Archive for the Biofuels Category
Congress, Don’t Forget About Algae Biodiesel
As the folks who are making the next generation of ethanol made their pitch to Congress (see Cindy’s post from earlier), the people who are producing biodiesel from what could be the next great feedstock, algae, reminded members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Conservat
Brazil Anticipates 5% Biodiesel Addition to Diesel by Three Years
The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, announced last week that the addition of 5% biodiesel to the diesel consumed in Brazil has been advanced in three years. The so-called B5, which was expected to start being used in 2013, will already be compulsory in 2010. "It is a less polluti
A Recipe for Biodiesel, Plucked From Poultry
Those researchers in the department of chemical and materials engineering at the University of Nevada in Reno are at it again. Last year they showed the world that it was possible to make biodiesel fuel from coffee grounds. This time, it’s chicken feathers. In a paper in The Journal of Agri
Big Oil Bets on Biofuels
At first glance, it might look like oil companies are pulling out of renewables. At the end of June, BP closed its alternative-energy headquarters. The oil company also has cut its alternative-energy budget and closed several solar factories in Spain. And that's after Shell sold off most of its sola
Delray Beach company plans biodiesel refinery
A startup company in Delray Beach with ties to a local developer is trying out another use for land: growing crops that can be used for biofuel. Ag-Oil, which is affiliated with Boca Raton-based Ascot Development, announced plans to build a biodiesel refinery on 103 acres in Delray Beach.
Biodiesel a Part of Presidential Inauguration
Before taking the oath of office today, President Barack Obama retraced Abraham Lincoln’s steps by making the journey from Illinois to Washington, D.C. In the spirit of Lincoln and powered by soybean checkoff-funded biodiesel, the “Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America Tour” mobile museum made
West Virginians try alternative fuels
Some West Virginians are looking to alternative fuels as a way to use less foreign oil and reduce pollution. Recently, a New York company announced plans to build a $3 billion plant that turns coal into liquid gas, but you might be surprised to hear about the alternatives already in use in West Vir
Food for Progress Project Brings 21st Century biodiesel Facilities to Guatemala
The small, unassuming tropical paradise of Masagua in Guatemala’s coastal region of Escuintla seems an unlikely place for 21st century technology. But the town now boasts Guatemala’s newest biodiesel fuel production plant due to a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded Food for Progress projec
Texas bans the use of biodiesel
Come December 31st, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is set to effectively ban biodiesel in the state’s largest markets. The problem, they say, lies with the fuel’s nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and their contribution to the formation of ground-level ozone in Texas’ easter
