Thanks, in part, to a $677,000 grant from the U.S. government, a program to plant jatropha trees to use as a feedstock for biodiesel in Hawaii will soon get underway. This story on EnergyCurrent.com says the tropical plant is a natural for the island paradise… and having to import all of its petroleum products makes biodiesel a no-brainer for Hawaii: …
Aspen Airport Offsets Some of Its Carbon Footprint with Biofuels
Aspen, Colorado has been a favorite destination for many in the jet-set for some time, but all those jets are not good for the mountain resort area’s environment. Airport officials, knowing they can’t do much right now about the planes’ pollution, are making moves to offset as much of the carbon footprint as possible. This story in the Aspen Daily …
Imagine It with Biodiesel
The Children’s Museum of Atlanta’s motto is “Imagine It!” Well, now schoolchildren can expand those imaginations, thanks to a biodiesel-powered bus donated by a couple of benefactors. This story from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says it’s been dubbed the “Imagine It! Express”: Museum board member Elizabeth Klump and her husband Michael recently donated a biodiesel bus to take children to the …
Baucus Unveils Biofuels Incentives
Sen. Max Baucus, from Montana has taken the wraps off a tax package that is designed to help biodiesel and ethanol. This story from Ethanol Producer Magazine says Baucus’s bill would add enough money to put the total incentive $9 billion above the 2007 Farm Bill’s baseline levels… but part of that money would come from taking away from existing …
Power Plant Growing Algae for Biodiesel & Ethanol
A power plant near Farmington, New Mexico is working to make itself a greener operation. The Four Corners Power Plant is growing a crop of algae to be turned into ethanol and biodiesel. This story in the Farmington (NM) Daily Times says it is a circular process: Arizona Public Service Company, which owns the 2,040 megawatt coal-fired power plant, has …
Indiana Biodiesel Plant Gets Construction Funding
Indiana Clean Energy, LLC has secured funding for construction of an 80-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant near Frankfort, Indiana. This article from the Lafayette-West Lafayette (IN) Journal and Courier says Dougherty Funding is providing $52 million in financing to build the plant: “We believe this is a significant step in putting the final pieces in place so that we can break ground …
Former Military Base Becoming Biodiesel Producer
The former naval shipyard at Seneca, Illinois near Chicago will soon be the home to a 60-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant. This story on the Chief Engineer.org web site says Nova Biosource Fuels is building the plant: One of the premier components of the project is the pre-fabricated pipe that transports the biodiesel fuel within the plant. Nova Biosource chose Edwards Engineering, …
Major Biodiesel Plant Headed for Kentucky
A 60-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant is slated for Paducah, Kentucky, scheduled to be finished in three years. This story on the KFVS-TV web site says Southland Renewable Fuel will build the plant: McCracken County, the City of Paducah, Paducah-McCracken Riverport Authority and the Greater Paducah Economic Development Council announced the plans Tuesday. The plant will use an environmentally friendly “waterless wash” …
Iowa Farmers Union Sponsors Biodiesel Workshop
The Iowa Farmers Union has joined with Green World Biofuels to offer a workshop to help people brew their own biodiesel to use in their homes or farm equipment. Covering the entire process from start to finish, it will be at the Green World Biofuels facility near Tiffin, just northwest of Iowa City on Friday, November 16th. This press release …
Propel Biofuels Ready for Seattle Assault
In what is being compared to a military assault, Seattle-based Propel Biofuels is ready to launch its offensive to sell biodiesel in the Pacific Northwest. This article in the Seattle Times sets the scene: The makeshift headquarters of Propel Biofuels looks a bit like an Allied war room before D-Day. A map of Seattle and its environs teems with pins …