Petroleum giant Shell could be getting into the algae biodiesel business. The company is joining with Hawaii-based HR Biopetroleum to test This story in the Financial Times says the pair will start by building a small research plant with hopes to make it a full-scale commercial plant of 20,000 hectares, capable of producing 1.2 million tons of oil per year: …
Biofuels Centerpiece of Caribbean Conference
Much of the talk at the recent Miami Conference on the Caribbean Basin in Florida was about biofuels… and how they could help the impoverished economies of the Caribbean. This story in Ft. Lauderdale (FL) Sun-Sentinel talks about biodiesel and ethanol devlopment and what it means for the Caribbean: “In today’s world and in today’s agriculture, there is no more …
Expert Offers Biodiesel Lawnmower Movie
Recent numbers say American lawnmowers are using 800 million gallons of gasoline a year, while producing 5 percent of this country’s air pollution. So, what’s the solution? Stop mowing the lawn? (The wife says that is NOT an option!). Global warming expert Corbett Kroehler might have a solution… a biodiesel lawnmower. This link (Keyboard-Culture-movies.com) even has a video of the …
Biofuels Conferences in the Sunshine State
As the Midwest (where I’m at) thaws out of a major ice storm that shut down the power (my home for a little while last night) and prepares for ANOTHER round this weekend, some time in Florida this winter sounds mighty inviting. Well if the escape from the Midwest ice and snow is not enough for you (or if you’re …
AE Biofuels Now Publicly Traded
AE Biofuels, formerly known as American Ethanol, has completed its plans to become a publicly traded company by merging with a firm known as Marwich II Ltd. The California-based company is involved in both ethanol and biodiesel, with majority ownership of a plant in India that is designed to produce 50 million gallons of biodiesel per year and plans to …
Biofuel Producer Honored as “Great Oregonian”
SeQuential Biofuels, maker and seller of biodiesel and ethanol, has been honored as one of five recipients of Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski’s Gold Awards, recognizing “greatness in Oregonians.” This story from the Portland (OR) News says the award was handed out recently at the Oregon Convention Center: SeQuential, which opened the nation’s first biofuels station in 2006 on McVay Highway …
Rising Soybean Prices Idle Delaware Biodiesel Plant
The high cost of soybeans, brought on by the popularity of biodiesel, has forced another biodiesel plant to stop operations while waiting for prices to subside. This story in the Salisbury (MD) Daily Times says the Mid-Atlantic Biodiesel plant in Clayton, Delaware has had to quit producing biodiesel: The Mid-Atlantic Biodiesel facility has the capacity to refine up to 6 …
Daryl Hannah Selling Biodiesel El Camino
special secret surprise!!! the baddest assest biodiesel “el camino” ever with your own b100 biodiesel pump + station!!! That’s how the ad for Daryl Hannah’s own El Camino (that she says she has driven everyday for the last four years) reads. The eco-friendly actress is selling her biodiesel-powered El Camino AND biodiesel pump and station with easy instructions on how …
Allegro Gets on Board with Biomass
Investments in bioenergy are smart investments for Allegro Biodiesel. Allegro is moving to diversify the bio-energy sector and acquire a biomass energy company in Colorado. Allegro Biodiesel Corporation has announced that it has extended a $500,000 bridge loan to Littleton, Colorado-based Community Power Corporation as a first step in potentially acquiring the company. Established in 1995, privately-held CPC is a …
New B20 Specifications Could Mean Greater Acceptance
New quality specifications for 6-20 percent blends of biodiesel have been unveiled by ASTM, the organization that standardizes specifications for products in the marketplace. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) says the standards came during ASTM meetings this week in Phoenix after six years of collaboration by industry representatives and will mean more automakers will approve B20 …