With rising fuel costs and dropping passenger rates, airlines around the world are looking at ways to keep their operations in the air, both literally and financially. This story in the Vancouver (BC) Sun says the 230 airline members of the International Air Transport Association and its 230 member-airlines believe biodiesel and ethanol could be part of the solution: [T]he …
Transitioning to St. Louis
The latest in a series of conferences sponsored by the Farm Foundation on how this country can transition to a bioeconomy takes place this week in St. Louis, Mo. Transition to a Bioeconomy: Environmental and Rural Development Impacts brings together government officials… featuring USDA chief Ed Schafer…, bioenergy experts and leaders in the private industry to discuss environmental and rural …
Panda Ethanol Restructures
Panda Ethanol has announced the successful restructuring of funding arrangements on a 115-million gallon-per-year, biomass-fueled ethanol refinery in Hereford, Texas. The restructuring was made with the support of the project’s lenders and will allow for the completion of construction and startup of the facility. “The successful restructuring of the Hereford project’s funding arrangements represents a vote of confidence in our …
Developing an Ethanol-Biodiesel Pipeline
An Iowa-based ethanol company is working to develop a pipeline that is capable of carrying both ethanol and biodiesel, as well as some other key liquids. This press release from ALL Fuels & Energy (AFSE) says the company has entered into agreements with two privately-held infrastructure technology firms, which will provide proprietary, patent-pending technologies to help build the multi-purpose pipelines: …
Fill ‘er Up with Biodiesel & Ethanol on I-65
You can now travel from the Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast, entirely on biodiesel and ethanol. This story from WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tenn. says officials from Alabama, Kentucky, Indiana and Tennessee, along with representatives from the federal Department of Energy, joined together to dedicate Interstate 65 as America’s first biofuels corridor: “Tennessee has already been working to make these …
Ethanol a Big Topic at Recent PEI/NACS Show
Many convenience store owners visited the NEVC booth inquiring about E85 and how to obtain additional information on installing E85 infrastructure. CleanFUEL USA, Gilbarco Veeder Root and Dresser Wayne were a few of the exhibitors at the show that promoted their E85 dispensing units and also answered retailers’ questions. Next years NACS/PEI show will be held October 20-23, 2009 at …