While the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has had no measurable effect on the petroleum markets, it could end up having an impact on the biodiesel industry in this country. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is pouring thousands of gallons of oil into coastal ecosystems and has been designated as an event “of national significance” by President …
Colorado Biodiesel & CO2 Projects Get Federal Grants
A pair of projects in Colorado to help develop renewable energy will be getting some federal money. The Denver Post reports $9.1 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants are hoped to create jobs and speed innovation: OPX Biotechnologies Inc. will receive $6 million to engineer microorganisms to use renewable hydrogen and carbon-dioxide inputs for producing a biodiesel-equivalent fuel at …
Wind Energy Co. Launches Buoy off New Jersey
Perhaps buoyed by the federal Interior Department’s decision to let an offshore wind energy farm be built off the coast of Massachusetts – the first of its kind in this country – a New Jersey wind energy company has launched a real buoy to test the winds for what might be that state’s first offshore wind farm. The Press of …
Wheelabrator Technologies Buys Waste-to-Energy Plants
A subsidiary of garbage giant Waste Management is buying a public utility’s waste-to-energy facility. Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. has acquired the Southeastern Public Service Authority’s Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) plant and adjacent waste-to-energy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia for $150 million: The purchase concludes a lengthy process that commenced more than two years ago when SPSA began consideration of a proposal to …
Biodiesel to Fuel Lake Erie Ferry Service
A Lake Erie ferry service will be greening up its fleet by running one of its passenger vessels on a blend of biodiesel. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Miller Boat Line will be running its ferry, the William Market, on a 10 to 20 percent blend of a not-so-typical type of biodiesel: The fuel, G2 Diesel, is made from reacting soybean …
Cape Wind Green Light Big for Offshore Wind Industry
A wind energy project off the Massachusetts has gotten the federal government’s OK to move forward … and it’s seen as a major victory for the offshore wind energy industry in this country. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will allow the 130-turbine Cape Wind project, the nation’s first offshore wind farm, to be built. This story from CNN …
Making the Case for Biodiesel to Obama in 90 Seconds
Just 90 seconds … a short minute and a half … that’s the amount of time that a biodiesel advocate had to make the case for the green fuel to the President of the United States. When Pres. Obama made the trip to Iowa yesterday to talk about wind turbines, Brad Albin, Vice President at Renewable Energy Group and Secretary …
ASA: Farmers Need to Plant Biodiesel Seed with Reps
While soybean farmers are getting their crops in the ground, their lobbying group is telling them to plant something else: the seed of renewing the federal biodiesel tax incentive with their U.S. Congressmen. The American Soybean Association wants farmers to make the calls right from their offices: the cab of their tractors: “Call your Senators and Representative and ask them …
Obama Visits Iowa Wind Turbine Plant, Off to Missouri Ethanol Plant
President Barack Obama visited a wind turbine plant in Iowa today, part of his Midwest tour that will also take him to a northern Missouri ethanol plant (watch for Chuck’s coverage on this Web site and follow him on his Twitter account @AgriBlogger). The Environment News Service reports Obama got to see up close some of Siemens Energy’s expanded wind …
Biodiesel Board Launches Industry Search Engine
Looking to cut through the clutter of the Internet, the National Biodiesel Board has launched an online search engine that is designed to quickly and easily connect industry leaders with the tools they need. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the Biodiesel Industry Guide returns search results with industry-specific suppliers and service providers, not the numerous irrelevant results that can bog down …