One of the benefits of doing this job is that I can do it from the comfort of my easy chair, while watching some of my favorite programs with one eye and searching for stories with the other (hey, God gave me two eyes… just consider it multi-tasking). But tonight, my eyes are firmly fixed on the tube, as one …
Airlines Ink Deal to Buy Biodiesel
Eight major U.S. airlines have signed a deal that will see them buying 1.5 million gallons of renewable biodiesel a year to use in ground equipment starting in 2012. This press release from the Air Transport Association of America, an industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines, says Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, …
Sustainable Biodiesel Maker to Distribute in Rockies
A maker of sustainable biodiesel in Colorado has inked a deal to supply biodiesel to a distributor for three years. This press release from Rocky Mountain Sustainable Enterprises says the company will supply up to 4.5 million gallons of biodiesel a year for the next three years to fuel distributor Gray Oil Company, Inc.: The biodiesel will be supplied from …
NREL – Launches Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator
Drivers now can take a popular tool on the road thanks to the staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The Mobile Alternative Fueling Station Locator (MAFSL) helps on-the-go drivers find the five closest biodiesel, electricity, E85 (ethanol), hydrogen, natural gas, and propane fueling sites using any mobile device with Internet access. Before launching the device, NREL said that …
Chicago Green Music Fest to Feature Biodiesel
This weekend’s Green Music Fest in Chicago will be running on a green fuel… biodiesel. The Chicago Tribune reports that the inaugural event will combine earth-friendly practices, such as using biodiesel to help pump up the jams, with some great music: In its ambitious first year, the local festival, staged Saturday and Sunday in West Town’s Eckhart Park, aspires to …
Biodiesel Facility Opens in Colorado
Colorado’s latest biodiesel production facility is open for business. Rocky Mountain Biodiesel, Colorado’s only licensed advanced biofuel producer, has opened its Parker, Colorado biodiesel plant. This company press release says for $20 a year, Rocky Mountain Biodiesel club memberships allow customers to buy B99.9 biodiesel for $2.30 per gallon, as well as supplying the green fuel to regional fuel distributors: …
Fuel Cell Model T, Biodiesel Truck Hits at GovEnergy
Some students from Rhode Island have certainly been getting quite the education when it comes to renewable energy… and they’re passing their knowledge along. Students in Ponaganset High School teacher Ross McCurdy’s class have taken their fuel-celled powered Model T and a biodiesel-powered pickup truck that they drove 3,000 miles cross-country last summer to GovEnergy 2009, the premier energy training …
US Navy to Develop Portable Biodiesel Production Unit
The U.S. Navy is working with Biodiesel Industries and aerospace and defense company Aerojet to develop a high-tech, remote-controlled, automated, portable biodiesel production unit. This story from Biodiesel Magazine says the project at the Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center in Port Hueneme, Calif. will called ARIES… Automated, Real-time, Remote, Integrated Energy System: With the resources and modus operandi of the …
Biodesel Powers Radio at Iowa State Fair
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has teamed up with legendary radio station WHO in Des Moines to power its Crystal Studio at the Iowa State Fair from August 13-23 using B20 biodiesel. This IRFA press release says the diesel generators for the studio have been running on bodiesel during the fair since 2006: “IRFA is proud to help continue the …
BP, Martek Ink Deal to Make Biodiesel from Sugars
BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation have signed a deal to develop an advanced biodiesel from sugars. The agreement will use Martek’s ability to work with microbes and BP’s large-scale capabilites: “Martek is pleased to partner with BP’s Alternative Energy team, to combine our unique algae-based technologies and intellectual property for the creation of sustainable and affordable technology for microbial biofuel …