A state program administered by the Iowa Department of Economic Development has handed out $563,800 to 21 Iowa retailers installing pumps for E-85 and biodiesel fuel, terminals installing biodiesel storage tanks and blending equipment, and tank wagons for farm delivery having dedicated compartments for E-85 and biodiesel. This press release from the Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program Board (RFIPB) has more: …
Turkey Day Goes Green
It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a turkey, and lots of folks like to fry their bird in a pot of cooking oil. A company in Colorado that hauls away restaurant grease is asking people to donate their used cooking oil to be made into biodiesel. This story in the Rocky Mountain News has more: And while the amount of turkey …
New Holland Backs Biodiesel 100 Percent
As we reported a couple of weeks ago, New Holland has approved the use of 100 percent biodiesel in all equipment with New Holland-manufactured diesel engines. New Holland representatives Gene Hemphill and Michael Long were at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual meeting last week talking with farm broadcasters about that announcement and other news from New Holland. In …
The New San Francisco Treat – Biodiesel
San Francisco, California has started a program to turn the waste cooking oil from the city’s many restaurants into biodiesel. This story in the San Francisco Chronicle has more details: Today the city launches SFGreasecycle, a free program in which the city will pick up used cooking oil and grease from local restaurants, hotels and other commercial food preparation establishments. …
Sweet Homegrown Alabama Biodiesel
The City of Eufala, Alabama has cashed in on the benefits of biodiesel. This story in the Eufala Tribune says cost savings and tax credits are helping its bottom line: By operating various city vehicles and machines on a co-processed bio-diesel mixture, the city currently saves approximately 90 cents per gallon of fuel. That’s big savings considering the city, even …
Companies Form Montana Biodiesel Venture
A West Coast company has joined a Texas-based company to form a joint venture to produce biodiesel in Montana. This press release from Sustainable Oils… formed from Seattle-based Targeted Growth, Inc. a renewable energy bioscience company, and Green Earth Fuels of Houston, a vertically integrated renewable biodiesel energy company… has more. The new venture will produce and market up to …
Renewing Cheese Water for Renewable Fuels
A Wisconsin entrepreneur says producers don´t have to rely on corn, or even cellulosic waste, to create ethanol. Joe Van Groll, Owner of Grand Meadow Energy, LLC, says he can create ethanol from cheese water waste. Joe says this new method for creating ethanol is a great alternative. He points out that the ethanol industry is the target of negative …
Nebraska Offers Crops-to-Fuel Workshops
The University of Nebraska is offering producers, consultants, dealers, and others interested in agriculture a chance to attend one of five “Growing Corn or Soybeans to Fuel Nebraska” workshops, December 17th – 21st at various locations around the state. This press release from the school’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources has more information: Morning topics include pointers on making …
Biodiesel Fuels Fryer Oil Boom
As biodiesel has gained in popularity so has a feedstock that used to be just a waste product. Used cooking oil from restaurants can be made into some pretty high-quality biodiesel, and refiners are having to compete to get what used to be thrown out. This story on the Oregonlive.com web site says it used to cost restaurants to have …
The Math Behind Soy Biodiesel
The recent story of a biodiesel plant under construction near Evansville, Wisconsin that halted construction because of the high price of its feedstock, soybeans (see my November 13th, 2007 story on the issue), has prompted the local newspaper to question how economical making biodiesel really is. This article in the Janesville (WI) Gazette breaks down how you can actually still …