Ethanol Mandates Cast Cloud Over Gasoline Retailing
Gasoline marketers are looking ahead to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authorizing intermediate ethanol blends - - and wondering just how much the decision is going to cost them.
Tidewater Barge Lines receives $1.3 million grant
Vancouver-based Tidewater Barge Lines announced this week it received a $1.3 million award from the state of Oregon to expand storage capacity at the company’s Umatilla, Ore., biodiesel terminal.
More hurdles for city refinery
First it was the biofuel industry, then it was the IRS, now it’s the EPA. There seems to be no end of organizations whose complicated permission is needed before the state’s first biofuel refinery can start up.
The Air Force's ongoing alternative fuels certification efforts reached a new milestone Aug. 27 when a C-17 Globemaster III from here flew on all engines using jet fuel blended with a combination of traditional petroleum-based fuel, or JP-8, biofuel derived in part from animal fat, and synthetic fuel derived from coal. The 418th Flight Test Squadron here conducted the flight tests Aug. 23 to 27.
Clemson Mobile Facility Spreads Word of Biodiesel
Researchers at Clemson University have a new mobile biofuels processing plant that will help do new research on new biomass feedstocks, like algae and fungio, while spreading the word of what biodiesel can do.
Michigan Researchers Turn Wet Algae into Biodiesel
Researchers have found a feasible way to turn wet algal biomass directly into biodiesel.
Disbarred Tennessee attorney gets 26 months for biodiesel scam guilty plea
A disbarred Tennessee attorney gets a 26-month sentence for defrauding a federal biofuels subsidy program
Biofuel refinery's future uncertain
If you haven't been by the idle biodiesel plant behind the National Guard Armory lately, you haven't missed much.
Scientist engineers E. coli to produce biodiesel
One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the key to the future of renewable energy.
'Next Generation' Scientists Join Forces to Support Biodiesel
Student scientists from Dartmouth College to Oregon State University are leading Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel initiative. Campaign launched with 28 founding members signing on-line declaration of support for biodiesel, which in part proclaims that biodiesel from variety of feedstocks can meet contemporary needs for environmental stewardship, economic prosperity, and quality of life without compromising ability of future generations to meet these needs for themselves.
Midland company driving sustainability and growing communities with biodiesel
In a couple of years, imagine pulling up to the pump and filling your tank with french fry grease, pond algae, soybeans, and cow fat.
New rules will include non-rural biofuel producers for payment program
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program contained a proposed rule requiring recipients to have a rural location and 51 percent domestic ownership. The ownership provision would have excluded the Louis Dreyfus plant in Claypool, the nation's largest biodiesel producer, from participating in the program.
Microloan program is a big help for some small businesses
Last year's federal stimulus act included $56.1 million for loans of up to $35,000 to small businesses, and some lenders and borrowers say the money has been put to good use.
Swanton biodiesel concern stalls out
Hopes were high in 2006 when the Vermont Economic Development Authority plunked down $645,000 to help get Biocardel Vermont, a biodiesel production start-up company, under way in Swanton.
Constitution Biofuels LLC is fueled for growth. After more than a year of startup aches and pains, lessons learned and a few fits and starts, this manufacturing firm in Groton has opened its doors and is preparing to market its biofuel products - biodiesel for vehicles and heating oil for homes - to southeastern Connecticut.
"Southern Fried Fuel" to Power SC Garbage Truck
Even though it may seem like just about everything in the South can be deep-fried, you probably never thought of this one: Southern fried fuel.
BlueGreen tour bus stops in Scranton
While Congress is on vacation, Mark Mullholand is on a bus - an American-made, carbon-neutral bus that runs on biodiesel.
Columbia to recycle cooking oil
Columbia residents can now recycle cooking oil at the city’s Public Works facility off Harden Street.
$11 Mil in Grants for Propel Biodiesel, Ethanol Stations
Propel Fuels, a west coast retailer of ethanol and biodiesel, has received $11 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission to build and operate 75 self-serve alternative fuel stations across the state over the next two years.
Imperial Biofuels Subsidiary Clears Milestone
Imperial Petroleum, Inc. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, e-biofuels, LLC, a Middletown, Indiana biodiesel producer, cleared a milestone in its development.
Hancock County Farm Bureau hosts 8th annual biodiesel and ethanol promotion
People waited in line for more than an hour today to fill up on cheaper gas. The Hancock County Farm Bureau hosted its 8th annual bio diesel and ethanol promotion in Carthage.
Vt. biodiesel plant closes, victim of federal decision not to renew tax credits
A Swanton plant once promoted as the largest biodiesel production facility in New England is shuttered and unlikely to reopen, at least in the short-term, according to state and company officials.
Little Laboratory Tests Big Biodiesel
Don Heck has heard a lot of talk about making Iowa the “renewable energy capital of the world,” and he thinks he’s found a way to help.
How to spend Idaho's $1.6 billion stimulus funds in 1,775 steps
Talk about timing. Allied Waste had already decided to transform its fleet of garbage trucks from biodiesel to compressed natural gas when federal stimulus funds became available.
Yoderville Biodiesel Collective offers tour
The Yoderville Biodiesel Collective is hosting a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day at 1 p.m. Saturday at 4630 Orville Yoder Turnpike in Kalona.
Jatropha could be cash crop for Brevard
In a Homestead laboratory, mutant plants created in space are being carefully watched because they could become a source of jet fuel.
Groton Biofuels Startup Aiming For Commercial Sales Soon
Move Over Diesel, Constitution BioFuels Hopes To Have Commercial Sales In A Couple Of Months
The Green Station keeps hopes for biodiesel alive in Santa Cruz
Biofuel Company Sequences Gene of Oily Shrub
Life Technologies and SG Biofuels have completed sequencing the genes of a shrub, jatropha curcas, which produces inedible golf-ball-sized oil seeds that can be used as a feedstock for biodiesel or bio-jet fuel, according to SignOn San Diego.
Biodiesel Industries Selected for Proposed Grant by the California Energy Commission
Biodiesel Industries announced today the company's selection by the California Energy Commission for a project grant to support the state's Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.
Biodiesel Quality Exceeds Standard
Fuel quality is an issue that isn’t discussed nearly as often as it once was—and that’s a good thing. It means that, as an industry, we have worked together to address what was once considered by some to be a less-than-stellar record.
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Jerry Brown Tours San Diego Biofuel Plant
California’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown was in San Diego Thursday for a campaign stop at New Leaf Biofuel in Barrio Logan.
Local entrepreneur finds niche in biodiesel
It may not be conventional, but for Sean Morgan, dropping out of high school was the best decision he ever made.
Western Wisconsin biodiesel plant expands with government help
Construction to expand a biodiesel plant in western Wisconsin is underway thanks to federal and state aid.
METRO Applauds Mayor Bloomberg for Signing NYC Biodiesel Heating Oil Legislation into Law
METRO Terminals, which is currently building one of the country's largest biodiesel processing facilities adjacent to its biofuels and petroleum terminal in Brooklyn, expressed great excitement after Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed Intro 194-A into law on August 16th. The law requires that all grades of heating oil sold in the City of New York contain at least 2% biodiesel starting in October 2012.
Bill would offer incentives to North Dakota biodiesel plants
A proposed bill would provide financial incentives to increase biodiesel production in North Dakota.
City can't stop biodiesel plant
The City of Welland has its hands tied with respect to the Dain City biodiesel plant.
Georgia biofuel plant open for business
An energy plant in Soperton, Ga., has perfected a process for commercialization that can produce both biodiesel and ethanol from non-food biomass.
Military looking into Salt Lake City biofuel project
An experimental biodiesel plot near Salt Lake International Airport is drawing the interest of the U.S. military.
GreenHunter Energy Reports Second Quarter 2010 Financial Results
GREENHUNTER ENERGY, INC. (NYSE Amex: GRH), a diversified renewable energy company focused on biomass power generation, biodiesel development, and wind and solar energy projects, announced today financial and operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
Local engineering firm seeks new sources for biodiesel
The fat, oil and grease from homes, restaurants and other sources have long been the bane of sewage treatment plants. The sticky waste can interfere with the treatment process, create blockages in the system and damage equipment.
Camelina for Biodiesel A Good Bet
Camelina continues to show promise as a second-generation feedstock for biodiesel. The feedstock has several advantages including a high oil content, grows on marginal land and needs little to no fertilizer or water.
Crude Awakening: Biobased Solvent Could Help Clean Up Gulf
The bleeding of oil into the Gulf of Mexico may be tapering off, but the work of cleaning up the coastline’s sensitive marshland and beaches will last for years. Some of the same innovators who produce biodiesel are eager to help.
The only green being made in the "green energy" biodiesel market appears to be by traders who never touch the fuel.
Seneca biodiesel plant is back
A Seneca biodiesel facility mothballed in March after its owner filed for bankruptcy, reopened Thursday under new ownership.
Camelina Gaining Favor with Farmers for Biodiesel
Farmers in several regions of the U.S. are discovering a new potential cash crop – camelina.
Biofuels have supporters, but scale remains an obstacle
Three years ago, representatives of Hawaiian Electric Co. met with farmers on the Big Island to discuss growing feedstock that could be converted to biofuel and used in the company’s generators.
San Francisco Green Party Opposes Biodiesel, Arguing It's Not Eco-Friendly
A proposal to make large quantities of biodiesel fuel in San Francisco has sparked opposition from the city's Green Party. The Greens assert the fuel -- which is in vogue as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional fossil fuels -- actually harms the environment.
Biodiesel feels subsidy setback
In December, Sen. Richard Lugar expressed his support for the Biodiesel Tax Credit in a letter to the Senate Committee on Finance. The credit was due to expire at the end of the year, and Lugar said he was concerned about the “precarious situation delay and inaction” from Congress in extending the credit would create for biofuels producers.
New Clean Energy Bill Would Reinstate Biodiesel Tax Break
A new clean energy bill introduced by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) would extend the excise tax credit for biodiesel and renewable diesel retroactively for 2010 and through 2012. The biodiesel credit expired Dec. 31, 2009, and industry stakeholders have not been able to see legislation extending it.
Food waste could be turned into fuel
Waste cooking oil and chunks of farmed animals that are currently used to manufacture cosmetics and animal food might instead be converted locally into biodiesel.
Ollie Kroner’s car doesn’t look all that different. True, a mid-1980s Mercedes sedan in decent shape will turn a few heads but it’s not the kind of vehicle meant to draw attention. There is the emblem, though: a few letters added as a prefix to the engine designation on the trunk, turning “turbodiesel” into “bioturbodiesel.”
Greener buses hitting area streets
Six hybrid buses fueled by biodiesel and electricity are joining the Intercity Transit bus fleet this month.
A historic day will be marked in Enterprise Thursday with the grand opening of the city’s Biodiesel Plant.
Microloans help some small U.S. businesses survive
Like many small businesses caught in the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, Tri-State Biodiesel was struggling to find capital last year, in the middle of a credit crunch.
ICCC Lab Becomes National Leader in Biodiesel Testing
Don Heck has heard a lot of talk about making Iowa the "renewable energy capital of the world," and he thinks he's found a way to help.
Blunt backs extension of biodiesel tax break
Missouri's leading Senate candidates want to reinstate a biodiesel tax break
Proponents of alternative energy had a glimpse of the green pastures that lie ahead this week as Northeast Biodiesel broke ground on a facility that will produce clean fuel for heating and transportation from used grease and vegetable oil.
BEST BioDiesel plant closes in Cashton
The BEST BioDiesel Cashton, LLC plant closed Monday, one of many U.S. facilities that have shut down since a $1-per-gallon federal tax credit for biodiesel production expired at the end of 2009.
It's no secret that Iowa is a leader in the production of biofuels. Now, Iowa Central Community College has earned a new title for the state - home of the nation's first BQ-9000 accredited fuel testing lab.
Story City farm owner directs state biodiesel effort
Tens of thousands of acres of Mid-Iowa farmland are planted with corn and soybeans in alternate years, the corn extracting nitrogen from the soil one season, the soybeans replenishing it the next.
Alternative Petroleum Technologies Enters Phase II of Agreement With Port of Los Angeles
Alternative Petroleum Technologies S.A. ("APT") announced today that it completed an important element in the second phase of its agreement with the Port of Los Angeles by concluding a third-party emission evaluation of its emulsified biodiesel fuel. APT's proprietary fuel is being used in conjunction with the Technology Advancement Program, an initiative of the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action Plan, a joint initiative between the Port of Long Beach and the Port of Los Angeles.
Northeast Biodiesel Co-op Underway
After five years in the planning and development stage, ground was broken on the Northeast Biodiesel and Co-op Power, a 1.75 million-gallon-per-year facility located in Greenfield, Massachsetts. Biodiesel production is expected to begin in January of next year.
Federal Officials to Visit Biofuels Plants, Farm
A group of officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Congress are scheduled to tour an ethanol plant, biodiesel plant, farm and a research center at Iowa State University later in August, according to Publicnewsservice.org
Study: Butter could power diesel vehicles
U.S. researchers say the quest for raw materials as sources of biodiesel fuel has focused on an unlikely farm product -- butter.
Tulsa-based Syntroleum announces $1 million second-quarter loss
Syntroleum Corp., which celebrated the completion of its joint-venture biodiesel plant earlier this month, sustained a $1.03 million net loss in its second quarter, the Tulsa-based firm announced Wednesday.
Researchers develop fuel-contaminant sensor
Sensors currently used to monitor the quality of diesel fuel and biodiesel-blended fuels during engine operation are unable to adequately detect certain important fuel-quality concerns.
DOE funds public biofuel testing center at Berkeley Lab
The nation’s first public advanced biofuel testing center will be built at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in San Francisco in order to help expedite the commercialization of next-generation biofuels.
Local biodiesel plant looking at new green fuel
A new process for converting waste into synthetic diesel fuel is being given serious consideration by Global Fuels LLC of Dexter which currently produces biodiesel from chicken fat. The new process would produce a high grade of synthetic diesel using waste products such as corn stalks, rice hulls, sawdust wood chips and other wood waste.
Littlefield goes "green" with biodiesel
In the heart of Littlefield's cotton industry, you will find a biodiesel plant called Texas Green. Anyone can use their alternative fuel with little or no modifications to their car, simply if they have a diesel engine.
Biodiesel Fuel Plant Fire Injures 3
Three people were injured in a fire and explosion at a biodiesel fuel plant in an industrial section of Sparks near the Truckee River.
City To Soon Require Use Of Biodiesel Fuel
The City Council wants restaurants to recycle old cooking oil and building owners to use it as heating fuel. NY1's Dean Meminger filed the following report about the plan that will soon become law.
Go Green, Jennifer Parrish: Fill 'er up! Biodiesel offers a way to refuel without the guilt
My next car may very well run on diesel -- biodiesel, that is.
EPA backs more ethanol, biodiesel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports a significant expansion of renewable fuels including corn ethanol and soy biodiesel.
Reinstate biodiesel tax incentive
Irecently spent two days in Washington, D.C., meeting with elected officials on behalf of hundreds of unemployed Iowa biodiesel workers in an attempt to spur Congress to action.
Biofuels gain acceptance across industries
Roy Bardole has been filling his farm equipment with biodiesel for more than five years. It’s a natural thing for the soybean grower and United Soybean Board state director to do.
Biodiesel storage tips for improved fuel performance
Fill your diesel tank to the brim to keep fuel in good condition.
Alabama A&M partners for biodiesel fuel plan
Two Huntsville companies will partner with Alabama A&M University to convert used vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel to help run campus buses.
Bloomberg, City Council Praised for Deal on Bill to Cut Heating Oil Pollution
An announcement today by New York Mayor Bloomberg and the City Council Speaker Quinn that they have agreed on legislation to cut allowable sulfur levels for No. 4 heating oil in half will improve the health of city residents, according to Environmental Defense Fund.
Improving sensors that monitor diesel fuel quality
Sensors currently used to monitor the quality of diesel fuel and biodiesel blended fuels during engine operation are unable to adequately detect certain important fuel quality concerns.
Florida Biodiesel Project Behind Schedule
Plans to build a biodiesel plant in Fort Myers, Fla., have hit a wall, according to the Fort Myers News-Press.
2 Iowa School Districts win “Biodiesel Backer” grants
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association last week awarded $2,500 grants to each of two Iowa school districts through its Biodiesel Backer Award Program at the Iowa Pupil Transportation Association annual conference.
New $2.9 million claim delays trial over NextDiesel suits
A trial over a set of lawsuits involving the NextDiesel plant in Adrian was delayed to January after a new claim against the biodiesel company for nearly $2.9 million was filed in Lenawee County Circuit Court.
Freedom Environmental Contracts with Pristine Biodiesel for 12,000 Gallons of Yellow Grease Per Week
Freedom Environmental Services announced today that it has begun weekly delivery in the estimation of as much as 12,000 gallons of yellow grease to Pristine Biodiesel for refining into biodiesel.
Training mechanics on biodiesel
In the past year, more than 750 diesel technicians and students have been trained on the benefits and use of biodiesel through an educational program established by the Iowa Biodiesel Board.
LCFS Will Impact Truck Operability, Fuel Prices, ATA Says
A low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) will not reduce carbon emissions, but will increase the price of diesel fuel, adversely impact truck operability and erode U.S. energy security, said Bill Graves, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, in a letter sent to Senators.
Ethanol, biodiesel fuels now available
Drivers of vehicles that run on ethanol and biodiesel fuels can now fill up in Ventura
Lee County's biofuel business bound in red tape
A local businessman says he spent $1 million on a $500,000 federal grant, yet his plans for a biodiesel plant in Fort Myers are a year behind schedule and 17 percent over budget.
Railway to Test Montana Biodiesel
A switch engine in Havre, Montana is making the switch to 20 percent biodiesel for a year-long experiment to see how it works on trains in the Treasure State.
Biofuel venture reports progress Tyson: Interest in output strong
A Louisiana plant designed to manufacture highgrade biodiesel and jet fuels from nonfood-grade animal fats is mechanically complete and is testing systems before it begins operations later this year, executives said Thursday.
Family operation makes biodiesel from used vegetable oil
The recent change in leadership at Caterpillar Inc. generated great fanfare, but 60 miles east of Peoria the transition was much more low-key when Thadd Waldbeser, 14, stepped into the executive spot at LW Fuels.
Though quality checks and balances are the industry rule, Steven J. Levy of Sprague Energy recommends confirming through documentation that your supplier adheres to ASTM standards and BQ-9000 accreditation.
Imperium Renewables: CBO Report on Biofuel Tax Incentives "Fatally Flawed"
Imperium Renewables, a leading producer of renewable, domestic and low carbon biodiesel, today criticized a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) titled “Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals.”
Amtrak Trials First Biodiesel Powered Train
Carbon has powered trains ever since the first railroad steamed into the world. First coke, then coal, then diesel. Dead cows now are powering US railroads.
Renewable Energy Buys Tellurian to Boost Biodiesel Business
Renewable Energy Group Inc., the largest U.S. biodiesel producer, said it bought Tellurian Biodiesel Inc. and American BDF LLC to increase access to used cooking oil for its facilities.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative has signed a purchase agreement with Kaua‘i Farm Fuel to supply biodiesel at its Port Allen powerplant, KIUC officials said Monday.
NACF Begins Work at Their Deep Water Reclamation Center for Gulf Spill Response
National Clean Fuels. Management of the Company, along with equipment consultants were in Poteet, Texas today to commemorate the beginning of conversion of the Company’s biodiesel plant equipment for use in the BP Gulf oil spill clean-up efforts
Both Ethanol and Biodiesel producers have been attracting the attention of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as other government regulatory agencies, and coming under closer scrutiny to ensure their wastewater discharges comply with the Clean Water Act (CWA).
