Friday, 17 June 2011

Biodiesel for home heating

The Newest Biofuel Option: Straight Vegetable Oil
HeatingOil.com - Quinn Wonderling - ‎Jun 15, 2011‎
Last month, Vermont passed legislation mandating that all heating oil sold in the state must contain at least a 7% biodiesel blend by 2016. Could heating oil users and dealers soon be offering vegetable oil along with No.2 oil? ...
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Oregon lawmakers look at overhauling business energy credits, scaling back ...
The Republic - Jonathan J. Cooper - ‎8 hours ago‎
Lawmakers decided to eliminate 10 tax credits, including credits for shipbuilding, reforestation, biodiesel used in home heating, new and retrofitted diesel truck engines. Most of them were not widely used and had relatively small impacts on the budget ...
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Vermont heating oil to contain biodiesel
Biodiesel Magazine - ‎May 26, 2011‎
Biodiesel blends in home heating oil, a product called Bioheat, reduce particulate emissions, unburned hydrocarbons, and soot, which combine to greatly improve air quality in and around the home. "The Legislature and Governor Shumlin backed this ...

Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Biodiesel forum uk

24 Hour Countdown to Silicon Valley's Leading Startup Product Showcase, Launch ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) - ‎Jun 6, 2011‎
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Biodiesel for kids

Area class turns kitchen oil into biodiesel fuel
Bloomington Pantagraph - ‎May 29, 2011‎
The class recently took school board members into their biodiesel production room to demonstrate how they make the “clean” biodiesel. “We were extremely impressed with the knowledge the kids had of what they did,” said Superintendent Curt Nettles. ...
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Florence council hears about hydrogen generator business plan
Marion County Record - Ben Kleine - ‎Jun 8, 2011‎
Ridder is also interested in teaming with his friend, Randy Kubic, to start a non-profit company to convert vegetable oil to biodiesel, which he also wants to operate out of the location on US 50. Ridder said he is in the process of getting loans for ...
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Waterfront Independence Festival is July 3 & 4
Waste Management World - ‎Jun 10, 2011‎
... will recycle their cooking grease for biodiesel. Each evening of entertainment will open at 5pm with continuous music, food and the Coors Light Beer Garden leading up to the fireworks at 10-10:15pm. Children's activities will run from 5pm-9pm, ...
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Behind The Screen Green: Hollywood Sets Go Sustainable
TakePart - Inspiration to Action - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎
But what about whether the film's production was powered by a biodiesel alternative fuel generator? Admittedly, a film's green credentials are not usually at the top of the list. But a growing number of TV shows and movies are trying to change that by ...
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Intern-ment' Camp:
Ukiah Daily Journal - Carole Brodsky - ‎Jun 9, 2011‎
"We have busloads of kids come in spring and summer from all the surrounding counties," says Beck - noting that more than 400 students visited the center this year, baking solar cookies, operating the bicycle generators and seeing the biodiesel station ...

Biodiesel formula

Algae biofuels a winning formula for CO2 utilisation
Business Green - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
"If you combine the recovery of complex molecules from algae and use them for products, and then make biodiesel from the algae, this will be a winner because you get money from chemicals and fuels," he said. "Chemicals make money, not fuels. ...
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Algae biofuels a winning formula for CO2 utilisation
Environmental Expert (press release) - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
'If you combine the recovery of complex molecules from algae and use them for products, and then make biodiesel from the algae, this will be a winner because you get money from chemicals and fuels,' he said. 'Chemicals make money, not fuels. ...
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Annual expo allows students to show off fun and functional projects
Corvallis Gazette Times - ‎May 21, 2011‎
Oregon State University environmental engineering student, Mikkel VandeBergh, 22, demonstrates how to purify biodiesel Friday afternoon at the 2011 Engineering EXPO on the Oregon State University Campus. ANDY CRIPE | Corvallis Gazette-Times Mikkel ...
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Blogging from Le Mans: FIA-ACO partnership creates big questions
AutoWeek - Rick Dole - ‎Jun 7, 2011‎
Organizers have encouraged E85, biodiesel and hybrid technologies. The regulations for the 2014 season will demand teams to have some sort of alternative energy system to supplement the internal-combustion powerplant. So representatives from virtually ...
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Inside the Calhoun County Highway Department's complex at McClellan, Eric ...
Anniston Star - Laura Johnson - ‎May 24, 2011‎
Once combined, Highway Department produces enough biodiesel from the two sources to supplement its overall fuel consumption by 10 percent. “We just do a little formula and figure out how much 10 percent would be,” Feemster said. ...

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Biodiesel for sale

Zhengzhou, China Accelerates Big Plans for Biodiesel Sector
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Liu Yuanyuan - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
Industry consultants are advising the city on development plans that include proper documentation development of rules for food waste management, expanding sale channels and promoting the adoption of biodiesel products, and implementing favorable ...
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China Integrated Energy Appoints Mr. Liren Wei as Independent Director
PR Newswire (press release) - ‎Jun 3, 2011‎
China Integrated Energy, Inc. is a leading non-state-owned integrated energy company in China engaged in three business segments: the production and sale of biodiesel, the wholesale distribution of finished oil and heavy oil products, and the operation ...
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Florida Biodiesel, Inc. Has Delivered A Biodiesel System To Blackburn College.
Online PR News (press release) - William Gehrs - ‎May 18, 2011‎
Florida Biodiesel, Inc. has completed a B-60 Biodiesel Processor sale, made by 70centsagallon.com to Blackburn College. The Biodiesel production equipment will be used to demonstrate Green Fuel technology for on-campus activities. ...
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Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - ‎May 12, 2011‎
The stock sale would be a big step by the government toward disentangling itself from the company. The government stepped in to rescue the company from collapse with $182 billion in 2008 — the biggest bailout of the financial crisis. ...
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EQM raises $500K for Texas biodiesel project
Biofuels Digest - ‎May 20, 2011‎
EQM will use all of the net proceeds for the working capitol needs of its Cleburne, Texas biodiesel plant. EQM previously reported in April they had successfully restarted its plant, and began producing biodiesel in commercial quantities for sale.

Biodiesel for cars

New $150K supercar runs on biofuel, gets 70 mpg
CNET (blog) - Eric Mack - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
Sometimes, if you want a car that delivers major savings on gas, it's going to cost you. Case in point is the upcoming Trident Iceni, a $150000 convertible sportster that pulls down 70 miles on the road per gallon of green biodiesel burned ...
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Bioconcept car to run on a renewable diesel, biodiesel blend
Biodiesel Magazine - Luke Geiver - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
The third-generation bioconcept car, powered by a TDI engine, is usually filled with rapeseed B100 but for this competition the vehicle is fueled with 93 percent of NExBTL and 7 percent biodiesel. The body of the car, along with other components
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Dictionary.com founder creates charging app for electric vehicles -- Recargo 1.5
Los Angeles Times - ‎Jun 1, 2011‎
It was developed by Venice resident Brian Kariger, 40, who owns a Tesla Roadster, a Nissan Leaf and a biodiesel-powered Volkswagen Touareg. He's also the brain behind Dictionary.com and the 20 million hits the site was getting when it passed hands to
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Palm Oil Biodiesel Goes on Sale in Malaysia
Environment News Service - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
B5 is a blend of 95 percent diesel derived from petroleum and five percent biodiesel. It can be used in normal diesel engine vehicles without any modifications. Since February 2009, at least 3900 vehicles from various government agencies, including the

Biodiesel formation

A New Cultivation Method for Microbial Oil Production --- Cell Pelletization ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release) - ‎Jun 2, 2011‎
IntroductionThe recent energy crisis has triggered significant attention on the microbial synthesis of lipids, which comprise the raw material for biodiesel production. Microbial oil accumulation with filamentous fungi has great potential because ...
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Solazyme Pre-IPO Report: Synthetic Nanobiology Comes of Age
Seeking Alpha - ‎May 19, 2011‎
The main focus of the DOE's program was the production of biodiesel from high-lipid-content algae grown in open ponds using CO 2 from coal-fired power plants. Japan's research during the 1990s yielded some innovations, including promising lipid ...
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Diesel, Oil Prices Drop
Truckinginfo - ‎May 17, 2011‎
More > Oregon is about to become the second state to require that most of the diesel sold there contain at least 5 percent biodiesel (B5), according to the National Biodiesel Board.... More > While there weren't many big new product announcements at ...