POET Biorefining – Chancellor started producing ethanol last week at its expanded capacity of 100 million gallons per year. The company reports that it took the South Dakota-based plant less than 24 hours to achieve its new nameplate capacity. The $100 million construction project started 12 months ago and doubled the plant’s production capacity. With the expansion completed, the annual …
Biodiesel from Tropical Paradise
Americans might soon be fueling up with biodiesel from the Phillipines. Abundant Biofuels Corporation has received the green light for developing 300 million gallons of biodiesel fuel from the island of Mindanao each year. The Supreme Council of Datus Alimaong has reached agreement with Monterey, CA-based Abundant Biofuels Corporation to develop more than 1.2 million acres of ancestral domain for …
London Slated to Fuel Up on Hydrogen
London roadways could be supporting hydrogen fuel technology soon. Air Products and Transport for London have signed an agreement to introduce hydrogen to London drivers and passengers by 2010. This agreement includes the supply of hydrogen fuel and a dedicated fueling station for the 10 hydrogen powered buses, which form a central part of London’s hydrogen transport program. The hydrogen …
Wind to Power Entire School District
The Erie School District in Illinois is set to become the first school district in that state, and possibly the nation, to be powered entirely by wind energy. This story on the Quad-Cities Online web site says construction could start next week after nearly two years of delays: The most recent delay came last fall from a property owner who …
Florida Keys Hosting Biodiesel Rally, Green Expo
Florida is once again the focal point for alternative fuels and green living. Tomorrow (March 22nd), the Florida Keys Green Living & Energy Education (GLEE) group hosts a rally that runs throughout the Keys: Starting in Key Largo and ending at the BioDiesel facility at Key West High School, the Biodiesel Rally will make 5 total stops to show local …
CaseStack Running on 99% Biodiesel
California-based CaseStack, which offers logistics and supply shipping to small companies, is offering their services running on 99 percent biodiesel. The company explains it’s part of their Green Initiative, put together because over-the-road trucks account for 5 percent of the country’s greenhouse emissions: CaseStack founder and CEO Dan Sanker has made it his personal mission to help contribute to making …
Florida Plant Seeks Zoning Change
A Florida sugar company is seeking a zoning change in Palm Beach county to allow it to produce cellulosic ethanol. According to an article in the Palm Beach Post, Florida Crystals Corp needs a zoning change that would allow cellulosic-ethanol plants – factories that produce ethanol from plant waste rather than corn – to be built in areas already zoned …
POET Prepares to Open Plant 23
POET is preparing for the grand opening of its 23rd production facility next month in Alexandria, Indiana. On April 17, POET will host a grand opening event for POET Biorefining – Alexandria which will include addresses from Lt. Governor Becky Skillman and Andy Miller, Director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture. POET Biorefining – Alexandria will produce 65 million …
Half-Baked Ideas
Bakers are blaming ethanol for higher wheat prices and demanding changes in the ethanol policy to “Save Our Wheat,” but their claims are “half-baked,” according to ethanol industry officials. “The idea ethanol production is the driving factor behind high wheat prices is half-baked,” said Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen. “American farmers increased their wheat production in 2007 at a …
Delaware Company Opening “Go Green” Convenience Stores
A company from Delaware has announced plans to build and operate 1,000 convenience stores on the East Coast, featuring alternative fuels, especially E85 ethanol and biodiesel. This story posted on the Convenience Stores Decisions web site says Alternative Fuel Distributors of Wilmington wants to have all the stores in operation in three years and the first 100 open by the …