The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) is hosting a one-day forum in Las Vegas on September 20, 2007 to provide information so that those who manage vehicle fleets and make the decisions to incorporate biodiesel and E85 ethanol. Presenters include leading executives from vehicle and engine manufacturing companies and suppliers, users of biofuels, and high-ranking officials from federal, state, and …
Iowa Goes Over 225 MGPY of Biodiesel; Poised for More
A new, 30-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant has pushed Iowa’s biodiesel production over the 225 gallon annually mark… and more is waiting in the wings. This story posted on Grainnet.com says the Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC refinery at Washington, Iowa is just part of what’s making the Hawkeye State a world leader in renewable fuels: The refinery was built by the Renewable …
Saltwater Mallow Could Be Biofuels Source
A University of Delaware researcher is looking at turning seashore mallow plants into biodiesel and ethanol. Dr. John Gallagher, professor of Marine Biosciences and co-director of the Halophyte Biotechnology Center at UD’s College of Marine and Earth Studies says the seeds from the plant has oil traits similar to soybeans and cottonseed. And, as this AP story in the DelMarVa …
Rising Feedstock Prices Squeezing Biodiesel End Product
Federal Agriculture Department officials are warning that the rising demand for biodiesel is pushing up the demand, and the price, for the feedstocks that go into biodiesel… and that is cutting into already thin margins biodiesel are working under. USDA Chief Economist Keith Collins says soybean oil prices have already been going up, and farmers are planting 15 percent fewer …
All-Star Broadcast Powered by Biodiesel
Tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be seen by millions of fans across the country… thanks, in part, to biodiesel. And it’s just the start for the green fuel’s part on America’s sports stage. Fox Sports will be powering all of its generators, satellite trucks, and other diesel equipment at its television compound in San Francisco with 20 percent …
Biofuel Output Forecast
The International Energy Agency is forecasting that global biofuel output will double from 2006 levels to 1.75 million barrels a day in 2012. According to a Dow Jones newswire report, the agency included its second annual report on biofuels in its medium-term oil market report through to 2012, released on Monday. IEA also raised its 2006 biofuel supply baseline by …
Military Wants to Switch to Alternatives
The Department of Defense has signed a contract with Syntroleum Corp. to buy 500 gallons of biofuel made from animal fats. The feedstock for Syntroleum’s fuel would come from Tyson Foods. This company press release says it’s a first-of-its-kind test program that is aimed to see if the military could use fuel from domestic, renewable sources: Under terms of the …
Green Star Algae-Biodiesel Test Successful
California-based Green Star Products, Inc. announced today that it has completed the second phase of testing its facility that turns algae into biodiesel. According to this company press release, the company has been testing the five most important operating parameters that need to be controlled at its Montana facility including daily and seasonal pond temperatures, pH, evaporation, salinity, and invasion …
Green Celebrities
OK, I’m not talking about Kermit the Frog or even The Riddler – Frank Gorshin (although he was more of a green wearer, and not actually green in hue on the old Batman TV show). But as the world gets ready to hold Live Earth, nine concerts across the globe expected to attract an audience of two billion people to …
Iowa State, DNR Study Biodiesel
Iowa State University and Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources will study biodiesel and compare the different blends for engine performance and emissions. This story in the Sioux City (IA) Journal says they’re getting money from the Central States Air Resources Agencies to conduct the study: ISU’s Center for Transportation Research and Education will test and quantify performance of blending different …