More Paseo Biofuels investment meetings are scheduled for this week in Missouri. Tuesday 9/12 at 9:00 a.m. – City Auditorium in Union Wednesday 9/13 at 9:00 a.m. – Red Rooster Restaurant in Laplata Wednesday 9/13 at 1:00 p.m. – Lions Club Hall in Mendon Thursday 9/14 at 9:00 a.m. – Hampton Inn in Clinton Thursday 9/14 at 12:00 p.m. – …
Biodiesel in the Parks
In 1995, the soybean checkoff funded key research on soy biodiesel quality. The same year, Yellowstone National Park began serving as the soy biodiesel testing ground for the National Park Service. A decade later, the market for soy biodiesel is flourishing, and its use has spread to more than 20 other national parks and among thousands of other diesel users …
Full Flex Fuel Facts
Got a call today from FullFlex USA, a company in Idaho that sells a conversion system to make most any car a flex-fuel vehicle. Seems they saw the post on Flex Tek we did a while back (see previous post) and thought I might be interested in doing an interview about their system – and I was. According to their …
Promoting Renewable Energy Conference
The US Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy last week were out promoting the upcoming Renewable Energy Conference in St. Louis. USDA Radio News reporter Rod Bain did several stories with Secretaries Mike Johanns and Sam Bodman you can listen to here: Energy Conference Story 1 (1 min MP3) Energy Conference Story 2 (1 min MP3) Energy Conference Story 3 (1 …
Biodiesel For Healthier Lungs
Biodiesel’s role in improving air quality was the focus of a lung association forum last week, according to a release from the National Biodiesel Board. Leaders of health and environmental organizations met with government officials and industry representatives at the first Air Quality and Alternative Transportation Fuel Forum, where they learned about the important role biodiesel can play in reducing …
Ethanex Aquisition
Ethanex Energy Inc., formerly New Inverness Explorations Inc., has announced the closing of a stock-for-stock merger with Ethanex Energy North America, Inc. The combined company will operate under the name Ethanex Energy Inc. and will assume and execute Ethanex Energy North America’s renewable energy business plan as its sole business. Ethanex Energy is a developer, owner and operator of ethanol …
EPA Rule For RFS
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposed rule to fully implement the Renewable Fuels Standard designed to reduce the nation’s dependence on foreign oil by doubling the use of renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. The program, authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, will promote use of fuels largely produced by American crops. According to …