Biodiesel is going to be part of care for our nation’s veterans at a Veterans Administration hospital in Houston. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center will use a Fairbanks Morse Engine for a 3 MW combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system to general contractor SpawGlass for a power plant expansion. The Fairbanks Morse dual-fuel, opposed-piston, engine-driven system is designed to operate on …
Biodiesel Board: Weak RFS Could Cost 8,000 Jobs
A strong Renewable Fuels Standard that sees 2 billion gallons of biodiesel production would mean about 66,600 jobs for the U.S. biodiesel industry. But a weak RFS, producing just 1.28 billion gallons of the green fuel as a leaked EPA proposal would call for, means losing about 8,000 of those jobs. This news release from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) …
Industrial, Commercial, to Dominate EV Market
According to a new report from IDTechEx, over the next decade, the largest global electric vehicle (EV) value sector will be industrial and commercial for land, water and air – accounting for nearly 50 percent of the total hybrid and pure electric vehicle business. “Industrial and Commercial Hybrid & Pure Electric Vehicles 2013-2023: Forecasts, Opportunities, Players,” finds that the EV …
Football for Hope. Energy for Hope.
Yingli Solar has announced a milestone in its work with Federation Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) Football for Hope program. The 16th center has been officially inaugurated in Alexandra, South Africa. To honor the occasion, Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation, Mr. Gert Oosthuizen, FIFA’s General Secretary, Mr. Jerome Valcke, representatives of the non-profit organization Grassroot Soccer (GRS), the South …
World Energy Outlook 2013 Released
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) 2013 edition of the World Energy Outlook (WEO-2013), technology and high prices are opening up new oil resources, but this does not mean the world is on the verge of an era of oil abundance. The report also finds that the Middle East, the only large source of low-cost oil, will take back …
BioEnergy Bytes
A new 1.4-megawatt utility-owned fuel cell is now in full operation at Cal State San Bernardino. The commissioning of a Direct Fuel Cell DFC1500 power plant, a joint project with Southern California Edison, was recently completed. Now integrated into the campus’s central plant, the fuel cell is generating electricity to the utility grid with waste heat to the campus at …
Renewable Energy Education Coming from NFU
Separating fact from fiction is the goal of a new curriculum from National Farmers Union (NFU) focusing on renewable energy. The curriculum will be made available free to organizations, schools, institutions and businesses that build cultural awareness and acceptance of renewable fuels. “Renewable energy is fast becoming a way of life for millions of Americans,” said NFU President Roger Johnson. …
Biodiesel Part of New Jersey Environmental Award
New Jersey’s southernmost county has won an environmental award, thanks to its biodiesel efforts. Biodiesel Magazine says Cape May County picked up the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection certificate for its “voluntary and proactive measures to go beyond compliance in an effort to improve the environment and ensure a sustainable future.” Use of biodiesel blends in county vehicles was …
More Argentine Biodiesel Headed for U.S.
The amount of Argentine biodiesel headed to the U.S. will double from year-ago levels. But the increase isn’t putting a damper on the domestic production of the green fuel. Bloomberg Businessweek reports 450,000 metric tons of Argentine biodiesel will arrive in the American market through December, more than double the year-earlier 221,000 tons. “The U.S.A. has become the leading export …
DF Cast: Is EPA Overstepping RFS Authority?
A leaked document from the Environmental Protection Agency regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard is causing some real consternation among advocates for ethanol. While it’s just a draft and has not even been officially released, there is already plenty of debate over the possible proposal, including whether the EPA is overstepping its authority granted under the RFS. In this edition of …