As we last left the Earthrace, a boat powered by 100 percent biodiesel trying to set a world record for circumnavigating the globe, she was limping into Singapore after hitting some debris near Palau and damaging a prop. Today, the Earthrace is back in the water, racing across the India Ocean, still on pace to set the world record: Despite …
Biodiesel One of the Stars of LA Film Fest
Hollywood is recognizing the importance of renewable energy and a greener approach to entertainment. The Los Angeles Film Festival, scheduled for June 19th-29th, will be using biodiesel, as well as offsetting carbon usage with investment in wind energy. This commentary from film critic Emanuel Levy has more information: Changes being made for the overall Festival will impact everything including the …
Midwest Governors Support Ethanol
The Midwestern Governors Association is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to uphold the Renewable Fuels Standard passed by Congress in December. In a letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson, the group said that granting a waiver would be contrary to the agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment. The letter adds that blame placed on ethanol …
Promoting Biodiesel at CMA Music Fest
Over on our sister AgWired site we’ve had coverage of New Holland activities at the CMA Music Fest. One of those is the annual Michael Peterson/New Holland Celebrity Tractor Race. It provides a great opportunity to promote renewable fuels to the country music loving public. Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board (left) and Chuck Leavell, keyboardist for the …
Biosource Boosts Biofuel Production
Nova Biosource Fuels is building up its biofuels. The energy company has announced that it has commissioned its second 20 million gallon per year train. It’s biodiesel refinery in Seneca, Illinois has also produced more than 3 million gallons of ASTM 6751 standard biodiesel fuel. “Our progress at the Seneca refinery continues to solidify our proven process technology that enables …
Biofuels Revenues Expected to Nearly Double by 2012
While some other sectors of the U.S. economy are struggling right now, the future looks pretty bright for making money producing biodiesel and ethanol. Wisconsin Ag Connection reports that an analysis from Frost & Sullivan titled “North American Biofuels Market: Investment Analysis,” shows that market earned revenues of nearly $10 billion last year will grow to $18.52 billion in 2012: …
Turning Weeds Into Biodiesel
As the prices of better-known biodiesel feedstocks, such as soybeans, remain high, more refiners are looking for additional sources for the green fuel. The latest feedstock might be some of the weeds you’re battling in your garden this year. This story from the Albany (NY) Times Union says Innovation Fuels Inc., already producing 40 million gallons of biodiesel at its …
Lobos Riding on Biodiesel
Students at the University of New Mexico are going to be able to get to class using the green fuel biodiesel. This story in the university’s newspaper, UNM Today, says the school in Albuquerque is running four of its shuttle buses in the Parking and Transportation Services (PATS) Department on biodiesel: “Biodiesel was an obvious choice” says Alexander A. Aller, …
US, UK Firms Team Up to Make Biodiesel
An American biofuels company is teaming up with a British company to build several biodiesel plants able to make the green fuel from a variety of sources, including non-food feedstocks. This story in the Houston (TX) Business Journal says Houston-based Endicott Biofuels will use Davy Process Technology Ltd.’s esterification technology to make the flexible refineries: Endicott is already developing its …