Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden (D-Delaware) has unveiled a five-year, $50 billion energy plan akin to the Apollo project that put men on the moon during a campaign stop in Iowa. This story in the Des Moines Register says Biden’s plan will use a combination of alternative energy production and conservation: “The innovative capacity of the United States of …
Media Invited to Ride in Challenge X Vehicles
General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy have invited the media to ride in the vehicles participating in the Challenge X Competition… a multi-year engineering competition that has 17 university teams from across North America in a real-world engineering experience to develop GM vehicles in the company’s global vehicle development process. The idea is the teams will create advanced …
Iowa Hands Out $500K to Expand Biofuels Access
A state program administered by the Iowa Department of Economic Development has handed out $563,800 to 21 Iowa retailers installing pumps for E-85 and biodiesel fuel, terminals installing biodiesel storage tanks and blending equipment, and tank wagons for farm delivery having dedicated compartments for E-85 and biodiesel. This press release from the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board (RFIPB) has more: …
Find an Ethanol Pump Near You
There´s no denying the capability for the use of ethanol is a few steps ahead of the infrastructure for accessing the alternative fuel. But, that doesn´t mean consumers can´t fill up their flex-fuel vehicles with E85 without ease. Simply log on to drivingethanol.org to find the E85 Fueling Station Locator. A drop down menu allows browsers to search for E85 …
Turkey Day Goes Green
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a turkey, and lots of folks like to fry their bird in a pot of cooking oil. A company in Colorado that hauls away restaurant grease is asking people to donate their used cooking oil to be made into biodiesel. This story in the Rocky Mountain News has more: And while the amount of turkey …
Ethanol 101
You´ve heard of ethanol, but do you understand what, exactly, is this alternative fuel source? The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council offers a free online training course that will help you learn about “ethanol-enriched fuels.” Farmers, consumers and dealers can log onto drivingethanol.org to register for the Ethanol Fuel Performance Training course.
The New San Francisco Treat – Biodiesel
San Francisco, California has started a program to turn the waste cooking oil from the city’s many restaurants into biodiesel. This story in the San Francisco Chronicle has more details: Today the city launches SFGreasecycle, a free program in which the city will pick up used cooking oil and grease from local restaurants, hotels and other commercial food preparation establishments. …
Sweet Homegrown Alabama Biodiesel
The City of Eufala, Alabama has cashed in on the benefits of biodiesel. This story in the Eufala Tribune says cost savings and tax credits are helping its bottom line: By operating various city vehicles and machines on a co-processed bio-diesel mixture, the city currently saves approximately 90 cents per gallon of fuel. That’s big savings considering the city, even …
Companies Form Montana Biodiesel Venture
A West Coast company has joined a Texas-based company to form a joint venture to produce biodiesel in Montana. This press release from Sustainable Oils… formed from Seattle-based Targeted Growth, Inc. a renewable energy bioscience company, and Green Earth Fuels of Houston, a vertically integrated renewable biodiesel energy company… has more. The new venture will produce and market up to …
Corn Growers Excited About Wind
The American Corn Growers Association is excited about looking to alternative energy options, namely wind, for the production of corn. Nebraska corn grower Dan McGuire says wind power can save up to 90-million gallons of water a year. Dan serves as the Director of the American Corn Growers Association Wealth from the Wind program and he says corn growers have …