A Buffalo, Minnesota fuel station is offering some Halloween treats for flex-fuel vehicle and diesel motorists this weekend. The Buffalo Holiday station is promoting E85 fuel with an 85 cent per gallon discount and B5 biodiesel with a 10 cent per gallon discount on Saturday, October 30, from 10 a.m. until noon. The purpose of the Halloween weekend promotion is …
Parking Company to Run Biodiesel Shuttles at Denver Airport
Canopy Airport Parking has partnered with Frontier Airlines to offer fliers a chance to ride to and from their green parking facility and the Frontier ticket counters on one of Canopy’s seven biodiesel and hybrid shuttles. Biodiesel Magazine reports the service will begin in late November: A 3,000-gallon tank will be installed on-site to refuel the bus fleet, according to …
Cosmetics Company Tours North America on Biodiesel
A cosmetic company that touts its products as “honestly natural, truly beautiful” is using a pretty beautiful fuel to spread its message. Organic and natural skin and baby care products company Weleda has been taking a biodiesel-powered truck across North America to promote its cosmetics and to help raise awareness for the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010: We’re driving our …
Transportation Managers To Converge on New York
The Alternative Fuel Trade Alliance is hosting a series of training programs nationwide for alternative fuel fleet managers. The next stop on the tour is a free workshop on October 28, 2010 in Albany, New York’s Crown Hotel Plaza. The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) is participating in the workshops along with several other organizations including the Renewable Fuels …
Navy Leaders Discuss Role of Biofuels for “Green Fleet”
Leaders of the U.S. Navy recently met to discuss ways to get those who sail the oceans blue into GREENER alternative fuels, including biodiesel. Participants in the recent Navy Energy Forum in Washington, D.C. included Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus as the group discussed his goal of making sure that half of the service’s total energy consumption comes from …
States Producing Domestic Fuel had Less Recession
Parts of the U.S. that had a healthy energy producing sector, including the biofuels ethanol and biodiesel, took less of a hit during the recession or even avoided the economic downturn altogether. A new report from Biofuels Digest details how areas that were able to produce enough energy to meet internal gasoline demands grew their economies at 2.5 times the …
Propel Fuel Sales Double During Alt Fuels Promo
Propel Fuels saw their fuel savings double during their multiple alternative fuel promotions held as part of their celebration of the National Alternative Fuel Vehicle Odyssey Day. The effectiveness of these types of promotions in increasing consumer awareness about alternative fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel is not new to Propel, they often have them in conjunction with new station …
Want to Help Biodiesel? Take Your Omega-3s!
If you want to help the biodiesel industry, a California company says you should take health food supplements, particularly Omega-3s. SmartPlanet.com reports biofuel maker Aurora Algae says the algae it grows for its biodiesel production can also be made into a high-value food supplement: It intends to use algae to produce high-concentration Omega-3 fatty acids for use in pharmaceutical and …
Community Fuels On The Biodiesel Tax Credit
I’ll never get tired of talking about the biodiesel tax credit – or should I say lack thereof. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Lisa Mortenson, the Co-Founder & CEO of Encinitas, California-based Community Fuels during my San Diego Algae Tour and I took the opportunity to ask her her thoughts about the biodiesel tax credit. “The …