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While MPG Biofuels plans to eventually sell its fuel in Pennsylvania, the company has signed a three-year contract to sell 100 percent of its biodiesel to Tenaska, an Omaha, Neb.-based energy company, Janise McNeal said.
Manufactured from vegetable oil or animal fat, biodiesel can be blended with standard diesel to reduce carbon emissions and, in some cases, break down deposits of residue in the fuel lines left by conventional diesel, she said.
"We would love to put York County on the map when it comes to biodiesel production," Janise McNeal said.
The biodiesel products of this proposed plant is already spoken for in a 3-year contract with Tenaska energy company. Must be nice to have a 3-year contract before the production plant has even been built.
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baystate Biofuels LLC (www.baystatebiofuels.com) today broke ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. The terminal at Osgood Landing in North Andover will be the first full-scale commercial facility in Massachusetts dedicated to biodiesel distribution.
Utilizing a vacant brownfield with existing storage tanks, Baystate Biofuels plans to upgrade the site and open the facility by early August. The company, which first announced its plans last month, anticipates creating 15 new jobs this year.
“Baystate Biofuels will be able to provide biodiesel and blended product anywhere in New England. We will meet the region's growing demand for biodiesel, which both reduces greenhouse gas emissions and reduces reliance on foreign oil,” said Jesse Reich, CEO of Baystate Biofuels LLC.
Looks like New England is moving forward on biodiesel, as this new plant is slated to sell to the whole area. Makes sense that such a versatile fuel would sell well in such a densely populated region.
Among the outstanding discoveries has been the bush, or small tree, Jatropha curcas. Native to Central America, jatropha is able to survive prolonged droughts; fixing nitrogen from the atmosphere, it grows vigorously in poor soils. Though toxic to livestock, jatropha has long been valued in Africa and South Asia for the superior lamp-oil that can be pressed from its large seeds. More recently, village mechanics have found that the oil also performs well as fuel for diesel engines.
You may not like the title of the source, but you must admit this is a huge and detailed account of the biofuels market, including a special section on biodiesel. Very good reading and reference.
Jatropha seeds. The jatropha plant, which grows in extreme weather conditions, consumes more water per capita before its seeds produce biodiesel.
Jatropha, the oily plant billed as the answer to Africa’s energy problems, needs more water than other biofuel crops, a new study reveals.
The findings by Dutch researchers raise questions about the long-term viability of several projects currently in the start-up phase in Kenya.
Proponents of jatropha claim that the plant is well-suited to the dry, arid conditions in Africa.
The debate goes on regarding jatropha, mainly because it requires lots of water. Well, some parts of the world have plenty of water, so I think it will be here to stay.