http://www.making-biodiesel-books.com Making biodiesel: Searching the internet for hours? All the information you need is right here. en-us making biodiesel Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:07:02 GMT Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:07:02 GMT making-biodiesel-books.com http://www.making-biodiesel-books.com/ecap.html ecap Wed, 20 May 2009 23:29:00 GMT http://www.making-biodiesel-books.com/terms.html terms and conditions Sat, 06 Dec 2008 17:32:36 GMT http://www.xconomy.com/2008/03/14/greenfuel-snags-92-million-deal-to-build-european-algae-fuel-plant/ GreenFuel Technologies seems to be continuing its rebound under interim CEO Bob Metcalfe. The Cambridge, MA, alternative energy company has reached an agreementworth up to some $92 millionto build an algae-based fuel plant in Europe, according to sources close to the firm. What makes the deal even more interesting is that it was reportedly negotiated largely by former GreenFuel CEO Cary Bullock, who stepped down from the top slot when Metcalfe took the reins last June on an emergency basis, but stayed on at the company in a business-development capacity. GreenFuel is developing algae bioreactor systems to convert carbon dioxide emissions into renewable, clean-burning biofuels. The company declined to confirm or deny the report of its European deal. But Xconomys sources indicate that achieving the full value of the deal is likely contingent on GreenFuel building a small-scale pilot plant and meeting cost and productivity goals along the way. The deal seems to mark a major step on the comeback trail for the battered firm. As we reported late last June, GreenFuel had to shut down its third-generation algae greenhouse in Arizona, which had produced too much algae for the system to handle properly. Around the same time, the firm had also learned that its algae-harvesting system would cost twice as much as planned. The twin pieces of bad news forced the layoffs of roughly half the companys 50-person staff and the appointment of Metcalfe, a general partner at lead investor Polaris Venture Partners, as interim CEO (the other lead investor in GreenFuel is Draper Fisher Jurvetson). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:51:14 GMT http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/20/virgin-continental-air-new-zealand-uop-join-algal-biomass-organization/ In Washington state, Air New Zealand, Continental, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and biofuel technology developer UOP, a Honeywell company, today announced they will join the Algal Biomass Organization (ABO). There is significant interest across multiple sectors in the potential of algae as an energy source and nowhere is that more evident than in aviation, said Billy Glover, ABO co-chair and managing director of Environmental Strategy for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Algae really could be a solution to help airlines produce lower carbon emissions. Crucially, it is a source of fuel which doesnt lead to deforestation or the taking away of land or water from the cultivation of essential food crops, said Virgin Atlantic President Sir Richard Branson. Virgin Atlantic is delighted to be supporting the work of the Algal Biomass Organization in building knowledge of this innovative new technology, and accelerating the commercialization of algae to help produce a more sustainable aviation industry. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:49:58 GMT http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/10/grease-theft-roils-oregon-biodiesel-industry-up-to-40-percent-stolen-renderer-says/ In Oregon, grease theft is threatening the stability of the Oregon biodiesel industry. Grease collector Eugene Chemical and Rendering Works told Oregon Live that as much as 40 percent of their grease is stolen weekly. Meanwhile, grease prices have increased to $2.50 per gallon, up from 57 cents in 2000. More than 90 percent of Oregon biodiesel comes from waste vegetable oil, as biodiesel producers face economic constraints with other feedstocks as well as food vs. fuel concerns. Grease theft background In Washington state, Standard Biodiesel in Arlington said that theres some piracy going on as grease bandits have moved into the Pacific Northwest. A company spokesperson told the Seattle Post Intelligencer that waste oil is becoming quite the commodity, Grease banditry has been reported in 10 states, with low-level organized crime moving into a field that steals grease valued at as much as $2.00 per gallon from restaurant disposal areas. Grease thieves continue to appear in the news, interrupting the biodiesel supply chain in the US, prompting a feature story in the Christian Science Monitor on cases in Kentucky, Taxes, Florida, Missouri, California and Arkansas. Theft ranges from petty operations by home brewers to truck-based efforts yielding up to $6,000 in stolen grease in Texas, to gang-related grease theft in Arkansas. Texas attorney Jon Jaworski, a self styled grease lawyer has defended more than 150 clients, and lost only one court case, said that Juries are amazed by the time and effort put in to try to convict people for stealing stuff that is rancid, although grease now sells for $0.32 per pound, up from $0.12 per pound in 2006. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:06:30 GMT http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/05/29/sapphire-energy-debuts-green-crude-raises-50-million-in-venture-capital-for-algae-to-gasoline-process/ In California, Sapphire Energy debuted its green crude, a gasoline equivalent refined from algae. The company did not disclose its production process but said that it is producing 91 octane gasoline, and said that the company has planned capacity of 153 Mgy on desert land sites in the southwestern US. The company has raised $50 million in venture capital from ARCH Venture Partners, Venrock and the Wellcome Trust of the UK. Its research partners include Department of Energys Joint Genome Project; the University of California at San Diego; Scripps Research Institute; and the University of Tulsa. The company said that it will open a facility by 2011, but did not announce the location or production capacity. Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:37 GMT http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/05/27/us-b-1-bomber-breaks-sound-barrier-using-synfuels/ A US Air Force B-1 bomber mission, code named Dark 33, became the first jet to reach supersonic speeds using synthetic jet fuel. The test flight was carried out at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The project is one of several sponsored by the US military, which is the worlds largest consumer of fuel at a rate of more than 340,000 barrels per day and $13.6 billion per year. A Honeywell UOP biocrude project is underway with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration (DARPA). Unconfirmed rumors have continued to circulate that a third project, with a black budget, is investigating the potential of biofuels to provide a less-detectable heat signature and make US aircraft more stealthy. Tue, 27 May 2008 16:43:42 GMT http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/599471.html Bob Teixeira decided it was time to take a stand against U.S. dependence on foreign oil. So last fall the Charlotte musician and guitar instructor spent $1,200 to convert his 1981 diesel Mercedes to run on vegetable oil. He bought soybean oil in 5-gallon jugs at Costco, spending about 30 percent more than diesel would cost. His reward, from a state that heavily promotes alternative fuels: a $1,000 fine last month for not paying motor fuel taxes. He has been told to expect another $1,000 fine from the federal government. To legally use veggie oil, state officials told him, he would have to first post a $2,500 bond. Teixeira is one of a growing number of fuel-it-yourselfers -- backyard brewers who recycle restaurant grease or make moonshine for their car tanks. They do it to save money, reduce pollution or thumb their noses at oil sheiks. They're also caught in a web of little-known state laws that can stifle energy independence. State Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Denton, is known around Raleigh for his diesel Volkswagen fueled by used soybean oil. The car sports a "Goodbye, OPEC" sign. "If somebody was going to go to this much trouble to drive around in a car that uses soybean oil, they ought to be exempt" from state taxes, he said. The state Department of Revenue, which fined Teixeira, has asked legislators to waive the $2,500 bond for small fuel users. The department also told Teixeira, after the Observer asked about his case this week, that it will compromise on his fine. But officials say they'll keep pursuing taxes on all fuels used in highway vehicles. With its 29.9-cent a gallon gas tax, the state collects $1.2 billion each year to pay for road construction. "With the high cost of fuel right now, the department does recognize that a lot of people are looking for relief," said Reggie Little, assistant director of the motor fuel taxes division. "We're not here to hurt the small guy, we're just trying to make sure that the playing field is level." Alternative support State policies firmly endorse alternative fuels. In 2005 legislators directed state agencies to replace 20 percent of their annual petroleum use with alternatives by 2010. About 6,000 of the state's 8,500 vehicles are equipped to use ethanol. The state fleet also includes about 135 gas-electric hybrids. Few states, however, are prepared to regulate the new fuels, says the National VegOil Board, which promotes vegetable oil fuel. "State offices do not have the forms to appropriately and fairly deal with VegOil, nor the staff to enforce the nonexistent forms," said director Cynthia Shelton. "So either they tell people inquiring about compliance to get lost, or they make them jump a bunch of arbitrary hoops." Outraged Illinois legislators this spring quickly waived that state's $2,500 bond requirement when an elderly man was nabbed for using waste vegetable oil. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 09:29:39 GMT http://www.making-biodiesel-books.com/algae-biodiesel.html Making algae biodiesel at home has been launched. As far as I know, this is the only e-book of it's kind anywhere on the internet. In it you'll find out how to produce unlimited clean oil from algae. Never have to collect and/or filter dirty waste oil again. 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