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 hours to make the fuel it takes just seconds.
Last week the developers invited local legislators and business leaders to the Ever Cat fuels plant in Isanti, MN about 40 miles north of the twin cities to show them how it all works.
This first of its kind plant is partly the creation of Dr. Clayton McNeff, one of the three founders of the Mcgyan process, he now serves as the Chief Science Officer of Ever Cat Fuels.
This article tells a little more about the new Iowa plant, and how it is patterned after the biodiesel plant in Isanti, MN—it uses the new Mcgyan process which makes the biodiesel in just seconds.
Photo from: http://www.energy-daily.com/pageone/energy-daily-2009-01-15.html
XI’AN, China, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Integrated Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBEH; the "Company"), a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in the People’s Republic of China, today announced that it will present at Oppenheimer’s 4th Annual Industrials Conference, to be held November 17-18, 2009, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, 150 West 45th Street, New York City.
I find it interesting that this biodiesel producer in China talks about biodiesel all over the world, at many conferences. China seems committed to the promotion of biodiesel. Will they someday sell biodiesel to the USA?
A rendering of an algae farm. (Credit: Algenol) Image from: http://news.cnet.com/8300-11128_3-54-1.html?keyword=algae
ENVIROTEK (PINKSHEETS: ENTK) today announced the Company's Board of Directors approved the location of the 2 new 10 acre ALGAE farms for the production of ALGAE for use in the Company's "Extreme Biodiesel" facility.
The facilities are to be located in both North Las Vegas, and White Hills, Arizona areas. The company has designated the properties suitable for the Algae farm productivity centers and is in the process of acquisition of both properties.
ENVIROTEK recently acquired 51% Controlling Interest in Extreme Green Technologies Inc., a Nevada corporation with a CA, DBA: "Extreme Biodiesel" located in Corona California. Extreme Biodiesel is currently believed to be one of 15 Nationwide Licensed Biodiesel refinery facilities with authorization to refine, produce and resell Biodiesel products, of which Extreme Biodiesel is one of only four of the above stated licensed facilities in California. As a licensed Refinery and Distributor of Bio-Fuel, Extreme qualifies and is enrolled in the "Green Fuel" government rebate program mandated through 2018.
Algae-based biodiesel is happening as we speak, and although it may take some time, I am confident that this is one of the best feedstock oils for biodiesel, and no person can say it uses food or rainforest.
Don’t forget, there’s a big sale on biodiesel equipment just around the corner.
On this Thursday, November 12, auction company Maas Companies, which recently sold the Altra Nebraska ethanol plant in Carleton, Nebraska, will be selling six, 10-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel process trains at the Hampton Inn & Suites – Newark Harrison Riverwalk, 100 Passaic Ave, Harrison, New Jersey, starting at 11 a.m.
There are both stories of expansion in the biodiesel industry, and also those of shutdowns. I trust the logic of biodiesel enough that I predict the auction will go well. In fact, I am seeing more new biodiesel plants open up all the time, often more than one per day.