In Minnesota, the Isanti City Council approved a $299,000 subsidy, conditional use permit and site plan for the Ever Cat Fuels biodiesel plant that will use the Mcgyan Process. The Mcgyan Process can reduce biodiesel production cost and time by using a metal oxide-based catalyst reactor to convert coverts oils and animal fats to biodiesel.
The Mcgyan process does not consume the catalyst, is less water intensive, and doesn’t require large quantities of strong acids or bases.
Minnesota has been a leader in ethanol production but also biodiesel adoption. Minneapolis Metro Transit doubled the biodiesel content of its fuel to a B10 blend starting last month. In 2005, Minnesota became the first state to impose a B2 mandate and the state’s Governor Pawlenty has called for the imposition of a B20 mandate to go into effect by 2015.
In Minnesota, Freeborn County Commissioners approved a 55 Mgy, $130 million ethanol project proposed for Glenville. The project is expected to create 40 new jobs and increase the value of locally-prod...
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In the Netherlands, researchers have discovered a new hydrogen-absorbing light metal alloy that will power the next generation of hydrogen fuel tanks, according to its discoverers. The research team s...
In Minnesota, the proposed 55 Mgy MinnErgy plant in Eyota has run into more trouble as Eyota Mayor Wes Bussell said that the environmental assessment worksheet used by the Minnesota Pollution Control ...
In Minnesota, the SoyMor Biodiesel plant in Glenville shut down production, citing the high cost of soybean oil and the weak US dollar. The plant had been operating at 50 percent capacity since Novemb...
In Minnesota, Governor Tim Pawlenty has received and is expected to sign legislation that will increase the biodiesel mandate in the state from B2 to B20 by 2015. The bill passed 64-0 in the State Sen...
