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 …
Biodiesel Brewer Goes into Spuds Plant
The waste vegetable oil at a potato processing facility is now becoming the green fuel biodiesel, thanks to some new technology from a California maker of biodiesel refining equipment. Biodiesel Magazine reports that BioFuelBox Inc. has installed the first of a new biodiesel technology that has been operational since August at the potato plant in American Falls, Idaho: San Jose, …
Biodiesel Makes the Team with Pro Sports
Going to the ballpark, whether its a football field or a baseball diamond, fans are used to seeing plenty of green grass (well, unless you’re a Boise State fan!). But more and more teams are also going green when it comes to the fuel they use in those stadiums. The National Biodiesel Board has this story about how biodiesel is …
Iowa Schools to Get Biodiesel Education Grants
Two more Iowa schools will be the benefactors of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) grants aimed at educating communities about biodiesel and incorporating biodiesel and renewable fuels into school programming. The latest $2,500 Biodiesel Backer Awards will be awarded in December and follow this past summer’s awarding of three grants: IRFA has created the Biodiesel Backer Toolkit to help schools …
BIO Calls for EPA to be Fair on RFS2
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has joined the chorus of renewable fuel advocates who are calling on the EPA to give biodiesel and ethanol a fair shake in the proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). BIO’s remarks come as a growing number of green fuels backers say the EPA has to acknowledge the full extent of the uncertainty in its estimation …
NBB, RFA Submit Biodiesel, Ethanol Comments to EPA
The comment period for the EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) has come and gone, and the leaders in the biodiesel and ethanol industries have turned in the comments they’ve collected from their members and interested parties. The National Biodiesel Board’s main contention is that the proposal contains several significant flaws: • EPA’s GHG [Greenhouse Gas] methodology relies on outdated …