by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Nevada, International Procurement Tools announced that they had developed a biodiesel construction platform that
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Back TO HOMECountry-Fried Biofuels
by Shannon Brescher Shea (U.S. Department of Energy) But a more humdrum risk of deep-frying is improperly disposing of the grease.
December 12, 2010 Read Full Article
The Goldilocks Challenge: Getting It ‘Just Right’ at Aurora Algae
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Oak Investment venture partner (and now Aurora chairman) Brian Hinman noted that “Aurora Biofuels has
December 12, 2010 Read Full Article
BDI to Build Biodiesel Plant in Belarus
(Biofuels International) Product chemical manufacturer JSC Mogilevkhimvolokno Organic Synthesis Factory in Mogilev, Belarus, has placed an order to construct a
December 09, 2010 Read Full Article
FRA Advances Use of Bio-Based Fuels and Lubricants with New Research Grants
(US Department of Transportation) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced two research grants totaling $766,562 intended to advance the use
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
BIODIESEL -- Ultrasonic remedy . . .
(Physorg.com/Oakridge National Research Laboratory) A significant barrier to greater use of biodiesel could be blasted away with a proprietary approach
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Ugandans Turn Kampala's Uncollected Garbage into Versatile Fuel
by Wambi Michael (The Guardian Weekly) Cement kilns are used to transform waste, which would otherwise pollute the city, into a
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Neste Oil Becomes Chief Monster as Renewable Diesel becomes Biofuels Monster
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In renewable diesel there are two companies that are getting it done, in terms of
December 03, 2010 Read Full Article
La Capacidad de Producción de Biodiesel en España Supera los 4,2 Millones de Toneladas
(Europa Press) La capacidad de producción de biodiesel en España supera los 4,2 millones de toneladas en 2010, lo que
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Fat-to-Biodisel Plant Approved
by John Upton (The Bay Citizen) A proposal to convert a rendering facility in southeastern San Francisco into a biodiesel manufacturing
December 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Renewable Fuel Body Wants Quotas Doubled
by Nicole Mordant (Reuters/Toronto Sun) Canada’s renewable fuels industry is pressing the federal government to double the percentage of renewable fuels it
December 01, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Confirms Tiny Cellulosic Biofuels Mandate for 2011; Is Brazil the Big Winner?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...In July, the EPA indicating in a draft ruling that it would specify a range
November 30, 2010 Read Full Article
White House Names Top Mobile Apps
(Information Week Government) ...In a White House blog post last week, the Obama administration listed 10 "must-have" mobile applications it's
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
EcoRoamer: High-tech, Zombie-Proof Survival RV
by Matt Hardigree (Jalopnik/MSNBC) Family makes full-fledged home on wheels from recycled materials ...With 46-inch tires and a biodiesel engine also used
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Singapore Opens World's Largest Biodiesel Plant
(Business Green) Neste Oil cuts ribbon on giant biofuel facility and promises additional plant in Rotterdam early next year. Finnish refinery giant
November 29, 2010 Read Full Article
China's CNOOC Sells Its First Biodiesel Product
(Alibaba.com) State-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) has sold out its first batch of biodiesel on the island province
November 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Drive toward Energy Independence
by Jason Armstrong (West Hawaii Today) Within a year's time, Big Island truckers will be able to run their diesel
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
GE Unit Invests in Biofuels Producer
by Candace Lombardi (Green Tech) GE subsidiary GE Energy Financial Services and North Bridge Venture Partners will invest $8 million in
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
NAABB Consortium Announces Successful Conversion of Algal Oil to High Quality Biodiesel
(The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) National Method employs cost saving catalyst and produces useful byproducts The National Alliance for Biofuels and
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Neste Oil Starts up Its New Renewable Diesel Plant in Singapore
(MarketWatch) Neste Oil has started up the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel will be
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Liquid Fuel Technology Enables Clean and Green Power
(Earthtimes/PRNewsWire) LPP Combustion, LLC, a Columbia, Maryland-based innovator in liquid fuel technology, has successfully demonstrated clean and green generation of renewable
November 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Potential in Coastal Districts Will Be Tapped
(Deccan Herald) Sardine oil, cashew apples, jackfruit are good source of bio-ethanol State Taskforce on Biofuels is ready with several initiatives
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Trial to Run Buses on Old Chip Fat to Boost Biofuel Confidence
(Click Green) Liverpool's bus operators Merseytravel and Stagecoach Merseyside are launching a new green initiative which will see buses run
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Thailand to Shift Focus on Jatropha for Biofuel
(Financial Express) Shifting focus to its biodiesel programme, Thailand is planning to open large scale jatropha seed based plants to
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
New US Special Relationship with India Is Set to Benefit Advanced Biofuels Technology Companies in Both Nations
by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest) ...The US president’s visits to four key Asian democracies were scheduled long in advance to coincide with
November 21, 2010 Read Full Article
GreenGold Ray Energies to Benefit From Europe's Bio-Diesel Inceased Demand
(Marketwire) GreenGold Ray Energies announced today that due to the increase target by the European Union of 10% of fuel sold
November 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project to Receive Full Construction and Operations Funding
(Rentech/Enhanced Online News) U.S. Department of Energy Approves Remaining $19.7 Million of Funding Rentech, Inc., and ClearFuels Technology Inc., jointly announced today
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Waste Plastics to Diesel Being Scaled up in the UK
by Al Fin (OilPrice.com) STA UK is gearing up to build 10 new waste plastic to diesel plants in the UK.
November 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Singapore Biofuel Plant: Slow Legislation May Impede Biofuel Demand
(Eco-Business.com) Finland’s Neste Oil - which is in the midst of starting up a $1.2 billion renewable diesel plant here -
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
First European Ethanol Swap Traded Against Argus Price
The first Argus-based European ethanol swap was traded November 8, 2010. The December swap for 1,000m3 was sold by AOT
November 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Amyris “Renewable” Diesel Gets EPA OK for Blend Level to 35%
by Wendy Leavitt (FleetOwner) Amyris, Inc. has announced that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has furthered its official registration of Amyris’s
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
First U.S. Commercial Scale Advanced Biofuels Plant Opens
(Stockhouse) Dynamic Fuels Producing World's Leading Fuels From Non-Food Fats, Greases Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which
November 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Carbohydrate-to-Lipid Project Wins Award
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) A research team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won a $50,000 ConocoPhillips Energy
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Global Vegetable Oils Market to Reach 169 Million Metric Tons by 2015, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
(StreetInsider.com) ...Factors such as economic recovery; increasing investments in biodiesel plants; new food regulations; growing demand for palm oil-derived biodiesel;
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Altranex, Brown University Collaborate on Biodiesel Processing
by Michelle Lang (Mass High Tech) Bedford biofuels startup Altranex Energy LLC is working with Brown University to develop process
November 04, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy, Cobalt to Develop Military Jet Biofuel
by Andrew Nusca (SmartPlanet) The U.S. Navy and Mountain View, Calif.-based biofuel outfit Cobalt Technologies on Wednesday agreed to jointly develop
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Erie's HeroBX Launches New National Biodiesel Lobbying Group
Global Biofuels Alliance, Inc. (GBA), established in 2010, is a new nonprofit trade association representing small to midsize biofuels producers,
November 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Audi A3 TDI® Performs Flawlessly in First-Ever Extended Drive on RenDiesel® Synthetic Fuel
(Rentech, Inc.) ‘Eureka! Diesel Drives the Future’ drive raised awareness with California political leaders, consumers on 1,000-mile drive The journey was a
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Biofuels Exchange Announces Opening in Colorado
(US Biofuels Exchange) The US Biofuels Exchange, “the US-BX”, has opened today for live Ethanol and Biodiesel trading and will
October 28, 2010 Read Full Article
US Energy Information Administration Indicates Growth in Renewable Energy
(AZO CleanTech) A recent data released by the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicates the growing role of
October 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Aloha Delivers First Supply of E85 in Hawaii
(CSP) Believes new E85 station at Marine base will help pave way for wider use in Islands Aloha Petroleum Ltd. last
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
REVIVAL! Hawai’i Bi-O Style: Elite Squad of Scientists Aim to Boost Hawaii via Bioenergy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Hawaii is a code word meaning “paradise” not only to sun-starved tourists, but to bioenergy
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Refining Equipment Funding Available in Ohio
by Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The Advancing Biofuels Beyond the Basics program, run by the Ohio Department of Development, is
October 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Chemists Improve Synthesis of Biodiesel
by Sahil Luthra (The Brown Daily Herald) Two Brown chemists have developed a more efficient way to produce biodiesel from waste
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Catching on with Brazilian Underclass
(Just Means) The MIT's IDEAS Competition challenges members of the MIT community to come up with good ideas that make
October 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Ford College Community Challenge Grants
(Ford) Florida A&M University (FAMU) has been selected as one of the 2010 winners of the Ford College Community Challenge (Ford
October 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Verenium Announces Regulatory Approval for Purifine(R) PLC in China
(Verenium) Verenium Corporation, a pioneer in the development and commercialization of high-performance enzyme solutions, today announced that Purifine(R) PLC, the
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Board of Australian Renewable Fuels Announces Biodiesel "Take or Pay" Arrangement
(Australian Renewable Fuels Ltd.) The Board of Australian Renewable Fuels (ASX:ARW) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been
October 21, 2010 Read Full Article
LakeMaster to Co-locate at Northern Biodiesel Refinery
(Algae Industry Magazine) LakeMaster Corporation, of Rochester, NY, has announced a move to co-locate in space within the refinery of Northern
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Railway in Hyogo Unveils Biodiesel-Fueled Train
(The Japan Times) Japan's first train to run on biodiesel fuel, in this case refined edible oil, has taken to
October 20, 2010 Read Full Article
Plant to Produce Biodiesel by Months End
by Inderia Saunders (The Nassau Guardian) The production of biodiesel at the Bahamas Waste plant set to start by the end
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
South Africa Could Face Blackouts again Next Year: MaNoa
(Times Live) ... She (MaNoa director Esmé Bluff) says although it's not feasible for everyone, first prize is to get off the
October 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Development of Technology to Produce Biodiesel from Microalgae
(FIS Worldnews) A new project, which is financially supported by the Chilean government, will promote the diversification of energy through
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Syracuse University Partners with Arden-Fox to Support the Advancement of Department of Defense's Net Zero Energy Initiative
(PR Newswire) Syracuse partnership substitutes petroleum diesel with biodiesel Syracuse University today announced a partnership to advance the use of biofuels
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Pennsylvania Bill Would Establish New Biodiesel Fee
by Erin Voegele (BioDiesel Magazine) Legislation currently pending in Pennsylvania could negatively impact the state’s biodiesel industry. On Oct. 6,
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Gas Oil Users Warned to Check for Biodiesel Presence
by Dennis Flower (H&V News) Users of gas oil should prepare for the inclusion of biodiesel following changes in line with
October 18, 2010 Read Full Article
San Diego Biofuels Company Lands $1.8M Grant
by Onell R. Soto (Sign On San Diego) Pearson Fuels is working on infrastructure to make it easier and cheaper to
October 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Loyola University Chicago Becomes First School of Any Kind Authorized to Produce and Sell Biodiesel Fuel
Biodiesel Fuel Manufactured From Cafeteria Waste Oil and Sold to Area Businesses The Loyola University Chicago Center for Urban Environmental Research
October 14, 2010 Read Full Article
Uganda: Do We Have Reasons to Support Local Research?
(All Africa) ...CREEC - Centre for Research in Energy and Energy Conservation is an institution doing research in renewable energy
October 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Scientists Say It Is High Time for Hemp-Based Biofuel
by Danny Bradbury (BusinessGreen) University of Connecticut reveals plan to build biofuel research plant capable of turning hemp into biodiesel. Researchers
October 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Future of Electric Cars? Running Fuel Cells on Biodiesel
(Science Daily/Research Council of Norway) A smart diesel reformer and a tolerant fuel cell are the core components of a
October 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Home Made Biodiesel is Cheap and Easy
by William Surman (Farmers Guardian) Buy a litre of diesel today and it will cost you £1.20, but do it yourself
October 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Brown University Chemists Simplify Biodiesel Conversion
(Physorg.com) As the United States seeks to lessen its reliance on foreign oil, biodiesel is expected to play a role. According
October 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Program to Create Biodiesel from Brown Grease Begins Operation at San FranciscoTreatment Plant
(PowerMag.com) A demonstration plant that creates biodiesel fuel from restaurant trap grease (commonly called brown grease), located at the Oceanside Wastewater
October 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Spanish Biodiesel Plant to Get Upgrade
(Argus Media) Austrian biodiesel engineering company BDI has been commissioned to upgrade a Spanish biodiesel plant, in a move that
October 07, 2010 Read Full Article
Malaysia Mulls Ways to Boost Biofuel
(Jakarta Globe/Agence France-Presse) Malaysia will consider cutting a diesel subsidy next year in a bid to make its biofuel industry
October 07, 2010 Read Full Article
American Le Mans Series Cuts Carbon Footprint by Over One Third
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) According to Robert P. Larsen, Director Emeritus of the Center for Transportation Research at Argonne
October 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Midwest Biodiesel to rehire workers thanks to $300,000 loan
by Kelsey Volkmann (St. Louis Business Journal) Midwest Biodiesel Products LLC, the only biodiesel refiner in the St. Louis area,
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Green Star Signs Contract to Fabricate Biodiesel Plant for Processing Algae Oil
(Green Star Products) Green Star Products, Inc., announced it has signed a contract to build a biodiesel facility. This is the
September 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Ohio to Offer $8M in Subsidies for Ethanol, Biodiesel
(Dayton Business Journal) Ohio is preparing to dole out $8 million to boost manufacturers by subsidizing ethanol and biodiesel refining
September 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Hot Technologies, RFS Power US Biodiesel Revival
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...With the collapse in markets, rising prices and the evaporation of the tax credits, condition
September 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Swedish Biofuels Do Have Major Benefits for the Climate
(Alpha Galileo) For the first time, researchers have taken an overall look at Swedish biofuels and analysed what impact they have
September 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Waste-Based Microbial Oil set to Become a Raw Material for Renewable Diesel
(Neste Oil Corporation) Neste Oil has applied for patents to cover technology developed to produce microbial oil from waste and residues
September 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Fueling a New Market
by Kris Bevill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A mid-Atlantic company may have developed a solution for two of ethanol producers’ main
September 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Can Biofuels Beat Drugs Crops and Save Lives in Afghanistan?
by Dean Irvine (CNN) ...Wayne Arden, who has a background in technology and finance, and John Fox whose career has
September 22, 2010 Read Full Article
Carbon2Green Will Produce Biodiesel
(MarketWatch) ...Carbon2Green is currently conducting a pilot project in the Bandundu region of DRC and wants to achieve a funding
September 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Ford Incorporates B20 Discussion in Super Duty Pickup Truck Marketing
Ford designed its 2011 Super Duty® diesel pickup trucks to run on 20 percent biodiesel, and has included a discussion
September 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Old Braddock Gas Station May Be Converted to Pump 'Biofuels'
by Joe Napsha (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) A business that collects used cooking oil and processes it into fuel for diesel-powered vehicles plans
September 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Rutgers–Camden Professor Engineers E. coli to Produce Biodiesel
(Rutgers) One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the
September 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Inauguration of World’s First Plant for BioDME Production
(Chemrec) ...BioDME is a novel and climate neutral biofuel produced from forestry feedstock. The fuel is primarily intended for use
September 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Pond Scum Seen Lucrative in Argentine Biofuels Push
by Luis Andres Henao (Reuters) An Argentine company opened Friday the country's first factory to make biodiesel from algae, hoping to
August 30, 2010 Read Full Article
'Next Generation' Scientists Join Forces to Support Biodiesel
(Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel) Campaign unites college students for collaboration, education. The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to
August 30, 2010 Read Full Article
First Biodiesel Power Plant Launched in Slovenia
(Balkans.com) Slovenia's first biodiesel power plant, generating nearly one megawatt of electricity and worth EUR 1.3m, was inaugurated in Benedikt
August 27, 2010 Read Full Article
Making Biodiesel a Home Heating or Transportation Option
(Green Building Elements) ...For anybody interested in knowing about biodiesel, whether as a hobby or part of a cooperative effort,
August 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Bunge Invests in Solazyme: Ties between Brazilian Sugarcane, US Advanced Biofuels Deepen
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“The simplicity is astounding. Here’s the big idea. Take an existing, stranded ethanol factory or
August 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Industries Selected for Proposed Grant by the California Energy Commission
(PRNewsWire) Biodiesel Industries announced today the company's selection by the California Energy Commission for a project grant to support the state's
August 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Brazilian Biofuels Run into EU Obstacles
by Yans Felippe Geckler (IPS News) Brazil has begun a counterattack on the European Union's measures for certifying crop-based fuels,
August 24, 2010 Read Full Article
METRO Applauds Mayor Bloomberg for Signing NYC Biodiesel Heating Oil Legislation into Law
(PRNewsWire) METRO Terminals, which is currently building one of the country's largest biodiesel processing facilities adjacent to its biofuels and petroleum
August 20, 2010 Read Full Article
The Blue Phoenix: BlueFire Ethanol Repositions as BlueFire Renewables
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The Digest took the opportunity to visit with BlueFire’s CEO Arnold Klann, who has been
August 18, 2010 Read Full Article
U.S. Army Investigates Salt Lake Biofuel Crop
by Jeremiah Stettler (Salt Lake Tribune) The prickly leafed crop is hardly inviting — it is like a weed sprouting atop
August 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Holst Biofuels Offers Promising Innovations, Savings for Agriculture
by Rudy Kemppainen (Hancock County Journal-Pilot) ...Holst Biofuels, which is an offshoot to its main farming operation, has proved to be
August 17, 2010 Read Full Article
Denton, TX to Have E85 and Biodiesel
by Michelle Kautz (DomesticFuels) ... City of Denton Fleet Services Division in Denton, Texas has been awarded a $599,860 grant to
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Magor Promoting Jatropha Plantations in NE
(The Assam Tribune) The D1 Williamson Magor Bio Fuel Ltd has developed jatropha plantation over 51,000 hectares of land and
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
Governor Riley Visits Enterprise, AL on Thursday
(WTVY) ...Governor Riley will join local officials to celebrate the grand opening of a biodiesel facility that uses cooking oil
August 12, 2010 Read Full Article
San Francisco Green Party Opposes Biodiesel, Arguing It's Not Eco-Friendly
Peter Jamison (SF Weekly) ...The Examiner reported this morning that a facility that renders bones and fat from slaughtered animals
August 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Growing Fuel by the Roadside
by Sam Harris (Charlotte Observer) ...In conjunction with a national program known as "FreeWays to Fuel" ( freewaystofuel.org), researchers at
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Marlborough (New Zealand) Businesses Commit to Biodiesel
(Business Day) Fourteen Marlborough companies have joined forces to buy 2.5 million litres of biodiesel. Marlborough Biodiesel User Group's co-ordinator, Kevin Parker
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Mozambique to Get 19 Million Dollar Biofuels Project
(AFP) Mozambique's state fuel company has partnered with the private sector to invest 19 million dollars (14 million euros) in biofuel
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
ACE Speakers Answer Big Oil, Ethanol Critics
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) At this year’s American Coalition for Ethanol Conference & Trade Show, two speakers gave
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
New E85 Pumps near Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Fremont, CA
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ninety degrees on a Sunday afternoon in August, waiting 20 minutes on the Pennsylvania
August 09, 2010 Read Full Article
US Study on Greenhouse Gas Balance of Soy Based Diesel with Inconsistencies
(European Union for Oil and Protein Plants) A new US study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of soy-based diesel
August 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Lee County's Biofuel Business Bound in Red Tape
by Brian Liberatore (News Press) Paperwork, government foot-dragging delay plant, bust budget, partner says A local businessman says he spent $1
August 03, 2010 Read Full Article
The New Imperium: A Major Player in Biodiesel 1.5 Aims for Biofuels 2.0
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Back in 2008 the death watch began on Imperium Renewables. Though its 100 Mgy multi-feedstock plant in
August 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Some Biofuels Are Better than Others: Thinking Strategically about Biofuels
(New Zealand Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment) The purpose of this report is to take a fresh look at biofuels –
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Zhuhai Oil Energy Plant Now Operational - Increases Biofuel Production Capacity; Biomagnetics Prepares to File Patents
(Market Watch) Biomagnetics Diagnostics Corp., a developer of revolutionary diagnostic systems and other innovative technologies, today announced that Zhuhai Oil
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
LS9, Inc. Makes Major Scientific Breakthrough in Converting Sugar to Alkanes
(LS9) Production Capabilities Successfully Demonstrated at Pilot Scale. LS9, Inc., the Renewable Petroleum Company(TM), today announced in Science magazine a major
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Hard Work Has Made Biodiesel a ‘Drop-In’ Fuel
(Biodiesel Magazine) ... He (Steve Howell, technical director for the National Biodiesel Board and president of the Marc-IV consulting firm)
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Rothsay Biodiesel's Own Fleet Shows Fuel's Reliability
(Automotive Fleet) Rothsay Biodiesel, a division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., said that its program to fuel its own fleets
July 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Piedmont Biofuels Unveils Next Generation Biodiesel Plant
(Piedmont Biofuels) ...The Enzymatic Biodiesel pilot plant was developed in partnership with the Biofuels Center of North Carolina, Novozymes, and
July 27, 2010 Read Full Article
New Alternative Fueling Station Opens in Ventura
by Shane Cohn (Ventura County Reporter) For a nation seeking less dependence on foreign oil, Silvas Oil Company has a solution
July 27, 2010 Read Full Article
EPA Releases Data on Canola Biodiesel Pathway
By Luke Geiver (Biodiesel Magazine) The U.S. EPA has released a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) for its recent modeling
July 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Compelling Case of Pongamia Biodiesel
by Sreenivas Ghatty (Commodity Online) ...Pongamia, a plant producing non-edible oilseeds, has the potential to become one of the cheapest
July 23, 2010 Read Full Article
Bio-diesel Park at Bijapur
(Business Standard) Minister for large and medium industries Murugesh Nirani inaugurated the bio-diesel park which has been set up at
July 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Profile in Commercialization: OPX Biotechnologies
by Jim Lane (Biotech Digest) This past April, ARPA-E announced a new grant round, and the largest single award in the
July 19, 2010 Read Full Article
Indian Fuel Price Hike Likely to Open a Market for Earth-100’s 100 Per Cent Biodiesel Car
(PR-USA.net) Now that the government’s practice of regulating fuel prices has come to an end, private oil companies and alternative
July 15, 2010 Read Full Article
INL, Conrad & Bischoff Bring E85 Fuel to Eastern Idaho Public
(KIDK.com) Idaho National Laboratory has worked with local motor fuel supplier Conrad & Bischoff to make E85, an alternative fuel
July 14, 2010 Read Full Article
International Fuel Technology Announces U.K.-Based East Midlands Trains Will Continue Using DiesoLiFT™ 10 For Fuel Economy Improvement and Emissions Reduction
(International Fuel Technology) International Fuel Technology, Inc. announced that East Midlands Trains will continue using DiesoLiFTTM 10 in its light rail,
July 13, 2010 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels: Sugar to Diesel via Microbial Fermentation
by Kirk Apt (Chief Research Scientist, Martek) Martek extracts sugars from cost-effective sources like lignocellulosic biomass or sugar cane. They employ
July 07, 2010 Read Full Article
New Generation Biofuels Receives Go Ahead for Long Term Boiler Test and Evaluation Program with Baltimore City Schools
(New Generation Biofuels) Company’s Test Burns in the City of Baltimore’s Boilers Shows Significant Emissions Reduction Renewable fuels provider New Generation
July 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Analysis - Bioethanol Trumps Biodiesel Say Europe's Producers
by Martin Roberts and Michael Hogan (Reuters) Cheaper, local ingredients make bioethanol more profitable, and sustainable, than far more widely
July 06, 2010 Read Full Article
Subsidy Extended to 100 Per Cent Biodiesel
by Grant Bradley (New Zealand Herald) The Government is boosting support for the growing number of biofuel makers by extending its
July 05, 2010 Read Full Article
EcoloCap Solutions Inc. Sells First NPW-30 Biodiesel Processor to Kansas Producer
(MarketWire) The NPW-30 represents the most efficient biodiesel processing technology on the market, reducing cost and time, opening the door for
July 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Mix to Fuel Hybrid Transit Bus in Trials
(The Financial/EIN News) Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Hino Motors Ltd. (Hino) and Showa Shell Sekiyu K. K. (SSSKK) announced on June
July 02, 2010 Read Full Article
Are You Driving Your Last Gasoline Powered Car?
(ETCGreen.com) Vehicle owners now understand the ever dwindling supply and higher expense and risks of extracting petroleum will continue to
June 30, 2010 Read Full Article
Biofuel Venture Hasn’t Paid Off for Snohomish County
by Noah Haglund (Herald) A plan to lessen Snohomish County’s dependence on fossil fuels while helping local farmers has fallen
June 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Mission Achieves First Commercial Scale Jatropha Crush
(MarketWire) Mission NewEnergy Ltd., a vertically integrated biodiesel refiner, and one of the world's largest Jatropha plantation companies, is pleased to
June 29, 2010 Read Full Article
Amyris Enters Into Off-Take Agreement With Shell
(Amyris) Amyris, Inc. announced June 25, 2010, that it has entered into an off-take agreement with Shell for the supply of Amyris No
June 29, 2010 Read Full Article
North Carolina Highway Canola Plants May Provide Biofuel
(Citizen-Times.com) A small field of bright yellow flowers planted by the N.C. Department of Transportation along Interstate 40 may look
June 26, 2010 Read Full Article
Southern Online Eyes Rs 75-cr from Biodiesel Exports
by K Rajani Kanth (Business Standard) Southern Online Biotechnologies Limited, a Hyderabad-based Internet services provider (ISP) and biodiesel manufacturer, is tapping
June 21, 2010 Read Full Article
First Commercial Biodiesel Produced in Alaska
(Biodiesel Magazine) Alaska Green Waste Solutions begins production in its new biodiesel plant designed and built by Pacific Biodiesel Technologies. On
June 18, 2010 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Workshop Precedes FEW
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) All biofuels producers- from biobutanol to renewable diesel plus cellulosic ethanol and more-must work
June 17, 2010 Read Full Article
“Most Sustainable Building in London” to Use 25% Recycled Biodiesel
by Philip Reynolds (MRW) The PricewaterhouseCoopers More London building, near Tower Bridge, will use biodiesel powered ‘tri-generators’ to generate 25% of
June 15, 2010 Read Full Article
Sustainable Oils Opens Expanded Camelina Research Facility in Bozeman
(Sustainable Oils) North America's Largest Camelina Research Program Expands to Deliver Improved Varieties to Growers Even More Quickly. A new, larger camelina
June 14, 2010 Read Full Article
The Environment Friendly Biodiesel Fuelled SUV Mahindra Scorpio
(Xomba) Megha Rathee’s mint green Scorpio sits like any other car in a corporate parking lot in Gurgaon, Delihi’s suburb of
June 11, 2010 Read Full Article
Marine Corps Base Hawaii Testing B20
(Biodiesel Magazine) Pacific Biodiesel Inc. announced that the Marine Corps Base Hawaii is using a B20 blend of biodiesel for the
June 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Hawaii PUC Approves Sime Darby Contract
(Biodiesel Magazine) The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approved a contract for Sime Darby, Malaysia's leading multinational conglomerate, to provide approximately
June 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Life Cycle Assessment Comparing the Use of Jatropha Biodiesel in the Indian Road and Rail Sectors
by Michael Whitaker and Garvin Heath (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) This life cycle assessment of Jatropha biodiesel production and use evaluates the net
June 08, 2010 Read Full Article
Small Seattle Biodiesel Producer Plans to Expand. Secret? Fast-Food Deep Fryers
by Martha Baskin (Seattle Post Globe) At a time when the US biodiesel industry has been in turmoil – faulted
June 04, 2010 Read Full Article
FPInnovations Launches Renewable Biodiesel Study
(Journal of Commerce) A $1.7-million field study on the potential use of biodiesel for off-road machinery in highway construction and
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
New Refinery Owner Hopes to Expand
by Jeff Montgomery (The News Journal, DelawareOnline) A refining industry leader whose company plans to reopen the Delaware City Refinery
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
McLeod Expects Biofuel Project to Bear Fruit in a Year
The world's largest tea producer McLeod Russel India Limited expects its investment in D1 Williamson Magor Biofuel Ltd to start
June 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Amelot Oil and Barbados National Oil Company Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Form Joint Venture
(MarketWire) Amelot Holdings, Inc., announced May 26, 2010, that Amelot Oil and Barbados National Oil Company Ltd.(BNOCL) have signed a non-binding memorandum of
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Mission NewEnergy Commissions Axens Biodiesel Trans-Refinery
(MarketWire) Mission NewEnergy Limited, a vertically integrated biodiesel producer, announced May 28, 2010, that commissioning of its second 250,000 tons-per-annum (approximately 75 million
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W2 Energy Purchases Agri-Green Biodiesel
(MarketWire) W2 Energy, a clean energy company is pleased to announce that on May 7, 2010, it signed a Letter of
June 01, 2010 Read Full Article
Mississippi State University Wins Top Honors in Year Two of EcoCAR Competition
(General Motors) Student-Designed and Built Vehicles Put to the Test; Virginia Tech, Penn State Finish Second and Third. Students from Mississippi
May 28, 2010 Read Full Article
Scramble's on in London to Snag Biodiesel
by Howard Mustoe (Seattle Times) ... Cabbies, who collectively spend almost $634,000 a day on diesel, are starting to switch to
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Imperial Acquires E-Biofuels for $19.15 Million in Stock, Debt
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Wilson indicated in an exclusive Digest interview that the company intends to qualify its biodiesel
May 25, 2010 Read Full Article
Dynamic Fuels Hosts Investor Plant Tour
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) From time to time, you hear people complain that you can’t make money off
May 24, 2010 Read Full Article
Sewage Sludge Could be a Competitive Feedstock for Biodiesel
(Environmental Protection) Existing technology can produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of
May 21, 2010 Read Full Article
Gonzalez Gets Award for Finding Way to Turn E. coli into Biofuel
by Christine Hall (Houston Business Journal) Escherichia coli, E. coli for short, is best known as the bacterium that can cause