Discovery Channel to Feature Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC
"Shades of Green," a new television documentary on The Discovery Channel, will showcase the cutting edge technology and on-site laboratories at Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC.
Drive a diesel? Blended fuel for you, too
Ready or not, biodiesel may be coming to a fuel station near you.
Silver, green and powering into the future
THIS sleek silver powerboat holds the world record for the fastest race around the globe - and for about a million dollars it could be yours. The biodiesel-powered trimaran will glide into the south-west for Australia Day and its Kiwi skipper is hoping to take his old Warrnambool mates out for a cruise and a barbie.
Kanawha weighs biodiesels practicality
They aren't there yet, but the majority of Kanawha County's governmental agencies could be using biodiesel fuel within the next year or so.
Eastern Illinois biodiesel plant opens
The owners of an eastern Illinois biodiesel plant have opened it months after buying the facility from its builders.
County gives tax rebate to biodiesel
The Board of Morgan County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a four-year tax rebate for Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises, which is building a biodiesel plant in Morgan County.
Biodiesel plant draws ire, support
Mayor Guy Lawson opened the November Town Council meeting here Monday night with a note that no vote would be taken on what has become a controversial special-use permit application for a biodiesel plant, despite its approval on March 5, 2007 after a joint public hearing with the local planning commission.
Danville is now on the cutting edge with the opening of its new biodiesel plant.
Biodiesel-powered jet completes transcontinental flight
Green Flight International successfully completed the world’s first transcontinental biodiesel-powered jet flight Nov. 1. The flight originated in Reno, Nev., and concluded in Leesburg, Fla.
Muskegon County eyes alternative energy sources
Someone's troublesome waste can be someone else's valuable energy -- even if it's algae from a sewage holding pond or leftover grease from a restaurant.
Minwind recently completed a two-year test project with Xcel Energy on a biodiesel peaking plant, in which a 99 percent blend of biofuels was used to power the wind turbines when Mother Nature didn’t provide enough wind for them to operate.
Small biorefinery produces biodiesel from locally grown oilseeds
Chuck Flynn spends a lot of time these days with his hands in grease. He's not an auto mechanic, but he is excited about biodiesel and what it could mean for producers in the upper Midwest. “We're studying the potential of biodiesel from locally grown oilseeds by producers,” says Flynn, a research chemist at Montana State University's Eastern Ag Research Center in Sidney. “We spend a lot of money for oil. If we can (make) our own, why not?
Soy biodiesel producer E-Biofuels, Middletown, has agreed to pay an $18,000 civil penalty for two discharges into sanitary sewers that interfered with the operation of the town's wastewater treatment plant.
By spring, two biodiesel demonstration projects in Haywood County will not only be producing fuel, but will serve as an education model for hundreds of students and community members.
CT Biodiesel To Withdraw Appeal Of Town's Decision
CT Biodiesel will withdraw its court appeal of the town's rejection of a proposed $65 million biodiesel fuel production facility, company Executive Vice President P. Wayne Moore said Friday.
ASTM publishes biodiesel standards
New and updated biodiesel standards published by ASTM International in October are expected to help build consumer confidence in the product. In particular, one new ASTM specification for finished fuel blends of B6 to B20 was published, while three other standards pertaining to fuel blends up to B5, biodiesel in fuel oil and a cold soak filtration test were revised.
QUT to test engine using biodiesel, ethanol at once
A new research and testing facility at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, will test new technologies for producing industrial and transportation engines that are designed specifically for using biofuels. The first project in the new Biofuel Engine Research Facility, which opened Nov. 6, is to enable diesel engines to use both petroleum diesel (or biodiesel) and ethanol at the same time, according to Dr. Richard Brown, a senior lecturer in mechanical engineering at the university’s School of Engineering Systems.
Preventing Sediment Formation In Stored Biodiesel Fuel Blends
Preventing fuel-related problems before they develop, whether during the production, transportation, storage or combustion of fuel, is a goal of everyone working in the fuel industry.
New Jersey Producer Provides Power to Power Plants
Strategically located in the middle of New Jersey’s “Chemical Corridor,” Fuel:Bio Holdings LLC, isn’t the typical chemical producer. In fact, the company is bringing greener pastures to the Garden State in the form of biodiesel.
Kinder Morgan conducts biodiesel pipeline test
In mid-October, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP tested a movement of B5 in a segment of the Plantation Pipe Line Co. system that transports gasoline and diesel approximately 550 miles from Collins, Miss., to Spartanburg, S.C.
Carbon dioxide emissions could spur algae growth
The northwest portion of the United States isn’t rife with cropland suitable for soybeans or other feedstocks ideal for biodiesel production, so industry members there have been more resourceful in their attempts to produce biodiesel. In Oregon, an algae-based project is underway that could ultimately serve as an example for industrial partnerships throughout the country
Henry County biodiesel station sees surge in sales
An unassuming gas station in the small Virginia crossroads of Bassett Forks may hold the key to the future of energy security
Biodiesel firm seeks thousands of acres
A company that wants to use eucalyptus or other biomass to produce millions of gallons of diesel fuel on the Big Island is seeking leases on up to 37,000 acres of state land. SunFuels Hawaii LLC also is negotiating with private landowners for land to grow fuel.
Amiworld, Inc, an international energy company engaged in the production and distribution of diversified fuel products and services with a focus on emerging global economies, today announced it has reached an agreement with Odin Energy Corporation (Panama Corporation), a wholly-owned subsidiary of JASB of New York Corporation (Amiworld’s principal shareholder), to supply biodiesel and petroleum diesel to its planned mixing plant and to subsequently sell the mixed products.
School districts urged to apply for biodiesel grants
More Ohio school districts are being sought to apply for funds through a biodiesel grant program that already has been utilized by several central and southern Ohio school systems.
A biodiesel plant under construction for the past couple of years in Odessa, west of Spokane, is up and running.
Biodiesel plant opens next week
A biodiesel plant begins operation in Danville next week.
Air New Zealand and Boeing Announce December Date for Sustainable Biofuels Test Flight
Air New Zealand and Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced Dec. 3 as the date for the airline’s sustainable biofuels flight from Auckland using a 747-400 jetliner. Conducted in partnership with Rolls-Royce and UOP, a Honeywell company, one of the airplane’s four Rolls-Royce RB211 engines will be powered in part using advanced generation biofuels derived from jatropha. Air New Zealand now becomes the first airline to use a commercially viable biofuel sourced using sustainability best practices.
Microbes drive new Amyris biodiesel plant
California company's first pilot plant is expected to help secure certification as Amyris aims for $2 per gallon commercial sales by June 2010
Colorado Company to Take Algae-Based Fuel to the Next Level
A Colorado company will break ground early next year on an algae farm that is intended to produce thousands of gallons of substitutes for gasoline and diesel at a rate per acre far higher than current biofuel projects.
Federal lawsuit filed over Maui biofuels project
BlueEarth Biofuels LLC has sued its business partners Hawaiian and Maui Electric companies in a Texas court, alleging that they cut it out of a plan to build a $61 million biodiesel refinery on Maui, The Maui News reported today.
Biodiesel firm rejects $1M grant
Alternative Fuels Inc. has rejected a $1 million Pennsylvania grant to open an algae-based biodiesel fuel production plant in the Keystone State but still plans on operating there.
SeQuential ships first biodiesel from new plant
SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel has starting shipping fuel from a new plant that has boosted capacity to 5 million gallons per year
Lake Erie Biofuels BioDiesel Flight
Lake Erie Biofuels, along with Green Flight International completed the first transcontinental jet flight powered by biodiesel today.
Biodiesel maker not moving here
A Binghamton, N.Y. company that planned to move to Luzerne County to produce biodiesel fuel with the aid of $1 million state grant has backed away from the project.
Freedom Fuels shuts down, files for Chapter 11 reorganization
Freedom Fuels LLC, the biodiesel plant that opened 18 months ago, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization and is temporarily shut down.
Gabe Neeriemer opened Guilford County's first biodiesel-making plant in High Point two years ago, after working in the field of nuclear medicine. His first, under-capitalized fuel plant closed after a disagreement with the local fire marshal and an attractive offer to sell his firm's equipment. Now he's back in the hunt as president of Patriot Biodiesel, a project that is nearing completion at the tank farm in western Greensboro.
DOE may raise biodiesel blend to 3%
The Department of Energy (DOE) may propose to increase the biodiesel blend to three percent in February 2009 to encourage more investors into biofuels development.
Neptune Industries, Inc. Announces Advances in Algae Production System
Neptune Industries, Inc. announced today that it has made advancements in its floating algae system design and is beginning to harvest trial batches of algae for testing oil content under its Grant from the State of Florida Farm to Fuel Program.
Economics delays W2 Energy projects indefinitely
W2 Energy Inc., a U.S.-based green energy company that produces fuel from biomass and waste, recently announced that current economic conditions have financially hindered projects the company is involved with, and financing that was previously available has been delayed indefinitely.
Small biorefinery produces biodiesel from locally grown oilseeds
Chuck Flynn spends a lot of time these days with his hands in grease. He's not an auto mechanic, but he is excited about biodiesel and what it could mean for producers in the upper Midwest.
Neil Young: Turning the world green with a car
Veteran rock star Neil Young teamed up with the man dubbed the "motorhead messiah" to transform his 2.5 tonne, 1959 Lincoln Continental gas-guzzler into an eco-car.
“Mycodiesel” Discovered–In Northern Patagonian Tree Fungus
Montana State University plant scientist Gary Strobel was shocked to discover that a fungus growing inside the ulmo tree secretes a compound that "could be used in a modern diesel engine without any modification," as reported in The Guardian.
Recipe for ending country's dependence on foreign oil-
Will biodiesel fuel be the answer to ending this country’s dependence on foreign oil? Surajiet Khanna of Feasterville says he’s betting $250 million on it.
Rocky Mountain biodiesel plant moves forward
After three years in the waste vegetable oil recycling business, Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises LLC is in the final planning stages to build a 4.5 MMgy biodiesel plant in Morgan County, Colo. In late October, the company received word its application for a $500,000 grant from the USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Program had been approved.
BIO addresses EPA indirect land use proposal
The Biotechnology Industry Organization held a journalists roundtable on Oct. 31 to address questions and concerns regarding the U.S. EPA’s implementation of the renewable fuels standard enacted in the Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 (RFS). The RFS will include a number of complex changes to the current RFS policy enacted in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, including the expansion of volume mandates and the establishment of three new renewable fuel categories.
Cavitation Technologies markets BioForce 9000
California-based Cavitation Technologies Inc., a manufacturing and engineering company that offers products and service to the biodiesel industry, announced Oct. 28 it has completed a reverse merger. The company will now trade on the OTCBB under the CVAT symbol. Previously a research and development company, Cavitation Technologies recently transitioned into a manufacturing and sales organization.
EnerSight Fuels, Renew Energy partner
Renew Energy Resources Inc. announced Oct. 29 that its wholly owned subsidiary, Legacy Oil, Florida, has signed a long-term feedstock supply agreement for recycled waste vegetable oil with EnerSight Fuels Inc., an Alabama-based biodiesel producer.
Florida commuter line fills up on biodiesel
The biodiesel industry can add commuter trains to its list of users after the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority announced that on Oct. 29th it began fueling eight of its Tri-Rail train sets with no less than 80 percent biodiesel.
NxtGen Emissions closes $15.4 million series B funding
NxtGen Emission Controls Inc. announced Oct. 30 it had closed on a $15.4 million series B investment led by Altira Group LLC. “The financing of the company with B series stock is particularly meaningful given the economic circumstances of the day, NxtGen President and Chief Executive Officer Jeremy Holt said. “The inclusion of two strategic investors from Japan is noteworthy, as is the lead investor for this round, U.S.-based Altira, and the returning Canadian-based investor syndicate.”
Aquaflow, UOP to convert algae into biofuels
UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, and Aquaflow Bionomic Corp., a New Zealand-based algae biodiesel development company, have signed a memorandum of understanding to convert wild algae into fuel products using UOP’s processes and to develop a carbon dioxide sequestration storage model for Aquaflow’s algal oil production facilities.
Company develops lipid extraction technology
A new lipid extraction technology for algae has been developed by Culturing Solutions Inc., according to company Chief Executive Officer Dean Tsoupeis. The process is called ultrasonic cavitation. “There are different varieties of reactors out there that utilize this technology, but ours passes the algae biomass through a chamber and what’s called the horn,” Tsoupeis said. “The tolerance between the chamber and the horn is very small and, as it passes over that, the cavitation occurs, which creates small bubbles that collapse on a high-pressure cycle.”
Helming joins Greenline Industries’ sales team
California-based Greenline Industries, a global biodiesel production equipment provider, has added Troy Helming to its sales team.
Accurate Measurement of Percent Biodiesel in Diesel Fuel
Since current tax incentives and government regulations are based on % biofuel, it is important to have easy-to-use measurement systems to ensure proper blend ratios.
American Palm Oil Council Applauds Tri-Rail's Switch to Biodiesel Fuel
The American Palm Oil Council (APOC), a U.S. association representing the Malaysian palm oil industry, applauds the South Florida Regional Transportation Authoritys decision to run eight of 10 Tri-Rail locomotives on a 99 percent blend of either palm or soy oil
U.S. Mint's 'Real Change Exchange Trucks' will roll into West Michigan
The push to get more $1 coins in the hands of consumers will take to the streets this month, when one of the U.S. Mint's "Real Change Exchange Trucks" makes stops around West Michigan.
NMSU prepares for biodiesel project
A little project to turn algae into biodiesel has become so successful, researchers believe they will be ready for a commercial demonstration within the next two years.
Amereco is first Arizona company to turn used cooking oil into biodiesel on commercial basis
Amereco Biofuels Corp. is the first company in Arizona to turn used cooking oil into biodiesel commercially, and the first whose product is being sold to retail customers.
Biodiesel plant may grow like a weed
A new plant may grow soon in Peoria, a biodiesel plant that will make use of a whole new energy source: a weed called pennycress
Red Birch making biodiesel fuel
For about three weeks, Red Birch Energy in Bassett Forks has been crushing canola seeds into canola oil and processing canola oil into biodiesel fuel.
Fungal diesel could be new fuel source
A fungus that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle has attracted the attention of American scientists wishing to tap into its potential.
Biodiesel station, 'congreenience' store opening in Dover
Simply Green Biofuels will open the first biodiesel refueling station and "con-green-ience" store in the state next month.
Fuel of the future?: Scientists work to make pond scum a viable energy source
Turning pea-green pond scum into cheap fuel for automobiles and airplanes is still years away, but supporters are still betting heavily with infusions of venture capital money and intensive research.
GM to drive growth with green fuel
Auto major General Motors (GM) has sketched an alternate route to grab 10% share of the Indian car market by 2010. To woo Indian buyers, the company plans to launch cars running on alternate fuels such as LPG and bio diesel. Currently, the company holds 4% market share in the country.
Growing crops vertically no tall tale
Vertical farming is the latest venture for a local company that last year unveiled its algae-growing system to generate vegetable oil for biodiesel
First biofuel-powered trans-US flight underway: California-to-Kitty Hawk on biodiesel
The first transcontinental biofuels-powered flight across the US is underway. The THH team’s flight, originating in Chino, CA is planned to conclude today at Kitty Hawk, NC, near the spot where the Wright Brothers first demonstrated engine-powered flight in 1903. The biodiesel-powered small propeller-based aircraft is overnighting in Ft. Smith, AR.
Biodiesel plant opens in Costilla County
An all-star cast of San Luis Valley and Colorado State government officials was on hand Thursday for the Grand Opening of Costilla County’s Mesita biodiesel production plant. A crowd of more than 100 people heard project manager Ben Doon say, “This is the only field-to-tank biodiesel production facility in the State.”
Fueled by ambition, man talks of biodiesel quest
What began as an adventurous road trip by a group of Seattle friends has grown into a quest to provide biodiesel to Third World countries.
Tri-City Energy foreclosure put on hold, company says
A foreclosure action against Keokuk's nearly three-year-old biodiesel company, Tri-City Energy, has been put on hold.
Researchers Close to Making New Biofuels More Accessible
After recently seeing gas rise to $4 a gallon, more attention was drawn to alternative fuels. Alternative fuels and energy independence became bigger topics this presidential campaign. But when will they become a reality?
Scientists test new feedstocks for making biodiesel
The United States currently trails Europe in biodiesel production, a researcher says.
Boeing management says to expect commercial aviation biofuels at 30 percent blend in 3 to 5 years
In Washington state, a key manager in Boeing’s alternative fuel effort predicted that biofuels will be approved for commercial use in aviation within 3 to 5 years and will be used in a 30 percent blend. The projection follows the first test of aviation biofuels this year by Virgin Atlantic, GE and Boeing, with more tests scheduled for later this year.
South Florida trains to begin using biodiesel
The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA) announced that effective immediately, Tri-Rail trains will operate on biodiesel fuel. The goal is to operate trains on a 99 percent blend, when available.
$500,000 grant will aid Morgan County biodiesel project
A $500,000 grant from the USDA will help build a new biodiesel plant in Morgan County.
Renewable Fuel Corp Announces Plant Offshore Group Transaction
Renewable Fuel Corp, Inc. (RFC), a leading producer and supplier of biodiesel and blended fuels in North America and International markets, is pleased to announce that Plant Offshore Group Limited (POGL), a leader in Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management ('EPCM') services, engineering design software and rubber seismic isolation technology, have concluded an investment transaction with Renewable Fuel Corp (RFC).
Cratis D. Williams Graduate School honors faculty
The Transforming North Carolina Faculty Research Award recognizes research with a significant impact on the present and/or future of North Carolina. It is sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Development Institute and the Cratis D. Williams Graduate School.
America With No Plan for Oil Interruption
Just say this: There will be an attack on one of Saudi Arabia’s major oil terminals (e.g. Ras Tanura or Abqaiq) within the next six months.
Sunrise Solar to Power Green Fuels Initiative
Sunrise Solar Corp. today announced that it has entered into an initial agreement with the financial partners of a Brazil-based BioDiesel company to deliver solar power and heating to their first U.S. manufacturing facility. Brazil is the most energy self-sufficient nation in this hemisphere. They are now bringing innovative and proven new technologies to a U.S. market starved for efficient alternatives for transportation fuels.
Cavitation Technologies Goes Public and Is Pleased to Announce a Completed Reverse Merger
Cavitation Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has completed a reverse merger and is now trading on the OTCBB under the symbol CVAT. Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) headquartered in Chatsworth, California, is a manufacturing and engineering company that offers clients worldwide a wide array of products and services designed for the biodiesel industry.
Splash blending of biodiesel also creates problems
Randy Ledbetter, shop foreman at a General Motors dealership, knows that anything from a bad spark plug to a failing fuel injector can cause engine problems.
Biofuel producers look overseas for viability
Pardon Lyle Estill for being a bit skeptical when he hears about America’s fervent desire for energy independence, whether the speaker is one of those talking heads on TV or some politico running for office.
Orlando-area company pioneers tissue culture to speed plant growth for biofuel use
An Orange County company that has been a longtime leader in manipulating plant growth for the multibillion-dollar foliage industry has made a significant advance in helping Florida and the nation produce ethanol and biofuel.
Universal Detection Technology, a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies to protect people from bioterrorism and other infectious health threats and provider of counter-terrorism consulting and training services, announced today that it has received a purchase order from the United States Department of Agriculture for its Ricin detection equipment. The USDA plans to use the equipment to test waste seed mill from the production of biodiesel fuels for the presence of Ricin.
Volumetric excise tax credits—more commonly known as blenders tax credits—have been in place since 1978 for ethanol and since 2004 for biodiesel. The ethanol subsidy will fall from its current level of 51¢ per gallon today to 45¢ per gallon on January 1. The biodiesel subsidy is $1.00 per gallon (50¢ per gallon for previously used oils or grease).
Lake bets on future of biodiesel
A Groveland biodiesel company, hoping to expand its business and create at least 20 high-wage jobs, persuaded Lake County commissioners this week to hire a grant specialist to help it win a technology grant.
Green Star Continues on Course to Its Large Scale Commercial Production of Algae Biodiesel
Green Star Products, Inc. today announced that fabrication work is continuing for its planned two 500-acre algae to biodiesel commercial production facilities.
Deal for proposed biodiesel plant fizzles
Plans for a biodiesel plant near Hardy have fizzled because of rising costs for construction and raw materials.
GreenHunter Energy acquires Florida site for biofuels facilities
A GreenHunter Energy Inc. subsidiary acquired a $1-million lease for 22 acres of waterfront property on Florida’s Gulf Coast to construct a biofuels terminaling facility and, eventually, a biodiesel production refinery.
GreenFuel Farms 100 Square Meters of Algae
The Cambridge, Mass.-based algae company officially announces its first commercial plant, a $92 million Spanish project expected to reach 100 hectares in 2011.
Wisconsin Awards $7.3 Million in Biofuels, Clean Energy Funding
The state of Wisconsin recently awarded $7.3 million in grants and loans from the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund (WEIF) for research and development and commercialization or adoption of new energy technologies, including biofuel and renewable hydrocarbon production.
KU Prof Ready To Test $1-A-Gallon Biodiesel
A University of Kansas petroleum engineer said she and her colleagues are poised to begin testing biodiesel that costs $1 a gallon.
Algae Biodiesel Company Opens First Large Greenhouse
Algae company's harvest will make biodiesel, nutritious livestock feed
Tampa Port Authority OKs Lease Transfer To Biofuels Company
The Tampa Port Authority board today approved the transfer of a lease option from Port Sutton Envirofuels, a Bay area company that intended to build an ethanol plant at the port, to GreenHunter Energy Inc of Houston, which intends to build a biodiesel fuel plant.
Dune buggy powered by algal biodiesel takes tour of ODU
What looks just like a dune buggy -- for researchers at Old Dominion University -- is much, much more. Powered by what grows in ponds and aquariums, what's bubbling inside these large vats is being called the fuel of the future.
Medford school district honored for using biodiesel fuel
Ten years ago, the first biodiesel-fueled school bus made its way through the streets of this township.
Innovation Fuels Grows Pennycress Test Plots for Potential Biodiesel Production
Innovation Fuels, the rapidly emerging, New York-based renewable fuel company that manufactures, markets, and distributes biodiesel fuel to customers around the world, has announced that it is conducting the first pilot program across New York State to plant the oilseed crop pennycress with the intent of producing biodiesel.
Biofuel makers face tough test
It may be one of the biggest green gambles of the century: a national goal of converting wood, grass, corn stalks and garbage into 16 billion gallons of cellulosic biofuels annually by 2022
Soybeans and coconuts used to make aviation fuel to power jets
Scientists in the US have turned oil from plants like soybeans and coconuts into jet fuel that is equivalent to kerosene derived from oil.
New biodiesel crop Jatropha taking off in S.W. Florida
The roots for a new energy crop in Southwest Florida have been planted. In LaBelle, a company called My Dream Fuel LLC is cultivating Jatropha curcas, a tree-shrub that shows promise as a new biodiesel crop in the U.S. that could one day power engines and generators.
