It won’t be long before the snow starts to seriously fly in Vermont (if it isn’t already!), and the heating oil dealers in that state are encouraging those Green Mountain Boys… and Girls… to use a biodiesel blend to heat their homes when they come in from shoveling. This article in the Barre Montpelier Times Argus says Matt Cota of …
Ethanol Could Make Diesel Engines Greener
A corn grower leader is working on using ethanol to help fuel diesel engines. National Corn Growers Association chairman Bob Dickey is also chairman of CleanFlex Power Systems, which is so new they haven’t built a website yet, but what they have done is developed a method to efficiently use ethanol in diesel engines. Dickey started the idea a year …
Biodiesel Myths Busted
The biofuels industry has yet to get a famous show like Mythbusters to test some of the false information floating around about biodiesel and ethanol. Well, maybe we don’t need them. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) just released a new educational piece called, “Biodiesel Myths: Busted,” that highlights nine of the most circulated myths and corrects them. A few “myths” …
Coal Mines Could Become Next Source for Biodiesel
Coal mines could be the next place to grow a feedstock for biodiesel. Researchers in Missouri are looking at feeding the carbon dioxide that is plentiful in coal mines to algae, which can be turned into biodiesel. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the work of David Summers, professor of Mining Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, could prove that …
Algae Movin’ On Up – On a High Rise, That Is
The next time you work for a company that goes bankrupt, consider pitching them this idea to generate income: an Eco-Pod. The Eco-Pod, designed by Howeler + Yoon Architecture and Squared Design Lab, is a cutting edge way to grow algae to be used to create fuel. The firm designed the concept as a way to help stimulate the economy …
Buick City Could Become Biodiesel City
What has been a symbol of failure for some of the American automobile industry could become a shining example of green jobs in the U.S. biodiesel industry. This story from the Flint (MI) Journal says that idled for 10 years, “Buick City,” the former Flint, Michigan General Motors plant that once cranked out cars, could soon become a hub for …
BIO to Congress: Don’t Put Biofuels in Double Jeopardy
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) is trying to head off any possible efforts to subject biodiesel and ethanol to another set of greenhouse gas emission regulations that would effectively put the green fuels under a double jeopardy situation. Arguing that biofuels are already regulated under the Renewable Fuels Standard, BIO has sent a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), chair …
Biodiesel Brewing Equipment Up for Sale
Sixty million gallons worth of biodiesel-producing equipment will go on sale next month at a location in New Jersey. Minnesota-based Maas Companies is conducting the auction of six, 10-million-gallon lines that are brand new out-of-the-box operations at the Hampton Inn & Suites – Newark Harrison Riverwalk, 100 Passaic Ave, Harrison, New Jersey on November 12, 2009 at 11 am: Equipment …
DF Cast: RFA, NBB Submit RFS-2 Comments
Back in May, the EPA put out its proposal for the new Renewable Fuels Standard… aka RFS-2… that got a lot of people talking about what is in the new standard. Some of the biggest backers of some of the greenest fuels, ethanol and biodiesel, are worried RFS-2 will actually keep these mainstays of the renewables out of the program …