A group of students and a teacher from Ponaganset High School in Rhode Island has completed a cross-country trip running their 1997 GMC pickup truck, that had been donated by Con Edison Solutions, on recycled cooking oil made into biodiesel. This story from the Providence (RI) Journal has details: “The vehicle handled really great,” teacher Ross McCurdy said when the …
Nation’s Largest Biodiesel Refinery Hits 50% of Potential
GreenHunter Biofuels has announced that its Houston biodiesel refinery has hit 50 percent of its 105 million gallon per year capacity at the nation’s largest biodiesel refinery. This company press release says the plant uses mostly animal fats, primarily poultry fat and beef tallow to make the green fuel: GreenHunter BioFuels is currently contracting for sale its first 4000 metric …
Purdue Study Show Biodiesel Benefits in Buses
A new study from Purdue University shows that buses that have been running 10 percent biodiesel are reducing pollution without any loss of fuel economy. This press release from the school says the report, prepared by Gregory Shaver, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, doctoral student Dave Snyder and undergraduate Chris Satkoski, found that upping that mix to 20 percent …
Study to Show CO2 Reduciton with Biodiesel
The National Biodiesel Board has teamed up with two companies to launch a pilot program to show how much lower emissions are using biodiesel. NBB, along with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, LLC, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles-based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, to put together the six-month over-the-road test. This press release from …
USDA Meeting Will Address Farm Bill Energy Programs
USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Thomas Dorr will hold a public meeting next month to work on implementing renewable energy programs authorized under the recently enacted farm bill. “Continuing to develop renewable energy is a key component of President Bush’s strategy to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil,” Dorr said. “This meeting is an opportunity for business owners, citizens …
REG Able to Produce Algae-Biodiesel on Commercial Scale
Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group has announced it has the technology to produce biodiesel from algae on a commercial scale. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says while the biodiesel maker isn’t producing algae itself, it is providing the crucial elusive step for some companies that are producing the slimy feedstock: REG has adapted it multi-feedstock technology to refine oil from a …
Biodiesel Maker Looks at Pipeline to Erie, PA’s Ports
Lake Erie Biofuels, the Pennsylvania biodiesel maker with a 45-million gallon a year biodiesel refinery on the shores of Lake Erie (so it’s not just a clever title) is reportedly considering building a pipeline from its plant to the ports of Erie, PA… but company officials aren’t saying much about the project. However, the Erie Times-News did find somebody who …
Sustainable Biodiesel Looks for Public Input
A non-profit group dedicated to making sure that the production of biodiesel is a sustainable proposition is looking for your input how to keep biodiesel refining, well, sustainable. The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) has released a first draft of its “Principles and Baseline Practices for Sustainability” for a 45-day public comment and review period. This post on the gas2.0 web …
New Law Means New Labels for Biodiesel Pumps
This December, the Federal Trade Commission’s new rules on labeling of biodiesel pumps kicks in. Basically, pumps that dispense greater-than-5-percent biodiesel blends will have to have a label indicating that pump’s blend. The National Biodiesel Board hosts a web site, AllThingsBiodiesel.com, that sells the new labels… among the many other objects sold there: “Our goal is two-fold. We want to …