Major push from Obama on energy. From DOE: “Liquid fuels demand can be sufficiently reduced so that biomass can meet all liquid fuel needs.” What’s up? What is an Energy Security Trust, anyway? The Digest’s 10-Minute Guide tells all. In an address at the Argonne National Laboratories on Friday, President Obama said: “You see, after years […]
Today, March 18th, is National Biodiesel Day in the US — celebrating the birthday of Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine and a pioneer of biofuels. According to the Energy Co-op: “Way back in 1912, Diesel said,”…the use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem insignificant today, but such oils may become, in […]
In Washington state, Inland Empire Oilseeds filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and liquidation, listing more than $3.8 million in debts. The project, which was originally partially funded with $1 million Energy Freedom Loan from the state of Washington and $2 million in USDA loans, was owned at the time by Odessa Union Warehouse Cooperative and […]
In Texas, Channel Biorefinery & Terminals has commenced the renovation and restart of the former 105 million gallon per year Green Hunter Biofuels facility on the Houston Ship Channel. The company acquired the plant last October, after it was closed due to the impact of Hurricane Ike which hit the facility during its commissioning phase. […]
In California, Air Liquide Industrial announced a new 450-ton carbon dioxide liquefaction plant in Tulare County, at the Calgren Renewable Fuels ethanol plant. The plant joins Air Liquide’s five other industrial gas liquefaction plants in California. The carbon dioxide recovered will then be purified and liquefied by Air Liquide to meet beverage grade specifications for […]
In Fiji, a report in the Fiji Times is highlighting efforts by the Secretariat of the Pacific Communities’ (SPC) to implement a 30 percent biofuels target by 2015, and focuses on the construction of a biofuels mill in the the village of Tabiang, on the island of Rabi. Rabi Council of Leaders director Marlie Rota […]
In India, Karnataka State Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced projects in Hombelaku and Hongirana — to decentralise biofuel extraction units and sell plant saplings used to produce biofuels, seeds, biofuel, de-oiled cakes, etc, along with disseminating information on biofuel. Karnataka State had previously set up a Biofuel Task Force in 2008, established a Biofuel Policy […]
In Brazil, Jaguaribara and Morada Nova, in Vale do Jaguaribe, have been selected as locations for fish waste biodiesel plants announced by the National Department of Works Against Drought (DNOCS). In the projects, 50 percent of tilapia waste will be turned into biodiesel, with production expected to top 8,000 liters of biodiesel per day. “These […]
In California, Cereplast has been issued a patent by the USPTO for patent 8,389,614 for biodegradable nanopolymer compositions and biodegradable articles made thereof. This patent describes biodegradable compositions including polylactic acid and other components, and incorporates nanofillers that improve the physical and thermal properties of the material. Cereplast also announced they have joined the Algae […]
Today on Twitter: BioFuelNet @sustainablehec MBA finalists offering great perspectives. General agreement is #biofuels should be local produced nelderini: I’m all for the Energy Security Trust, as long as it results in more renewable power. If it just goes to EVs and biofuels… LiberalCap: advanced biofuels and natural gas so drivers can one day go […]
