Volkswagen Powers Transport Ships With Biodiesel From GoodFuels
Volkswagen and GoodFuels are teaming up to lower the emissions from cargo ships by using sustainable biodiesel fuel.
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In Kenya, An Entrepreneur Is Using Biodiesel To Fight Climate Change
Kitui Industries, started experimenting with biodiesel in 2008, when oil prices were peaking. This alternative fuel produced from vegetable oil is obtained from crushing cotton seed, and can replace conventional diesel.
US DOJ Sentences Biodiesel Fraud Scheme Conspirators To More Than A Decade In Prison Each
The US Department of Justice has sentenced the two Floridians behind a $46 million biodiesel fraud scheme, Thomas Davanzo and Robert Fedyna, to more than a decade in prison each, according to recent reports.
Biodiesel Forges A Path To Prosperity
Written by Tyson Keever, general manager, SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel In a global economy the elements for creating products can be complex and far-reaching: Raw materials, labour and manufacturing can all be outsourced or off-shored, and even the markets for goods can be distant. In contrast, SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel is a … [continued]
New Alga Discovered In Colorado — Will Possibly Extend Biodiesel Production Northwards
Researchers have discovered a new type of yellow-green algae — heterococcus sp. DN1 — that could potentially be a good source for biodiesel production and allow biodiesels to be produced much further north than they are now. The new strain was discovered living in the snow fields of the Rocky … [continued]
Solar-Powered Biodiesel Station Opens in Atlanta
As someone who runs biodiesel in a thirty-year old Mercedes diesel sedan, it was very pleasing to hear of the opening of a new biodiesel fuel station in Atlanta. Located at 250 Arizona Ave. NE and providing B100 and B20, the new station is the result of a partnership between the Southern … [continued]
US Biodiesel Industry Smashes Previous Production Record for 2011 Despite Ongoing Concerns
US Biodiesel Industry Smashes Previous Production Record for 2011 Despite On-Going Concerns
Biodiesel Production Getting More Efficient, Using Less Fossil Fuel
One knock against biodiesel has been the relatively large amount of fossil fuel required to produce it. That’s aside from the contentious issue of using arable land to grow crops for fuel, especially food crops. However, a new study of the energy lifecycle of soybean biodiesel reveals a significant improvement in efficiency over the past 20 years or so.
World’s Largest Biodiesel Plant Starts Production in Singapore
Neste Oil has started production at its biodiesel plant in Singapore, the world’s largest with an annual capacity of 800,000 tons. The plant will produce the NExBTL diesel which, according to the company reduces the carbon emissions by 40 to 80 percent depending on the percentage blending with the conventional … [continued]
Fill ‘Er Up…With Hemp Biodiesel
Hemp could be on the verge of joining the growing number of weeds that could power your car. Researchers at the University of Connecticut have found that industrial hemp seeds could make an ideal feedstock for biofuel production. Slight hitch: growing hemp, industrial or otherwise, is still illegal in the … [continued]
