Kubota Tractor Corporation has approved the use of five percent biodiesel fuels in specified Kubota diesel-powered products. According to a company release, the approved blends of biodiesel fuel for use in Kubota diesel-powered products range up to a “B5” blend that consists of 5% biodiesel and 95% petroleum diesel. “Kubota is committed to environmentally sound practices and the support of …
Warm Up With Bioheat
Just in time for colder weather, consumers who use heating oil now have a new option that is cleaner-burning and domestically produced – Bioheat®. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) recently trademarked the term and launched the official logo for this product, which is made from a combination of biodiesel and generic heating oil, making …
SE Biodiesel Workshop
From the economics of biodiesel to producing it drip by drip at the University of Georgia’s biorefinery, the Southeastern Biodiesel Workshop will cover all aspects of biodiesel in an upcoming three-day workshop. Those attending the workshop Nov. 27-29 in Athens, Ga., will receive training from industry professionals and academic experts. They’ll learn how biodiesel is made in a hands-on production …
Record Setting State Biodiesel Initiatives
State legislation involving biodiesel is at an all-time high. According to the National Biodiesel Board, more than 275 pieces of biodiesel-specific legislation were considered in this year’s state legislative sessions and 53 bills were passed that directly affect biodiesel use and production. Among the states with biodiesel friendly legislation passed this year are Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, …
Alternative Fuel Project Funding
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $8.6 million for 16 projects to expand the use of alternative transportation fuels. According to a DOE release, combined with funding from the participants, more than $25 million will be invested in the nation’s alternative fuel infrastructure. The grants are part of the Clean Cities program and were selected under three topic areas …
Mid-Am Dream Becomes Reality
Exactly one year from the day they broke ground, Mid-America Biofuels held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of their 30 million gallon a year plant in Mexico, Missouri. Lots of good friends, like Senator Kit Bond pictured, were there to congratulate the nearly 400 agricultural producers who purchased shares in Biofuels, LLC and then formed a joint venture …
Heartland Energy Sells Dogwood Stills
Heartland Energy Group Inc. of Louisiana is setting up the backyard still. A press release from Heartland announces the receipt of ethanol production equipment from Dogwood Energy, LLC (see previous post). Heartland Energy will exclusively sell and market Dogwood’s full line of ethanol stills and related ethanol products in the Louisiana territory. In addition, the agreement grants Heartland Energy, first …
Breast cancer symptoms
Symptoms of breast cancer How can a person tell if they are suffering from breast cancer men symptoms? This is not a very heard of or spoken about disease. Most breast cancer awareness is focused on women but men suffer from this disease as well. The reason for the discussion of breast cancer in men not being talked about as …
Support for Biofuels Investment
A new survey from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) shows strong support for government investment in biofuels research. According to a press release: Four in five U.S. adults (80%) strongly or somewhat agree that national and state governments are not doing enough to promote production of biofuels. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®, also found that 82% of adults say …
Sound Bites
I have been going over some of the several hours of audio I collected last week at the Advancing Renewable Fuels Conference and picked out quotes from some of the major speakers. ADM CEO Patricia Woertz Ethanol derived from corn and vegetable oil based biodiesel are examples of here and now solutions that deserve investment support. We believe that corn …