December, 2009

Happy New Year! The staff at EcoGeneration would like to thank its readers for their support throughout the year, and wish them a Happy New Year for 2010. May the coming year bring you happiness and success. We will be continuing to provide you with online...

  Texas: Biodiesel summit will tour Willie Nelson’s biodiesel truck-stop Photo from: http://www.xmradio.com/williesplace The seventh annual Sustainable Biodiesel Summit is scheduled for Feb. 6-7 in Grapevine, Texas. Bill Holmberg, longtime champion...

  Atlas Oil Company warns of higher biodiesel prices due to loss of tax credit December 27, 2009 - TAYLOR, Mich. -- With the biodiesel blender tax credit likely to expire Dec. 31, 2009, as health care reform dominates the legislative agenda, petroleum...

  South Korea to increase percentage of biodiesel to B2 from B1.5 Photo from: http://www.tradekorea.com/product-detail/P00100739/Bio_Diesel.html SEOUL, Dec. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to increase the proportion of biodiesel content in regular...

  A Christmas Message to Our Troops in Harm’s Way by DORIAN DE WIND During my twenty years of military service I was fortunate enough to spend only a couple of Christmases overseas, away from my loved ones. Even during those holiday seasons I was...

Senators Baucus and Grassley vow to extend biodiesel tax credit Biodiesel producers have seen the last chance at renewing the federal biodiesel tax incentives before they expire at the end of the year slip away. But two key lawmakers have vowed the $1...

  Congress criticized by IA biodiesel producers for not extending biodiesel tax credit Iowa Renewable Fuels Association executive director Monte Shaw says reports that the U.S. Senate will not act before the end of the year to extend the federal...

  Wisconsin: Governor focuses on green jobs Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle addresses the Midwest Governors Association's Jobs and Energy Forum in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle...

  Newton, IA biodiesel plant gets state and federal grants Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Ethanol_plant.jpg The Iowa Power Fund has approved a $3.9 million grant that will enable technology to be added to a biodiesel...

  Only short-term extension of biodiesel tax credit expected this year The National Biodiesel Board seems to be conceding defeat for a long-term extension of the the biodiesel blender tax credit … but the group seems to be holding out hope for a...

  Audi exec urges Obama to look at biodiesel—not electric--vehicles for fast change Photo from: http://audimedia.iconicweb.com/video/35/a8diesel.jpg The top executive at Audi’s U.S. offices says American political leaders need to think less about...

  The importance of biodiesel feedstock: recycled vs. agricultural biodiesel Photo from: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/13390370 Running your diesel car or truck on biodiesel can have a different impact on the environment depending on what feedstock...

  Valero puts their chips on jatropha as a biodiesel feedstock Carlos Litulo/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images A worker in Mozambique holding jatropha seeds. Valero Energy entered into a deal to gain access to jatropha-based biodiesel. Valero Energy...

  Could this be the flex-fuel engine of tomorrow? Lotus Omnivore This development engine doesn't need spark plugs or a head gasket.  (Credit: Lotus) Last year, Lotus announced the development of its Omnivore engine , the name denoting flex...

  Largest biodiesel producer in the US awards scholarship The nation’s biggest biodiesel is making a student’s Christmas a bit greener. HERO BX has awarded Erie, Pa. native Katherine Tarr, a $1,000 scholarship. This company press release says the...

  US Patent Office “fastracks” applications for green technology Patent requests related to green technology will get the equivalent of the carpool lane at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent office on Monday introduced a pilot program...

  Biodiesel demo plant receives $2.5M federal grant An Illinois company has received a $2.5 million federal grant to put in a demonstration project in an Iowa biodiesel plant that could allow the facility to produce the green fuel and cosmetics....

  Human-powered cell phone charger Outdoorsy types are sure to love mobile solar chargers, but what about those who rarely see sunlight? (No, we're not referring to " Twilight .") Easy Energy will launch the YoGen , a mobile charger...

    Another college gets on the biodiesel shuttle bus Good grease! — Waste vegetable oil (WVO) from Loyola’s cafeterias are collected in a vat before being converted into biodiesel. Methanol and lye are then mixed together and added to the WVO...

  Washington State: Explosion at biodiesel plant Dan Jackson | The Daily World   Tanks at Hoquiam's Imperium Grays Harbor biodiesel plant are blackened after an explosion Wednesday. In the right foreground are a twisted portion of a...

  USC goes green with electric motorcycles and biodiesel buses Campus officials have begun to use electric motorcycles during their patrols. Columbia, SC (WLTX) - The University of South Carolina is doing more to "go green." They have a...

  German biodiesel firms claim US imports of biodiesel avoid imposed duties Photo from: http://green.autoblog.com/2006/08/02/german-biodiesel-tax-break-is-expiring/ BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's biodiesel industry, Europe's largest, is suffering...