Biodiesel producers are looking for a market for a big by-product of the green fuel they make… livestock producers need a high-quality feed. Seems like they need to find a way to get together. Scientists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are finding a new use for the glycerin produced during biodiesel refining. This article from the April issue of …
Dallas Landfill to Provide Green Gas
A landfill in Dallas, Texas will soon be the source of renewable biomethane that will be burned to create electricity. This story posted on the Environmental Protection Web site says that Clean Energy Fuels Corp. has inked a 15-year deal through its subsidiary, Dallas Clean Energy, to sell the biomethane produced at the McCommas Bluff landfill: Beginning this month, the …
Oh Takes Reins of Biodiesel Leader REG
The nation’s leader in biodiesel making and making biodiesel plants has a new leader of its own. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Renewable Energy Group’s Daniel J. Oh, Chief Operating Officer, is taking over as President of the Iowa-based company: Mr. Oh takes the reins from Nile Ramsbottom, who has served as Renewable Energy Group’s president since the company’s incorporation in …
New City to Run on Plentiful Florida Sunshine
The city of the future will rely on the absolutely oldest source of power in the solar system… the sun. Plans for Babcock Ranch, a 19,500-home city powered entirely by zero-emission solar energy northeast of Fort Myers in Southwest Florida, were recently announced by developer Kitson & Partners as the world’s first city running only on the power of the …
Iowa Spends Green to Grow Green Algae for Biofuel
The State of Iowa is making a major investment to grow algae for biofuel at a southwest Iowa ethanol plant. Fox News has details: The 18-member Iowa Power Fund Board approved the $2,085,000 grant this week to assist in the commercialization of algae production technology. The effort is a joint venture of four companies based in Nebraska, Tennessee, Rhode Island …
Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor Hits the Market
A Longview, Texas-based maker of terminal tractors has introduced a hybrid electric version of the vehicle. This press release from Capacity of Texas announces the PHETT… Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor: “As a leader in the terminal tractor industry, we are pleased to offer our Pluggable Hybrid Electric Terminal Tractor. Developed and built in Longview, TX, through a grant from …
Interior Secretary: Wind Could Replace Coal
Wind turbines churning off the East Coast have the potential to replace nearly all of the coal-fired power plants. That bold pronouncement comes from U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar during a recent public hearing in Atlantic City, New Jersey. EnvironmentalLeader.com has details: Salazar said at the public hearing that wind resources along the East Coast can generate 1 …
Indonesia Looks to US Firm for Biodiesel Equipment
While the biodiesel production business has been growing in the U.S., it has also grown in popularity overseas, especially in Southeast Asia. That has led a group representing commerce interests in Indonesia to visit a Southern California biodiesel equipment manufacturer. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says SRS Engineering Corp. is at the center of potential trade agreements between the two …
Biodiesel, Solar Tops in Lexus Eco Challenge
Two teams of high school students have taken top honors in the Lexus Eco Challenge, sponsored by book mega-supplier, Scholastic. About 50 teams of teens took part in the national environmental contest with a group from Thornbridge High School in the Chicago suburb of Dolton and another group from Plantation, Florida (just north of Miami) picking up the top $50,000 …
Military to Fly on Cellulosic Fuel
American fighter jets, bombers and cargo planes might soon be displaying a green jet stream… at least metaphorically. Greentech Media reports that the the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has already let a $19.6 million contract to Logos Technologies to come up with a way to make JP-8… the military’s all-around fuel primarily used as a replacement to diesel… …