It’s time to take a break in the action from all the news and information in the alternative fuels business. In case you haven’t seen it, you might want to check out the History Channels, Modern Marvels – The Turkey, since it features a segment on turning turkey waste into fuel! Have a Happy Thanksgiving from ZimmComm New Media. And …
Biodiesel Refinery Idled by Ike Back On Line
Back in early September, Hurricane Ike roared ashore on the Texas Gulf Coast as the third most destructive hurricane ever to strike the U.S. A biodiesel refinery in the Houston area that was part of the destruction (see my post from Sep. 29, 2008) has finally recovered and is back on line. GreenHunter Biofuels has announced in this press release …
Biofuels to Provide Houston Green Power
A Texas-based renewable energy company is taking over an abandoned electrical plant with plans to run the generators on green energy sources. This press release posted on MarketWatch.com says Biofuels Power Corporation will purchase the site, infrastructure and equipment of the decommissioned H.O. Clarke Electric Generating Station in central Houston: The operational infrastructure on the H.O. Clarke site includes 65,000 …
Corn Growers Unhappy With VeraSun Contracts
Thousands of corn growers from across the Midwest could potentially have their contracts with ethanol producer VeraSun rejected, including the chairman of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). NCGA chairman Ron Litterer of Iowa and others have filed a formal objection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware regarding the proposed disposition of corn contracts by VeraSun Energy Corporation, which …
POET Could Be Interested in VeraSun
The world’s largest ethanol producer could be getting even bigger soon. Speculation is that POET is behind a potential buyout of VeraSun Energy Corporation, which filed Chapter 11 less than a month ago. VeraSun announced this week that it received a “non-binding unsolicited indication of interest with respect to the purchase of substantially all of its assets.” Both POET and …
KU* EcoHawks Aim for 500 MPG Car
Some University of Kansas* engineering students are working on a car they hope will get 500 miles per gallon… and ethanol and biodiesel look to figure in as some of the fuels it would run on. This story from the KU* School of Engineering web site says the students are working on a 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle to turn it …
Dems Ready to Introduce Biofuels Bills
For the first time in 16 years, Democrats control the U.S. House, Senate and the White House. And for some of the Democratic leaders in the Senate, they see this as the best opportunity to get some of their pet biofuels legislation passed and signed. This story from CBS News says Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the Senate Environment …
Grants Boosting CT’s Biodiesel Industry
Seven Connecticut biodiesel distribution firms have received a total of $350,000 in grants. This press release from Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the money was handed out under the state’s Distribution Facilities Grant Program to companies that undertake projects to develop biodiesel distribution equipment and facilities: “Support for biodiesel production is not only an economic development issue but also …