Biodiesel is going to be part of care for our nation’s veterans at a Veterans Administration hospital in Houston. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center will use a Fairbanks Morse Engine for a 3 MW combined-heat-and-power (CHP) system to general contractor SpawGlass for a power plant expansion. The Fairbanks Morse dual-fuel, opposed-piston, engine-driven system is designed to operate on …
Biodiesel Board: Weak RFS Could Cost 8,000 Jobs
A strong Renewable Fuels Standard that sees 2 billion gallons of biodiesel production would mean about 66,600 jobs for the U.S. biodiesel industry. But a weak RFS, producing just 1.28 billion gallons of the green fuel as a leaked EPA proposal would call for, means losing about 8,000 of those jobs. This news release from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) …
Biodiesel Part of New Jersey Environmental Award
New Jersey’s southernmost county has won an environmental award, thanks to its biodiesel efforts. Biodiesel Magazine says Cape May County picked up the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection certificate for its “voluntary and proactive measures to go beyond compliance in an effort to improve the environment and ensure a sustainable future.” Use of biodiesel blends in county vehicles was …
More Argentine Biodiesel Headed for U.S.
The amount of Argentine biodiesel headed to the U.S. will double from year-ago levels. But the increase isn’t putting a damper on the domestic production of the green fuel. Bloomberg Businessweek reports 450,000 metric tons of Argentine biodiesel will arrive in the American market through December, more than double the year-earlier 221,000 tons. “The U.S.A. has become the leading export …
Mewah Acquiring Malaysian Biodiesel Plant
Mewah International, a palm oil refiner in Malaysia, will buy the biodiesel assets of Gomedic Sdn. Bhd for $13 million. Biodiesel Magazine reports the assets include 25,055 square meters of land, with a lease expiring in 2109, and a 30 MMgy biodiesel production facility. According to Mewah International, the biodiesel plant is strategically located in the vicinity of the company’s …
Minnesota Gets First Biodiesel Blender Pumps
Minnesota gets its first biodiesel blender pumps with some help from the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC). Staples Enterprises in Heron Lake has the pumps offering up to 20 percent biodiesel blends. “The store and the blender pumps have actually been in operation since January and we’re promoting biodiesel now during our fall celebration,” said Daric Zimmerman, Retail …
Blenders’ Credit Helps Biodiesel’s Bottom Line
Another biodiesel producer is showing a pretty good bottom line compared to last year’s figures. On the heels of last week’s report from Renewable Energy Group (REG) of its record-setting third quarter, FutureFuel Corp. shows a similarly strong period as well. The St. Louis Business Journal reports FutureFuel has third-quarter net income of $15.3 million, up 22 percent from the …
Adkins to Add Corn Oil Biodiesel Plant to Ethanol Ops
Adkins Energy LLC will add a corn oil biodiesel plant to its Lena, Ill. ethanol operation. This article in BioFuels Journal says the company will get some help in the form of a $500,000 Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) grant to start building the $4.5 million, 2-million-gallon biodiesel plant expected to start operating next spring. “We are excited to …
Ennovor Aims to be Biodiesel Leader with New Mgmt
Singapore-based Ennovor Biofuels announced a trio of new managers as part of the company’s effort to become the world’s second largest second generation global biodiesel producer by 2015. This news release posted on the Sacramento Bee’s website says a new chairman, managing director and plant manager were put in place for Ennovor. Chairman John Markham will take responsibility for guiding …
Alt Fuel Finder? Yep, There’s an App for That
Finding the right place to fill up on alternative fuels might be as close as your iPhone. The Energy Department’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a new, free mobile application for DOE’s Clean Cities program that helps users find a place to top off their tanks, whether it’s electricity, natural gas, biodiesel, e85 Ethanol, propane or hydrogen. The …