This edition of the DomesticFuel Cast… and yes, we have returned on a regular basis… we look at Destiny, Florida… a community striving to be the nation’s first eco-sustainable city. We talked to Roz Gatewood, the Vice President of Business Development for the 41,000-acre community founded in 2005 in South Central Florida… less than an hour from the attractions of …
Dell’s Oklahoma Facility to Run on Windpower
Dell Computer officials have announced their 240,000 square-foot campus in Oklahoma City will be powered entirely by wind energy. This story from PC Magazine says the move boosts Dell’s renewable energy use by 35 percent nationwide and is part of the company’s overall goal of becoming the greenest technology company on Earth: The Oklahoma City facility is gearing up to …
Biodiesel Making Fast, Clean VWs Faster, Greener
Volkswagen will be running B5 biodiesel in all its race cars, transport vehicles and generators during the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup season. This press release says they’ll be using the green fuel provided by Houston-based HYPERFUELS: “We are extremely pleased to have HYPERFUELS as a partner for the 2009 Jetta TDI Cup series. SynDiesel(R) B5 biodiesel has been fully approved …
Obama Calls for $15 Billion for Alternative Energy Development
Just moments ago, Pres. Barack Obama, in his first State of the Union Address, laid out his plan he believes will lead to the recovery of the U.S. economy. And alternative energy could wind up being a big winner as part of the plan. Obama said that while “we have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new …
UNI Professor Calls for Diversity in Alternative Energy
We should not put all of our energy eggs in one basket… that’s the view of a professor from the University of Northern Iowa, who also dismisses some of the food-versus-fuel myths in this fascinating guest column in the Des Moines (IA) Register. Lou Honary, a professor and director of the National Ag-Based Lubricants Center at UNI, says while biodiesel …
Texas Company About to Offer Rooftop Wind Turbines
An Austin, Texas company says it is about ready to offer wind turbines that can be installed on top of buildings… not just open fields. This story from KVUE-TV in Austin says Building Turbines hopes to cash in on the need for alternative energy, while making use of urban areas and high-rise buildings: “The blades are UV-protected, sail-type material that …
Texas Plant Ramps Up Waterless Biodiesel Process
El Paso, Texas-based biodiesel producer Global Alternative Fuels, LLC will triple its output using a production method provided by Greenline Industries, the world’s largest producer of small-to-medium scale biodiesel production equipment. This Greenline press release says its waterless method is a natural for the dry conditions of West Texas: “El Paso is in a desert area, so we chose Greenline’s …
Willie to Play at Carl’s Corner Biodiesel Truck Stop
The Red Headed Stranger is at it again, as country music legend and biodiesel advocate Willie Nelson performs at the Willie’s Place at Carl’s Corner Truck Stop tomorrow and Wednesday (Feb. 24 & 25) for the opening of the Texas biodiesel facility. This press release posted on MarketWatch.com has details: The truck stop, which is 50% owned by Earth Biofuels, …
Solar Panel Array Backdrop for Stimulus Bill
While Pres. Obama’s signing of the nearly $800 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act… better known as the Stimulus Bill… attracted lots of attention, especially for the billions that will be going to alternative energy, a Colorado company in the renewable energy field just was glad to help provide the backdrop for the event. Denver based Hybrid Energy Group owns …
Biodiesel Board Moves to Set Record Straight on Deforestation Issue
The National Biodiesel Board is attempting to set the record straight and debunk some research the NBB sees as faulty. The research in question comes from Holly Gibbs, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford’s Woods Institute for the Environment. Gibbs contends that the biodiesel production is contributing to deforestation. But NBB CEO Joe Jobe argues the biodiesel industry is built on …