An additive to biodiesel has been approved by the State of Texas for its low-emission program. ORYXE Energy International’s ORYXE(R) LED for Biodiesel has received an unprecedented approval for use in the Texas Low Emission Diesel Program (TxLED). This press release from the company says it means fuel producers will be able to use the additive at a lower treat …
Ground Breaks on MO Biodiesel Plant
Ground’s been broken on a new biodiesel plant in the Northern Missouri town of Moberly. This story in the Moberly (MO) Monitor says the $16.5 million Producer’s Choice Soy Energy plant and soybean crushing facility could be in operation by the beginning of March 2009: The almost 14-acre tract is filled with corn stubble today. But construction, to be done …
Algae to Ethanol Research
Algae is already being used to make biodiesel by companies like Solazyme of California. Now researchers are looking into using algae to make ethanol. According to the Kalamazoo Gazette, a group of Western Michigan University researchers gave U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) a presentation of their ideas last week. Chemistry professor Steven Bertman said, “The unifying theme is recovery of …
FAPRI: Biofuels Will Drive Agriculture
Officials with the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute say biofuels will drive agriculture for at least the next 10 years. This story from Southeast Farm Press quotes FAPRI livestock analyst as saying “It’s hard to talk about a baseline without saying something about biofuels.” “We’re expecting in 2008 that ethanol production from corn to be nearly 11 billion gallons …
Car Dealer Opens E85 Station
CleanFUEL Distribution and General Motors held a grand opening event for a new E85 fueling station in Grapevine, Texas owned by Classic Chevy/Hummer. Over 3,200 gallons of E85 sold for 85 cents per gallon this morning to celebrate the opening. Classic Chevrolet/HUMMER spent more than $500,000 to install nine pumps dedicated to E85, E10 and biodiesel at its new Classic …
Missouri Senate Approves Biodiesel Mandate
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 …