Well, we might not like a lot of things coming out of the nation’s capital, but this one’s pretty good. American University in Washington, D.C. is switching to a 20 percent biodiesel blend for its campus shuttles. This article in Biodiesel Magazine says they’ll highlight the change during an April 2 event with the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition …
OriginOil Claims Solution for Fracking Water Problem
The folks at OriginOil say they have the solution for the problem of what to do with all of the wastewater leftover from hydraulic fracturing, better known as “fracking,” the process used to free petroleum and other non-renewable fuels from the ground. Riggs Eckelberry is the CEO of OriginOil, a company dedicated to extracting oil from algae for a variety …
Biodiesel Use on the Rise
Biodiesel use is on the rise. From the delivery of food and goods, to city fleets and transit systems, to construction and other heavy equipment, diesel-power is driving the economy. And on National Biodiesel Day, the anniversary of Rudolf Diesel’s birthday, Gary Haer, National Biodiesel Board Chairman, says that even if you don’t use biodiesel in your car, biodiesel still …
It’s National Biodiesel Day!
Today is National Biodiesel Day! The Iowa Biodiesel Board is asking Iowans to reflect on the contribution the biodiesel industry is making to Iowa and to the nation. March 18 is National Biodiesel Day because it is Rudolf Diesel’s birthday, the man who invented the engine that bears his name. He ran early models on peanut oil, and was a …
Houston Biodiesel Plant Idled by Hurricane to Re-Open
A biodiesel plant that was nearly completed and put on hold when Hurricane Ike roared ashore in south Texas in 2008 will get new life today. This article in the Houston Business Journal says Houston’s Channel Biorefinery & Terminals LLC will hold a re-groundbreaking ceremony today at 2:30 pm CDT at the site of the 105 million gallon GreenHunter Biofuels …
Governors Tell Congress to Support RFS
The Governor’s Biofuels Coalition met in Sioux Falls Wednesday and sent a letter to members of Congress in support of the Renewable Fuels Standard. The letter from the 30 governors represented by the Coalition, led by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, urges Congress to stay the course on the RFS. “As governors who see firsthand the impact that the RFS has …
Plenty of Diesel Vehicles for Biodiesel Production
To those who think there’s not enough diesel-capable vehicles out there to help boost biodiesel’s demand, our friends over at the Biodiesel Magazine blog say that’s just not true. Ron Kotrba writes that while he’d like to see more diesel engines on the road, the current group of them out there is more than enough to put up big numbers …
United Refining Acquires Brooklyn Biodiesel Plant
As the song goes, United Refining Company wants to see if it can make it in New York. In this case, “it” is biodiesel, and this United news release says it has acquired a partially completed 50 million gallon per year biodiesel facility in Brooklyn, New York from getting certain assets of Metro Fuel Oil Corp. The state-of-the-art facility is …
Lignol Invests in Territory Biofuels Limited
Lignol Energy Corporation has announced that it has subscribed for convertible notes with a principal value of A$1.18 million issued by Territory Biofuels Limited and signed a Technology Collaboration Agreement that includes a package of technical and further assistance to aid in the restart of Territory Biofuels Limited 150 million litres per year biodiesel plant and glycerine refinery located in …
Biodiesel Tax Credit Helps to Nearly Double Output
Biodiesel production in the U.S. nearly doubled in January, jumping a whopping 86 percent compared to December’s output. According to this article from Platts.com, quoting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Moderated Transaction System, the industry got the boost from the renewal of the $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit: After reaching its lowest output level of 2012 in December and falling for …