St. Louis-based Enterprise Rent-A-Car has named Dr. Richard Sayre, a leading biofuels researcher, to head its Institute for Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis. This press release says the company created the Institute in 2007 with a $25 million gift from the company’s founding family, the Taylors… who own Enterprise, National Car Rental and …
Two Biodiesel Companies Among Fastest Growing
The rising popularity of biodiesel is helping many companies grow rapidly. Two privately-held biodiesel-related companies are being recognized as among the nation’s 500 fastest growing of any type of company. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says Inc. Magazine has rated Greenline Industries and Blue Sun Biodiesel among the fastest growing: Larkspur, Calif.-based Greenline Industries, a manufacturer of biodiesel production equipment, …
Dem Convention Runs on Biodiesel, Solar & Wind
If you’ve been watching any of the Democratic Convention you’ve been seeing plenty of windy people talking up a storm (hey, they’re politicians… Republicans will spew plenty of hot air next week!). But wind energy (the kind that turns turbines), along with solar and biodiesel, is helping behind the scenes. National Geographic’s Green Guide blog has details: This week’s Democratic …
Biodiesel By-product Good for Your Heart
Researchers at Virginia Tech have found a way to grow a compound important to human heart health using a plentiful by-product of biodiesel production. This press release from the school says Zhiyou Wen, assistant professor of biological systems engineering in Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has found a way to grow omega-3 fatty acids, known for benefits …
Teacher & Students Complete Cross-Country Biodiesel Trip
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 …