Royal DSM, partnering with Denmark-based DONG Energy shows it is possible to produce cellulosic ethanol from wheat straw at an industrial level. This DSM news release says not only did the companies produce the cellulosic ethanol, but they showed a 40 percent increase in ethanol yield per ton of straw. The demonstration took place in DONG Energy’s Inbicon demonstration plant …
Florida Company Starts Trials on Jatropha Biodiesel
Florida-based Alternative Fuels Americas, Inc. has started trial production runs of its Jatropha-based biodiesel. This company news release says it will be run in three phases, using feedstock from its Costa Rican plantation for the first phase. “As with every endeavor we undertake, we are testing our assumptions and capabilities before we engage in larger scale activity. This is a …
Miraculous Keynote Announced for Biodiesel Conf.
Backs against the wall, facing what seems like impossible odds … there’s a lot of parallels between what the biodiesel industry is facing these days with possible cuts to its share of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and what the 1980 U.S. hockey team faced more than two decades ago, as the team got ready to face the mighty Soviet …
Biodiesel, Solar Powered RV Ready to Hit the Road
While the weather outside might be frightful, it won’t be too much longer until thoughts will be turning to getting out in the great outdoors, and a company called Roadtrek has a way you can do it using biodiesel and solar power. This article from the Gas2 blog says Roadtrek has unveiled the new E-trek, a B+ class motorhome that …
Multi-Feedstock Biodiesel Plant in France Ready
An Austrian company is bringing a multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in France into operation. BDI – BioEnergy International AG announced the $22.5 million project uses animal fats and used cooking oil as its feedstock. The commission covered the entire BioDiesel process, including installation of the plant. The project was completed on schedule and as budgeted within eleven months, when it was …
Biodiesel Tested as Parking Heater Fuel
If you’re a biodiesel supporter caught in winter’s icy grip (oh, let’s say some Arctic destination such as Chicago), there’s some good news. Biodiesel Magazine reports the German biodiesel quality association, AGQM, and a maker of parking heater systems (devices that warm your vehicle’s engine before you try to start it) have tested biodiesel in the heaters for long-term oxidation …
Biodiesel Co. to Make Small, Medium Processors
A Canadian biodiesel maker that also makes an array of products and services for biodiesel fuel producers is buying the assets of another company so it can make small and medium sized refineries. Methes Energies International Ltd. announced it intends to buy the assets of OTC Energy Technologies Inc., which includes OTC’s technologies and knowhow in the conversion of several …
Greenleaf Hits 1 Million Gallons of Biodiesel
Connecticut-based Greenleaf Biofuels, LLC, has produced its 1 millionth gallon of biodiesel since opening its New Haven facility this summer. This company news release says most of that green fuel is going into local heating oil supplies. “We are extremely proud to have achieved this production milestone. Our team has worked tirelessly over the last six months to commission the …
Whole Energy Opens Biodiesel By-Product Refinery
A Washington state-based biodiesel distributor opens a new glycerin refinery. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says Whole Energy of Bellingham, Wash. opened its new facility in Mount Vernon, Wash. Since 2006, Whole Energy has been exploring the potential pathways for upgrading and using glycerin in various commercial applications. In 2010, Whole Energy applied for state funding, which was awarded by …
Biodiesel Board: EPA Got it Wrong
The National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) message to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is pretty simple: You got it WRONG! During last week’s hearing on the EPA’s proposed reduction in the amount of biodiesel and ethanol that will be mixed into the country’s fuel supply, Vice President of Federal Affairs for NBB Anne Steckel told those at the hearing that the …