This December, the Federal Trade Commission’s new rules on labeling of biodiesel pumps kicks in. Basically, pumps that dispense greater-than-5-percent biodiesel blends will have to have a label indicating that pump’s blend. The National Biodiesel Board hosts a web site, AllThingsBiodiesel.com, that sells the new labels… among the many other objects sold there: “Our goal is two-fold. We want to …
Future of Wind Energy Could be Offshore
While Congress debates whether America should drill for more oil along the coasts of the country, a more valuable, greener source of energy could be offshore. The idea of massive wind farms off the coasts of California, New England, the mid-Atlantic, Washington state, the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico could be appealing as winds are strong and more …
Nova CEO: Cheaper Biodiesel Feedstocks Key
In a time when many biodiesel makers are having a tough time because of the high costs of their feedstocks, one is looking to expand its operations. The CEO of Houston, Texas-based Nova Biosource Fuels, which has biodiesel refineries in Iowa, Mississippi and Illinois, Kenneth Hern say the key to his company’s success has been expanding its range of feedstocks …
Florida Researcher Wins Award for Work Including Biodiesel
A University of Florida professor has been recognized with the highest honor the Florida State Horticultural Society bestows for his work that includes research to get more oil from plants to produce biodiesel. This article from the school’s newspaper, InsideUF, says Wagner Vendrame, an associate professor of environmental horticulture at the University of Florida’s Tropical Research and Education Center, Homestead, …
Clark Headlining Wind Energy Forum
General Wesley Clark, the former Supreme Allied Commander of military forces in Europe and former presidential candidate, will be leading the opening day’s session at the HUSUM WindEnergy trade show and congress in Husum, Germany Sept. 9-13, 2008. Clark will be speaking at the “Wind Power Forum: The New Energy Economy,” at the conference. HUSUM is the world’s largest, longest-running …
MO Biodiesel Plant Set for Opening
A combination soybean-crushing and biodiesel plant is set for a grand opening ceremony in Southwest Missouri. This story in the Fort Scott Tribune says the Prairie Pride, Inc. soybean oil extraction-biodiesel refining facility located about six miles east of Fort Scott, Kansas near Eve, Mo. will have the ceremony and other activities starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.: …
Central Florida Town Becoming Biodiesel Mecca
A town in Central Florida is on track to become a vital center of biodiesel production, second only to an area around Houston Texas. This story from the Orlando (FL) Business Journal says Groveland, about 30 miles west of downtown Orlando, is on track to have three biodiesel refineries up and running by the beginning of next year: Together, the …
Solar Panel Cleaner Needed in Wake of Wildfires
The recent California wildfires, that have charred thousands of acres and done millions of dollars in damage, have also had an impact on the state’s important solar power industry. The soot from those fires obscures the photovoltaic cells, making them less efficient. SolarFrameWorks, a maker of solar technology, has introduced a new solar panel cleaning agent, PowerBoost… a touchless, biodegradable …
Trouble Mounts for Once-Promising Imperium
A year ago, I was telling you about how Imperium Renewables was opening a 100-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant in Grays Harbor, Washington (near Seattle) and how just the week before that announcement Imperium had inked a deal to provide 18 million gallons of the green fuel a year for the next four years to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. But what a …
$100-Million IPO for Turkey-to-Biodiesel Company
A company that turns leftover turkey parts into biodiesel has made a $100-million initial public offering as the company goes public. This story from SustainableBusiness.com says West Hempstead, N.Y.-based Changing World Technologies, Inc. sells biodiesel and organic fertilizers that it produces from animal and food processing waste: The company is noted for financial backing by the owners of the New …