Biodiesel 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 [...]
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Biodiesel Production
In 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 [...]
Is 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! [...]
West 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 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 [...]
