Archive for November, 2005
Pennsylvania opens biodiesel injection blending facility
7 November 2005Pennsylvania is stepping up efforts to become one of the leading biodiesel states in the nation with the opening of the biodiesel injection facility, in Highspire, PA. The facility is owned by Independence BioFuels, Inc, a wholesale distributor of biofuels. Injection blending combines biodiesel with regular petroleum diesel or petroleum heating oil into the finished [...]
Biodiesel plant moving forward in Pennsylvania
4 November 2005We’re located just about 40 miles north of Titusville, PA where the first oil well was drilled by Colonel Drake back in 1859. That well set off quite a boom in the area back then and the town of Oil City was established just down the road. The old refineries located in Oil City have [...]
Diesel prices remain high - biodiesel may help
3 November 2005An article today notes that after the gulf hurricanes, diesel prices jumped and stayed high even as gasoline prices fell. Demand for diesel is less elastic than gasoline since a high proportion of diesel use is for business and agricultural vehicles. This is a high demand season and there is no extra diesel reserve or [...]
Restaurants team up with biodiesel producers
2 November 2005When you begin to see stories like this in the news, it’s a sign that things are changing. An Oregon donut shop has an arrangement with SeQuential Biofuels, the company picks up the used cooking oil for its biodiesel production and the donut shop no longer has to pay for disposal. It’s a great deal [...]
