A requirement that all diesel sold in Missouri contain at least 5 percent biodiesel has passed the State Senate. Radio station KWMU (St. Louis) reports the measure, set to go into effect in 2010 if it becomes law, passed by a wide 20-11 margin: The bill’s sponsor, State Senator Bill Stouffer (R, Napton), says B-5 will cause less pollution and …
Biodiesel Motorcycle on the Road
Last September, a motorcycle that runs on biodiesel hit a record 130 miles per hour (see my Sept. 17, 2007 post). Now, the folks at the Oakland, California-based The Crucible want to run it up to 160 mph! But first, this YouTube video posted on InventorSpot.com shows them taking out on the road: Extreme motorcycle modification is nothing new. So …
BioTrucker Fuel Card Hits the Streets… and Highways
The first-ever biodiesel fuel card has been unveiled. National Biodiesel Foundation (NBF) today introduced the BioTrucker Fuel Card, which highlights the availability of biodiesel with a network of truck stops that carry biodiesel. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board, the parent group for the NBF, says the card allows truckers and fleets pay a cash price (while having …
Orion Ethanol Diversifies
Orion Ethanol of Kansas has acquired a corn fructose wet milling facility located in Texas from Dimmitt Ethanol. Orion plans to convert the facility into a fully integrated renewable fuels campus in three phases over 3 years. The first phase will convert the corn fructose wet milling facility into a 60 million gallon per year ethanol plant and 10 million …
Nebraska Biodiesel Plant Gets New Life
A Nebraska biodiesel plant that was under construction up until the middle of February, just weeks short of its completion, looks like it will be completed. The Beatrice Biodiesel Plant will finally be finished after parent company U.S. Canadian Biofuels secured new financing for the plant, according to this article in the Beatrice Daily Sun: Bud Cummins, U.S. Canadian Biofuels …
Illinois Biodiesel Plant Looking at New Investors
There could be some new investors taking over the biodiesel operations of an Illinois soybean miller. This story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch says Bunge’s Danville, Illinois operation, just recently finished, will have new investors in the biodiesel production plant: Deb Seidel, director of communications for Bunge North America, based in Maryland Heights, said an asset purchase agreement is being …
Greenest Bands Running on Biodiesel
As the summer rock concert series are about to start across the country, Billboard Magazine is releasing its top 10 list of the greenest artists. Some of the more notables include major acts, such as Jack Johnson, Willie Nelson, the Dave Matthews Band, and Pearl Jam. According to Billboard’s article (advance copy posted on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s blog), at the …
Ethanol Maker Eyes Biodiesel Biz
Ethanol producer Golden Grain Energy of Mason City, Iowa is looking at getting into the biodiesel business by the end of the year. This story in the Mason City Globe Gazette says company president Walt Wendland announced his company, which has been producing ethanol in the northern Iowa community since December of 2004, will work with BEST BioDiesel Inc. of …
NBB Offers Vehicle for Updates
Lots of information came out of last month’s National Biodiesel Conference and Expo in Orlando, Florida, and trust me, we did all we could to make sure you knew about the events through the conference blog. The National Biodiesel Board wants to ensure you stay up-to-date with all of the issues from that event, as well as the biodiesel industry …
Study Finds Biodiesel Safe for Underground Tanks
A new study finds that biodiesel is safe for underground steel tanks. The study, conducted by the Steel Tank Institute, says typical low carbon steel used for underground storage tanks hold up well against corrosion to the green fuel, according to this story in Wisconsin Ag Connection: According to Wayne Geyer of the Steel Tank Institute, the low carbon steel …