Thursday, June 19, 2008
Green Gasoline, Green Diesel, Green Jet Fuel - Biofuel Breakthrough
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline in energy contant yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees. The discovery could transform the renewable fuel economy by eliminating the need to grow corn for ethanol and rescue America
The latest pathways to produce green gasoline, green diesel and green jet fuel are found in a report sponsored by NSF, the Department of Energy and the American Chemical Society entitled "Breaking the Chemical and Engineering Barriers to Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Next Generation Hydrocarbon Biorefineries" released April 1 (http://www.ecs.umass.edu/biofuels/). In the report, Huber and a host of leaders from academia, industry and government present a plan for making green gasoline a practical solution for the impending fuel crisis.
Labels: biofuels, biomass, diesel, gasoline
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Renewable Gasoline from Sapphire Energy Using Algae
As ethanol and biodiesel help to allay some of the strain caused by increasing core commodity prices and imported oil nearing $140 a barrel, research conducted on biomass feedstocks such as algae continues to gain traction as a viable means for “closing the loop” on energy sustainability. One company in particular is striving to meet this goal.
San Diego, Calif.-based Sapphire Energy was founded in 2006 on the basis of this principle philosophy when it debuted its “green crude”, a gasoline equivalent refined from algae that comes in light and heavy fractions; the light being gasoline and a heavy being kero-disel (or jet aircraft fuel). Although it won’t divulge its production process specifically, according to Sapphire Chief Executive Officer Jason Pyle, the company is producing 91 octane gasoline built on the platform that uses nothing more than sunlight, carbon dioxide and complex photosynthetic microorganisms.
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Monday, May 5, 2008
Low-protein Wheat Used in Western Canada as Ethanol Feestock
While the United States is using corn as the primary feedstock for ethanol and Brazil has been concentrating on sugar cane, the left-half of Canada is considering wheat. The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association hopes that the creation of fuel from wheat will help Canada's wheat farming community make a bit more profit, as corn-based ethanol has done (for good or for bad) for other farmers. Many farmers in Canada only plan to use low-protein wheat or damaged crops which are not suitable as food for the fuel feedstock. Still, the food-or-fuel debate looms large. There are a few issues with using wheat, but nothing that is insurmountable, or at least so this post thinks.
Labels: biofuels
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Tricoderma reesei Fungus Breaks Down Cellulose, Could Boost Biofuels
Although plants and bacteria get most of the biofuel research dollars and media column inches, fungus, a kingdom of organisms that excels at breaking down fibrous cellulose, could provide some innovation for cheap and easy cellulosic biofuel production. Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute have sequenced the genetic code of Tricoderma reesei, a fungal strain...
Novozymes, the Danish biotech giant, which controls 47 percent of the global enzyme market, collaborated on this study. Novozymes’ director of research activities in second-generation biofuels, Joel Cherry, called this achievement “a major step towards using renewable feedstocks for the production of fuels and chemicals.”
T. ressei’s enzyme-producing genes are believed to be clustered together, which researchers think could account for the fungus’ efficiency at enzyme production.
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Novozymes, the Danish biotech giant, which controls 47 percent of the global enzyme market, collaborated on this study. Novozymes’ director of research activities in second-generation biofuels, Joel Cherry, called this achievement “a major step towards using renewable feedstocks for the production of fuels and chemicals.”
T. ressei’s enzyme-producing genes are believed to be clustered together, which researchers think could account for the fungus’ efficiency at enzyme production.
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Videos of Algae to Oil, Biodiesel, Hydrogen & Ethanol
A collection of videos and video links regarding the turning of algae into oil, hydrogen, ethanol and other useful fuels
From this peswiki page here
From this peswiki page here
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Virgin Atlantic, Boeing, GE Aviation & Imperium Renewables Test Biofuel
Virgin Atlantic and its partners Boeing, GE Aviation and Imperium Renewables Inc. have demonstrated that a commercial airliner using renewable fuel can fly. On Feb. 24, a Boeing 747 jumbo jet flew from London to Amsterdam, burning a mix of 20 percent biofuel containing babassu and coconut oils, and 80 percent standard jet fuel in one of its four engines without any modifications to the aircraft. Technical advisors were on board, collecting and recording flight data for analysis, which will be used in future research and the development of next-generation biofuels. Boeing will also use the findings in another demonstration flight later this year.
Seattle-based biodiesel producers Imperium Renewables prepared the biofuel, which must stay liquid in frigid, high-altitude temperatures.
Prior to the flight, extensive laboratory and static-engine testing was conducted to evaluate the energy and performance properties of the biofuel.
Full story here
Seattle-based biodiesel producers Imperium Renewables prepared the biofuel, which must stay liquid in frigid, high-altitude temperatures.
Prior to the flight, extensive laboratory and static-engine testing was conducted to evaluate the energy and performance properties of the biofuel.
Full story here
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Biodiesel Report - Blog Review @ NewNergy
Biodiesel Report
The Biodiesel Report blog is a well-known blog in the biodiesel and alternative energy domains, partly because it was one of the earlier blogs in the field of biodiesel to arrive on the scene.
The very updation frequency could have been higher - especially given the lovely pics and the useful and detailed articles that are posted in the blog.
The major categories in which postings are made are: Biodiesel, Biodiesel Car, Motorcycle & Trucks, Biodiesel Companies, Biodiesel Conversions, Biodiesel Engine, Biodiesel Kit, Biodiesel Legislation, Biodiesel Production...
Some of its posts will delight those who look for the rare-to-find news items - such as the one on Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Trimaran
Biodiesel Report
The Biodiesel Report blog is a well-known blog in the biodiesel and alternative energy domains, partly because it was one of the earlier blogs in the field of biodiesel to arrive on the scene.
The very updation frequency could have been higher - especially given the lovely pics and the useful and detailed articles that are posted in the blog.
The major categories in which postings are made are: Biodiesel, Biodiesel Car, Motorcycle & Trucks, Biodiesel Companies, Biodiesel Conversions, Biodiesel Engine, Biodiesel Kit, Biodiesel Legislation, Biodiesel Production...
Some of its posts will delight those who look for the rare-to-find news items - such as the one on Earthrace Biodiesel Powered Trimaran
Biodiesel Report
Labels: biodiesel, biofuels, blog-reviews
Biodiesel Blogs - Energy Blogs Review
Biodiesel Blog
News and information about Biodiesel & alternative fuels.
A prominent blog for the energy and biodiesel domain, the Biodiesel Blog has been active since Feb 2004.
Though the posts are not very frequent, the content of each post is quite useful. The posts have a focus on what is happening in the biodiesel domain across the globe. It also comprises a useful and long blog roll.
The Biodiesel Blog
News and information about Biodiesel & alternative fuels.
A prominent blog for the energy and biodiesel domain, the Biodiesel Blog has been active since Feb 2004.
Though the posts are not very frequent, the content of each post is quite useful. The posts have a focus on what is happening in the biodiesel domain across the globe. It also comprises a useful and long blog roll.
The Biodiesel Blog
Labels: biodiesel, biofuels, blog-reviews
Monday, May 14, 2007
Former Miller Brewing Site Converting to Ethanol Plant
Former Miller Brewing Site Converting to Ethanol Plant
May 8, 2007
Pall-times.com reports that a former Miller Brewing Company site is being converted into a 114MMgy ethanol facility in New York. Northeast Biofuels plans to use local corn for 25% of their needs. The new plant should indirectly produce about 1,500 jobs.
Via this post @ Biodiesel Investing
May 8, 2007
Pall-times.com reports that a former Miller Brewing Company site is being converted into a 114MMgy ethanol facility in New York. Northeast Biofuels plans to use local corn for 25% of their needs. The new plant should indirectly produce about 1,500 jobs.
Via this post @ Biodiesel Investing
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Molecular visualization of the bioconversion process
Molecular visualization of the bioconversion process
The tools available for the hunt for renewable energy are very 21st Century. New tools include robotics, mass spectrometers, laser imagers, and data collection and analysis devices. As a result, communications can be digital and more visual than ever before, speeding questions and understanding at warp speed around the globe.
The Society of Industrial Microbiology convened their 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals in Denver recently which was hosted by the federally-financed National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). One of the highlights of the symposium was a tour that included visits to its biochemical and thermochemical labs and pilot plants for converting an array of feedstock into sugars and ethanol.
One stop was in a research area where high tech imaging devices are employed to analyze cell and molecular structures involved in the bioconversion process. Data collected from such imaging devices can be used to build accurate models and animations to aid understanding. This post from Bioconversion blog provides more details on these high-tech imaging devices and the impact they will have...
The tools available for the hunt for renewable energy are very 21st Century. New tools include robotics, mass spectrometers, laser imagers, and data collection and analysis devices. As a result, communications can be digital and more visual than ever before, speeding questions and understanding at warp speed around the globe.
The Society of Industrial Microbiology convened their 29th Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals in Denver recently which was hosted by the federally-financed National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). One of the highlights of the symposium was a tour that included visits to its biochemical and thermochemical labs and pilot plants for converting an array of feedstock into sugars and ethanol.
One stop was in a research area where high tech imaging devices are employed to analyze cell and molecular structures involved in the bioconversion process. Data collected from such imaging devices can be used to build accurate models and animations to aid understanding. This post from Bioconversion blog provides more details on these high-tech imaging devices and the impact they will have...
Labels: biofuels, research, technology
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Turning oil refineries into biorefineries: the BIOCOUP project
Turning oil refineries into biorefineries: EU launches BIOCOUP project
May 08, 2007, Biopact
Adapting existing mineral oil refineries for use as biorefineries is the goal of an ambitious new EU funded project called BIOCOUP.
BIOCOUP is supported by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, under the theme 'Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems'. Its aim is to develop a chain of process steps, which would allow biomass feedstocks to be co-fed to a conventional oil refinery. Energy and oxygenated chemicals will be co-produced as well as bio-liquids. The overall innovation derives from the integration of bio-feedstock procurement with existing industries (energy, pulp and paper, food) and processing of upgraded biomass forms in existing mineral oil refineries.
Read more from this post @ Biopact
May 08, 2007, Biopact
Adapting existing mineral oil refineries for use as biorefineries is the goal of an ambitious new EU funded project called BIOCOUP.
BIOCOUP is supported by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, under the theme 'Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems'. Its aim is to develop a chain of process steps, which would allow biomass feedstocks to be co-fed to a conventional oil refinery. Energy and oxygenated chemicals will be co-produced as well as bio-liquids. The overall innovation derives from the integration of bio-feedstock procurement with existing industries (energy, pulp and paper, food) and processing of upgraded biomass forms in existing mineral oil refineries.
Read more from this post @ Biopact
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
Ethanol: Behind the Buzz
Ethanol: Behind the Buzz
By Keith Lieberthal - TheStreet.com, 19 Apr 2007
From the White House to Wall Street, ethanol has moved to the heart of national debate about energy...Its champions promise that it will win energy independence for the U.S.; aid its farmers; weaken hostile oil-subsidized regimes in Tehran, Caracas and Moscow; and better the environment. But the skeptics see little more than a massive agricultural subsidy dressed in patriotic and green rhetoric.
What's the real story? Read from this detailed report from The Street
By Keith Lieberthal - TheStreet.com, 19 Apr 2007
From the White House to Wall Street, ethanol has moved to the heart of national debate about energy...Its champions promise that it will win energy independence for the U.S.; aid its farmers; weaken hostile oil-subsidized regimes in Tehran, Caracas and Moscow; and better the environment. But the skeptics see little more than a massive agricultural subsidy dressed in patriotic and green rhetoric.
What's the real story? Read from this detailed report from The Street
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Conoco, Tyson Alliance on biodiesel from Animal Fat
Conoco, Tyson Alliance on biodiesel from Animal Fat
Conoco-Phillips and Tyson Foods have announced plans to team up to make biodiesel fuel out of animal fat, according to a report @ The Wall Street Journal
Tyson produces over 300 million gallons of beef, pork and chicken fat each year. The company plans to ship about 60 percent of its fat to a Conoco-Phillips plant for processing. The remaining 40 percent will be used in cosmetics, soap and pet food, as it is now.
Conoco-Phillips and Tyson Foods have announced plans to team up to make biodiesel fuel out of animal fat, according to a report @ The Wall Street Journal
Tyson produces over 300 million gallons of beef, pork and chicken fat each year. The company plans to ship about 60 percent of its fat to a Conoco-Phillips plant for processing. The remaining 40 percent will be used in cosmetics, soap and pet food, as it is now.
Labels: biodiesel, biofuels, fuel-from-animals
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
To Save Earth, We Need a Freeze on Biofuels
If we want to save the planet, we need a five-year freeze on biofuels
George Monbiot, March 29, 2007
"Oil produced from plants sets up competition for food between cars and people. People - and the environment - will lose.
It used to be a matter of good intentions gone awry. Now it is plain fraud. The governments using biofuel to tackle global warming know that it causes more harm than good. But they plough on regardless. In theory, fuels made from plants can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by cars and trucks. Plants absorb carbon as they grow - it is released again when the fuel is burned. By encouraging oil companies to switch from fossil plants to living ones, governments on both sides of the Atlantic claim to be "decarbonising" our transport networks," says George Monibot in this interesting opinion piece
Read the full article from the Guardian here @ ZNet Science
George Monbiot, March 29, 2007
"Oil produced from plants sets up competition for food between cars and people. People - and the environment - will lose.
It used to be a matter of good intentions gone awry. Now it is plain fraud. The governments using biofuel to tackle global warming know that it causes more harm than good. But they plough on regardless. In theory, fuels made from plants can reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by cars and trucks. Plants absorb carbon as they grow - it is released again when the fuel is burned. By encouraging oil companies to switch from fossil plants to living ones, governments on both sides of the Atlantic claim to be "decarbonising" our transport networks," says George Monibot in this interesting opinion piece
Read the full article from the Guardian here @ ZNet Science
Labels: biofuels
ANSI, NIST holds meeting on biofuels standardization
ANSI, NIST holds meeting on biofuels standardization
The United States and the European Union have expressed strong interest in making biofuels a commodity for trade. Compatible standards will be among the chief topics of discussion at the upcoming EU-U.S. Summit in Washington, D.C., which intends to launch a new trans-Atlantic economic partnership aimed at harmonizing regulations, technical standards, environmental protection and trade security.
In advance of the Summit, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a March 28, 2007 meeting to develop input related to biodiesel and bioethanol standardization issues. Input developed will be used to inform the U.S. delegation to the EU-U.S. Summit, as requested by the U.S. Department of State.
Read more from the invitation for this meeting here @ Reliable Plant
The United States and the European Union have expressed strong interest in making biofuels a commodity for trade. Compatible standards will be among the chief topics of discussion at the upcoming EU-U.S. Summit in Washington, D.C., which intends to launch a new trans-Atlantic economic partnership aimed at harmonizing regulations, technical standards, environmental protection and trade security.
In advance of the Summit, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) held a March 28, 2007 meeting to develop input related to biodiesel and bioethanol standardization issues. Input developed will be used to inform the U.S. delegation to the EU-U.S. Summit, as requested by the U.S. Department of State.
Read more from the invitation for this meeting here @ Reliable Plant
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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, biofuels, ethanol
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Monday, March 26, 2007
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
Alberta biofuels plant to weave straw into gold
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
23 Mar 2007
RIMBEY -- A central Alberta town is on track to build a plant that will turn straw and municipal waste into millions of litres of biofuel each year.
Rimbey Mayor Dale Barr said construction on the plant could start as early as this summer, with an estimated cost of about $30 million.
Read the full report from here @ the Calgary Sun
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BIO World Congress: Biofuels poised for exceptional growth
BIO World Congress: Biofuels poised for exceptional growth
March 26, 2007
ORLANDO, FL - The biofuels industry stands poised for exceptional growth and ethanol is the most promising over the long term, keynote speakers said at BIO’s World Congress in Orlando yesterday.
Thousands of biotech industry executives, scientists, and economic development specialists gathered at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort for the event which started Wednesday and runs through Saturday. The congress is focused on industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing.
Read the full report here @ Check Biotech
March 26, 2007
ORLANDO, FL - The biofuels industry stands poised for exceptional growth and ethanol is the most promising over the long term, keynote speakers said at BIO’s World Congress in Orlando yesterday.
Thousands of biotech industry executives, scientists, and economic development specialists gathered at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort for the event which started Wednesday and runs through Saturday. The congress is focused on industrial biotechnology and bioprocessing.
Read the full report here @ Check Biotech
Labels: biofuels, biotechnology, ethanol, events
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Could crops support biofuel need? Breakthroughs needed?
Could crops support biofuel need? Breakthroughs needed?
March 26, 2007, By Jerry W. Jackson, Check Biotech
Scientists and researchers are grappling for more breakthroughs before ethanol, biodiesel and other fuels of the future are produced in large enough quantities at prices low enough to revolutionize the country's energy independence.
But a concerted effort could enable farms and forests to eventually generate more than 100 billion gallons of biofuel a year, enough to replace the amount of gasoline the United States imports annually, was the opinion from the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (USA). Read more from this news report @ Check Biotech
March 26, 2007, By Jerry W. Jackson, Check Biotech
Scientists and researchers are grappling for more breakthroughs before ethanol, biodiesel and other fuels of the future are produced in large enough quantities at prices low enough to revolutionize the country's energy independence.
But a concerted effort could enable farms and forests to eventually generate more than 100 billion gallons of biofuel a year, enough to replace the amount of gasoline the United States imports annually, was the opinion from the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (USA). Read more from this news report @ Check Biotech
Labels: biofuels, ethanol, inventions
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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, biofuels, 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, biotechnology, ethanol, events, research
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Saturday, March 10, 2007
Manure to become energy in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Manure to become energy in Mount Joy
By Patrick Burns, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Mar 09, 2007
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - EnergyWorks, of Annapolis, Md., has agreed to build an anaerobic digestion plant on a poultry farm that would produce biogas from waste created by the chickens.
The plant will produce an odorless, colorless gas similar to natural gas that is produced when animal waste is decomposed by bacteria in the absence of oxygen.
More from this news report @ Lancaster Online
By Patrick Burns, Staff
Intelligencer Journal
Mar 09, 2007
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - EnergyWorks, of Annapolis, Md., has agreed to build an anaerobic digestion plant on a poultry farm that would produce biogas from waste created by the chickens.
The plant will produce an odorless, colorless gas similar to natural gas that is produced when animal waste is decomposed by bacteria in the absence of oxygen.
More from this news report @ Lancaster Online
Labels: animal-waste, biofuels, biogas, waste
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UK Company Installs 100% Biodiesel Pumps for its Fleet
UK company installs 100% biodiesel pumps for its fleet
09 March 2007
A UK company, Sandtoft, has taken the radical step of installing 100 percent biodiesel pumps and storage tanks at its Doncaster HQ. The move represents the first benchmark in ambitious plans to convert all of the company’s fleet vehicles to 100 percent biodiesel within three years.
The Sandtoft pumps dispense 100 percent Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) biodiesel, which is produced to EN14214 quality standards and derives from oilseed rape.
Read more from here @ Biofuel Review
09 March 2007
A UK company, Sandtoft, has taken the radical step of installing 100 percent biodiesel pumps and storage tanks at its Doncaster HQ. The move represents the first benchmark in ambitious plans to convert all of the company’s fleet vehicles to 100 percent biodiesel within three years.
The Sandtoft pumps dispense 100 percent Rapeseed Methyl Ester (RME) biodiesel, which is produced to EN14214 quality standards and derives from oilseed rape.
Read more from here @ Biofuel Review
Labels: biodiesel, biofuels, rapeseed-oil
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Canadian Research Project To Determine Best Biodiesel Fuel Blend
Research Project To Determine Best Biodiesel Fuel Blend
09 March 2007
A two year research project by the University of Saskatchewan Engineering Department will help the city determine the best biodiesel blend to use in it's buses.
Transit Manager Jeff Balon says two conventional diesel buses and two electric hybrid buses are being used to test the effect of low sulphur diesel, and 5 per cent canola biodiesel blend.
Read more from here @ Saskatoon Homepage
09 March 2007
A two year research project by the University of Saskatchewan Engineering Department will help the city determine the best biodiesel blend to use in it's buses.
Transit Manager Jeff Balon says two conventional diesel buses and two electric hybrid buses are being used to test the effect of low sulphur diesel, and 5 per cent canola biodiesel blend.
Read more from here @ Saskatoon Homepage
Labels: biodiesel, biofuels, research
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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, biofuels, wvo
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