July, 2009

City of Denver, CO will convert 100 utility trucks to run on biodiesel The city of Denver is converting more than 100 trucks and snow plows to run on clean-burning biodiesel. The Denver Business Journal says the city is getting $700,000 in federal stimulus...

  Trucking giant J. B. Hunt commits to the use of algae-based biodiesel “ Finding alternative energy sources to put in our fuel tanks is good business for our company and our nation .” –Gary Whicker, senior vice president of engineering for trucking...

  Berkeley, CA friendly to biodiesel vehicles Running your car on biodiesel fuel is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint. BioFuel Oasis, a women’s collective/owned business in Berkeley, offers not only fuel but a level of expertise and service...

  Biodiesel Magazine on Oregon’s new biodiesel mandate SeQuential Biofuels had a press conference/groundbreaking for a newly announced expansion at their facility in Salem Friday 7-6-07. Willie Nelson and his wife Annie, SeQuential investors, were...

  Australia: Moree Plains Shire Council will sign agreement with Cubic QED to manufacture biodiesel from algae Image from: http://cubicqed.com.au/plant.html The MOU will allow the company to establish a commercialisation trial in the shire, with...

  Iowa: Renewable Energy Group will open new biodiesel research facility Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group will be opening a new multi-million dollar research and support lab for seven network biodiesel production plants and others in the industry...

    Press Release from A2 Technologies: Simple, Rapid Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel Photo from: http://www.pr.com/press-release/167297 Danbury, CT, July 23, 2009 --( PR.com )-- A2 Technologies announces increased sampling and usability capabilities...

  Suggestions to increase the amount of ethanol in US gasoline met with resistance You’d think this would be a “Buy American” type of issue. Growth Energy , an ethanol industry trade group, wants to raise the content in gasoline from 10 percent to...

  From Domesticfuel.com: RWE Patents New Algae Oil System for Biodiesel A South Carolina company has a patent pending on a new method for growing, harvesting and extracting oil from microalgae, promising dramatic cost savings and greater yields over...

  Malaysia: slowing biodiesel production caused by slowing demand, high CPO prices Biodiesel producers are waiting for the Government to implement more initiatives to increase the usage of the alternative fuel in the country PETALING JAYA: Biodiesel...

  Monterey, CA biodiesel producer plants jatropha Logo from: http://www.abundantbiofuels.com/ MONTEREY — If a diesel bus goes by without emitting a smelly exhaust, the people at a Monterey biodiesel company will know they've done their job. If...

  Car & Driver features biodiesel racing series Neat article I just read in Car and Driver about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup series, which features young drivers (16 to 26 years old) driving practically identical VWs running on a 5 percent...

  US biodiesel exports to EU may suffer for next 5 years Ron Kirk with Catherine Ashton (EU) Within days of imposing anti-dumping duties on US biodiesel imports for up to five years, the European Union (EU) officials met in Washington DC with their...

  Biodiesel industry problems: What are the causes? Photo from: http://www.blueskybio-fuels.com/biodiesel_emissions.html Despite the green hype, a complicated brew of factors have forced Black and at least a third of America's biodiesel refiners...

  Biodiesel markup makes used vehicles worth more This thing sells for $5,000! I was shocked to learn that some friends' 1982 Mercedes station wagon could sell for nearly $5,000. This thing is so old, the glove box has a manually operated latch...

  Why the Midwest USA is a good place to produce algae biodiesel Dr. Richard Sayre, the Director of the Enterprise Rent A Car Institute For Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He says the future for...

Biodiesel sector in India seeks benefits from duty cuts The biodiesel industry has welcomed finance minister’s move to reduce the customs duty on biodiesel from 7.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent and the duty paid on high-speed diesel blended with up...

  PRESTIGE Fuels UK, biodiesel supplier will build 7 blending stations Image from: http://www.prestigefuels.co.uk/ PRESTIGE Fuels UK, the Dinnington-based bio-diesel supplier, is planning to invest £1 million and create 50 new jobs by building seven...

Burbank, WA biodiesel plant fire won’t stop the company, will relocate BURBANK, Wash. - Gen X Energies administration is planning to demolish the current biodiesel producing facility and move to a site in Moses lake after a fire destroys it Saturday....

Looking for the perfect pond scum for jet fuel In this Thursday, June 11, 2009 photo, Jeff Muhs, of Utah State University's Energy Laboratory in Logan, Utah, sits next to a tank of algae as he talks about how his team of scientists are looking for...

  South Africa looks to promote biodiesel GREEN REVOLUTION : The Greenhouse Project is transforming an urban park into a seedbed for sustainable living by integrating green building and design, efficient and renewable energy, recycling and organic...

Biodiesel researchers nominated for 2009 World Technology Award Two Arizona State University researchers working on biodiesel projects have been nominated for the 2009 World Technology Award, which recognizes individuals and corporations from 20 technology...

  Delray Beach, FL biodiesel plant planned at $20 million cost Photo of jatropha field: http://www.mydreamfuel.com/   DELRAY BEACH - Ag-Oil, a Delray Beach-based biofuel start-up, plans to build a $20 million pilot-scale biodiesel production...