Students’ Biodiesel Processor to Help Haiti
A school in Chicago is finishing up a $3,000, solar-powered biodiesel processor that will be sent to Haiti. This story from Chicago Public Radio says a team of 10 girls from the private, Catholic, all-girls Mother McAuley High School have put the processor together in hopes of sending it to the small town of Pichon, Haiti to provide the town …
Biodiesel-based Bioheat Warming New Hampshire
A chilly night in New England, but some of the good folks of Manchester, New Hampshire are warm and breathing easier thanks to the biodiesel-blend of heating oil known as Bioheat. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says the Portsmouth, NH-based Simply Green Biofuels has partnered with M.L. Halle Oil Service Inc. to bring the green heat to homes: M.L. Halle …
Obama Talks Clean Energy But Little About Renewables
If renewable energy advocates had hoped for a big mention during Pres. Barack Obama’s first State of the Union address, they probably are walking away from tonight’s speech feeling a bit left out. While the president did make quick mentions of solar, biofuels and clean energy, Obama did not unveil any grand plan to use renewable energy to help move …
Biodiesel, Ethanol Part of Illinois Sustainability Award
Biodiesel and ethanol, along with some gas/electric hybrids, are credited with helping the Illinois Department of Transportation win a sustainability award in that state. This press release from IDOT says the agency made exceptional progress in 2009 in a statewide effort to become a more sustainable agency and win the Green Government Award from the Illinois Green Government Coordinating Council: …
Propane Buses to be Tested in Minnesota Cold
Some students in Minnesota will soon be breathing easier on their way to school … no, not because they won’t be hit up with that big algebra test. A school in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area is testing propane in one of its buses. The Star-Tribune reports that Eastern Carver County school drivers have been testing the propane bus to see …
Biodiesel Conference BOGO Registration Extended
The new Renewable Fuels Standard … aka RFS-2 … is set to be released in just the next few days. That’s why the National Biodiesel Board has extended the regular registration rates, as well as the “buy one, get one (BOGO)” offer to bring a friend for free to the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Feb. 7-10, at the Gaylord …
Concept Bike to Run on Biodiesel
While they haven’t received as much press as their alternatively fueled cousins, motorcycles that run on biodiesel are carving out a bit of a niche. Well, maybe this next design will punch a hole right through everyone’s thinking! This post on Gas 2.0 introduces us what could be the next generation of bad motor scooters: Meet the Metalback motorcycle concept. …
Biodiesel Maker Contends Study Proves Algae’s Worth
A recent study that contends algae-based biodiesel is no more environmentally friendly than conventional row-crop feedstocks has generated some controversy, as well as quite a few comments. And even the algal-biofuel industry seems to be split on the issue. As you might remember from my story last week, University of Virginia researchers have concluded that algae’s environmental footprint is larger …
Biodiesel Goes Underground
It’s not a move to put the green fuel incognito … biodiesel is literally going underground. This article in Biodiesel Magazine says a new, 206-page report from the Mine Safety Health Administration talks about how miners have found that biodiesel keeps clean a precious commodity underground: air: After testing multiple biodiesel blends, MSHA concluded that biodiesel reduces emissions—especially when combined …