November, 2009

  What to do with used turkey fryer oil: Tulsa Biofuels pays ten cents per gallon, turns it into biodiesel Turkey fryer oil recycled (Brian Wheeler) Thanksgiving has passed and turkeys have been eaten. Now Tulsans need to dispose of used turkey fryer...

  President Obama and Mike Mullen: Thanksgiving Day Messages Wednesday, 25 November 2009 15:10 Press Release Latest National News WASHINGTON--(ENEWSPF)--Nov. 25, 2009 – President Barack Obama and Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of...

  Cosmetics may help  biodiesel producers stay in the green The next great by-product that could help biodiesel plants stay profitable could be put right on the tip of your shiny nose. Elevance Renewable Sciences, with backing from Cargill,...

First commercial passenger flight partly fueled with “biokerosene” Airline biofuel AP Photo/David J. Phillip Taking an important step on the road to sustainable aviation, KLM Dutch Airlines today made the world’s first biofuel passenger...

  Flow Line Options supplies biodiesel refinery with advanced process solutions Flow Line Options Corp. (Flo-Corp), a leading manufacturer and supplier of flow and level instrumentation, today announced it has supplied Smart Fuels LLC (Smart Fuels...

  Petrobras buys large stake in new Brazil biodiesel plant   Brazil’s state-run Petrobras Biofuels acquired a 50 percent stake for $32 million in a BSBIOS SA plant in the state of Parana that is expected to begin commercial operations in the...

China Integrated plans to increase biodiesel production Biodiesel accounted for 20.5 percent of China Integrated’s total sales. State-owned China Integrated has made plans to expand its biodiesel production capacity by 50,000 tons in the next 12...

  Mass. moving forward with biodiesel mandate The Massachusetts biodiesel mandate, which has been criticized for allowing only waste-derived biodiesel to qualify, is moving forward despite what the Massachusetts Oilheat Council called in it’s Nov...

  NJ home heating oil distributor provides biodiesel for vehicles Dixon Brothers is the first home heating oil provider to supply biodiesel for vehicles. Propane Manager Bob O'Melia fills up a company truck at the pump that provides both regular...

  Bethlehem, PA Lehigh University gets two new biodiesel buses Media Credit: Alex Kadis Two new buses will be added to Lehigh's fleet within the next week. Biodiesel and new buses are the latest steps in Lehigh's efforts to fulfill its climate...

  East Ridge, TN moves forward with biodiesel conversion Photo from: http://alternativefuels.about.com/od/biodiesel/a/collectingwvo.htm East Ridge pushes forward with plans to fuel the city's fleet with biodiesel made from used cooking oil. Council...

  CEO and founder of Denver, CO biodiesel producer steps down The man who founded and served as the CEO of one of Denver’s first biodiesel firms is out. This article from the Denver Business Journal says Blue Sun Energy Inc.’s Jeff Probst, resigned...

  More on new biodiesel plant in Forest City, IA Isanti, MN- A new biodiesel plant that's being proposed in Forest City aims at changing the way people think about renewable fuel. It will use the "Mcgyan process," and instead of taking...

  Detroit, MI entrepreneur builds on biodiesel dreams Inside a small office on the third floor of TechTown , where many of the city's hopes are nurtured, Oliver Baer is deciding your fuel choice for the next three to four years. He could be even...

  Soymet Biodiesel displays booth at Rome, GA business expo Photo from: http://www.soymet.com/products.htm For Soymet Biodiesel owner Lindsey Evans, patrons visiting his booth were interested more in the curiosity of his product than purchase. Evans...

  Farming industry pushes for extension of biodiesel tax breaks Logo from: http://soygrowers.com/about/default.htm The biodiesel tax incentive is set to expire on December 31, 2009. The tax incentive is vital to the U.S. biodiesel industry and its...

  National Wind Solutions and DC BioDiesel to openly share information and resources Images from: http://www.nationalwindsolutions.com/ HOUSTON--(Business Wire)-- National Wind Solutions, Inc. (Pink Sheets: NWND) announced today that it has signed...

  University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering makes biodiesel from campus cooking oil Chemical engineering students at the University of Louisville’s Speed School of Engineering are producing biofuel from used cooking oil at the campus...

  B2 biodiesel mandate starts in Manitoba, Canada WAYNE.GLOWACKI@FREEPRESS.MB.CA Enlarge Image After Premier Greg Selinger (right) announced that Manitoba will become the first jurisdiction in Canada to implement a biodiesel mandate at a news conference...

  Ghana opens sunflower seed-oil feedstock biodiesel plant A factory to process sunflower into bio-diesel was inaugurated at Tema with the call on the government and financial institutions to help expand the facility. The US$217,000 facility could...