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Biodiesel Production

Biodiesel from waste products

by Paul on December 20, 2005

Mean 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 [...]

Erie, PA will see new biofuel plant

by Paul on December 6, 2005

Lake 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

by Paul on November 28, 2005

We 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]