The 2009/2010 Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV) buyer’s guide is now available from the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi). This easy to use guide helps fleet managers who are looking for information on alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles make informed decisions. The Guide is divided by vehicle class, from Class 1 through Class 8. Other sections include Small Volume Manufacturers, …
Sudanese Government Opens First Ethanol Plant
The Sudanese government celebrated a milestone today with the opening of its first ethanol plant. The facility will produce 65 million litres and will expand to 200 mlpy within two years. The government is an investor in the plant which is using products from the local sugar mill as its feedstock. In addition to the launch of the ethanol refinery, …
San Jose First to Develop Organics-to-Energy Biogas Plant
San Jose wants to become energy independent but they’re not going about it in a traditional fashion. Instead, they hope to be the first city in the U.S. to generate its electricity through an organics-to-energy biogas facility. Should this plant come to fruition, it would be sited on a 40-acre site near the San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant …
‘Poo Power’ Activate
Okay, I just couldn’t resist this story. The citizens of Manchester are engaging in the green energy revolution by flushing the loo. Yes, you heard correctly. Simply flush your poo down the loo and generate renewable energy through biomethane. In a UK first, United Utilities has teamed up with National Grid to convert a by-product of the wastewater treatment process …
CPV to ‘Mothball’ Hereford Ethanol Plant
Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) has been selected by Ethanol Acquisition, LLC to manage its 105 million-gallon-per-year Hereford Texas ethanol plant under contract to be acquired through the bankruptcy of Hereford Biofuels, L.P. In April of this year, Ethanol Acquisition, who is owned by Societe Generale, acquired the Hereford ethanol plant from Panda Ethanol Inc. for a $25 million credit bid …
Shell to sell Advanced Biofuels in Canada
Shell has become the first retailer to begin selling cellulosic ethanol in Ottawa, Ontario made from wheat straw. The E10 blend will be available for one month, beginning today, at all Shell stations across the city. The advanced biofuel is produced locally from non-food raw materials at Iogen Energy Corporation’s demonstration plant, using advanced conversion processes. Iogen and Shell are …
OriginOil Files Patent for Its Algae Production
Many drivers across the country are getting frustrated as gas prices are on the rise and oil prices have surpassed $70 a barrel. Algae production may be a good replacement for oil and today, OriginOil, Inc., announced that it has filed for a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on its technology to convert algae to renewable oil. The renewable oil could …
Oneworld Energy Expands Into U.S.
The wind and solar industry continues its rapid growth in the U.S. with the announcement that Oneworld Energy, a company that focuses on wind and solar power installations, is expanding is presence. It will be opening an office in Melville, NY and has tapped Roger Slotkins as CEO. Melville has developed a green-tech corridor that focuses on bringing companies and …
National Wind Wins Minnesota Environmental Award
National Wind, LLC, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has received the 2009 Minnesota Environmental Initiative (MEI) Green Business and Environmental Management Award. The award recognizes National Wind’s for partnering with communities to build utility-scale wind farms. MEI is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build partnerships that create solutions to environmental problems throughout Minnesota. MEI’s Executive Director, Mike Harley congratulated …
Solazyme Testing BlueFire Ethanol Cellulosic Sugars
Solazyme, Inc., a company that develops technologies for renewable oil production, is in the process of testing sugars that are produced through a patented process designed by BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. The goal of the technology is to test the compatibility with Solazyme’s renewable oil process to produce the oil cost effectively and at commercial scale production. The sugars used …