Indiana’s first privately-owned building with an integrated commercial solar tile project will soon open, helped by a grant from the state’s energy program. According to this story posted on Sys-con.com, the building is in Connersville: The project, a state of the art dental center located in the city of Connersville, Indiana — The Christie Family Dentistry — featuring some of …
Doggett Moving to Stop Biodiesel Tax Credit Abuse
Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) is expected to introduce soon, possibly on Thursday, a bill that will keep Big Oil from cashing in on the tax credit intended to help biodiesel producers. This story posted on TheHill.com says the representative wants to reverse an IRS ruling that allows oil companies to claim a $1-a-gallon renewable diesel tax credit by adding animal …
Biodiesel Plant Coming to Sacramento
Primafuel Inc. has gotten the green light from the Port of Sacramento, California to build a 60-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant. Check out this story in the Sacramento Bee: Planned for 14 acres of port land along Industrial Boulevard in West Sacramento, the $60 million to $90 million facility would have nearly 10 times the production capacity of the largest existing biodiesel …
Unique Wind Power Plant Planned for Iowa
A $200 million wind power plant is slated to be built near Dallas Center in Central Iowa. While that might not be that unique, the fact that much of the operation will be underground sure is. A unique underground rock formation in the area makes the Iowa Stored Energy Plant Agency idea possible. Gotta love that wind captured in a …
NBB Expands DC Presence
The National Biodiesel Board is expanding its presence in the nation’s capital. According to a press release on the NBB web site, the board is making its Washington, D.C. a full-service bureau with the addition of some key staff to work on legislative and regulatory issues: Manning Feraci has accepted the position of Vice President of Federal Affairs and will …
Motown Opens 1st Biodiesel Plant
Detroit might have built its business on the gasoline engine, but biodiesel has gained an important foothold there. This story in the Detroit News says Biodiesel Industries, Inc broke ground on a 20,000 square foot research, development, and production plant… the sixth one the California-based company’s has built in the country and its first one in Michigan: The Detroit facility …
35 MPG SUV
Looking to beat the three-and-half bucks a gallon gasoline sweeping the country… but don’t want to give up the size and security of your SUV? Students at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology have built a sport utility vehicle able to get up to 35 miles a gallon. They’ve put together a biodiesel hybrid electric Chevy Equinox in General Motors’ Challenge X …
Coffee Growers Brew Biodiesel
Known for their beans that start the world’s day, Brazilian coffee growers might soon be known for brewing the fuel that starts your car. According to this story in the Wall Street Journal’s on-line version, tests are being done to see if the beans not suitable for your cup will be good for your tank: The studies, which are being …
Ethanol, Biodiesel, and Milk
An Arizona dairy is looking at expandng its operations into biofuels. Phoenix-based XL Dairy Group is planning to build a dairy/biorefinery at a site about 100 miles west of Phoenix. According to this story in the East Valley Tribune in Phoenix, when finished, the complex will produce 100 million gallons of ethanol, 25 million to 30 million gallons of biodiesel …
DHL Testing Biodiesel
Shipping giant DHL is looking at testing some of its United Kingdom delivery fleet running on 100% biodiesel. According to this story on the Biofuel Review web site, the testing will begin at the end of this month: Bill Bacon, National Account Director from DHL Exel Supply Chain said: “We are committed to being an environmentally responsible business and are …