Archive for 'Biodiesel Production' Category
Solazyme Biodiesel From Algae - SolaDiesel
24 January 2008Biodiesel from algae is an idea that has been around for a while and it’s rapidly gaining proponents. Solazyme has now road tested a standard diesel automobile with Soladiesel, their algae derived biodiesel and report success over long distances under typical driving conditions.
Press release follows:
Solazyme, Inc., a synthetic biology company unleashing the power of aquatic [...]
Biodiesel Regulation Battles Begin
14 June 2006In what could be the beginning of the end for small scale home made biodiesel, this battle could be the start of many similar troubles. Last November we said the period when home biodiesel makers could gather up used cooking oil without any problems would come to a close as prices went up and more [...]
Biodiesel From Sewage
12 May 2006Is there anything that can’t be turned into biodiesel? A New Zealand company has used pond algae to create biodiesel from sewage. Some groups have been reluctant to embrace biodiesel because of concern over turning vast areas of forest into palm plantations strictly to feed the biodiesel industry, I haven’t heard of anyone defending sewage! [...]
Battlefield Plastic Biodiesel Research Project
20 January 2006West Central Cooperative in Ralston, IA and General Atomics of San Diego, CA have received $3.3 million dollars for a pilot research project involving waste plastics and biodiesel. Part of the Defense Appropriations Bill for 2006, the plan is to take the plastic waste products from our front line soldiers and use biodiesel to dissolve [...]
Ethanol Oil Recovery Systems - biodiesel from corn
17 January 2006Ethanol Oil Recovery Systems has created an oil recovery process that works in conjunction with ethanol production facilities, enabling them to produce a high grade oil from corn to be used for biodiesel.
Biodiesel currently comes mainly from soybeans as well as other plants and animal fats. Corn has historically not been used because conventional [...]
Biodiesel from waste products
20 December 2005Mean Green Biodiesel of Tennessee is planning a facility for Memphis, that will produce biodiesel from more than the usual soybean oil used by a large number of biodiesel plants. The plant would be:
“marginally different” in that it would be geared toward using more industrial-type waste products and could even get things like “hard greases” [...]
Erie, PA will see new biofuel plant
6 December 2005Lake Erie Biofuels plans to begin construction of a 30 million gallon per year biofuel plant in the spring of 2006. It will be located on the grounds of the former International Paper site near the shores of Lake Erie. The plant will produce methyl soyate, a soybean based additive, which can also be used [...]
Biodiesel and rainforests
28 November 2005We mentioned the now growing complaint about biodiesel production harming the rainforests a couple of weeks ago. It seems everyone is picking up on this issue and the “greens” now say we’re dumping our problems on third world countries. Is there anything short of rolling back civilization to the dark ages that will satisfy the [...]
