Osage Bio Energy has a barley business partner and a winning bin builder. The Virginia-based company just announced an agreement with Perdue AgriBusiness to source barley to operate its first barley-to-ethanol bioprocessing facility. Perdue, a leading grain supplier in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, is committed to working with local farmers to supply Osage Bio Energy with its barley needs for …
Ma Bell Uses Alternatives to Cut 300 Tons of Emissions
Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are paying off for AT&T. This story posted on EnvironmentalLeader.com says the telephone behemoth’s conversion of some of its fleet vehicles in California to alternative fuels are part of a bigger plan that also includes solar panels and recycling scrap metals: AT&T also introduced a new fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles that will lower its …
Greener Tires
Reducing our dependence on foreign oil means looking at alternatives for all kinds of products that use oil as an ingredient – like tires, for example. Wood science researchers at Oregon State University have found that microcrystalline cellulose, which can be made easily from almost any type of plant fibers, could replace silica as a reinforcing filler in the manufacture …
Sustainable Biodiesel Maker to Distribute in Rockies
A maker of sustainable biodiesel in Colorado has inked a deal to supply biodiesel to a distributor for three years. This press release from Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises says the company will supply up to 4.5 million gallons of biodiesel a year for the next three years to fuel distributor Gray Oil Company, Inc.: The biodiesel will be supplied from …
NREL – Launches Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator
Drivers now can take a popular tool on the road thanks to the staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator (MAFSL) helps on-the-go drivers find the five closest biodiesel, electricity, E85 (ethanol), hydrogen, natural gas, and propane fueling sites using any mobile device with Internet access. Before launching the device, NREL said that …
Is Cash for Clunker’s Program A Clunker?
The Cash for Clunker’s program is in full swing yet keeps hitting potholes. Less than one week after it was launched, it ran out of money and the Senate/Congress passed another $2 billion for the program but to get the money, took it from current biofuels programs that were designated as part of the Recovery & Reinvestment Act. Now, the …
Don’t Miss the Upcoming Land Use Conference
The first ever Land Use Conference is fast approaching and you don’t want to miss it. Hosted by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), the conference will be in St. Louis on August 25-26th. This is perfect for those people in agriculture who are interested to learn how indirect land use policy will affect their businesses. In addition, academics and …
Chicago Green Music Fest to Feature Biodiesel
This weekend’s Green Music Fest in Chicago will be running on a green fuel… biodiesel. The Chicago Tribune reports that the inaugural event will combine earth-friendly practices, such as using biodiesel to help pump up the jams, with some great music: In its ambitious first year, the local festival, staged Saturday and Sunday in West Town’s Eckhart Park, aspires to …
West Virginia Hydrogen Plant Being Built
A new hydrogen plant at the Yeager Airport near Charleston, West Virginia. This story from West Virginia Public Broadcasting says the facility isn’t very big… just the size of a shed. But when it is up and running, it will help provide a corridor of the ultimately green fuel all the way to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kim Redlein is a technical …
Biodiesel Facility Opens in Colorado
Colorado’s latest biodiesel production facility is open for business. Rocky Mountain Biodiesel, Colorado’s only licensed advanced biofuel producer, has opened its Parker, Colorado biodiesel plant. This company press release says for $20 a year, Rocky Mountain Biodiesel club memberships allow customers to buy B99.9 biodiesel for $2.30 per gallon, as well as supplying the green fuel to regional fuel distributors: …