The 2011 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo kicks off today in Phoenix and there will be some new faces on hand – some biofuel scientists of tomorrow. This year, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) helped to bring around 10 of these budding researchers to the conference. A full-ride scholarship was awarded to Evan Le, a senior studying mechanical engineering at …
Online Biodiesel Equipment Auction Set to Begin Feb. 7
Maas Companies of Rochester, Minn. is coordinating an online auction of the sale of Sustainable Energy’s brand new 600 tons/day Hexane Extraction Equipment. The timed, online auction will take place on Monday, February 7, 2011 and end on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. EST. Maas specializes in the selling of ethanol and biodiesel plants and related equipment. This …
Loan Supports Separation-of-Oil-from-Algae Process
A $1.5 million loan will help an algae company buy the equipment to build its system of separating the water from the green microbes. And that could be key in the algae-to-biodiesel process. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Algaeventure Systems Inc. has picked up the money from the Ohio development department’s R&D investment loan fund to support the purchase of machinery …
Biodiesel Board Chair Sees Advance in Biodiesel
The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is just a few days away, set to begin on Sunday and run through Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011, and the theme for the event in Phoenix, Arizona is “Advance” – reflecting the fact that biodiesel is classified as an advanced biofuel by EPA under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). So it’s only fitting that …
Hawaiian Utility Seeks Biodiesel for Power Station
A utility from the Aloha State is looking for a company to provide biodiesel for one of its new power plants. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser says Hawaiian Electric Co. needs the green fuel for its 110-megawatt generating station in Campbell Industrial Park: The request for proposals state’s HECO’s preference for locally-produced biodiesel, but if it isn’t available in sufficient quantities the …
Students Show Talent in Renewable Fuels Video Contest
Iowa high school students showed off their talent for video production in the first ever Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) “Fuel the Future” video contest. Students were challenged to create the best video highlighting the importance and benefits of renewable fuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, to local communities, Iowa and the nation and the four winning videos were featured …
DF Cast: New Year, New Legislation for Ethanol, Biodiesel
The new year brings talk of new legislation for the ethanol and biodiesel industries. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we talk to some of the leaders of the green fuels’ industries, as well as the head of the nation’s largest farm organization, to get their takes on what should be coming from Washington, D.C. as far as …
St. Louis Metro Area Buses Running on Biodiesel
Some new buses in the St. Louis metro area will be running on biodiesel. The St.Louis Post Dispatch reports Madison County Transit, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis proper, is now using 50 new, biodiesel-burning buses to replace part of its aging fixed-route bus fleet: They cost about $400,000 each and their purchase was made possible by federal …
Companies Cite Biodiesel Incentive Renewal for Merger
The renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax break is being cited as one of the reasons for the merger of two companies set to produce the green fuel. Ohio-based Environmental Quality Management, Inc., a provider of environmental services, and Texas biodiesel producer Beacon Energy Holdings, Inc. have announced in this press release a definitive merger agreement, expected to close …
OriginOil Moves Forward in Algae-to-Biodiesel Test
Last month, I told you about how algae-to-biodiesel developer OriginOil, Inc. had decided to go to Australia to test its algae oil extraction process with partner MBD Energy. Today, I received an update from OriginOil that it has received the first commercial order to deploy its algae oil extraction system in an industrial setting: MBD Energy (MBD) recently committed to …