Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Biodiesel eia

U.S. oil import dependence: declining no matter how you measure it
CattleNetwork.com - ‎May 25, 2011‎
A much narrower measure that looks at crude oil imports into the United States as a percentage of total refinery crude inputs (Measurement C) excludes ethanol, biodiesel, and natural gas liquids (NGLs) as sources of petroleum products that are almost ...
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Gateway to Biomass
Biomass Power and Thermal - Lisa Gibson, Erin Voegele - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Richard Newell, administrator for the US DOE's Energy Information Administration, delivered the keynote address, detailing the biomass portions of the EIA's Annual Energy Outlook 2011 report, and emphasizing the interconnectedness of biomass and ...
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EIA releases its Annual Energy Outlook 2011
Checkbiotech.org (press release) - Erin Voegele - ‎May 6, 2011‎
Regarding markets for biofuel, the EIA states in the report that nearly all liquid biofuels are expected to be used in the transportation sector. “Biodiesel blended into diesel, E85 fuel, and ethanol blended into motor gasoline account for 54 percent ...
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Ethanol plant could still brew profits
Progress Index - Michael Buettner - ‎May 29, 2011‎
Federal law orders the Environmental Protection Agency to determine each year how much renewable fuel - which includes biodiesel but consists overwhelmingly of ethanol - must be used by companies that refine oil into gasoline or import refined fuel ...

Biodiesel egr

Scania mit Euro-6-Motoren für Baustellen-Fahrzeuge
Meistertipp - ‎May 17, 2011‎
Die Fahrleistungen sind denen der Euro-5-EGR-Motoren, auf denen diese Aggregate basieren, sehr ähnlich. Daher liegt das Drehmoment-Leistungsverhältnis bei ca. 5,2 – ein Spitzenwert innerhalb der Branche. Das Wartungsintervall wird im Baustellenverkehr ------------------------------------------------------------------
Bilbobus moderniza su flota con ocho autobuses Scania de última generación.
ECOMOVE - ‎May 16, 2011‎
El motor incorpora el sistema de readmisión de los gases de escape Scania EGR, sin necesidad del uso de aditivos, como el AdBlue, para cumplir con la estricta norma de emisiones contaminantes EEV. Los vehículos fueron entregados al Director General de ...

Biodiesel egypt

Graduates Hold Variety of Scholarships, Grants, Awards
Media Newswire (press release) - ‎May 23, 2011‎
Aronson researched novel solid acid catalysts for the extraction and transesterfication of algae oil to produce biodiesel. He is a member of the International Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Greek InterVarsity and Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, ...
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Anti-dumping and Decline in Import/Export Value and Enzyme May Be Commercialized
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Online PR News (press release) - Clair Lin - ‎May 14, 2011‎
In IB monthly report, the boiling topic--oil will be brought up. Regional turbulence in Egypt and Libya areas resulted in price rebound, which drives the second raise in price in China. Will biodiesel get benefit from this? Please refer to our monthly ...
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US paints brighter picture for tight world grains
Commodities Now Online - ‎May 12, 2011‎
Although the US winter wheat crop will be the smallest in five years and larger biodiesel use would eat into soybean supplies next year, traders said the overall report provided a measure of relief for the world after a year of harrowing droughts and ...

Biodiesel efficiency testing

Aurora team takes top seed in fuel efficiency at car contest
Aurora Advertiser - ‎May 30, 2011‎
For the third year in a row, Aurora students were on the top in fuel efficiency. High school students participated in the alternative fuels category with a vehicle running on B20 biodiesel and averaged 245 miles per gallon -- with a high run of 275 mpg ...
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Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎May 29, 2011‎
Usually we just take a test and move on,” said chemistry student Lindsay Brightwell of Lexington. Biodiesel is a clean burning alternative to petroleum-based diesel. Five students, all seniors, comprise the Chemistry II class that created the fuel. ...
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Driver's Seat: Local team wins honors for fuel-efficient vehicle ...
Philadelphia Inquirer - Scott Sturgis - ‎4 hours ago‎
The team did some reworking of the vehicle, and it's now powered by a Volkswagen TDI engine running on biodiesel coupled with a hybrid system. It averaged more than 100 mpg, the highest mileage among nonelectric vehicles in the 100-mile test. ...
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What the City is doing - Air
Calgary Herald - ‎May 30, 2011‎
We reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 540 tonnes by using biodiesel in heavy equipment like garbage and recycling trucks. We have 147 light vehicles (hybrids and Smart cars) with high fuel efficiency ratings. We are testing a hybrid garbage truck to ...
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The road ahead: How will we power our cars in the future?
Scotsman - Erikka Askeland - ‎May 30, 2011‎
These included a whole panoply of ways of getting around, from electric tuk-tuks, to fuel cell-powered motorised bikes – where the cells can be used to power light and cookery facilities when camping – to massive biodiesel-powered hybrid engine lorries ...

Biodiesel effluent treatment

Scientists eye algae as fuel
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Clare Mellor - ‎‎May 10, 2011
The samples came from the ocean, ponds, lakes and even wastewater treatment plants. "We look for strains that produce copious amounts of oil while they are growing rapidly or have the potential to produce a lot of oil if they are stressed in certain ...
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Oak Island panel gets 'green' projects moving
StarNewsOnline.com - Sarah Shew Wilson - ‎‎May 10, 2011
Jones now operates Alganomics, a small algae farm at the town's wastewater treatment facility, also on Fish Factory Road. All algae grown at the plant comes from re-used water, taking out nutrients and using the nutrients to create algae, ...
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Oak Island council OKs space for biofuel project
StarNewsOnline.com - Sarah Shew Wilson - ‎May 10, 2011‎
Jones operates Alganomics, a small algae farm at the town's wastewater treatment facility on Fish Factory Road. Algae grown at the plant comes from re-used water, taking out nutrients and using them to create algae, from which oil can be extracted for ...
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Guest Column: NIU's algae look good as alternate fuel
Rockford Register Star - Shu-Huei Henrickson - ‎May 5, 2011‎
Holbrook's research group pays weekly pilgrimage to water treatment plants and hauls back to his lab several hundred gallons of “effluent,” or treated sewage water. In the NIU greenhouses, in sunlight and under controlled conditions, the algae multiply ...
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EVTN to Present at the 7th Annual Spring Growth Stock Conference Hosted by ...
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 24, 2011‎
Since virtually every industry requires some method of wastewater treatment, the need for the Voraxial crosses over into many different markets, such as oil and gas, refinery, biofuel and municipal wastewater. EVTN is focusing its marketing efforts in ...
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WERF Encouraged By Recent Legislation On Defense Biofuel
Water Online (press release) - ‎May 18, 2011‎
... WERF wants to see larger scale application of innovations such as biofuel production as a product of the wastewater treatment process. More information on the biofuel generation from wastewater treatment is online at www.werf.org/optimization.

Biodiesel effectiveness

TAEC Announces Ticker Symbol Is TAECD Until June 29
Marketwire (press release) - ‎May 9, 2011‎
TAEC has plans for a biodiesel division that intends to use extraction technology to convert waste cooking oil and grease into a biodiesel fuel ingredient sold to biodiesel fuel producers. TAEC's biodiesel business is designed to eliminate ...
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China Clean Energy Announces First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎May 16, 2011‎
"We are delighted to report another quarter of strong performance, as we continue to establish ourselves as a unique, renewable resources-based leader in the biodiesel and specialty chemicals sectors," said Mr. Tai-ming Ou, China Clean Energy's ...
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Consumer Acceptance of Biobased Products Set to Rise
SustainableBusiness.com - ‎May 9, 2011‎
... clothing, and fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. And about eight in ten people in both countries say they would definitely or likely purchase biobased household products instead of non-biobased products, if comparable on cost and effectiveness. ...
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Belching smoke no more, diesel imports pursue mainstream status
Search-Autoparts.com - James E. Guyette - ‎May 16, 2011‎
And giving new meaning to the term fast food, Britain's Daily Mail newspaper ran a piece in May describing a plan by scientists to convert Cornish pasties into biodiesel. “Diesel was really the first internal combustion engine powered by renewable fuel ...
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Research combines water, agriculture
BetterFarming.com - Pat Currie - ‎May 18, 2011‎
The Centre for Agricultural Renewable Energy and Sustainability in Ridgetown has commissioned a research biodiesel facility to investigate technological, economic and environmental aspects of biodiesel production. Researchers will investigate how the ...

Bbiodiesel effect on environment

Biofuels boom in Africa as British firms lead rush on land for plantations
The Guardian - ‎May 30, 2011‎
But we are pushing [Europe] to go further, to reduce the risk of knock-on effects, including deforestation in new areas." He added: "Only a tiny proportion – less that 0.1% - of UK biofuel has come from Africa." As oil prices rise, said Jeremy Woods,
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Truckers want limits on biodiesel
Toronto Star - Dana Flavelle - ‎May 30, 2011‎
They can currently meet up to a third of the country's biodiesel needs, the association said. While the biodiesel mandate comes into effect July 1, users have until the end of 2012 to comply, the biofuel industry also noted. The truckers want Ottawa to ...
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Linfox tries to strike down alternative fuel tax
supply chain review - Brad Gardner - ‎May 30, 2011‎‎
Linfox CEO Michael Byrne claims the current Bill will have a significant effect on the environment, regional economies and the supply of goods and fresh produce. “We support BOC in the development of alternate, cleaner fuels which will reduce carbon ...
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What High Gas Prices Mean for Renewable Energy
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Jennifer Kho - ‎May 30, 2011‎
Another option that drivers have is to fill their regular cars with ethanol or biodiesel. Biofuel retailer Propel Fuels has seen its customer ranks grow steadily amid the higher gas prices, with a double-digit monthly growth rate for the last six ...