6-11-2011: First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production via Physorg

6-10-2011: OPEC has failed to agree on official boost to oil output. With oil markets getting tighter, we can expect to see a steady increase inthe price of oil over the summer. The gap between the world’s two major oil benchmarks, Nymex-traded West Texas Intermediate and Europe’s Brent, have widened to a new record. This is a concern for the energy markets in the months to come. As oil prices increase, small scale biodiesel production and oil recycling will provide more lucrative investment opportunities in US domestic fuel security.

5-24-2011: Biodiesel producer forms new company with petroleum refiner. Endicott Biofuels and petroleum refiner Holly Corp. may have just shown the true impact of RFS2. Endicott, which has been working to complete a 30 MMgy biodiesel facility in Port Arthur, Texas, has partnered with Holly Corp. Via Biodiesel Magazine

1-29-2011: Volkswagen 313 MPG XL1 Car at 2011 Motor Show. Volkswagen just unveiled a new car at the Qatar Motor Show that gets an astounding 100km for less than a lieter of diesel fuel Via Inhabitat

11-21-2010: Waste to Biodiesel Businesses. Green Power, Inc. of Pasco, Washington will be commencing the building of municipal-solid-waste-to-fuel plants for clients around the world, with $2 billion in contracts. Via PES

10-25-2010: Microloans for Small Biodiesel Businesses. Designed to serve startup, newly established and growing small businesses, microloans are short-term loans with a ceiling of $50,000—an increase from $35,000 found in the original Recovery Act. Contact the SBA to find a lender in your area.

9-23-2010: Biodiesel Vaporized into Substitute Natural Gas. A Maryland company has found a way to vaporize biodiesel into a natural gas substitute that can be turned into renewable electric power. Via PRnewswire

8-26-2010: California-based Biodiesel Industries Inc. has been selected by the California Energy Commission to receive an $886,815 grant to support a multi-year project that will demonstrate biodiesel production using algae. Via BM

7-15-2010: From Lloyd’s of London - "Companies which are able to take advantage of this new [biofuel revolution] will increase both their resilience and competitiveness. Failure to do so could lead to expensive consequences". Via chathamhouse.org.uk

6-24-2010: IMA Financial Group provides biodiesel production insurance. Via IMA

6-23-2010: The Biodiesel Tax Credit is stalled again
If biodiesel is among the best transitional alternative fuels, then why is it that the US government has allowed the biodiesel tax incentive to expire? And why have they not re-enstated it retroactively. The biodiesel tax credit was stalled for seven months, and today it was defeated again!  Until the tax credit is renewed the biodiesel industry will be stalled. "Since the tax credit expired, production in the U.S. is down to near 10% of total national capacity", said Brian Milne, refined fuels editor at Telvent DTN. Via Market Watch

6-7-2010: REPORT -Next-Generation Biofuels: Near-Term Challenges and Implications for Agriculture: This report assesses the short-term outlook for production of next-generation biofuels and the near-term challenges facing the sector. Next-generation U.S. biofuel capacity should reach about 88 million gallons in 2010 Via USDA

4-10-2010: Gasoline Rises to $2.90/Gal. Gasoline demand during the summer is estimated to rise 0.5 percent above a year earlier. Higher prices at the pump and the increase demand for summer fuel will also drive the price of biodiesel up to profitable production levels.

3-21-2010 Senate Approves Bill That Includes Biodiesel Credit. The biodiesel industry also received a boost last month when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency required that 1.15 billion gallons of the fuel must be used by the end of this year as part of a 2007 energy law. Via Business Week UPDATE 6_23_2010 - The bill was not passed.

Speacial Report: Oil Used for Biodiesel and Biofuel production from algae - While Jatropha feedstock for biodiesel takes two-three years for commercial harvest, algae starts yielding in less than one week. Thereafter, the algae oil can be harvested everyday. Algae oil can be converted to biodiesel and the remaining dry cake serves as an excellent source of protein for livestock. Algae production ponds can be created at wastewater treatment facilities to capture phosphorous and nitrogen.

March 7, 2010 Golden State Biofuel Selects Indio for its First California Refinery- The Indio refinery is expected to generate a number of new-economy, green jobs.Via NewsWireToday.

March 3, 2010 Senate bill revives biodiesel credit for 2010: The $1 a gallon biodiesel tax credit would be revived for 2010 under a jobs and tax-cut bill under consideration in the Senate, Finance Committee leaders said Tuesday. Via Reuters

January 15, 2010 - The world's Cheapest Car May Get Diesel Boost From Bosch: The Tata Nano, retailing for $2,160 (52 mpg city/61 mpg highway), is looking to improve less than a year after its introduction. The new Bosch Automotive Group engine was announced by Bosch's common-rail injection Bosch Chairman Dr. Bernd Bohr. The new diesel will likely be the world's smallest automotive diesel engine. The Tata will thus get even better mpg! Via Dailey Tech

January 15, 2010

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Wednesday announced the recipients of more than $80 million in government funding for biofuels research and development. The bulk of the funding, coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, went to algae research and development, while the rest went toward improving the country's ethanol infrastructure. About $44 million went to the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB), an organization led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Via Cnet

January 11, 2010

Diesel may be better fuel deal for U.S. Steven Dawson  - What could be an important milestone in the U.S. auto industry took place in early December at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Amid the hype surrounding hybrids, plug-ins and fuel cells, a diesel car -- the Audi A3 TDI was named "Green Car of the Year." A week later, The Detroit News selected the same diesel as its "Car of the Year." Via DetNews

January 10, 2010

Novozymes, the world's biggest producer of industrial enzymes, has pinned big hopes on supplying enzymes to the biofuel industry, particularly for "second-generation" biofuels made from plant waste rather than food crops. They have been awarded a $28.4 million U.S. tax credit to support a new Nebraska plant to produce enzymes for the biofuel industry. Via Reuters

Update 10-25-2009 40,000 Gallons Motor Oil: Recycled...

Updated 12-23-2008 -
The majority of oil used in America can be bio diesel. Oil recycling equals greater energy independence, and it should be a top national priority. Biofuel is a form of diesel fuel that can be made from many food and non-food feedstocks (vegetable oils, animal fats, recycled restaurant greases, algae, [and pending]), . For anyone interested in building and operating a biodiesel production facility, the federal government now has a user-friendly manual. Competitive contracts for used cooking oil collection are now available for bulk used cooking oil buyers in most states.

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