Toronto, Canada-based Bio-Extraction Inc. is joining with BioNex Energy Corp to develop and test, and then prove the commercial viability of using a cold crushing technology to more efficiently extract oils from seeds for use in a BEC biodiesel refinery in the works in western Canada. Check out this story from Renewable Energy Access.com: BEC is a developmental stage company …
Caltrans Considering Biodiesel
After testing B20 biodiesel for nearly the last six months, the California Department of Transportation could be switching some of its vehicles to the cleaner fuel. According to this story in the Central Valley Business Times, up to 4,500 diesel-burners could make the switch later this summer: Caltrans uses about three million gallons of regular diesel from its fuel sites …
Oklahoma to Host Biofuels Conference
Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry is hosting a conference on biofuels October 16-17th in Oklahoma City. More information is on the way but this web site www.growok.com is a start. From the governor’s welcome: It is my pleasure to invite you to attend to the Oklahoma Governor’s Conference on Biofuels. For reasons of national security, economic well-being, concern for our environment …
Biofuel Pipelines Proposed
Congress is considering some proposals that would fund studies to figure out if pipelines that would carry ethanol and biodiesel are viable options. Wallaces Farmer reports Democrat Iowa Congressman Leonard Boswell, and Republican Cong. Jerry Moran of Kansas have introduced the bill: The Ethanol Infrastructure Expansion Act, H.R. 2426, would direct the U.S. Secretary of Energy to fund studies on …
Clean Diesel, Bosch Ink Deal
Clean energy innovator Clean Diesel Technologies, Inc has struck a deal with Stuttgart, Germany-based Bosch GmbH, a leading global supplier in the areas of automotive and industrial technology, customer goods and building technology, to allow Bosch access to key patents developed by Clean Diesel for selective catalytic reduction (SCR). Dr. Walter Copan, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of …
SW Missouri Biofuel Hub
It looks like a 50-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant is in the works at a site near Nevada, Missouri… just up the road from $90 million plant that will make soy-based biodiesel. Officials with Ozark Ethanol LLC recently met with the Vernon County Commission and citizens to discuss the plant. According to this AP story in the Springfield News-Leader, not much officially …
Biodiesel By-product as Beef Feed
University of Missouri researchers are testing to see if glycerin, left over from biodiesel production, is a viable feed source for beef. In a press release on the MU web site, Monty Kerley, professor of ruminant nutrition in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is looking at how effective feeding glycerin would be. He’ll be testing the rowth …
Don Scott Travelling With EcoJet
I think I know how Don Scott feels. Don works for the National Biodiesel Board and is following Jay Leno’s EcoJet car on Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour. Jay’s car runs on biodiesel. You might remember me being invited by New Holland to go along on a trip to Jay Leno’s Garage with NBB CEO Joe Jobe. We got to …
Tyson Defends Using Biodiesel Credit
Tyson is defending the use of a biodiesel tax credit by the meat-producing giant and oil giant ConocoPhillips. A recent IRS ruling that the two companies could take advantage of a $1-a-gallon tax credit brought criticism from the National Biodiesel Board (see my post on April 18th) and the threat of legislative action by a Congressman from Texas (see my …
Biodiesel Boat Out for Sure This Time
It looks like it’s truly the end of the road, or the water in this case, for a biodiesel-powered boat trying to set a record for a ’round-the-world trip. Previous reports of the Earthrace abandoning its bid were dismissed by the crew. The record attempt looked in serious jeopardy earlier this spring when the boat ran into mechanical and biodiesel …