used cooking oil being re-purposed as fuel has plummeted since a tax incentive was axed - and industry insiders are warning that the situation could spell the end of the British biodiesel

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Scripps Grad Burns Algae on Baja Road Race

(Algae Industry Magazine)  ristian Gustavson, a master’s degree graduate of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, is taking his algae-based biofuel message on the road. Starting Nov. 15, Gustavson will ride a motorcycle fueled with a mixture of

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Biodiesel Plant Donated to the Faculty of Engineering of the UNAM

(La Prensa)  Biofuels Company of Mexico donated to the Faculty of Engineering (FI) of the UNAM a biodiesel plant to be processed into fuel waste vegetable oil to be used in domestic transportation Town University, called Pumabús. 's highest seat of

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Missouri High School Prepares to Expand Biodiesel Production Center

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)  In Fenton, Mo., Rockwood Summit High School students and chemistry teacher Darrin Peters have taken hands-on learning to a whole new level with biodiesel production. The journey began five years ago when an organic chemistry

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Local Energy Company Makes It Easy for Customers to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

(Bourne's Energy)  Bourne's Energy announces the grand opening of their local biofuel blending facility that produces cleaner and greener fuel for vehicles and home heating. Bourne's Energy is thrilled to announce a new milestone in Vermont's green energy history with the grand opening of

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City Launches Greasy Campaign

by Shannon Ayala (Examiner)  The city is cracking down on yellow grease and illegal biofuel pick-ups. The city’s Environmental Department (DEP) said in a statement Thursday it is joining other departments to enhance regulation of yellow grease disposal. The substance accumulates in

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Biofuel Takes Root in Western North Carolina

by W. Stephen Burke (Citizen-Times)  America and North Carolina have a clear imperative to augment imported, carbon-emitting, politically destabilizing and unsteadily priced petroleum-based liquid fuels with increased production of renewable biofuels. How to effectively gain new biofuels in coming years

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Eastern Carolina University Cooking Oil Fuels School Buses

by Jessica Richmond  (The East Carolinian)  Campus Dining Services has begun recycling cooking oil to donate to local Pitt County schools to use as biodiesel in buses. This recycling is being done through a program called Biodiesel 4 Schools, which

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Pentagon, World's Biggest Fossil Fuel User, Shops for Biofuels

by Andrew Herndon (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)  Gevo Inc. (GEVO), Syntroleum Corp. and Solazyme Inc. (SZYM) may be among a “small set” of biofuel producers vying for supply contracts from the U.S. Defense Department, the world’s largest consumer of fossil fuels, analysts said. The agency

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Slip Sliding Away: Grease Thieves Strike East Tennessee

by Jamie Satterfield (Knoxnews.com)  Every month in the Southeast, thieves rob Griffin Industries of $1.6 million. So why does Mike McCombs struggle to get law enforcers to care? Because what law enforcement sees as greasy waste is actually liquid gold. "A lot

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Saving the Environment...and Some Money: Sandwich Company Recycles Waste Cooking Oil

by Mark Burridge (Wicked Local/Sandwich Broadsider)  Cape Cod Biofuels (CCBF) works with restaurants across Cape Cod and the South Shore to convert used cooking oils into biofuels. Marc Watson, a co-owner of the company, said Cape Cod Biofuels isn’t only environmentally

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Biodiesel Production from Waste Cooking Oils

by Anh N. Phan, Tan M. Phan (Fuel)  Alkali-catalyzed transesterification of waste cooking oils, collected within Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with methanol was carried out in a laboratory scale reactor. The effects of methanol/waste cooking oils ratio, potassium hydroxide concentration

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The Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative and St. Francis School Pleased to Announce a Partnership to Recycle Waste Cooking Oil

(PR NewsWire/Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative)  The Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative and St. Francis School are pleased to announce a partnership to recycle Waste Cooking Oil. Co-founded by St. Francis School parent Christian Thalacker, the Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative collects used cooking oil & grease to recycle

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New eBay for Recyclable Oils Makes It Way Easier to Power Your Biodiesel Car

by Sarah Miller (Grist)  ...The challenge is not that we are an economy with a dearth of disgusting grease; the problem is getting said disgusting grease from people who would otherwise throw it out to people who would like to

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SS Lootah Offers Automated Biofuel Plants to GCC

(ConstructionWeekOnline.com)  S Lootah International has teamed up with Germany company Arndt GmbH to offer fully automatic locally-manufactured biodiesel plants for the Middle East. The plants convert used cooking oil into biodiesel, which can be used to run many commercial vehicles. ...Arndt has

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Asheville Restaurants to Recycle with Local Biofuels Producers under New Certification

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  Restaurants in Asheville, N.C., are now required to recycle their used cooking oil through local biofuels producers in order to receive Green Restaurant Association (GRA) certification. The GRA is a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants

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Swedish-Kenyan Wins Prize For Kenyan Biofuel Business

(Ventures-Africa)  A 32-year-old Swedish-Kenyan has won the European-African Entrepreneurship Award for a proposal to covert used cooking oils, widely used in the restaurant industry, into biodiesel. The awards were held in The Hague in the Netherlands, with nine African-European entrepreneurs pitching their ideas

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Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Highlights Renewable Fuels Industry’s Top 10 Efficiency and Technology Innovations of the Past Decade

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association)  As a part of its 10th Anniversary celebration of progress and prosperity, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today released a list of the ethanol and biodiesel industry’s Top 10 efficiency and technology innovations of the

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The Top 10 Advanced Biofuels and Biorefining Companies in Asia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent years, the “Tiger” economies of Southeast and South Asia have been fast-growing for a long time, and with resources including

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Kitchen Grease Haulers Now Required to Register with Maryland Department of Agriculture

(Southern Maryland Online)   Kitchen grease may not seem high on the list of valuable items a thief might steal, but the practice has become so widespread and potentially dangerous that the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has launched an online

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Breakthrough Process for Making Renewable Jet Fuel, Diesel and Gasoline at Costs Competitive to Fossil Fuels Is Ready to Begin Commercial Scale-up Phase

(Business Wire/AlphaJet)  ...Having successfully demonstrated its cost-effective catalytic process for making jet fuel, diesel and high-octane gasoline from renewable plant oils or animal fats, AliphaJet is beginning its commercial scale-up program. ...The company has launched a program to build a demonstration

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A Value Proposition for Success in the Local Grease Market

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Jeff Rola of Go Bio is a grease collector in central Oregon who has beaten out much bigger competitors such as Baker to secure 50 percent of the used cooking oil market share in the

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COMAC of China, Boeing Open Energy Conservation Technology Center

(Aviation News Portal/PRNewsWire)  - Companies to Work on Refining Cooking Oil into Aviation Biofuel - Collaborative Effort Will Support Growth in Commercial Aviation Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) and Boeing today opened the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology

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Genuine Bio-Fuel to Open Biodiesel Refinery in Lincoln Park, NJ

(Genuine Bio-Fuel/Biodiesel Magazine)  Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc., headquartered in Indiantown, Fla., expands its operations to Lincoln Park, N.J., with the build-out of a state-of-the-art biodiesel refinery at the Lincoln Park Airport, while creating15 to 30 new jobs in the process. Genuine Bio-Fuel

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California Awards 1.8M to Yokayo Biofuels for Biodiesel Expansion

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   In California, the state Energy Commission today unanimously approved funding of $1,974,330 for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility and buy-downs of alternative-fuel vehicles. The awards improve the environment, reduce use of

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Grease Traps To Fuel Tanks: Biodiesel Venture Brings Tech To Wastewater Treatment Plant

by Brian Dowling (Hartford Current) ...Richard Parnas, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Connecticut's Institute of Materials Science, a few years ago started converting the school's used cooking oil, known as yellow grease, to biodiesel. The results

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Sinopec Unit Ready to Produce Biofuel

by Liang Fei (Global Times)  A unit of China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group), China's largest oil producer by sales revenue, is seeking to produce aviation fuel from used cooking oil, The Economic Observer reported Saturday, citing a company official inside

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Biodiesel Plant Set to Launch Near Sombra

by Tyler Kula (The Observer)  A biodiesel company that creates fuel from vegetable oil and animal fat is set to begin production near Sombra next month, its president says. Mississauga-based Methes Energies Canada Inc. will host a grand opening Aug. 10

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New S50 Biofuel from Glycerol, Vegetable Oils, Animal fats or Used Cooking Oil

(Innoget.com) IUCT has developed a technology to produce different biofuels in biodiesel plants and oleochemical production facilities. Our technology is very flexible because the starting raw materials may be glycerol, vegetable oils, animal fats or used cooking oils. The oupput,

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Arcata Approves Biodiesel Facility Giuntoli Plant Approved Despite Neighborhood Concerns

by Grant Scott-Goforth (Times-Standard)  The Arcata Planning Commission recently have final approval to a plan for a biodiesel facility on Giuntoli Lane after hearing concerns from neighbors about increased traffic and odors. The facility will create biodiesel from waste vegetable oil, and

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Cooking Waste Converted into Biodiesel for Schoolbuses

by Kan Yean Thoong  (The Star)   TWENTY secondary schools and two universities in Selangor will be participating in the “Environment Assessment Savvy Youths (Easy) Inter-School Used Cooking Oil Collection” programme, which was launched recently. Fathopes Energy Sdn Bhd (FHE) managing

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Growing Biodiesel from Local Fields

(Citizen-Times)  Farmers, area restaurants and energy-conscious drivers could benefit from a pilot program to develop homegrown biofuels in the mountains. Blue Ridge Biofuels, AdvantageWest, Biltmore Estate and other partners have been awarded a $130,000 grant from the Biofuels Center of North

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Biomass Refinery in the Offing

(EcoBusiness/The Borneo Post)  Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water is planning to set up a biomass refinery at a major city in Sarawak. Without going into full details, its minister Datuk Seri Peter Chin said the refinery would be used to recycle

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Biofuel from Used Cooking Oil to Power the Grid in Devon

(Waste Management World)  A new scheme to collect and process used cooking oil to produce carbon neutral electricity has been introduced at recycling centres across Devon, UK. According to the council, local residents are encouraged to deposit their used cooking oil in the collection tanks

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Growing Better Biofuel Crops

by Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville  (The Scientist)   Research is underway to reduce the use of food crops for biofuels by shifting to dedicated energy crops and agricultural residues. ...Conversion of biomass is currently the most cost-effective route to produce renewable

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Big Island Biodiesel Opens

by Peter Sur (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)  ...Big Island Biodiesel, located near Keaau, opened its doors for investors to tour the $12 million plant that in a few months will begin turning fuel crops and used cooking oil from across the state

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Crews Test Pond near Biodiesel Plant

(ABC2News)   ...Princess Anne and Somerset County officials told The Daily Times of Salisbury (http://bit.ly/MEf0Ls ) that they are waiting for state environmental regulators to identify the substance found near a biodiesel plant in the industrial park. State environmental officials began

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Air Canada Conducts First Flight with Sustainable Biofuel

(Netherlands Corporate News)  Cooking Oil-Powered Flight Expected to Reduce Emissions 40 per cent or more Air Canada will operate its first flight with biofuel today to highlight the airline's commitment to the environment. Flight AC991 from Toronto to Mexico City is expected to

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EdeniQ, NREL, Aemetis, Kent Bioenergy among Winners of California Clean Energy Grants

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, the California Energy Commission approved funding of $23,110,015 for projects that will advance the development of green fuels, and the installation of fueling stations.  The awards are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative

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UK-Based Agri Opens State-of-the-Art Biodiesel Plant in Liverpool

(Agri Energy/Biodiesel Magazine)  The U.K.’s largest used cooking oil biodiesel plant launched in Liverpool today. The opening comes on the back of a multimillion pound investment into biodiesel production by Agri. The advanced processing plant in Bootle will be solely dedicated

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Oxford Biodiesel Plant Commissioned

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  The Oxford Biodiesel Plant is capable of converting virgin or recycled fats and oils from multiple sources into 35,000 gallons of high quality biodiesel per year. The plant was constructed on North Carolina's Biofuels Campus

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Aviation Biofuels: Which Airlines Are Doing What, with Whom?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...(M)ore than 30 airlines now trialing, deploying biofuels – but who’s doing what, exactly? In Brazil, Azul Airlines announced that Amyris’s innovative renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane has passed all required testing and will be used during

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Waste Lines: The Hottest Trends with Bio’s Coolest Feedstock

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Regardless of its naming deficiencies, waste has been hot and getting hotter as a bioenergy feedstock because it solves three of the most pressing problems blocking capacity expansion. 1. The feedstocks are available at fixed, affordable

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Biofuel Production Facilities Spotlight Next Generation

by Matt Daily (Reuters/Huffington Post)  After a decade of promise, advanced biofuels makers are entering a crucial make-or-break period with the first of a new generation of production facilities about to come on line. The new facilities are designed to take

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Brown Grease Collection Unit Helps Provide Low-Cost Feedstock

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)   Bio-Energy Holdings Inc. has developed a brown grease collection process unit available for restaurants, trademarked the A-Ceptor, to help avoid clogged grease traps, fines and sewer problems. The unit, which the company says is

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Boeing, ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight

(Boeing)  Boeing and All Nippon Airways (ANA) made aviation history today as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable biofuels. "The 787 is the most environmentally progressive jetliner flying today, combining fuel efficiency and comfort

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Corrections Signs on to Supply Biodiesel New Zealand

(Scoop/Solid Energy NZ)  The Department of Corrections has signed on to supply used cooking oil from all 18 of its prison kitchens across the country to Biodiesel New Zealand. The deal will see about 5,000 litres of used cooking oil a

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Community Trap Grease Biodiesel Project Seeks Additional Funding

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  A research team investigating the possibility converting trap grease collected from Cincinnati sewer systems into biodiesel will be presenting the initial results of its project at the U.S. EPA’s 2012 National Sustainable Design Expo April

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Australia's Qantas Makes First Commercial Biofuel Flight

(AFP)  Australia's Qantas Friday launched the nation's first commercial flight using a mixture of refined cooking oil, saying it would not survive if it relied solely on traditional jet fuel. The Airbus A330 left Sydney for Adelaide using a 50-50 blend

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Used Cooking Oil Turns to Biodiesel in South Florida

by Doreen Hemlock (SunSentinel)  ...A $4 million biodiesel plant is now being built, the largest to serve the tri-county area. The South Florida plant will convert waste cooking oil from suppliers such as restaurants at Miami International Airport to biodiesel, with some to be

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University Converting Cooking Oil into Biodiesel

By Caroline Baity (Daily Gamecock)  Program aims to offset fuel cost, turn profit    Thanks to two grants worth a combined $89,090, USC's Sustainable Carolina program now has the ability to turn all that greasy oil from Chicken Finger Wednesday into

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Qantas to Charter Australia's First Commercial Flight Powered by Cooking Oil

(CNNGo)  First biofuel flight will take off on April 13 from Sydney ...Qantas is the latest airline to launch a flight powered by cooking oil. Tickets are currently on sale for Australia’s first commercial biofuel flight, which is slated for April 13

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Qantas Puts Cooking Oil on the Menu with Test Flight

by Steve Creedy  (The Australian)  QANTAS hopes to boost government interest and involvement in aviation biofuels when the airline conducts Australia's first biofuel-powered commercial flight next month, using fuel derived from cooking oil. The return flight will take place on an Airbus

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Petrotec AG : Successful Restructuring and Strong Demand for Waste Based Biodiesel Lead to EUR 3 mio. Net Profit

(4-Traders)  Petrotec AG (ISIN DE000PET111), the largest European producer of waste to biodiesel mainly used cooking oil based, reported a 97% sales increase in financial year 2011 (January 1 to December 31, 2011). ...Backed by an increased demand for sustainable waste-based

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Biodiesel Maker Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dumping

(AP/NewsOK.com)  The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality says a 56-year-old man who made biodiesel at his home in Iberville Parish has pleaded guilty to illegally dumping pollutants into a canal behind his home. DEQ says Tommy M. Francise pleaded guilty in state court this week to dumping

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Chinese Firm to Export Biofuel Component Derived from "Gutter Oil"

(XINHUANET.com)Twenty tonnes of oil refined from leftover cooking oil will be exported from China to the Netherlands to be processed into aviation fuel, a Chinese company said Wednesday. The oil was produced by Qingdao Fresh Bio-energy Technology Development Co., Ltd, for

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LAN Chile, Air BP Copec Operate First South American Biofuels Flight

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In Chile, Netherlands-based SkyNRG has supplied LAN Chile and Air BP Copec for its first commercial flight with second generation jet fuel. The flight, which operated between the Chilean cities of Santiago and Concepcion, was conducted on an

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Campaigners Claim Government Has ‘Not Done Its Homework’ Following Analysis of Biodiesel Prices

(Fleet News)  Campaigners have accused the Treasury of ‘not doing its homework’ after analysis by the Save our Sustainable Biodiesel campaign identified a lack of demand for biodiesel certificates, calling into question the Treasury’s plans to switch incentives for used

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China-Made Biofuel To Meet 1/3 Of Jet Fuel Needs By 2020 -Official: Sinopec

(Dow Jones Newswires/Fox Business)  China's aviation regulator has begun deliberating China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.'s (SNP) application to produce aviation biofuel commercially, the refiner said Wednesday, while a senior aviation official said the country hopes that nearly a third of the fuel used by

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Biodiesel Garners More Attention in the Middle East

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Biodiesel seems to be gaining more traction in the United Arab Emirates. On Feb. 22 the Dubai Road and Transport Authority recognized McDonald’s UAE and biodiesel refiner Neutral Fuels for their commitment to sustainable transport. ...McDonald’s

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Is Double Counting a Double Whammy?

by Robert Vierhout (ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Between April 2010 and April 2011, the U.K. used 428 million liters of used cooking oil (UCO) for the production of biodiesel. It has become the primary source for biofuel used in U.K. transportation

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IN FOCUS: Pricing and Supply Key to Unlocking Large-Scale US Biofuel Use

by Lori Ranson (FlightGlobal)  Successful commercial biofuel flights operated by US carriers in late 2011 were underpinned by an understanding that price and supply chain infrastructure remain the big hurdles to creating a viable full-scale alternative aviation fuels industry in

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Engineering Grad Student Debuts On-Campus Biodiesel Processor

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Ever since she was little Michelle Rodio was fascinated with trying to make the world a better place. While growing up, partaking in recycling and other ecofriendly initiatives became a natural part of her life.

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Beijing to Build Disposal System for Waste Edible Oil

(People's Daily)   Beijing recently introduced a set of measures for accelerating building a renewable resources recycling system, and announced that a standard disposal system for thewaste edible oil and fat of all restaurants in the city will be completed by 2015. Experts believe that the disposal system will help root out gutter oil, or illegally recycled cooking oil. Beijing will deploy oil-water separators, collection containers, and other facilities in allrestaurants in the city, in order to improve the collection of waste edible oil and fat. Beijing will assign the task of collecting and transporting waste edible oil and fat tocertain qualified companies, and make these companies’ business scope, license period, and service standards known to the public. ...In addition, the municipal government will encourage cooperation between the wastecollection and transportation companies and biodiesel companies as well as chemicalscompanies, in order to ensure stable disposal of waste edible oil and fat.   READ MORE

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American By-Products Recyclers LLC Unveiled New Biodiesel Factory

(American By-Products Recyclers, LLC)  American By-Products Recyclers LLC on Saturday unveiled its new state-of-the-art biodiesel factory located in Hillsborough, New Jersey. The 24,000 square foot facility, Planet Earth Biodiesel, processes the used cooking oil that American By-Products Recyclers collects from restaurants all over New

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Bridgeport Biodiesel Holds Grand Opening for New Plant in Connecticut

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Bridgeport BioDiesel LLC hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its 1 MMgy biodiesel multifeedstock production facility located in Bridgeport, Conn. Originally conceived in 2008, Bridgeport BioDiesel co-owner Debbie Russo told Biodiesel Magazine the new

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Florida-Based Grease Recycling Company Signs on New Clients

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  Florida-based grease recycling company Freedom Environmental Services Inc. recently announced it has signed service contracts with 14 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q restaurants to provide ongoing grease trap maintenance and the collection and processing of yellow

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REV Biodiesel Concludes Used Fryer Oil Drive from Holiday Months

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Gilbert, Ariz.-based biodiesel producer REV Biodiesel generated more than 10,800 pounds (more than 1,000 gallons) of used cooking oil from kitchens throughout Arizona’s East Valley over the span of its recently concluded annual Holiday Waste

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Governments Key To Commercializing Biofuels

by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week)  ...But as 2012 progresses, industry is looking to governments to capitalize on the rapid technical progress made in approving bio-derived jet fuels by providing the funding support necessary to scale production up to commercial quantities

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Keeping Pace

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  Is there sufficient supply of feedstock to support the build-out of a 6 billion gallon biodiesel industry over the next decade? ...If the industry stands a chance competing with Big Oil over the next decade, it

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Partnership Facilitates Grease Recycling for Biodiesel Production

(BlackGold Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine)  Through a partnership between BlackGold Biofuels and SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide, restaurants around the U.S. will soon be able to more easily recycle greasy kitchen waste while saving money. BlackGold and SLM have formed a strategic partnership to

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The Litmus Test: 8 Projects for 2012 Will Test Perceptions, Reality for Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...First commercial projects from newly-minted public companies Solazyme, Gevo and KiOR. Two trash-to-biofuels projects from INEOS Bio and Enerkem, located in Florida and Alberta. Europe’s largest biosuccinic acid project, scheduled to be opened by DSM

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Springboard Biodiesel Teams With Pinnacle Capital to Provide Schools With Attractive Clean-Tech Financing Options

(MarketWire/Springboard Biodiesel)  Springboard Biodiesel and Pinnacle Capital announced this morning (January 5, 2012) a new and innovative financing program designed to help US educational institutions -- public and private -- establish small-scale biodiesel production programs on their campuses. "Turning used cooking

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Eye-Catching Rape Crop Fuelling the Country's Future

by John Lewis (ODT)  Large colourful crops of oil-seed rape may become a more common sight on Otago farms in the future as the biofuel revolution gathers momentum. A warm growing season has turned a 23ha crop of bright yellow rape

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Fuelling Your Car With Falafel Oil

by Tal Sandler (ShalomLife)  Israeli scientists developing process of turning leftover oil from fast food restaurants into biodiesel ...Dr. Sobhi Basheer and Dr. Ahmed Tafesh of TransBiodiesel, have developed a new process by which any oil, including leftovers of fast food

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New Leaf Biofuel to Supply Biodiesel to San Diego School Buses

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesle Magazine)  San Diego-based biodiesel producer New Leaf Biofuel LLC has forged an agreement with the San Diego Unified School District to supply biodiesel to its fleet of more than 500 buses through the city’s intergovernmental fuel

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Too Costly to Turn Cooking Oil into Biodiesel, Says Middleman

(The Star)  Most of the used cooking oil collected from kitchens are no longer recycled for biodiesel because of the high cost involved, according to a middleman. The middleman, who only wanted to be known as Lee, said the oil he

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John Lewis Use Biodiesel to Power Jungheinrich Forklift

(Warehouse News)  At its distribution centre at Brackmills, Northamptonshire, leading retailer John Lewis is turning waste cooking oil from its in-store restaurants into eco-friendly biodiesel which it is using to power  a Jungheinrich counterbalanced forklift truck. The oil is collected directly

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Increase Waste Vegetable Oil Collections With Durable Recycling Containers By Moeller

by The Moore Company (PerishableNews.com)  ...Moeller’s line of rugged plastic products includes a waste oil shuttle to drain fryolators and transport grease, a small transport caddy, grease carts designed to fit into tight spaces, an array of waste vegetable oil

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Government of Canada Invests in Clean Energy in Alberta

(Natural Resources Canada)  Canada strengthened its position as a clean energy superpower today with a Government of Canada investment that will support the production of biodiesel, sustain job creation and help stimulate the economy. Jim Hillyer, MP for Lethbridge, on

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China Initiative to Curb Illegal Use of Waste Vegetable Oil

by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine)  A crackdown in China aimed at eliminating the illegal practice of using waste cooking oil to produce food products could increase the amount of the waste material available for biodiesel producers. On Dec. 12, the

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Cooking Oil, Anyone?

(SmyrnaVinings.com)  The City of Smyrna plans to open a biodiesel processing plant, designed to cut fuel costs and reduce fossil fuel consumption, by January 2012. The use of biodiesel results in the substantial reduction of unburned hydrocarbons. The Biodiesel Program in Smyrna

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Crimson Renewable Energy Reopens 25 MMgy Bakersfield Plant

by Bryan Sims (Biodiesel Magazine)  After sitting idle for two years, Crimson Renewable Energy LP has successfully completed recommissioning and start-up of its 25 MMgy biodiesel production facility in Bakersfield, Calif., with initial product lots certified and shipped Nov. 1. According

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Dial-a-Ride Vehicles Trialling Biodiesel

(Wired-gov.net)  Transport for London (TfL)is to use an environmentally friendly biofuel in 12 of its Dial-a-Ride vehicles in a year-long trial. It is estimated the vehicles will produce 25 per cent less carbon emissions than a normal diesel-powered vehicle and if

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London Fleet Adds B30 Following Customer Requests

by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine)  A London-based private fleet service has listened to customer feedback regarding the fleet’s use of environmentally friendly vehicles, and now Greentomatocars has added biodiesel. The fleet, mainly made up of 200 Toyota Prius cars, will

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The Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative, MSD and the The Green Triangle in the 9th District Announce Waste Cooking Oil Recycling Partnership

(PR NewsWire)  The Louisville Biodiesel Cooperative, the Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD) and The Green Triangle in the 9th District are pleased to announce a partnership to recycle Waste Cooking Oil. The first recycling station is: Louisville Biodiesel at 1501 Portland Avenue

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Coping with the Cost of Heat: Alternative Energy Sources Available

by Thomas Caywood  (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)  Rising heating oil prices and dire forecasts predicting the most expensive heating season ever have left many local homeowners feeling anything but warm and fuzzy, with some scrambling to find cheaper ways to

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Town of Gunning Are Turning Used Cooking Oil into Biodiesel Fuel for a School Bus

by  Samantha Townsend (The Daily Telegraph)  With the price of fuel skyrocketing, residents in the tiny town of Gunning have come up with an environmentally friendly and cost-effective answer to running their school bus. They are turning used cooking oil

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Hot Commodity: Thieves Acquire Taste for Used Cooking Oil

by Richard Blackwell  (CTV News/The Globe and Mail)   ...The theft of used oil and grease has become a big problem in Canada, mirroring a trend south of the border. The price of “yellow grease” – what kitchen oil is called

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'If You Build It, We Will Buy It' Says Airline CEO on Biojet Fuel

by Luke Geiver (Biorefining Magazine)  The second week in November could go down as one of the most significant weeks for advanced biofuels, airline companies and the use of biofuel-blended jet fuel in the U.S. Early in the week, United

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Biofuel Flights Signal Demand From U.S. Airlines

by Graham Warwick (Aviation Week)  As airlines launch the first commercial biofuel flights in the U.S., the government is working with industry to scale up production of biomass-derived jet fuel to commercial quantities beginning in 2012. Following the lead set by

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