How much biodiesel can you run in your diesel-powered vehicle? Well, some manufacturers warn that if you use more than a 5 percent blend, you’ll void your warranty. But this interesting post on the New York Times’ Green Inc. Blog says there might be some question about whether the auto companies can restrict warranties based on the fuel you use… …
DomesticFuel Cast Returns!
The podcast DomesticFuel Cast makes its return, along with the spiffy new logo you see here! This show is one of great importance as we get to hear some of the Sandia National Laboratory’s press conference on the feasibility of producing 90 billion gallons of ethanol from sustainable biomass annually by the year 2030. That’s equal to one-third of the …
Wind, Solar & Geothermal Make Energy & Money for Utah Schools
Students in Utah schools are having their classrooms lit up and warmed up by a combination of wind, solar and geothermal energy sources. Those classrooms are also being funded by those same renewable energy projects. This story from the Salt Lake Tribune says Utah’s School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration could make millions of dollars for the school trust over …
Algae Association to Hold Biofuels Workshop
That little green pond scum is growing more and more every day as a feedstock for a green fuel. And a group backing the turning of algae into biodiesel is hosting a summit to help make the fuel some green… money. The National Algae Association‘s Mid-South Chapter is hosting the Atlanta Algae Workshop, entitled “Algae, Our New Biofuel,” at the …
Europeans to Slap Duties on US Biodiesel
It’s been building for more than a year, and now, it looks like the war of words between the U.S. and European biodiesel communities will turn into a duty war. This story from CNNMoney says Dow Jones Newswires has obtained a document that says the European Commission will place temporary duties on American biodiesel imported onto the continent starting March …
Energy Department and OriginOil Team Up for Algae Biodiesel
A company working to make algae biodiesel comercially mainstream has teamed up with the U.S. government to come closer to that goal. Biodiesel Magazine reports OriginOil Inc. inked an agreement with the U.S. DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory to validate and commercialize the Los Angeles-based company’s algae-to-oil technology into the mainstream market: The multi-phase research program will focus on commercial scaling …
Atlanta Recycles Grease Into Biodiesel
Atlanta, Georgia is the latest city to set up a program to turn waste restaurant grease into biodiesel as part of the city’s “Atlanta Recycles” program… an effort with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to create the Southeast United State’s first waste-free zone. This EPA press release explains the biofuel phase of the program is part of a larger composting …
Shorter Name But Same Message for Biodiesel Flick
Last year at about this time, you might remember we were talking to movie maker Josh Tickell about his biodiesel documentary, “Fields of Fuel.” In fact, Cindy interviewed Tickell right after he showed his award-winning film at 2008’s National Biodiesel Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida. Now, the winner of the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Best Documentary …
REG Opens Houston Biodiesel Truck Loading Facility
Less than six months after opening a biodiesel plant in petroleum country, Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group has opened its Houston biodiesel facility for 24-hour a day pickup for trucks… the first of its kind in the Houston area. This story from the Houston Business Journal has details: “The current market conditions in Texas make biodiesel a tremendous choice for truck …
Oklahoma Moves Forward on Alt Fuel Bills
A pair of bills that will give Oklahomans who choose alternative energy to heat and cool their homes and run their vehicles a break on their taxes continue their way through the state’s legislature. This story from The Daily Oklahoman says House Speaker Chris Benge’s bills are designed to lessen the dependence on foreign oil and could be applied nationally: …