A Colorado company is getting ready to debut a biodiesel hybrid officials claim will get 100 miles per gallon… if they can get it finished for an upcoming auto show. KMGH-TV in Denver reports Lightning Hybrids of Loveland is unveiling a vehicle this Wednesday at the Denver auto show… although company Chief Executive Officer Dan Johnson admits they need to …
Homegrown Biodiesel Behind “Magic Fuel Bus”
A high school science project has turned into a way for a North Carolina school to save money, save the environment and comply with a state law requiring biodiesel use. This story from the Burke County (NC) News Herald says East Burke High School, located between Hickory and Morganton in North Carolina, is the home of science teacher Bob Smith …
Biodiesel, Ethanol Make Saudis Nervous
Renewable energy, including biodiesel and ethanol are making the big oil producing countries nervous… and that’s got to be a good thing. This story in the New York Times quotes Saudi oil minister Ali Al-Naimi as trying to dismiss alternative energy, while praising non-renewable petroleum as “an enabler of progress and prosperity.” He cautioned that the current economic crisis — …
Friends at Biodiesel, Ethanol Producer & BIOMASS Magazines Keep Heads Above Flood Waters
Keep our friends at BBI International… publishers of Ethanol Producer Magazine, Biodiesel Magazine and BIOMASS Magazine… in your prayers, as they’ve had to temporarily halt operations at their Fargo, North Dakota offices and reduced selected non-essential functions at their Grand Forks office to deal with the record flooding in both cities. Company officials are promising that production and delivery of …
Saltwater Could Make Algae-Biodiesel Profitable
While algae-based biodiesel continues to grow in interest, producers of the REALLY green fuel are trying to find ways to make sure they can turn a profit… just like any biodiesel producer. Being able to grow algae in the more plentiful saltwater could be key to making the process profitable. This story from the gas2.0 Web site says California-based Aurora …
Study Shows Biodiesel Reduces CO2 Emissions
Just in case you need more evidence of the clean-burning nature of biodiesel, a new study once again confirms the fuel’s green nature. A six-month demonstration by California-based fleet States Logistics’ saw carbon dioxide reduction of 72.9 tons compared to straight petroleum diesel. This National Biodisel Board press release says the company will be able to use the information to …
Myrtle Beach Area to Get Biodiesel Plant
A new biodiesel plant is set to open in the Myrtle Beach area of South Carolina. This story from WCBD-TV in Charleston says Coastal Biodiesel Group, Inc. is opening a $4.5 million facility in Horry County that will employ 50 people making the green fuel from used cooking oils: “We are pleased to begin operations in South Carolina with our …
Manitoba Opens First Biodiesel Plant
An American biodiesel maker has headed north of the border, but its product will come back to the U.S. This story from the Winnipeg Free Press says North Carolina-based Greenway Biodiesel is opening a approximately 5 million-gallon-a-year refinery in St. Boniface, Manitoba… the first for the Canadian province. While the green fuel will be headed for sale in Minnesota, it …
Verenium, Alfa Laval Ink Biodiesel Deal
Massachusetts-based Verenium Corporation, a developer of next-generation cellulosic ethanol, has signed a deal with Swedish provider of heat transfer, separation and fluid handling technologies Alfa Laval to market processes that degums vegetable oils, making them better for biodiesel production. This Verenium press release says they’ll use Verenium’s Purifine PLC enzyme and Alfa Laval’s engineering services and equipment. “Verenium is pleased …
World Congress Focuses on Biofuels Progress
Progress toward next generation biofuels will be a focus of the 2009 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing, to be held July 19-22, 2009 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Now in its sixth year, the conference will move to its largest venue to date, the Palais des congrès de Montréal (the Montreal Convention Centre). The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has …