September, 2010

  Traveling biodiesel production cooperative makes biodiesel for farmers Chuck and Andra Benson hold, from left, jars of canola seeds, meal that is left over from the press and is fed to animals and canola oil from the traveling press operated by...

  ASU and Science Foundation Arizona join forces to create algae biofuel development center Jim Poulin/Phoenix Business Journal--Algae pools at ASU Polytechnic Arizona State University and Science Foundation Arizona are using a $2 million grant create...

  Utah Biodiesel Supply finds builders love biodiesel, and here’s why Graydon Blair, the owner of Utah Biodiesel Supply, is one of the first in line to say the fuel alternative in which he specializes is not going to answer all the world’s fuel challenges...

  Ohio pledges $8M to biodiesel and ethanol projects that benefit the state The U.S. federal government may be dragging its heels on its support for biofuels, but many states, including Ohio, are stepping up to plate. The Dayton Business Journal...

  Green Star building algae-to-biodiesel plant Image from: http://www.greenstarusa.com/index.html SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Sep 23, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Today, Green Star Products, Inc., (pinksheets:GSPI) announced it has signed a contract to...

  Afghanistan: making biodiesel instead of opium, would such a plan work? (CNN) -- Among environmentalists, biofuels are almost as divisive an issue as NATO military operations in Afghanistan are in wider public discussions. Yet two American businessmen...

  Willie and Woody host poker tournament to raise support for biodiesel It’s no secret that Cheers alum Woody Harrelson — who has become a firm fixture in such kooky and equally critically acclaimed silver screen offerings as Zombieland , Natural...

  Electric cars vs. biodiesel cars, fighting for attention Biodiesel/electric hybrid photo from: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/4/8/105134/4316 Considering all the attention that’s being paid to electric cars, the biodiesel industry is feeling...

  Canadian government invests in Quebec biodiesel production Photo from: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/09/biofuel_filling.php VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept 14 (Reuters) - The Canadian government will invest nearly C$84 million ($81 million...

  Canadian biodiesel partnership shows great use of resources Photo from: http://www.rothsaybiodiesel.ca/plant_facts.html The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today lauded a new strategic partnership between Rothsay Biodiesel, a division of Maple...

    Lilbourn, MO: Biodiesel plant re-opens under new management Jay Hammock, supervisor at ME Bio Energy in Lilbourn, works with samples of the biodiesel produced there. To ensure quality, samples pulled from different points on the production...

  National Biodiesel Board gives Bond lifetime achievement award He’s been a big advocate for biodiesel for quite some time, so it’s only fitting that the National Biodiesel Board has honored retiring U.S. Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) today with its Lifetime...

  Carbon2Green will start jatropha biodiesel plantation in the Congo A Montreal-based company called Carbon2Green which is planting 35 million jatropha trees on 14,000 hectares in Congo. Photo from: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/g8-g20...

  Converting WVO into biodiesel, and converting old gas stations into biodiesel pumping stations Asa Watten, CEO of Fossil Free Fuel LLC, stands in his shop in Braddock. Justin Merriman | Tribune-Review A business that collects used cooking oil and...

  Lack of government incentives slows Malaysia’s biodiesel industry to a stop The biodiesel industry in Malaysia is at a standstill stage with almost zero production, said the Malaysian Biodiesel Association vice-president U.R. Unnithan. He said...

  REG Biodiesel powers transports at Farm Progress and Beer Tour Chuck and Joanna have been giving you some great coverage of Farm Progress Show from Boone, Iowa here on Domestic Fuel and over at AgWired.com . It only seems fitting that the country...

    Middletown, Indiana: fresh acquisition of biodiesel plant on track for profitability Photo from: http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=37037 Biofuel producer Imperial Petroleum has said its newly-acquired biodiesel plant in...

  Environmentalists say EU biofuel creates an African land-grab An intern of Biofuel Research at the firm's biodiesel plant in Singapore, June 2006. Photo: Reuters An international coalition of environmental groups says European demand for biofuels...