September, 2009

  New biodiesel plant in Isanti, Minnesota will be duplicated Pictured above is the newly opened Ever Cat Fuels, LLC biodiesel facility in Isanti, Minn. The Minnesota plant will generate three million gallons of fuel a year, and is a “full-scale...

Isanti, Minnesota biodiesel plant getting ready to produce Glen Stubbe, Star Tribune Workers at the Ever Cat Isanti plant earlier this month were putting finishing touches on the installation. Ever Cat Fuels aims to put a dent in the amount of oil we...

  N.California: Biodiesel plant approved in Petaluma Terry Hankins / Argus-Courier File Photo Paving truck driver Gary Sumner fills his truck with biodiesel fuel at Royal Petroleum in Petaluma. A company that now sells biodiesel fuel at a south Petaluma...

  Osceola County, Florida biodiesel plant explodes and burns, no one hurt OSCEOLA COUNTY, FL --  A series of explosions has occurred at an Osceola County biodiesel plant. According to Orlando television station WFTV, the explosions happened...

  Artists’ conceptions of algae bio-fuel architecture The Boston Globe asked local artists and architects to re-imagine the sites of construction projects that have stalled in response to the recession, becoming eyesores that remain separate from...

  Oregon: KMP sends biodiesel flowing through pipeline Photo from: http://www.arseal.com/Images/Pipelines.jpg Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP has started commercial transportation of blended biodiesel through its 115-mile Oregon Pipeline from Portland...

  Biodiesel remains compatible with old and new diesel engines As the owner of a newer model Volkswagen Jetta TDI and a biodiesel fan, I took particular interest in concerns related to engine oil dilution in diesels using in-cylinder post-injection...

  Hybrid car crosses the USA on algae-based fuel A car that is part Prius Hybrid, part algae-biodiesel burner, has completed a 3,750-mile trip from San Francisco to New York City… the first cross-country trip running on a blend of algae-based gasoline...

  Algae versus soybeans, what is the best biodiesel feedstock? Algae is all the rage as the next great feedstock for biodiesel… although the longtime champion for the green fuel, soybeans, might not be ready to give up its crown to the green pond...

  A story without words

  Betting the future of biofuel on algae An aerial view of the Amine plant and Solix Biofuels plants. The world’s dependence on finite, nonrenewable petroleum is at the heart of many of the environmental and energy challenges we face today. Additionally...

  New York State Fair: Butter sculpture converted into biodiesel by students Photo from: http://www.esf.edu/ In 2008, the first year the butter sculpture was turned into biodiesel by ESF scientists, the sculpture produced 100 gallons of fuel that...

  Canada: Manitoba first province to mandate biodiesel If truckers have to fill up with biodiesel, they should at least know the blend they're pumping into their tanks, argues MTA. WINNIPEG -- In just a few weeks Manitoba will become the first...

  Remembering  9/11 We all remember with horror the attack on the Twin Towers, Pentagon and the downed United Airlines Flight 93 in 2001. In the days leading up to another anniversary of 9/11, a blog by Stormbringer ( http://seanlinnane.blogspot...

  Peco Energy Co. will convert 20 Ford F550 trucks into plug-in hybrid electric vehicles Photo from: http://digiads.com.au/car-news/latest-FORD-news/2009_Ford_F550_Plugin_Hybrid_Prototype_200904/photos_0.html The Philadelphia company is one of about...

  From Irish Times: “The Cost of Converting a Car to Biodiesel” Photo from: http://www.noendpress.com/caleb/biodiesel/index.php From TA: We are considering converting our car to biodiesel in order to reduce costs and also do our bit for the environment...

  Pure biodiesel Porsche takes on Targa Newfoundland Steve Hart, in the car, and Tom Megan will race Megan’s restored 1965 Porsche that runs on vegetable oil. (MATT WITTMEYER staff photographer) Steve Hart knows how to get mileage out of a ride....

  USDA Rural Development provides $13 million in renewable energy grants USDA Undersecretary of Rural Development Dallas Tonsager announces REAP grants at Farm Progress Show. Undersecretary of Rural Development Dallas Tonsager attended the Farm Progress...

  Illinois increases mandated biodiesel from B2 to B5 Legislation that increases the amount of biodiesel state and local governments in Illinois must use has been signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn. Biodiesel Magazine reports now the biodiesel blend...

  Canada’s largest biodiesel producer gets help from federal government Hamilton's Biox plant is Canada's largest producer of biodiesel fuel, cranking out a close-to-capacity 60 million litres a year in an industry hard hit by the recession...

  From India, Derris Indica could be the best biodiesel crop of all cjp's new oil crop The years of continuous research, experiments and trials have given Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP) a big breakthrough in the search for...