April, 2010

  Could pennycress be the next big biodiesel feedstock? Peter Johnsen, left, chief technology officer of Biofuels Manufacturer of Illinois, and Dr. Terry Isbell of the USDA National Center of Agricultural Utilization Research on the left with the...

  Albin makes the biodiesel case to Obama in 90 seconds Just 90 seconds … a short minute and a half … that’s the amount of time that a biodiesel advocate had to make the case for the green fuel to the President of the United States. When Pres. Obama...

  Biodiesel from the sun: can Joule deliver the goods? For the company Joule Unlimited, which claims it’s developed a way to create “Liquid Fuel from the Sun™,” today marks a watershed moment. Not because it’s nabbed $30 million in funding and adopted...

  Camelina-based biodiesel considered for growing in E. Washington Herald/Paul T. Erickson | Herald/Paul T. Erickson - Technical assistant Steve Schofstoll stands in a patch of camelina, a member of the mustard family, which is being test grown at...

  Pressure cooker makes algae produce more biodiesel Researchers heat algae in a device that acts like a pressure cooker to turn the algae into a crude biooil. Photo: Nicole Casal Moore University of Michigan professors are working to understand...

  Where to get biodiesel in Vermont? Check the Atlas online TOBY TALBOT, The Associated Press Scott Sawyer of the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund demonstrates an online, interactive, multi-layered Vermont renewable-energy atlas. Gone are the days of...

  New Brunswick, Canada: Irving Oil Ltd. considering building new biodiesel plant According to government documents, construction on the Irving Oil biodiesel plant would begin later this year and continue through to 2012. The work would employ up...

  Tomorrow, Earth Day, will mark first supersonic flight on bio-jet fuel The F/A-18 Super Hornet, the U.S. Navy's largest fuel consumer, is testing the biofuels envelope. Photograph by Kirk McMenamin When the Navy F/A-18 jet called the Green...

  Amyris Biotechnologies makes biodiesel from sugar cane A source for diesel or jet fuel--Brazilian sugar cane. (Credit: Amyris Biotechnologies) Biofuel company Amyris Biotechnologies said it plans to raise $100 million through an initial public...

  China Biodiesel does well thanks to government subsidies Photo from: http://www.manufacturer.com/images/product/www.alibaba.com/1006/m/Biodiesel.jpg Renewables venture China Biodiesel has lifted annual pre-tax profits threefold to RMB 12 million...

  Iowa: biodiesel interests air TV spots promoting the many benefits of biodiesel The organizations in Iowa that promote biodiesel are taking to the airwaves to promote the green fuel in the Hawkeye State. The Iowa Biodiesel Board , Iowa Soybean...

  UK “science dream team” to develop algae biodiesel production in coastal regions Algae suitable for biofuel will be screened to find the winning strains. Photo: Jacopo Werther Researchers from the University of Southampton have been selected by...

  Arizona: Buckeye home biodiesel production system causes fire Photo from: http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Making-Your-Own-Biodiesel-/A_110008/article.html A man manufacturing biodiesel fuel in his Buckeye home inadvertently set the fuel on fire...

  Speaking for the truck stops of America, NATSO urges Congress to reinstate biodiesel tax credit The National Association of Convenience Stores, the Petroleum Marketers Association of America and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of...

  Biodiesel Group Fiji Limited produces coconut oil-based biodiesel After years of research and hard work, a local company has managed to produce biodiesel in Fiji which promises a cleaner environment. The new product which is yet to be launched...

  Indonesia plantation firms building three biodiesel plants for Pertamina Renewable energy: State-owned oil-and-gas company PT Pertamina president director Karen Agustiawan (right) talks to state-owned electricity company PT PLN president director...

  India to study algae as a feedstock for biodiesel AP An electric car beside a hybrid vehicle that runs on algae derived diesel at an autoshow in Copenhagen. File photo Feasibility study of algae as an alternate feed stock for biofuels should be...

  Biodiesel retail station owners and farm co-operatives can seek grants from Tennessee Biofuels projects like this station along I-65 in Goodlettesville, just north of Nashville, can seek grants towards capital costs Tennessee’s Department of Transportation...

    From 2001 to 2009, biodiesel market nearly doubles yearly GlobalData has released its latest report, “Global Biodiesel Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020”, giving an in-depth analysis of the global biodiesel market and provides forecasts...

  New Zealand will build new biodiesel plant when oil price is right Image from: http://www.biodiesel-nz.co.nz/index.cfm/1,122,html/Cold-Weather-Products Biodiesel New Zealand management is awaiting fuel-sector price developments before it commits...

  Korea Electric Power Corporation’s (KEPCO) new headquarters to be built in a city near Naju in South Korea Eco Factor: Sustainable architecture designed to conserve energy and generate renewable energy. H Associates has proposed a stunning building...

  $720K of federal stimulus money will help built biodiesel plant in Richland, WA Photo from: http://www.vecenergy.com/bida.htm PASCO -- Gen-X Energy Group in Pasco has been awarded a $720,000 grant of federal economic development money to build...