Thursday, March 29, 2007
New Mexico, USA considers B5 requirement
New Mexico, USA considers B5 requirement
By Dave Nilles
Add another state to those considering a biodiesel blend requirement. New Mexico’s house and senate are looking at identical bills that would require 5 percent biodiesel in the state’s fuel supply.
Senate Bill 489 and House Bill 218 would require that all diesel fuel used in state vehicles must include B5 by July 1, 2010. The bill would affect all diesel fuel sold in the state by July 1, 2012.
Read the full report from here @ Biodiesel Magazine, Feb 2007
By Dave Nilles
Add another state to those considering a biodiesel blend requirement. New Mexico’s house and senate are looking at identical bills that would require 5 percent biodiesel in the state’s fuel supply.
Senate Bill 489 and House Bill 218 would require that all diesel fuel used in state vehicles must include B5 by July 1, 2010. The bill would affect all diesel fuel sold in the state by July 1, 2012.
Read the full report from here @ Biodiesel Magazine, Feb 2007
Labels: b5, biodiesel-blends, biodiesel-usa, biofuels-usa, usa
U.S. Auto Chiefs Ask Bush for Incentives on Biofuels
U.S. Auto Chiefs Ask Bush for Incentives on Biofuels
By Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. automakers' chief executive officers urged President George W. Bush to back incentives to bring ethanol and biodiesel to more pumps as the companies boost output of so-called flex-fuel vehicles.
Half the vehicles made by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler by 2012 could be able to run on biodiesel or E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, the CEOs said in a statement.
Read the full news report from here @ Bloomberg
By Gopal Ratnam, Bloomberg
March 26 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. automakers' chief executive officers urged President George W. Bush to back incentives to bring ethanol and biodiesel to more pumps as the companies boost output of so-called flex-fuel vehicles.
Half the vehicles made by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler by 2012 could be able to run on biodiesel or E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, the CEOs said in a statement.
Read the full news report from here @ Bloomberg
Labels: autos, autos-usa, biofuels, biofuels-usa, e85, ethanol, ethanol-usa, incentives, incetives-biofuels
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Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Businesses scramble to squeeze ethanol from Florida citrus waste
Businesses scramble to squeeze ethanol from Florida citrus waste
March 15, 2007
KANSAS CITY - Companies wanting to produce ethanol from citrus waste in Florida are scrambling to obtain patents and secure sites for pilot projects, evidence that the national craze for the fuel is branching out from the more traditional grain-based feedstock.
The material used in the process is what is left after processors have squeezed the juice from the orange, which equals nearly one-half of the fruit's original mass.
Read the full news article from Check Biotech
March 15, 2007
KANSAS CITY - Companies wanting to produce ethanol from citrus waste in Florida are scrambling to obtain patents and secure sites for pilot projects, evidence that the national craze for the fuel is branching out from the more traditional grain-based feedstock.
The material used in the process is what is left after processors have squeezed the juice from the orange, which equals nearly one-half of the fruit's original mass.
Read the full news article from Check Biotech
Labels: biofuels-usa, ethanol, ethanol-usa, usa, waste-usa
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Biodiesel could fuel canola explosion in California
Biodiesel could fuel canola explosion
by Bob Johnson, Check Biotech
Canola may provide California growers with a new alternative to other grain crops because its oil seeds are a major source of biodiesel. The crop is similar to wheat in terms of planting and harvesting dates.
And if biodiesel use increases as expected, there could be enormous demand and significant price increases for canola, says this report from Check Biotech
by Bob Johnson, Check Biotech
Canola may provide California growers with a new alternative to other grain crops because its oil seeds are a major source of biodiesel. The crop is similar to wheat in terms of planting and harvesting dates.
And if biodiesel use increases as expected, there could be enormous demand and significant price increases for canola, says this report from Check Biotech
Labels: biodiesel, biodiesel-feedstock, biodiesel-usa, biofuels, biofuels-usa, canola, oilseeds
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Biofuels launch 'third wave' to help meet increasing energy demand
Biofuels launch 'third wave' to help meet increasing energy demand
March 22, 2007
By Paul Elias Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO —
Thousands of corporate executives and scientists gather this weekend in Orlando, Fla.,for an industry trade show specifically aimed at touting biotechnology's so-called third wave, industrial applications. The word on everyone's lips: ethanol. After decades of unfulfilled promise and billions in government corn subsidies, energy companies may finally be able to produce ethanol easily and inexpensively thanks to breakthroughs in biotechnology, says this article.
Read the full news report from here @ Times Argus
March 22, 2007
By Paul Elias Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO —
Thousands of corporate executives and scientists gather this weekend in Orlando, Fla.,for an industry trade show specifically aimed at touting biotechnology's so-called third wave, industrial applications. The word on everyone's lips: ethanol. After decades of unfulfilled promise and billions in government corn subsidies, energy companies may finally be able to produce ethanol easily and inexpensively thanks to breakthroughs in biotechnology, says this article.
Read the full news report from here @ Times Argus
Labels: biofuels, biofuels-events, biofuels-research, biofuels-usa, biotechnology, ethanol, ethanol-usa, events, research
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Hoover, AL turns old grease to biodiesel
Hoover, AL turns old grease to biodiesel
March 10, 2007
After President Bush visited Hoover in September and praised the city for its use of ethanol in city vehicles, Mayor Tony Petelos said city leaders decided to seek more ways to use alternative fuels.
The city this week launched a new initiative, making its first batch of biodiesel fuel from leftover cooking oil.
Read more from this Al.com report
March 10, 2007
After President Bush visited Hoover in September and praised the city for its use of ethanol in city vehicles, Mayor Tony Petelos said city leaders decided to seek more ways to use alternative fuels.
The city this week launched a new initiative, making its first batch of biodiesel fuel from leftover cooking oil.
Read more from this Al.com report
Labels: biodiesel, biodiesel-usa, biofuels, biofuels-usa, wvo, wvo-usa
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