A full three-quarters of all the biodiesel produced in the U.S. now meets the important BQ-9000 certification… a standard that couples the foundations of universally accepted quality management systems with the product specification ASTM D 6751, and has become the premier quality designation in the industry. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board says six companies picked up the …
JCPenney Installing Wind Turbines at Distro Center
Retail giant JCPenney has inked an agreement with BroadStar Wind Systems to install BroadStar’s unique wind turbines at the retailer’s massive 1.6 million-square-foot distribution center in Reno, Nevada. This press release posted on MarketWatch.com has details: The pilot program will utilize BroadStar’s innovative, building-mounted AeroCam wind turbines, which capture wind energy and generate power more efficiently than conventional propeller and …
Green Train to Spread Good News of Biodiesel
Music and a message will be what goes from the West Coast to the East Coast as the biodiesel-powered Green Train is set to make a tour across the country this coming April. Biodiesel Magazine reports some of music’s superstars will be aboard: The train will include two flatbed concert stage cards. During the six-week tour the train will stop …
Long Beach Switching to Biodiesel
The city beaches and streets in Long Beach, California are going to be kept clean by using a greener fuel. This story from the Long Beach Post-Telegram says biodiesel is the fuel of choice, debuted during a news conference hosted by Mayor Bob Foster and Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal: In all, some 200 vehicles are part of the initial transition, and …
Hydrogen Road Tour Underway
A 13-day cross-country road tour running on hydrogen kicked off this week in Portland, Maine and will wrap up in Los Angeles, CA… 31 stops and 18 states later, hoping to convince the public that hydrogen is the fuel of the future. This story from the New York Times says eight different car makers started the tour… with the American …
John Deere, Clean Fuels Clearinghouse Announce Partnership
John Deere Agri Services has teamed up with Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, developer of the RINSTAR™ Renewable Fuel Registry, to provide Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and reports that meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard. This press release from John Deere says AGRIS V9 system users will be integrated with the RINSTAR solution: The RIN-based system was created to identify, …
GE, Acciona Open Massive Wind Energy Project in Dakotas
General Electric has teamed up with Spanish energy company Acciona to build a wind farm in the Dakotas that will power 60,000 homes. This Reuters story says the $381 million wind farm will crank out 180-megawatts of electricity: GE Energy Financial Services is investing $141 million in the Tatanka Wind Farm, which spans 14,000 acres along the border of North …
Biodiesel Proves Its Worth in Buses
A year-long test of biodiesel in city buses in St. Louis, MO has shown that the green fuel is comparable in fuel economy to the cleanest version its petroleum counterpart, while being much more reliable with fewer maintenance issues. This story posted on CanadianDriver.com says the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) study showed B20 biodiesel was within two percent of …
CNN Wraps Up Biodiesel Road Trip
Two weeks and more than 4,000 miles after they left San Francisco, CA, a CNN producer and his web developer colleague have rolled into CNN headquarters in Atlanta, GA… finishing up their cross-country, biodiesel-fueled road trip. Along the way, the pair sent in reports from the road detailing their trials and triumphs of taking a 1978 International Harvester Scout across …
Natural Gas Measure to Face California Voters
Besides the contest between Sens. McCain and Obama to see who will lead this country over the next four years, voters who go to the polls in California this November will decide if the state will fund some hefty rebates to people who buy cleaner-burning, natural gas-powered vehicles. This story from CNNMoney.com says the proposal could help put a million …