Florida-based Green Flight International and Pennsylvania’s Lake Erie Biofuels have teamed up to complete the first non-stop, transcontinental flight in a jet powered predominantly by biodiesel. This press release from Green Flight says the flight took off from Reno, Nevada and landed in Leesburg, Florida, flying for more than 11 hours: “This transcontinental flight was distinctive in that 1,776 miles …
Biodiesel, Ethanol Part of Farm Foundation Summit
Our friends at the Farm Foundation are at it again, bringing a variety of folks together to offer differing viewpoints to come up with workable solutions. Last month, I had a chance to sit in on their Transition to a Bioeconomy: Environmental and Rural Impacts Conference in St. Louis where I heard many sides of the issues facing the biodiesel …
Conoco to Offer Propane at CleanFuel Pumps
Alternative fuels might be getting a boost as a major fuel retailer will help make propane more available. This story from Greentech Media has details: Today, for instance, ConocoPhillips said it will help with CleanFuel USA to install propane dispensers over the next three years at 76 stations. Conoco will supply the propane and CleanFuel will put in the pumps. …
REG Opens Large-Scale Biodiesel Pump in Utah
Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced the availability of their brand of biodiesel at a large-volume biodiesel terminal in Ogden, Utah. This company press release says this terminal is part of the company’s national infrastructure plan. REG has a strategic agreement with Kellerstrass Oil Co., a petroleum company and owner of the Ogden terminal, to offer blending of petroleum …
Games Feature Hydrogen-Powered Vehicles
Hydrogen is the fuel of choice at the non-profit HHO Games & Exposition this coming Tuesday, Nov. 11th at the Manatee County Fairgrounds, in Palmetto, Fla. This press release says inventors will be testing hydrogen-powered devices for cars, trucks, boats, campers, motorcycles and generators during the four-day round of seminars and the world’s first large-scale display of water-powered vehicles: “The …
Renewables Have Mixed Results at Polls
Renewable energy proposals had mixed results in yesterday’s elections, with Missouri easily passing one measure but California rejecting two others. This entry from the InformationWeek blog has details: In Missouri, Proposition C was passed, requiring investor-owned electric utilities “to generate or purchase electricity from renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, biomass, and hydropower with the renewable energy sources equaling …
Biodiesel, Wind & Solar Powered Hotel Offers True “Green” Acres
Looking to get away from it all… including the dependence on foreign oil? Well, a cozy little hotel on Virginia’s Eastern Shore might just be the ticket for you. This story from The Chief Engineer says Thomas “Spess” Neblett, the owner and creator of The Neptune Vacation Suite Apartments in the quiet little town of Onley, Va. (population 450), says …
PA. Biodiesel Mandate Awaits Sustained Triggers
Pennsylvania’s 2 percent biodiesel mandate, passed earlier this year, is on hold, despite the fact that the state is meeting a 40-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel production threshold. This story from Biodiesel Magazine explains that there are some certification and sustainability measures that must also be met for the requirement to kick in: Conditions that need to be met above and beyond the …
Mini-Refiner Produces Ethanol and Biodiesel
Texas-based Allard Research and Development is now selling the “world’s first mini-refinery” for consumer use that produces both ethanol and biodiesel. This post from the gas2.0 blog says it can crank out up to 120 gallons per day of ethanol and 450 gallons per day of biodiesel: Consisting of two pieces of equipment — an ethanol boiler and the mini-refinery …
Using Ike’s Biomass to Produce Power
There is some actual good that will come out of the devastation of Hurricane Ike. This story from Greentech Media says Biofuels Power Corp. has announced plans to build a 4-megawatt power plant the will produce electricity from the woodchips and other debris from the storm: The Woodlands, Texas-based company, traded over the counter using the symbol “BFLS,” on Friday …