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But until alternative sources like algae are improved and mass produced, biodiesel will share petroleum's uncertain future. Seattle is currently evaluating tests of a biodiesel product produced locally from waste grease and expects to start using it soon.
Just about every Seattle city department with diesel engine vehicles used biodiesel blends, including the fire department which put it in its largest trucks with no loss of performance.
Here’s a situation where it is determined that biodiesel is less ecologically friendly than petroleum-based diesel, which I do not believe in the first place. They did well on biodiesel, it seems.
On the heels of its successful launch on YouTube earlier this year, the nation’s premier biodiesel advocacy group has expanded its Web presence with the launch of the National Biodiesel Board’s Facebook page.
This press release from the NBB explains how the board will use this newest medium as another outlet for biodiesel information and discussion:
Biodiesel is here to stay, as evidenced by this entry into the mainstream of the youth, Facebook. Has anyone seen their page yet?
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Since the Philippines is among the first countries in Asia that has enacted a biofuels law, using coconut as the major raw material in making biodiesel fuel will be among the top topics being lined up for discussion during the 1st Mindanao Coconut Summit in Mati, Davao Oriental, on June 25 and 26.
Organized by the Mindanao Business Council and the Davao Region Coconut Industry Cluster, the summit will gather at least 300 participants all over Mindanao including coconut farmers, buyers, processors, financing institutions and allied services supporting the industry.
Oil growing on trees almost sounds too good to be true, but grow it does, and the Philippines is taking full advantage of their huge coconut growing capacity. Like an oil well in the trees.
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings Plc said it has received approval to use 400,000 hectares of land to plant coconut trees in the Philippines to make alternative auto fuel, which it aims to sell to Japanese users in five years.
The company, which plans to list on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) later this year, said on Thursday the agreement allows it exclusively to cultivate unused public land on the northern main island of Luzon for free for up to 50 years.
Another story about coconut-derived biodiesel production in the Philippines, this may be the future source of much fuel for a thirsty world.