On the heels of last month’s announcement from Raptor Fabrication and Equipment about its opening a Florida biodiesel plant, its parent company, Raptor Technology Group says it will provide equipment for Coastal Biofuel of Savannah, Georgia: The plant has the capability to produce one million gallons of clean biodiesel per year. Raptor expects the facility to begin biodiesel production in …
New Hoses Better for Biodiesel
A new line of flexible rubber hose has been designed to work better with biodiesel-burning engines. Fleet Equipment Magazine reports that Eaton Corp.’s new GH100 ESP hose will stand up to biodiesel mixes from 2 to 100 percent: GH100 hose features a hydrogenated nitrile rubber tube, wrapped with aramid/poly braid reinforcement with a polyester abrasion-resistant cover. It is qualified for …
Biodiesel Equipment Online Auction Continues to Feb. 18
Just a reminder that the online auction of some brand new equipment for biodiesel production continues through 5 PM EST this Friday, February 18th, 2011. Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota, a specialist in selling ethanol and biodiesel plants and related equipment, is helping Sustainable Energy sell its 600 Tons/Day Hexane Extraction Equipment through the ONLINE ONLY auction. The equipment, made …
GE Buys Technology to Build Bigger Wind Towers
General Electric has acquired technology that will help it build taller wind towers. This company press release says this next generation technology from Wind Tower Systems, LLC (WTS) is necessary as wind turbine blades have been getting longer: WTS has been working on the development of the space frame tower system technology for use at wind farm sites that require …
Canadian Biodiesel Mandate to Start July 1st
All diesel fuel in Canada … for heating and transportation … will be required to have at least a 2 percent blend starting July 1, 2011. This article from Reuters says this requirement joins the country’s 5 percent renewable content in gasoline: Industry and investors had grown impatient waiting for word on the proposed regulatory change for diesel. The government …
USDA Changes to Rules to Help Biofuels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has changed some of its rules that will help the bifuels industries, and, in turn, help create jobs in rural America and increase the production and use of renewable energy. The changes will allow non-rural areas to get funding and remove prior citizenship requirements for borrowers under the Biorefinery Assistance Program, the Repowering Assistance Program …
Solar Acquisition Corp., GNE Ink Algae-Biodiesel Deal
Solar Acquisition Corp. and Global Natural Energy Cyprus Ltd have signed a deal to form joint venture, GNE USA, that will produce algae-based biodiesel. This press release says the agreement should be finalized in the next two months: “GNE-USA will come out of the gate with a strong competitive advantage in its exclusive right to the GNE patented technology,” said …
Alltech Conference: Future of Algae-Biodiesel & More
Animal nutrition company Alltech will be holding its first annual International Algae Conference, February 22-24, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky: [E]ntitled Algae: The Growth Platform, [the conference] will be dedicated to discussing the technological revolution of algae fermentation, including biodiesel, bioremediation, carbon sequestration, and application to both novel pharmaceutical products and animal nutrition. The conference will …
USDA Guarantees South Dakota Wind Loans
A South Dakota wind farm will receive U.S. Department of Agriculture loan guarantees that will help build 100 wind turbines providing 151.5 megawatts of electricity. This USDA press release says the money will help Basin Electric Power Cooperative build the PrairieWinds wind farm energy project in central South Dakota that will join the cooperative’s other electric generation projects to meet …
Wind Powers the Super Bowl
Despite being indoors, there was plenty of wind used during Sunday’s Super Bowl (no, I’m not talking about Joe Buck yammering on). The electricity used to power everything from TV cameras to the massive jumbo screen has been offset by the purchase of wind energy credits from a wind farm in Texas. This story from Environment News Service says the …