Biodiesel
« Previous EntriesMini Refiner Produces Ethanol And Biodiesel
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
Gas2.0:
A Texas-based company has announced the “world’s first mini-refinery” for consumer use that can produce both ethanol and biodiesel from the same small machine at the same time. It’s capable of generating up to 120 gallons per day of ethanol and 450 gallons per day of biodiesel.
Consisting of two pieces of equipment — an […]
Green Fuel Definitions
Monday, October 6th, 2008Chicago Tribune:
Tune into the green scene with Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency definitions:
Hybrid: These vehicles are powered by a gasoline engine and an electric motor. The gas engine is generally small and efficient. The electric motor provides additional power when needed, often during acceleration.
Ethanol: These vehicles run on an alcohol-based fuel produced from […]
Ethanol vs. Methanol
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Huffington Post:
Ethanol and biodiesel are dead, long live methanol! Methanol is the simplest alcohol, with one carbon atom; ethanol has two. Thus, given biomass, it should be cheaper to produce methanol than ethanol. Surely enough, in a comprehensive assessment Stone & Webster performed for the U.S. Department of Energy two decades ago, with the Hawaii […]
Time Magazine vs. Biodiesel Industry?
Friday, April 4th, 2008dBusinessNews Houston:
The most recent cover of Time Magazine raises questions and may muddy waters, according to Kent Batman, President of Hardin Fuels. The magazine treats biodiesel and ethanol as if they are synonymous. That could not be further from the truth, according to Batman.
In near prophetic fashion, Batman wrote an article about the confusion created […]
Biodiesel Leftovers Heat Up Race For Alternatives
Monday, March 31st, 2008Bizjournals:
With unleaded gas prices topping $3.60 per gallon in U.S. cities, it’s perhaps no surprise that production of biodiesel - an alternative biofuel made from vegetable oil - has more than tripled in the past year.
The problem is what to do with leftovers from biodiesel production like glycerin, an abundant and largely worthless gunk.
In an […]
Ethanol And Biodiesel Are The Best Fuels On The Road Today
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Agri News:
“Ethanol and biodiesel are the best fuels on the road today, and we’re just getting started.”
That is Monte Shaw’s, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, take on the ethanol and biofuels industry
Shaw talked about the state of the renewable fuels industry and his group’s legislative wish list at last week’s Iowa […]
Bio-Diesel Film Not To Everyone’s Tastes At Sundance
Thursday, January 24th, 2008AFP:
Activist Josh Tickell has been using and promoting bio-diesel for about 10 years as an alternative to fossil fuels, helping America lessen its dependence on foreign oil.
In his documentary film “Fields of Fuel,” premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week, he outlines the historical origins of and the political constructs that support petroleum use.
As […]
Dairy Farmers Prepared For Ups And Downs
Friday, December 14th, 2007The Capital Times:
How are Wisconsin dairy farmers doing?
Those closely allied with the dairy business are often asked that question by friends, relatives and others not involved in milking cows.
One answer is good, since it appears 2007 dairy income will reach a record high. In the first 11 months of the year, the basic milk price […]
China To Offer Support Policies For Non-Food Biofuels
Friday, December 14th, 2007News Xinhua Net:
China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) has drawn up policies to promote the production of non-food sources for biofuels, a senior MOF official told a Beijing energy conference.
The ministry will use subsidies and other forms of financial support to reduce the risks of producing these sources, said Zeng Xiao’an, deputy director of the MOF’s […]
Big Difference Exists Between Biodiesel, Ethanol
Monday, December 10th, 2007The Free Lance-Star:
Ethanol is a distilled alcohol fuel usually made from corn or sugar cane; it’s used as a substitute for or additive to gasoline. Biodiesel is a methyl ester that’s created by breaking down a fatty acid–in other words, vegetable oil–via an organic chemistry process called transesterfication. It is used as a substitute for […]
Diesel Beats Ethanol And Hybrids
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Biodiesel Now:
Anything’s better than ethanol blend E85, even ordinary gasoline, a new cost-benefit analysis of alternative fuels by researcher John Graham at the Pardee Rand Graduate School finds.
Diesels scored highest, surprising even the researchers. “We were kind of expecting that hybrids would outperform diesels when we went into the study. It’s close, but the advanced […]
The Chocolate-Fuelled Truck That’s Heading To Timbuktu
Monday, November 19th, 2007Daily Mail:
There are blobby chocolate buttons. Chocolate hazelnuts. Orange creams. Walnut whips whose whirls have gone a little bit wonky.
Not to mention disintegrating flakes, chipped chocolate caramels and enough squished family-sized bars to send Augustus Gloop, the greediest child in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, into an all-day feeding frenzy.
Alas - as far as chocoholics […]
Court Snubs Clean Diesel Technology
Monday, November 5th, 2007The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that publicly funded fleets in southern California can be required to buy low-polluting vehicles that run on compressed natural gas or other alternative fuels. Should the biodiesel industry be concerned about a possible precedent?
Biodiesel Magazine:
Usually when a local governmental entity announces that it will be using biodiesel […]
Challenging Gasoline: Diesel, Ethanol, Hydrogen
Wednesday, October 24th, 2007*******
New York Times:
Yes, gasoline has the corner on the American car fuel market, but maybe not forever. Carmakers already produce passenger vehicles that run nicely on diesel fuel, ethanol or hydrogen. The first two are on the road in the millions around the world, and the third is moving slowly toward viability.
The catch is that […]
Can I Use Ethanol, Biodiesel?
Monday, September 10th, 2007Desmoines Register:
Question: Can my vehicle run on E85?
Answer: Only vehicles designated as flex fuel can run on E85. They have different fuel system components and sensors to adapt to the higher blend of gasoline and ethanol. Click here to find out if you have a flex-fuel vehicle and what models are available.
Question: Where can I […]
The New York Times Warns That Ethanol Subsidies May Have Created A ‘Tragic Moment’
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Agricultural Law:
This past Friday, The New York Times published an editorial harshly criticizing ethanol subsidies. (“The Farmer’s Nightmare,” The New York Times - August 10, 2007) The editorial warned: “American farming is poised on the brink of true industrialization, creating a landscape driven by energy production…What we are witnessing is the beginning of the tragic […]
Biodiesel Mandate Bill Introduced
Friday, June 15th, 2007AgWeb:
Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa, Dick Lugar of Indiana, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Tom Carper of Delaware and Barack Obama of Illinois have introduced legislation that would mandate the use of 1.25 billion gallons of biodiesel per year by 2012.
Biodiesel is just one more way we’re lessening our dependence on foreign oil. Everyday we’re seeing […]
Diesel-Gas Fuel To Be Launched
Thursday, June 14th, 2007Manila Standard Today:
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will lead the launching of a binary fuel for public utility bus and jeepneys at next week’s 20th anniversary rites of the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board.
“We’ll test six units each of public utility bus and public utility jeepney, running on a combination of diesel and liquefied petroleum gas,” […]
Billionaire British Tycoon Richard Branson Launches Green Train
Friday, June 8th, 2007ITV.com:
Sir Richard Branson (photo) called for lower taxes on green fuels as he launched Europe’s first biodiesel train today.
The Virgin Voyager train, starting a six-month trial using fuel that is 20 per cent biodiesel, travelled from London to Chester and among its passengers was Gordon Brown.
Sir Richard said: “It’s fantastic that we are leading the […]
Communities Buck Ethanol Trend
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007Plant opponents say environmental concerns outweigh benefits.
Ohio.com:
Editor’s note: Ethanol, whose fortunes as a gasoline additive have risen and fallen with the price of oil, is in the middle of a boom. Biofuel plants are sprouting up across the Midwest and corn farmers are rushing to cash in. But this agriculture gold rush carries many questions, […]