So, we’ve all heard the talk how biodiesel is just not built for the cold… how it gels up when the temperature goes down. But a ski resort in New England is proving that myth wrong. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board tells how the resort is running its equipment on the green fuel: “We know that even …
Time to Buy Land for Chesapeake Biodiesel Plant
The company that has plans to build the U.S.’s biggest biodiesel plant is running out of time to purchase the 44-acre parcel of land along the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia before the land’s owner starts considering other offers. Smiling Earth Energy got approval from the Chesapeake City Council to build the 320-million-gallon-a-year refinery six weeks ago, but this article in …
Producing Hydrogen from Biodiesel
What’s better than producing one clean-burning, renewable energy source? How about getting TWO clean-burning, renewable energy sources from one feedstock! Researchers at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom are looking at a way to get hydrogen gas from glycerin, a biodiesel by-product. This story from the Science Daily web site says it’s a green process that makes a …
Iowa’s Largest Biodiesel Plant Opens
Renewable Energy Group and East Fork Biodiesel held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today for their 60-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant in Algona, Iowa with the plant fully operational on Tuesday. This REG press release says the ceremony was attended by lawmakers and industry representatives, such as Iowa Senators Jack Kibbie (D-Emmetsburg) and David Johnson (R-Ocheyedan) and Iowa Representative Delores Mertz (DOttosen) as well …
GreenHunter Energy Powers Up with Biodiesel
GreenHunter Energy is acquiring more than 7 MW of biodiesel-powered electrical generators. The energy company, based in Grapevine, Texas, says the generators will come form a third party company in Panama City, Panama. The power plant is skid mounted and has a Tier I EPA certification and will operate under the TCEQ and all other local and state regulatory requirements. …
Renewable Fuels Now Fights for Alternative Energies
The first “official” action of the Renewable Fuels Now coalition was to determine where Americans stand on developing and using alternative energies. The coalition is a new umbrella organization of different associations that are working to provide accurate information about renewable fuels. Greg Krissek with ICM says opponents of alternative energies have swamped the public with misinformation about renewable fuels, …
Expert Says Selling Biodiesel Equipment Overseas Tricky
A lawyer who deals in international biodiesel law has an article in December’s Biodiesel Magazine that outlines some of the pitfalls that U.S. companies that are trying to sell biodiesel plants and equipment to locations overseas. Rich Weiner’s article says there is great potential in the foreign markets, if you’re able to get around the legal risks and challenges around …
Frisco Now 100% Biodiesel
San Francisco has become the largest city in the country to convert its entire fleet of diesel vehicles to biodiesel, hitting the green goal a month ahead of schedule. This press release from Mayor Gavin Newsom’s office says it will cover more than 1,500 vehicles including MUNI buses, several fire engines, ambulances and street sweepers, among others: “Every city bears …
Soybean Price Boom Fueled by Biodiesel
Analysts believe soybean prices could rise to all-time highs in 2008 as demand for beans as feedstocks for biodiesel and foodstocks for the Chinese take center stage. This analysis from Reuters says China’s production and irrigation problems are just part of the increased demand for the U.S. crop that, in previous years, had lost ground to corn going to ethanol: …
Connecticut Gets First Biodiesel Station
Connecticut, known for its bedroom communities for commuters heading into New York City, has its first station for those commuters wanting to fuel up with biodiesel. This press release says Governor M. Jodi Rell cut the ribbon on the first public-access retail biodiesel station in Connecticut at the Berkshire Country Store in West Cornwall: “Today marks a true milestone for …