Daily News—09/03
Illinois increases mandated biodiesel from B2 to B5
Legislation that increases the amount of biodiesel state and local governments in Illinois must use has been signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn.
Biodiesel Magazine reports now the biodiesel blend for use by diesel-powered vehicles owned by the state or local governments when refueling at a bulk central fueling facility moves up from 2 to 5 percent:
The article gives me hope that increased familiarity with biodiesel will naturally increase its use as we see here in Illinois. This leadership is appreciated, I hope they go on to B20 next time around.
Biodiesel is here to stay, and here’s what to say to someone who doesn’t believe it
It can be stressful at times, heading up a magazine exclusively dedicated to an industry many people believe will fail. To this business, the feeling of “biodiesel against the world” is not new. But add in the dismal state of finance and the lingering recession, and uncertainty in this industry abounds. I’m asked all of the time, can you tell me something positive about the outlook for biodiesel? My response is usually, how much time do you have? Of course I can. I believe in it, even when others have thrown in the towel far too prematurely.
Because we are in the time of recession, many do not see ahead to a future where biodiesel is a standby for all diesel engines. This article will help you explain why you believe in the biodiesel movement.
Biotricity Corporation plans to lead the way in biomass electricity generation
Photo from: http://www.biotricitypower.com/technology.php?main_cnt=industry_outlook
HOUSTON, Sept. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biotricity Corporation (Pink Sheets:GWND) announces that last week, headlines in the Wall Street Journal screamed that high-tech green energy is struggling to compete with traditional fuels. Ethanol, cellulosic fuels and biodiesel have all run into strategic business model barriers. The popular path to alternative energy in America has not been well thought out. Two weaknesses have emerged. First, most green fuels are derived from feedstocks that trade as volatile commodities, such as soy beans and corn; and second, most green fuels depend on new technologies that use overly complex, capital intensive processes that have rendered most biofuels projects uneconomical
Biotricity has designed new ways of burning biomass waste, such as wood chips, to generate electric power using fuel that would otherwise go into the landfill. No crops needed, this is a new way to burn the trash.
AE Biofuels completes large shipment of biodiesel to European customer
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CUPERTINO, Calif.–(Business Wire)– AE Biofuels Inc., (OTCBB:AEBF), a global vertically integrated biofuels producer, today announced the company`s wholly-owned subsidiary, Universal Biofuels Pvt. Ltd., a 50 million gallon per year biodiesel production facility located in Kakinada, India, has completed a $3 million shipment of biodiesel to a large European customer. The company is licensed to sell biodiesel both domestically and internationally.
This is a success story, Europe is buying biodiesel from India as this transaction would indicate. Biodiesel can make any country with enough land and water into an oil-producing exporter, and India is a huge land mass.
Inland Enpire Oilseeds in Washington State first to integrate crushing and biodiesel production
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Inland Empire Oilseeds of Washington will open its 8-million gal/yr canola biodiesel plant this week after the completion of its crushing unit this month.
The company claims to be the first to integrate crushing and fuel processing at a single facility.
Found this very short announcement that this plant is almost ready to roll in full canola oil-based production, crushing the seeds and all, out of WA. Good plan to keep everything in one facility—like a big oil well.
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