A Detroit-based biodiesel technology developer will commercially produce a new catalyst designed to help produce biodiesel more cheaply. Biodiesel Magazine reports NextCAT Inc. will produce the catalyst developed at the National Biofuels Energy Laboratory at Wayne State University and integrate it into existing biodiesel plants: According to NextCAT President Charles Salley, NextCAT intends to leverage $800,000 in total funding that …
Enzyme Helps Argentine Soybean Plant’s Oil Production
The world’s largest soybean processing plant, which produces biodiesel, soybean oil and meal, is using an enzyme that is helping increase edible oil production. This press release from Verenium Corporation says that Argentina’s Terminal 6 is using Verenium’s Purifine enzymatic degumming process at its Puerto General San Martin facility. Not only does the process increase oil yields, but it also …
Enervation to Open Second Iowa Biodiesel Plant
A company that is bringing one idled biodiesel plant in Iowa back to life is working one getting a second one operational. The Keokuk (IA) Daily Gate City reports that Enervation, which is already getting the former Tri-City Energy plant back up to speed (see Joanna’s post from Jan. 25, 2011), has acquired a 60 million gallon per year biodiesel …
Mr. Peanut to Ride on Biodiesel
Look for Mr. Peanut to come to a neighborhood near you riding in his biodiesel-powered Planters Nutmobile! As part of its sustainability efforts, Planters has launched its Naturally Remarkable campaign to highlight the company’s efforts to work and act more green. From Mr. Peanut’s Facebook page: “Not only does the new Planters Nutmobile run on biodiesel, it harnesses the power …
Updated Algae 2020 Study Released
In a market research report released today, Algae 2020, Vol. 2, Emerging Markets Online highlights why some algae companies will be winners and some will be losers bringing their product from pilot to commercial scale from 2011-2020. The report concluded that of all the current algae production companies, R&D ventures and public-private partnerships currently in play, less than a dozen …
Fuel Marketer: Fed Tax Break Helps Biodiesel Price
An Indiana-based oil exploration, production, refining and marketing company (including biodiesel) says reinstatement of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel blenders credit is helping make the green fuels competitive with non-renewable petroleum products. CountryMark of Indianapolis says biodiesel blended fuel prices at the farmer-owned cooperative are reflecting the difference the credit is making: “The biodiesel blender tax credit of a dollar per …
GROWMARK FS Platform is Homegrown Fuels
GROWMARK FS cooperatives promote a platform of homegrown fuels. That was the message Kevin DeGoey of the GROWMARK FS cooperative New Century in Iowa gave at the recent Iowa Renewable Fuel Association summit in Des Moines during a panel presentation by retailers and fuel distributors on how the approval of 15 percent ethanol blends can bring more fuel choices to …
WI Biodieseler Putting in 24-Hour Pumps, Hybrid Truck
As part of a bigger expansion plan, a biodiesel maker from Wisconsin is adding a 24-hour biodiesel fueling station, as well as using a truck that runs on biodiesel with an electric backup. SunPower Premium Cold Flow Biodiesel‘s Cumberland, Wisconsin station will have B11, B20 and B99 blends available plus a winter additive to increase engine performance: “The owners of …
NAFTC – A Leader in Alt Fuels Training
The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC) has been training renewable fuel industry members, technicians and consumers for more than a decade and chances are you’ve encountered their work but may not have realized it. The consortium was founded in 1992 initially to train and educate the natural gas industry. This was when the first natural gas vehicles were coming …
GROWMARK To Help Grow Biodiesel Use In Illinois
GROWMARK, based in Bloomington, Illinois has a long history with selling renewable fuels. The company began marketing ethanol back in the late 1970s. Today, they are a major player in Illinois in selling high quality biodiesel. I had the chance to sit down with Mark Dehner, the company’s marketing manager of refined and renewable fuels during the National Biodiesel Board …