Biodiesel, sumber energi alternatif yang terbarukan, kini sedang mengalami perkembangan yang cukup pesat. Bukan hanya dari jumlah konsumsi yang terus meningkat, akan tetapi nampak pula dari munculnya berbagai macam sumber bahan baku baru penghasil minyak biodiesel.Sebut saja misalnya ada kacang kedelai, biji pohon jarak, minyak sawit, minyak kacang bahkan minyak goreng daur ulang bekas restoran.Ba
The American Society for Testing and Materials recently approved the national biodiesel blend standards. The standards include the specifications required from biodiesel and biodiesel products to make them more consumer and vehicle-friendly.
Biodiesel is a type of renewable fuel that is a good alternative to imported fuel. What’s more, it is more environment-friendly, which will [...]
In Norway, the biodiesel market is being explored upon by a newsprint and magazine producer, Norske Skog. Norske Skog partnered with Choren Industries GmbH to push the plan through. The latter is engaged in gasification technology and has full-scale biodiesel factories in the country.
The plan is to convert wood biomass into biodiesel. This business [...]
By 2012, the United States would be the leading biodiesel market. The nation’s move to use biodiesel instead of imported gasoline has jumpstarted. In a few more years, it was projected that their market consumption would increase greatly. The U.S. will be then ranked first in biodiesel consumption, followed closely by France and Germany.
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eNews, Friday, September 26, 2008 Beijing -- Sep 26, 2008 -- (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- CNOOC (CEO.NYSE; 0883.HK) has started the construction of a nettle spurge biodiesel project in south China's Hainan, reported National Business Daily. CNOOC officials told the newspaper that the project was more of experimental significance than commercial ones, and the company has no timetable o
Terry Macalister, The Guardian, Wednesday October 1 2008 A revolutionary plan to produce green fuel from the jatropha plant has passed a major test by delivering its first shipments. D1 Oils, the British company behind the scheme, says it is well on the way to reaching its target of producing 1,000 tonnes of crude jatropha oil by December. "We are pleased to have demonstrated through the deliv
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America is getting greener by the second. The biodiesel craze seems to be infecting every single city, as it seem. Just recently, Carson Valley is added to the list of cities where a biodiesel refueling station has just opened for business.
But more than just accommodating customers with biodiesel cars, the station is also giving [...]
If you’re from New York, more particularly from the Schoharie County, then you’re in for a treat. A biodiesel pump has finally opened up for business last Thursday. Now you do have an option. You can get imported gasoline for your car or the fresh new biodiesel. So which one is it? The one from [...]
A petroleum company based in India is ready to make the bold move to put in a whopping $480 million investment in biodiesel. In a joint venture agreement, the company known as the Bharat Petroleum Corp. Ltd. is looking to produce biodiesel out of jatropha plants that are known to have rich oil content. It [...]
General Motor’s new car, the Chevrolet Volt is officially unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit last Sunday. Being previously accused as the company that killed electric cars, GM got back at their critics with the Chevrolet Volt Sedan, which can run on both batteries and fuel. What’s more, its engine is [...]
Biodiesel is gaining much popularity these days. More than the environmental benefits of this alternative fuel, biodiesel is the much cheaper and but more superior alternative to imported fuel. As such, many biodiesel cars are being sold in the market today.
Another thing so good about biodiesel is the fact that it can be manufactured easily [...]
The popularity of biodiesel has risen to new heights with its promise to solve the catastrophe that is global warming largely caused by fuel gas emissions because of the use of petroleum diesel. Since man has discovered huge gas deposits underneath the earth to fuel transportation and make traveling faster, there have been more negative [...]
Biodiesel, in this case, can already be synonymous with saving. Why? Aside from being environment and human health friendly, as is the case with most alternatives options that have “bio” in them, it can also save you money. Biodiesel car conversion kits have been popular alternatives for the alternatives. Let us explain.
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Being in the construction and real estate industry Biodiesel has come on strong as an alternative energy source. This time last year the general population barely heard of the word. Now, more than ever it is on every companies road map, especially in construction.
There are some misconceptions and myths regarding what biodiesel is and [...]
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With today’s rising gas prices, more and more individuals are looking for most cost effective ways to manage their fuel costs. One way in which they are going about this is through the use of manufacturing their own biodiesel. Biodiesel has readily become one of the fastest growing types of fuel [...]
The term biodiesel has been used a lot lately in the news due to increased prices in gas. This type of fuel is a cheaper alternative to rising fuel prices that countries are facing these days. Biodiesel is a non petroleum based diesel fuel which is made primarily with vegetable oil or [...]
I am not very into the 'setting a world record' thing, but apparently a lot of people are, like the 'Grease to Greece' race that I have mention in my last post. But the positive thing about such attempts is that they usually attract a lot of media attention, which is very good for promotion (for sponors, the concept of biofuel and a green message in this case).Back to the Earthrace, it is a powerb
Image from TreehuggerBiodiesel ain’t no new thing. It has been a red hot debate topic for politicians as well as citizens recently. Despite the ongoing arguments about the energy balance and economic impacts such as food price, there are a number of significant environmental benefits for using biodiesel as an alternative of conventional fuel source. Here a list of benefit of using biodiesel:1. R
España: Producirían biodiesel con grasa de pescado. Biocombustibles, biodiésel
La Consejería de Innovación e Industria destinó un total de 111.119 euros a un estudio que está elaborando el Centro Tecnológico Nacional de Conservación de Productos de Pesca (Anfaco-Copesca) sobre la viabilidad de aprovechar la grasa de pescado presente en aguas residuales de la [...]
La muestra se inaugurará mañana en el Museo del Mundo Marino de Matalascañas · El consumo de este combustible en Huelva es de tan sólo un 2%
Los esfuerzos por fomentar el uso de las energías alternativas entre la población ha llevado a la Diputación de Huelva ha elaborar una exposición itinerante sobre [...]
This technology was designed to be appropriate and viable for the rural setting where coconut is grown in abundance. A plant showcasing the viability of producing CME was set-up in Brgy. Anahaw, Odiongan town in the province of Romblon.
Inaugurated on May 13, 2005 the highlights of the plant are: A rated capacity of 1000 liters [...]
Biodiesel from algae continues to be all the rage. One company I stumbled across has as much potential as Sapphire Energy, Live Fuels and Green Fuel Technologies in my opinion. Solix is a Biofuel company that descended from U.S. Department of Energy’s Aquatic Species Program started in 1978 to explore ways to produce Biodiesel from [...]
I posted an article about how corn for oil (replacement) was not the way. It was more of a long rant, not really an article. But today I feel vindicated by what I posted. Today a news piece went out citing that BIOFUELS are to blame for the rising cost of food. Good thing I walk to work.
Most biodiesel today is made from soybeans or recycled vegetable oil and does not offer the same performance as petroleum-based diesel. A California startup engineers microbes to transform them into molecular oil refineries, digesting sugar to produce low-carbon equivalents of petroleum based fuel.
Petrolera Neste construirá una planta de biodiesel en Holanda. Biocombustibles, biodiésel de segunda generación
La compañía petrolera finlandesa Neste anunció hoy que invertirá 670 millones de euros (unos 1.030 millones de dólares) en la construcción de una planta de biocombustibles en Rotterdam (Holanda), con una capacidad de producción de 800.000 toneladas anuales.
La [...]
HOUSTON (Houston Chronicle) – Texas expanded its lead as the biggest producer of biodiesel fuel in the country with yesterday's opening of the nation's largest biodiesel refinery on the Houston Ship Channel. The facility, owned by Grapevine-based GreenHunter Energy, will...
If it’s a diesel, it’s an alt fuel vehicle by default. Biodiesel blends can be used in any diesel engine; however, it’s important to use the blends in accordance with the manufacturers specs. With more and more clean diesels coming on line, keep your eyes peeled for those ULSD pumps too. With fueling stations in [...]
While the world has a war of words over whether food should be used for fuel or feeding people, Brazil – the country which relies on biofuel – said the case is closed as far as it's concerned. Food is for fuel. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva insisted that the biofuel-versus-food debate was a function of increasing demand and poverty alleviation in developing countries - and
9 de mayo de 2008.
Vos podés evitar que el biodiesel de soja destruya nuestros bosques.
Exigile a la Presidente Cristina Fernández de Kirchner que promueva su producción sustentable.
El próximo viernes, 16 de mayo, se realizará en Lima, Perú, la V Cumbre de América Latina, el Caribe y la Unión Europea. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner estará allí. Exigile que reconozca la amenaza que la producción de biodiesel representa para la preservación de los bosques argentinos y la seguridad alimentaria en la región. Tenemos solo hasta el próximo viernes para lograr que la Presidente tome en consideración nuestro reclamo.
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Harán biodiesel con aceite comestible reciclado. Biocombustibles, biodiésel
Con el fin de producir biodiesel, la Municipalidad de Chajarí inició los trabajos de construcción de la fábrica en el predio de la planta de Tratamiento de Residuos Sólidos Urbanos. De acuerdo a los plazos, la comuna estima inaugurar la planta el 5 de junio, [...]
From OILGAE TEST DRIVE: Algae Power Hits the Road ....DO NOT CONFUSE ETHANOL ("moonshine", "white lightnin'") with BIODIESEL (derived from fatty oils, mainly from plants like soybeans, mustard seed, palm oil, waste cooking oil from restaurants, and about 115 other species of plants, but also animal fats). Rudolf Diesel invented his engine in the late 19th century, and perfected in the early 20th century, to run on peanut oil. So-called "diesel" fuel, derived from third level fractionation of petroleum, was a later invention of Standard Oil et al, after Diesel mysteriously died in transit across the English Channel, from France, on the eve of WWI. Biodiesel is derived from a much more energy efficient process than ethanol, and can be used DIRECTLY in diesel buses, trucks, trains an
The Guys at Parley's Diesel Performance answer some of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to biodiesel and diesel performance. Graydon Blair of Utah BioDiesel Supply covers in detail what to expect when you run bio diesel in your rig whether its B20, B99 or B100.
"The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable."
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After talking to a number of people and researching the subject as much as I can, I've decided to begin an experiment with one of our generators and biodiesel. After the upcoming Northallerton Mayfair, I have a few days breathing space. I've chosen one of our smaller Kubota engined generators to be a test bed. A local company produces biodiesel, and I am going to blend a mix and see just how this particular engine takes to it.
I think a weak blend would be best to start with, perhaps a B10 (10% biodiesel, 90% mineral diesel). If it performs ok on this then it can be increased until it either reaches the point the engine doesn't run smoothly, or it reaches B100 which is pure biodiesel.
There ar
Nelle scorse settimane l'Agenzia Europea per l'Ambiente (EEA) ha opposto forti dubbi nei confronti degli obiettivi comunitari di sostituzione, entro il 2020, del 10% della fornitura di carburante di origine fossile con biocombustibili. Nello specifico sono stati posti dubbi circa i reali benefici derivanti dall'utilizzo del biofuel in merito a due questioni: l'effettiva ottimizzazione delle biomasse per ciò che riguarda i biocombustibili di prima generazione e l'impatto ambientale che comporterebbe il raggiungimento delle quote prestabilite. Un impatto ambientale su vasta scala, visto che gli ambiziosi obiettivi comunitari richiederebbero un'ampia importazione di biofuel dal paesi esteri, la cui produzione non potrebbe essere monitorata agevolmente. In attesa di sapere cosa risponderà
Logística e tributação são os dois principais desafios da Petrobras Distribuidora. Foi o que afirmou o presidente da empresa, José Eduardo Dutra, em visita ao Instituto Brasileiro de Executivos Financeiros (IBEF), no Rio de Janeiro, nesta quarta-feira (9/04).
Un nuovo rivoluzionario processo scoperto da Brian Krohn.All'Augsburg College, Brian Krohn insieme a McNeff e il Dr. Ben Yan, hanno scoperto un nuovo metodo di produzione del biodiesel. Un processo è in grado veramente di rivoluzionare e cancellare la dipendenza per molte nazioni dal petrolio e inoltre non è mai stato descritto in nessuna letteratura scientifica. La notizia sta già facendo il giro dei networks di tutto il mondo e GenitronSviluppo.com è in prima linea a descriverne questo incredibile risultato ottenuto. Vediamo come funziona: Si è già detto che la produzione di biodiesel potrebbe finire per creare un nuovo problema piuttosto che trovare soluzioni, soprattutto per impossibile equilibrio tra cibo per gli esseri umani e carburante per
Jatropha curcas L. is found throughout the Philippines. In fact, different regions have their own common name for Jatropha. In the Tagalog region it is known as tubing-bakod, tuba and sambo. Among the Bicolanos, it is called tuba and tuba-tuba; in Pangasinan and Nueva Ecija, it is called tagumbao; tawa-tawa in Ilocos and kalunay in [...]
Il commissario europeo all’Ambiente ammette che l’Unione Europea ha sottovalutato l’impatto ambientale dei biocombustibili. Tra gli effetti, l’innalzamento dei prezzi delle risorse alimentari e l’accelerazione della deforestazione in diverse aree del pianeta.
Come è emerso in occasione del recente vertice sul clima di Bali, la deforestazione incide per quasi il 20 per cento sulle concentrazioni di gas serra in atmosfera, mentre la crescente febbre dei carburanti di origine vegetale ha causato in alcune zone del pianeta un aumento dei prezzi delle risorse alimentari che ha spinto la FAO a chiedere un accordo internazionale per garantire l’accesso al cibo per le fasce sociali meno abbienti.
Il commissario Stavros Dimas ora sembra dare ragione a quanti, da due anni a questa part
All’Augsburg College, Brian Krohn insieme a McNeff e il Dr Ben Yan hanno scoperto un nuovo metodo di produzione del biodiesel. Un processo in grado veramente di rivoluzionare e cancellare la dipendenza per molte nazioni dal petrolio e che non è mai stato descritto in nessuna letteratura scientifica.
That's the message from a an article in Tuesday's New York Times. According to industry dogma, biodiesel is "nontoxic, biodegradable and suitable for sensitive environments," The Times reports. Not so fast. According to a Canadian scientist, quoted in the article: [A]s with most organic materials, oil and glycerin deplete the oxygen content of water very quickly, and that will suffocate fish and other organisms. And for birds, a vegetable oil spill is just as deadly as a crude oil spill. In other news, a study published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences warned that increased corn ethanol production will likely "worsen" the massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico -- where fertilizer runoff from the Midwest accumulates every year, feeding an algae blo
Global Clean Energy Holdings has delivered its first test shipment of Crude Jatropha Oil to Allegro Biodiesel Corporation's biodiesel production facility in Pollock Louisiana for processing into biodiesel fuel. Global Clean Energy Holdings is developing Jatropha plantations in Latin America.The two companies have entered into a testing and processing agreement to convert Jatropha Oil into biodiesel fuel that meets all relevant ASTM and EU specifications."This is a very strategic agreement with Allegro. They are a very well respected processor and distributor of Specification Grade biodiesel and have considerable experience in utilizing a wide range of different feedstocks in their production process. They are logistically well located in Louisiana and can accept large shipments of Jatroph
Ormai non si riesce più a ragionare razionalmente sulla vicenda del biodiesel. La spinta a cercare alternative alle fonti di energia tradizionali è talmente forte e i media la promuovono e sponsorizzano così tanto che anche in questo caso la ridondanza delle comunicazioni va al di là di una valutazione serena e strategica del caso per caso. Non poteva mancare ovviamente in questa nuova rincorsa energetica l’Africa, valutata dall’esterno e, come spesso accade, subita dall’interno, salvo rare e meritevoli eccezioni.
La linea interpretativa corrente dice che in Africa, contrariamente a ciò che avviene in Asia e America Latina, le piantagioni di varie specie di colture oleaginose, al fine di ottenere biodiesel a costi competitivi, non alterano le potenzialità agricole destinate al
En medio de la polémica surgida por el calentamiento global, el uso de combustibles fósiles y la posibilidad de destinar parte de la producción de cereales a la elaboración de biocombustibles menos contaminantes, se presento en Buenos Aires una alternativa que reemplaza el biodiesel por…¡agua!» ver notaTechnorati: Argentina+ biodiesel+de+agua biocombustibles efecto+invernadero soja Solmi+S.A.Blogalaxia: Argentina+ biodiesel+de+agua biocombustibles efecto+invernadero soja Solmi+S.A.
Two of the reasons we bought our VW Jetta TDI (Turbo Diesel Injected) was because of the better gas mileage you get from a diesel and that we could use biodiesel. I thought this was the one to watch to change our gas dependent world!
Things started off great. We proudly slapped on that “BIODIESEL” bumper sticker and felt proud every time we filled up. It sometimes cost over three dollars a gallon but we didn’t have to fill up that often.
Things have slowly unraveled. I remember the day my biodiesel bubble was busted. It was at a sustainable living “gathering”. We did a “go around the room thing”. We all were to say what we were doing to be more sustainable. I said I drove my TDI with biodiesel! OMG, you’d a thought I said I was commuting 100 miles in a Hummer!!
And here we are almost four years later and it is all to clear that biodiesels, especially corn, are NOT the way to go. The November Smithsonian Magazine did an excel
Chevrolet used to have these cool looking trucks that were made from their car lines. Daryl Hannah, a true advocate for the environment drives one that is was converted to biodiesel.
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In Reno, NV the first flight powered by 100% biodiesel took place two weeks ago with the Bio Jet.
The Bio Jet is the creation of Green Flight International and although it has flown in the past with a mixture of jet fuel and biodiesel, last week was the first time, that it flew with only biodiesel. The plane is a L-29 military aircraft and this is what the founders of Green Flight International had to say in response to their concept:
“Out of concern for our global environment, Green Flight International was conceived by Douglas Rodante in April 2006 to serve as a platform for future development in the use of environmentally-friendly fuels in aviation and elsewhere. “It is imperative that the global community take immediate steps to reduce our carbon footprint, because we can no longer afford to wait while our environment continues to degrade.” said Rodante. “By implementing even a small amount of bio-degradable fuel in our transportation system we can significantly redu
A mistura obrigatória de 2% de biodiesel ao diesel deve alavancar o mercado de combustível renovável no País.
A partir de janeiro de 2008 o diesel terá 2% de biodiesel (B2). Essa medida adotada pelo governo brasileiro traz desafios e ao mesmo tempo é uma forma de alavancar a cadeia de combustíveis renováveis. Para se ter [...]
Livro foi lançado durante a 2ª Enerbio e traz informações sobre a cadeia produtiva do biodiesel; material recebeu patrocínio do Sebrae.
As informações mais relevantes sobre a cadeia do biodiesel reunidas em um só local. Assim é o 1º Anuário Brasileiro do Biodiesel que foi lançado nesta quinta-feira (11) durante a 2ª Enerbio, em Brasília (DF). [...]
Perdendomi qua e là nei meandri della rete, mi è capitato di imbattermi in un progetto di ricerca molto interessante. Si sente spesso in giro che, da un lato, l'idrogeno è la fonte energetica del futuro, pronta a sostituirsi a benzina e diesel, mentre, dall'altro lato, che la produzione di biocombustibili è molto dannosa per l'umanità, perché va ad intaccare le coltivazioni di cereali destinate alla sussistenza delle popolazioni più povere. Beh due frasi forse vere, sicuramente opinabili, tuttavia non è di questo che voglio discutere, ma di un studio che, modificando geneticamente alcune specie di alghe, si propone di sfruttare il processo di fotosintesi clorofilliana per produrre, idrogeno e biocarburanti. Quella che sembra una proposta fantascientifica è in realtà uno studio molto serio, su cui sta lavorando da diverso tempo e con buoni risultati, il professore e biologo Anastasios Melis, dell'Università di Berkeley, California. L'idea su cui sta lava
Perdendomi qua e là nei meandri della rete, mi è capitato di imbattermi in un progetto di ricerca molto interessante. Si sente spesso in giro che, da un lato, l'idrogeno è la fonte energetica del futuro, pronta a sostituirsi a benzina e diesel, mentre, dall'altro lato, che la produzione di biocombustibili è molto dannosa per l'umanità, perché va ad intaccare le coltivazioni di cereali destinate alla sussistenza delle popolazioni più povere. Beh due frasi forse vere, sicuramente opinabili, tuttavia non è di questo che voglio discutere, ma di un studio che, modificando geneticamente alcune specie di alghe, si propone di sfruttare il processo di fotosintesi clorofilliana per produrre, idrogeno e biocarburanti. Quella che sembra una proposta fantascientifica è in realtà uno studio molto serio, su cui sta lavorando da diverso tempo e con buoni risultati, il professore e biologo Anastasios Melis, dell'Università di Berkeley, California. L'idea su cui sta lava
Statoil has enrolled institutional investors in a plan to buy a 42.5 percent stake in UAB Mestilla, a company building the Baltic States’ biggest biodiesel facility. SEB Venture Captial and the Norwegian oil company have agreed a letter of intent for the share in Mestilla. Owners of Lithuanian agricultural company Linas Agro will be the other shareholder, with a 57.5% stake, a Statoil statement said. Construction at the plant began early last year in the free economic zone near the coastal town of Klaipeda. Plans call for production by autumn 2007. The raw material is vegetable oil pressed on the spot from the rape see of locals in the Norwegian model. No shortage is anticipated in this area near Northeast Europe’s breadbasket. Lithuanian regulators must approve the Statoil stake.Via: Scandinavian Oil & Gas NoruegaTags: Statoil,biodiesel,Linas Agro,SEB Venture Captial,Mestilla,UAB Mestilla,Norway,Lithuania,energyblogFound this post useful? Consider subscribing to G3nergy Blog F
Biodiesel is a diesel-equivalent processed fuel derived from biological sources (such as vegetable oils) which can be used in unmodified diesel-engine vehicles. It is biodegradable and non-toxic, typically producing about 60% less net carbon dioxide emissions than petroleum-based diesel.
Fuente: camponovaUna nueva planta de procesamiento de biodiesel estará próxima a funcionar y utilizará como materia prima la grasa sobrante de las cocinas de los restaurantes aledaños. Los aceites serán mezclados con metanol y un catalizador, metilato de sodio. El resultado de la reacción química será biodiesel y glicerina, que puede ser utilizado como combustible en las hervidoras de la misma fabrica.NextDiesel, propiedad de Biofuel Industries Group en Michigan, USA, abrirá su primera planta de biodiesel en agosto de este año. Esta nueva refinería será capaz de convertir la grasa sobrante de los restaurantes, aceite de soja y de palma en 20 millones de galones de biodiesel al año. La planta incluirá 12 tanques almacenadores de materias primas, con capacidad de 30.000 galones cada uno, y 6 tanques para almacenar el producto final. Los aceites serán mezclados con me
In the old days it used to be that you just drove your Nissan Sentra and perhaps its brand new Nissan Sentra parts over to McDonalds to get some of those yummy French fries and Mcburgers.Now can you imagine getting your car fueled in McDonalds? How about a fuel pump sticking out the drive thru window to gas up your car?No? Maybe literally these scenarios are far-fetched, but, to get fuel to power your car from the world-famous food chain’s kitchen isn’t as remote a possibility as you think.In the UK just recently, McDonalds has announced that it will be converting all of its UK delivery vans to run on cooking oil-based biodiesel. This means that aside from getting to enjoy that delicious smell of double cheeseburger‘n’ fries as a delivery truck drives by our British friends can do so rest assured that the truck may be carrying sinful food but it isn’t at least, making the dreadful environmental transgression we call pollution.So how does it work?According to a report by Topge
El biodiesel es un producto nuevo dentro del mercado latinoamericano y mundial de los biocombustibles, es un segmento donde había y hay una gran desinformación, donde además se ha creado la idea de que producir biodiesel es fácil y barato.
El biodiesel es un derivado de biomasa o grasa animal, para uso en motores a combustión interna o para otro tipo de generación de energía, que puede sustituir parcial o totalmente combustibles de origen fósil.
Bolivia tiene experiencias piloto en la producción de biodiesel, promovidas principalmente en el oriente del país y a través de investigación académica dentro de las Universidades, habiéndose realizado pruebas con diferentes especies de oleaginosas y en el ámbito de la Bionafta, el alcohol anhidro ha sido promovido por la industria azucarera a partir de la caña de azúcar.
El Diesel de origen fósil que consume internamente Bolivia, en un 65% es producido internamente y un 35% proviene principalmente de importaciones de Venez
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For those of you who have followed my Quiggleme.com blog I apologize for my lack of posting over the last month or so. There was good cause though. After over twenty years in the mortgage industry I have decided to pursue another opportunity - namely, the production and distribution of one hundred percent biodiesel.
While I [...]
La multinacional McDonald’s tiene pensado utilizar biodiesel, un combustible reciclado, en todos los vehículos que utiliza en Gran Bretaña, en un intento de mejorar su imagen de marca en cuestión ambiental, tal y como informa Brand Republic.El gigante de la comida rápida ha desvelado que procederá a este cambio en 155 de sus camiones y que el nuevo combustible se utilizará del aceite de freír las patatas de todos sus restaurantes británicos. McDonald’s, cuyos camiones de carga gastan, en un 95% de los casos diesel, y en el 5% restante biodiesel, ha comunicado que esta modificación hará que en el 85% de los casos se gaste biodiesel y en el 15% restante el tipo de combustible original, una medida que hará que reduzcan en 1650 toneladas sus emisiones de carbón cada año. Matthew Howe, vicepresidente senior de la compañía, ha comentado que la iniciativa es un gran ejemplo de cómo el negocio puede ir de la mano con el medio ambiente. Por otro lado, la empresa ha hecho cá
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Rebel Diesel, June 20, 2007
Contact: Brett Buchanan
President, Rebel Diesel – Phone: 949-337-0778
After the recent completion of its test marketing Rebel Diesel, a start up biodiesel producer based in Orange County, is set to go into full commercial production in August of 2007. The founder of Rebel Diesel, Brett Buchanan, believes biodiesel is on the [...]
Eu estava passando no blog da Cris e me deparei com uma interessante notícia: Venda de biodiesel a países ricos começa em agosto. Primeiro segue a notícia na íntegra, coletada do Terra Magazine: A Petrobras vai iniciar em agosto a exportação de biodiesel para os Estados Unidos e para países europeus, disse nesta quarta-feira Júlio César Arnauld, gerente de comercialização da estatal brasileira. Arnauld afirmou, durante o primeiro Encontro Luso-brasileiro de Biocombustíveis, evento que ocorre na capital paranaense até sábado, que a Petrobras está à procura de parcerias com empresas brasileiras e estrangeiras para desenvolvimento do mercado de biodiesel. "Há um grande interesse no mundo inteiro. Nosso objetivo é ser um grande player no mercado mundial de biodiesel, nos próximos anos", salientou. A Petrobras está investindo na implantação de três centrais de produção de biodiesel: duas no Nordeste (Ceará e Bahia) e uma em Minas Gerais. O objetivo da e
The New York City government announced that it is planning to incorporate more alternative energies into its grid. Among these initiatives, mayor Michael Bloomberg said, will be to include solar power and cleaner-burning heating oil in municipal buildings.
MSNBC writes
The initiatives are part of Bloomberg’s recently announced goal to reduce the city’s carbon emissions total by 30 percent within the next 23 years. To get there, he has been championing an array of new programs, including a multiyear plan to replace the city’s taxis with hybrid vehicles and a scheme to charge drivers fees to enter the most congested parts of Manhattan.
They are also making plans to introduce new green legislation. City Councilman David Yassky said Monday he is going to introduce new legislation that would phase in using a biodiesel blend for home heating oil.
This new law would introduce a 5 percent biodiesel blend in 2009 with a goal of a 20 percent blend mandated by 2013.
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RebelDiesel has officially launched production of our WVO-B100 biodiesel brand. Our first few batches poured out of the nozzle this week. Each batch passed our internal quality control procedures and are now awaiting lab test results.
We are presently in the midst of securing a larger production facility in the Orange County area. Our first few [...]
At least three Austrian companies are studying the possibility of becoming involved in the „green energy” business in Indonesia to help boost the development of biodiesel. „Energea, BioDiesel International and the Christof Group are discussing the biodiesel business with a number of leading Indonesian agribusiness companies,” Austrian Commercial Counselor Raymund Gradt was quoted as saying by Tuesday’s English daily The Jakarta Post. „The three Austrian companies could provide the technology to build biodiesel refineries jointly with local firms,” he said. He declined, however, to name their Indonesian counterparts as the two sides had been in discussions for more than a year, but had yet to reach any deals.The three Austrian companies are leading technology solution providers for biodiesel production and currently produce a total of 440,000 tons of biodiesel per annum, more than half of their country’s annual demand of around 700,000-800,000 tons. They are on a
I had some readers ask me questions about alternative fuel. So I decided to post some videos about Biodiesel. They are short and sweet (Under 5 minutes)The second is about driving on Biodiesel and it's benefits.Can't get enough? Get Earth friendly ideas from Ideal Bites.....
RebelDiesel is proud to announce the official launch of Club RebelDiesel in Southern California. Club RebelDiesel is a membership based biodiesel user group recognized by the state of California Department of Measurements and Standards. Enrollment in Club RebelDiesel gives members access to RebelDiesel’s WVO-B100 biodiesel fuel and other information and services related to [...]
RebelDiesel will be launching a sister site to this blog the week of May 14. Both sites will link together with the new HTML site providing more detailed information regarding product quality, pricing, production, and other content related to biodiesel facts and issues.
On the production front RebelDiesel has produced its first few sample batches [...]
So far I have been one hundred percent accurate in my predictions for the subprime lending industry, its effect on the housing market and its fallout into other economic sectors. And it didn’t take an MBA or PHD in economics to see it coming.
As I sit back and watch the unwinding of what [...]
Well, I’m on my way to becoming the first retail biodiesel station in Orange County. My Freedom Fueler is on order and should be delivered the week of May 7th. We’ve found a temporary home for the unit in a place to remain undisclosed for now. We have to fly under the [...]
This is the first post in a series that will track my efforts in launching the first retail BioDiesel fueling station in Orange County, California.
To give you a little history on who I am and how I decided to bring biodiesel to market here in the OC I should start with this blog. I [...]
Simply put, I’m sick and tired of big oil dictating to me which fuel I have to use in my cars. So I decided to do something about it. On May 1st, 2007 I ordered a biodiesel processor, the Freedom Fueler, from homebiodieselkits.com out of Arkansas in the good old USA. My [...]
Well, I
’m on my way to becoming the first retail biodiesel station in Orange County. My Freedom Fueler is on order and should be delivered the week of May 7th. We’ve found a temporary home for the unit in a place to remain undisclosed for now. We have to fly under the [...]
Well, I’m on my way to becoming the first retail biodiesel station in Orange County. My Freedom Fueler is on order and should be delivered the week of May 7th. We’ve found a temporary home for the unit in a place to remain undisclosed for now. We have to fly under the radar until we [...]
Last night on a special episode of Pimp My Ride, viewers and fans saw a 1965 Chevrolet Impala SS go from a normal classic into a custom 800hp Biodiesel street car as part of MTV's Break the Addiction program. This was on the first cars in a while that I liked on this show, so much so that I would want something like it as my daily driver or classic. I like the concept, the technology, the look, the entire package and the fact that this impala can go 0 to 60 in around 3.5 seconds, plus get 25 mpg to boot (according to the show). All I can say is, you will see more cars like this either with Biodiesel, Natural gas, ethanol, a hybrid and etc. and that's cool.Gallery from GAS - Galpin Auto Sports: Articles on this subject..- Autobloggreen- MTV ThinkmtvSee Yeah!
A new project on biofuel has been announced today and involves Tyson Foods and ConocoPhillips joining forces in order to make diesel fuel out of animal byproducts. This project will produce “the next generation of renewable diesel fuel,” according to a statement made by the two companies.
They said, “The alliance plans to use beef, pork and poultry by-product fat to create a transportation fuel,” and that “this fuel will contribute to America’s energy security and help to address climate change concerns.”
According to the companies they have been meeting the past year to come up with “ways to leverage Tyson’s advanced knowledge in protein chemistry and production with ConocoPhillips’ processing and marketing expertise.”
This project will be able to make about 175 million gallons a year and that “the finished product will be renewable diesel fuel mixtures that meet all federal standards for ultra low-sulfur diesel
Fuente: terraLas empresas de motor no garantizan el funcionamiento de los motores con el biodiesel, por lo que los productores de combustible 'deben asegurar que el uso de estos nuevos combustibles no repercutirá negativamente a temperaturas que pueden acercarse a los 40º bajo cero', señaló recientemente el responsable de Asuntos Regulatorios de Shell en Canadá, Gerry Ertel, durante una conferencia sobre la industria.Ertel señaló que la nueva industria del biodiesel en Canadá 'tiene que demostrar que este combustible puede funcionar durante el invierno glacial' ya que algunos expertos han señalado que el diesel, y en especial el biodiesel, puede cuajarse en el frío extremo causando serios problemas.'Tenemos que asegurar que estos nuevos combustibles están preparados para hacer frente a las necesidades de nuestros consumidores', afirmó Ertel. Un fallo en la calidad del combustible significaría
Un grupo de investigadores de la Polytechnic University de Nueva York ha desarrollado un novedoso tipo de bioplástico que se obtiene a partir de aceites vegetales que se puede transformar en biodiésel. El proceso permite obtener bioplástico para aplicaciones industriales que, tras depositarse en contenedores una vez usado, se transforma en biodiésel.
Además, el bioplástico es beneficioso para
A Chinese chemical company located in Jakarta, Indonesia, reportedly will begin exporting 100,000 tons of biodiesel a year to an unnamed Houston buyer next month. It apparently will be the first foreign biodiesel to be shipped to the United States. The company, PT Sumi Asih OleoChemical, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of stearic acids and glycerine from palm and coconut oils. A year ago the company began producing biodiesel from palm oil feedstock at a rate of 3,000 tons a month. The company has built a new production facility that will increase its production capacity to 8,200 tons a month to meet the terms of the contract with the Houston buyer, the company's president, Alexius Darmadi, told an Asian publication this week.
Indonesian oleochemical firm PT Sumi Asih has signed a contract to supply a US energy firm with 10,000 tonnes of biodiesel per month at US$730.5 (US$1 = RM3.50) a tonne, its president director said yesterday. Privately-owned PT Sumi Asih will supply the palm oil-based biodiesel for four months starting April but the deal could be extended for another four months, Alexius Darmad said.
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This has to be wrong? In Issue Two of the Olive Press we published an article entitled “The benefits of biodiesel”. Several readers wrote in to refute the claims made therein, referring to an article written by George Monbiot in which he points out that biodiesel enthusiasts have accidentally invented the most carbon-intensive fuel on earth. Read the full story in The Olive Press (Italy). Link from Laura B. on Biodiesel
Jay Leno's bio-diesel monster supercar named the EcoJet. The mid-engined beast, originally sketched by Leno and Ed on the back of a napkin, shares design cues with everything from jet aircraft and Formular One racecars, and even, it would appear, the nose of a Cadillac STS. The Leno-Welburn love child is powered by a Honeywell LT-101 turbine engine running in a modified Corvette Z06 hydroformed aluminum frame with aluminum and magnesium structural and chassis components. The shell's composed of a carbon fiber over Kevlar skin. We've got the full press release after the jump, but check out the gallery via the link below to see the real goods in person. » original news (via-hugg.com) Read the full post at Green Car Congress. Link by By Laura B.
There's so very little information about what's going on in this picture here, details of who's bike and where. Pretty much all that the poster Martin tells us is, "Hey mom, check me out with Jay Leno..." We can also figure out it's Leno and crew with a biodiesel motorcycle. There's an accompanying video, but it's 40 seconds of Jay revving up the bike, spewing some white smoke, and then 3 seconds of him driving down the driveway. It looks like Leno visited Imperium Renewables up in Seattle (maybe) earlier this month, and that's where the images are from. Jay's not new to biodiesel, he wrote a pro-biodiesel article in Popular Mechanics last year. What I want to know more about it that biobike. Via-autobloggreen.com
Photo: Charles PfeilThe front page article on the February 18th Sunday Maui News couldn't be missed because of the giant headline which read, "$61 million project a start to ending use of petroleum". With our ridiculously high gas prices on Maui, who wouldn't be reading this announcement?! This new project scheduled to begin in 2009, a collaboration between Hawaiian Electric Co. and BlueEarth Biofuels LLC, has impressive intentions: "While MECO President Ed Reinhardt said the goal is to get all of the company's Maalaea generators off petroleum, Mayor Charmaine Tavares noted her call at her inauguration to diversify the county's economy."The BlueEarth plan is to burn imported palm oil, but there are other potential crops which could be used for fuel: jatropha trees, kukui, algae, flax, castor beans, jojoba, soybeans, rapeseed, sunflower seeds, and coconut. Pacific Biodiesel has been refining alternative fuel on Maui for many years, and in another article in the Maui News, Kelly Ki
China Clean Energy Inc. is now in progress to build new biodiesel plant, with capacity 50,000 ton per year. The new biodiesel plant is estimated to be online before the second half of 2008.
The second phase will increase its capacity to 100,000 ton per year in the first half of 2009.
Raw material for the new [...]
Grainet reported on 10 August that Western Dubuque Biodiesel, LLC has started biodiesel production from soybeans or other vegetable oils from their new plant, near Farley, Iowa, US.
The plant produces 30,000 million gallons per year of high quality biodiesel fuel.
According to ISA (Iowa Soybeans Association) the new biodiesel plant will be beneficial to soybeans farmers [...]
The New York Times reports that biodiesel producers are dumping vegetable oil byproducts into local streams and rivers, harming wildlife.The National Biodiesel Board claims that their members' industrial byproducts are "nontoxic, biodegradable and suitable for sensitive environments." Yes, well, Bruce P. Hollebone, researcher with Environment Canada, says the result is some bad shit for birds and fish. "As with most organic materials, oil and glycerin deplete the oxygen content of water very quickly, and that will suffocate fish and other organisms. And for birds, a vegetable oil spill is just as deadly as a crude oil spill.” The problem is, of course, money. "Glycerin, an alcohol that is normally nontoxic, can be sold for secondary uses, but it must be
With all of the downsides of corn-based biofuel now widely known, eco-friendly motorists are anxious to hear a little good news from the developers of so-called second-generation biofuels. One of the most promising of these new, non-food-based fuels comes from algae, which scientists have been breeding and researching since the Carter Administration. The March cover story at Green Fuels Forecast tells of the National Renewable Energy Labs Aquatic Species Program (ASP), which has been looking for biodiesel-producing algae since 1978, and is now providing the backbone of technology for some frenzied venture capital activity. When the program started, it was estimated that all of America's transportation and home-heating needs could be met by 15k square miles of algae farms. Of
