Mark your calendar for Nov. 10th, as the Farm Foundation sponsors the latest in its free forums that discuss the food, agricultural and rural policy issues facing this country. This upcoming discussion, held from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW, Washington D.C., focuses on energy issues, in particular biofuels: Burton English of …
NASCAR Eyes Biofuels
While NASCAR has been greening up its image in the past few years with solar farms, carbon offsets and even keeping its big rigs from unnecessary idling, it still is behind some other major racing leagues that have put green fuels, such as ethanol, into their tanks. But this article from USA Today says that could be changing: The concept …
Congress, Don’t Forget About Algae Biodiesel
As the folks who are making the next generation of ethanol made their pitch to Congress (see Cindy’s post from earlier), the people who are producing biodiesel from what could be the next great feedstock, algae, reminded members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research not to forget about their truly green fuel. Mary …
Biodiesel Maker Tapped as Economic Champion
New York-based biodiesel maker and distributor Innovation Fuels has been recognized as an economic champion during the the annual Syracuse Economic Champions luncheon and awards ceremony. “We are absolutely delighted to be recognized by the local business community and the chamber here in Syracuse,” commented [Joe Dickson, Innovation Fuels’ Senior VP for Corporate Development]. “We are also very pleased to …
Brazil Moves Up Biodiesel Mandate Schedule
Already a world beater in ethanol use, Brazil is getting aggressive in the amount of biodiesel it will burn. Right now, diesel users in the South American country are required to run on a 4 percent biodiesel blend. Last week, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva upped the ante to 5 percent by 2010… three years ahead of schedule. …
Algae Biodiesel Maker Updates Progress
Algae-biodiesel maker PetroSun, Inc. has released reports on the progress of three keys areas for the company: the domestic algae-to-biofuels program, algae derived co-products and alternative energy programs: D.O.E. Integrated Biorefinery Proposal (DE-FOA-0000096) The D.O.E. Integrated Biorefinery oral presentation was completed on October 15th by the University of Arizona-led team that included Texas A&M, Los Alamos National Lab, Air Liquide, …
Biodiesel Tour Bus Gets Free Fillup
You can’t beat free… unless you’re also getting renewable, clean-burning biodiesel. Well, the world’s first environmentally sustainable tour bus was able to get a free fillup of B100, pure biodiesel, at Innovation Fuels’ New York Harbor bioefinery: “The Permibus” – the world’s first environmentally sustainable tour bus complete with an interior garden perpetuated by worms, live chicken farm, multidimensional composting …
El Paso Biodiesel Plant to Expand
A Texas biodiesel plant will expand its operation by four-fold. This story from Biofuels International says El Paso-based Global Alternative Fuels (GAF) will increase its capacity from 5 to 20 million gallons a year: The expansion also includes installing equipment to process grease thrown out by restaurants without having to blend the grease with refined soyabean oil. This and the …
Algae Biodiesel By-Product to be Sold to Indonesia
A Florida-based algae-biodiesel company has found an international market for a by-product of its clean energy business. This press release from PetroAlgae Inc. says it has has received official notice that the protein from PetroAlgae’s proprietary micro-crop production technology has successfully passed testing by the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture and is suitable for use in animal feed: Furthermore, the protein …
Biofuels on the Lesson Plan for Some Students
Students across the country recently had a chance to have a blast with biofuels. The 4-H National Youth Science Day taught kids some of the basics of the green fuels. This story from KSFX-TV in Springfield, Missouri says a University of Missouri chemistry lab played host to one such group of students looking to the future of renewable energy: With …