California-based Primafuel was honored at the World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland last week with a WEF Technology Pioneer Award. The biofuels company received the award for its innovative approach to biofuels production and distribution infrastructure. The award recognizes Primafuel’s expertise across the entire fuel supply chain and its commitment to developing new, low-carbon biofuels. Pictured are Eyal Gutentag, Chief …
Renewable Fuels Have Place in State of Union
In his final State of the Union address to the nation, President Bush once again acknowledged the importance of domestic fuels for energy security and the environment. To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology. Our security, …
Corporate Express Switching to Biodiesel
The U.S. branch of Dutch-based Corporate Express is converting its delivery trucks to biodiesel. CNNMoney.com reports that the corporate supplier will run most of its delivery truck fleets in Colorado and Kansas on B20 from Colorado’s Blue Sun’s Biodiesel: This strategic step will significantly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of the Company’s Colorado and Kansas fleets — a total of …
Dole Harvesters Running on Biodiesel
Fresh food giant Dole has a fresh idea about how it is fueling its fresh vegetable harvesters in the western United States: use biodiesel. This company press release says the fresh vegetable division has switched its harvesters in Salinas, California and in Yuma, Arizona over to B20: Kevin Fiori, Dole’s Senior Vice President Agriculture Operations said “being good stewards of …
New Clean Fuels Blog
With the new year, the Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC) launched a new blog on its website: http://blog.cleanfuelsdc.org. The goal of the new CFDC blog is to create an informative and ongoing public discussion about the numerous facts, myths, and highly emotional issues which will coattail the development and expansion of the nation’s increased RFS in the years to come. …
Arkansas Biodiesel Plant Soon to Open
A biodiesel plant in Eastern Arkansas near the towns of Helena-West Helena on the Mississippi River is set to open April 1st… after nearly two and a half years of planning and building. This story in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette says the plant will be able to produce 40 million gallons a year… making it Arkansas’ largest biodiesel plant: “We …
Algae Biodiesel Running at Sundance
While the movie “Fields of Fuel” is giving people plenty to talk about regarding biofuels at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah (see Cindy’s Jan. 24th post), some are putting the talk into action. This blog posting on Wired.com says California-based biotech firm Solazyme is driving around the festival in a car running on its own algae-based biodiesel called Soladiesel: …
Long Beach Looking at Biodiesel
The City of Long Beach, California might be the latest municipality to join the ranks of those that are switching their fleets to biodiesel. The Long Beach Gazette reports the city is trying to reduce its carbon footprint: The City Council directed City Manager Pat West to investigate the feasibility of using biodiesel to power its 361 city-owned trucks, large …
“Fields of Fuel” Reviews
The biofuels documentary “Fields of Fuel” made its debut this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah to mixed reviews. AFP reports that the biodiesel film is “not to everyone’s tastes at Sundance.” The reviewer, who interviewed film director and activist Josh Tickell, focused on the food versus fuel controversy rather than the film itself, saying “not everyone is …
WI Governor Proposes Energy Independence Plan
Wisconsin’s governor is proposing an aggressive plan to make his state a leader in renewable energy. From the text of Gov. Jim Doyle’s speech, he has called for lawmakers to approve his strategy to increase his state’s homegrown power through the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund: Over the next 10 years Wisconsin will invest $150 million to help our businesses, our …