A recent article in a Seattle newspaper pointed out the difficulty facing the state of Washington as it tries to start its own biodiesel industry. Farmers tried to raise canola and found growing conditions were not as good as they were in various midwestern states. Adding to their problems, no crusher is currently available within [...]
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Biodiesel Production
Pennsylvania 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 [...]
We’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 [...]
An 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 [...]