The state of Alabama and the city of Montgomery (AL) have teamed up to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil for the city’s and the state agriculture department’s trucks. This press release from the Alabama ag department says the announcement came during a joint press conference with Agriculture & Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks and Montgomery’s Mayor Bobby Bright: “I can …
Minnesota State Fair Featuring Wind Energy
Visitors to the Minnesota State Fair (now through Sept. 3rd) are able to take in an exhibit featuring wind energy. St. Paul-based WindLogics is supporting Windustry’s – a non-profit organization working to increase community-based wind energy opportunities for rural landowners and communities – 2007 Wind Energy Center at the fair’s EcoExperience Building. This article on Renewable Energy Access.com says people …
EPA Helps Businesses Find Biodiesel Truckers
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) have teamed up in an effort to match up businesses who want to “ship green” with trucks that run on the green fuel, biodiesel. This release from the NBB cites several testimonials from trucking companies which have taken advantage of the program: The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration …
NBB, RFA Chiefs Named Friends of GROWMARK
National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe (left) and Bob Dinneen (right), CEO & President of the Renewable Fuels Association have been recognized as “Friends of GROWMARK” – an agricultural cooperative and petroleum distributor. This story on Grainnet.com says the award came during the group’s annual meeting today in Chicago, Illinois: The company gives the award to individuals and organizations for …
Pellets Might Hold Power of Hydrogen
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are working on a storage system for hydrogen power… an elusive key to unlocking the clean fuel’s unlimited power. This press release from the agency has more details: PNNL scientists are using solid ammonia borane, or AB, compressed into small pellets to serve as a hydrogen storage material. Each …
Finding Biodiesel
A new computer program is making it easier for truckers to fill up on biodiesel. Commercial trucking software maker ProMiles has developed a program that helps truckers find biodiesel stations through their in-cab computers and laptops. The software has the endorsement of the National Biodiesel Board: “I’ve been a ProMiles user for years and I rely on it for all …
A Farmer’s Tale of Biodiesel
There’s a great feature story in the latest issue of the High Plains Journal that tells the story of how one Kansas Farmer took the journey in deciding to grow his own biodiesel crop… even refining his harvest into his own green fuel. Check out these excerpts: Luke Jaeger was fed up with high fuel prices. A few years ago, …
Safeway Converts Arizona Trucks to Biodiesel
Grocery giant Safeway is converting its entire fleet of trucks in Arizona to 20% biodiesel. The Arizona Star has more about the green grocer and the green fuel: For the last 30 days, the company has worked to convert all 79 of its Arizona trucks to fuel that is 20 percent biodiesel made from domestically manufactured virgin soybean oil. The …
Danish Wind Power Giant Breezing to Big Profits
Europeans and Americans are showing just how serious they are in promoting and using wind energy by fueling big profits for the world’s biggest wind turbine maker. This article from Forbes.com has more: Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, the largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, said on Tuesday its sales for the second quarter of 2007 grew 18.6% to 1.1 …
Hawaiian Utility Pledges Investment in Biodiesel Research
Officials with Hawaiian Electric Co., Inc have pledged to invest an undisclosed amount of money into finding the right crops so the Aloha State can make its own fuel: biodiesel. This story in the Pacific Business News says the utility plans to use the biodiesel it buys in its generators: “At this stage, the most important thing we can do …