Ethanol and biodiesel from crops not worth the energy
Turning plants such as corn, soybeans and sunflowers into fuel uses much more energy than the resulting ethanol or biodiesel generates, according to a new Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley study. "There is just no energy benefit to using plant biomass for liquid fuel," says David Pimentel, professor of ecology and agriculture at Cornell. "These strategies are not su...Finding a better way to make biodiesel
They're only 250 billionths of a meter in diameter. But fill them with the right chemistry and Iowa State scientists say the tiny nanospheres they've developed could revolutionize how biodiesel is produced. The researchers are after a new, high-tech catalyst that takes some of the energy, labor and toxic chemicals out of biodiesel production. They've come up with a technology that works in...Biodiesel won't drive down global warming
EU legislation to promote the uptake of biodiesel will not make any difference to global warming, and could potentially result in greater emissions of greenhouse gases than from conventional petroleum derived diesel. This is the conclusion of a new study reported today in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. Analysts at SRI Consulting compared the emissions of greenhouse gas...Biodiesel study targets cleaner air, cleaner engines
Cleaner engines, cleaner air and more uses for local farm products were the focus of a just-completed study of biodiesel as an alternative fuel source on selected Ontario farms. This province-wide initiative is the only one of its kind in Canada. It involved six farms to evaluate the effectiveness of using biodiesel in agriculture. "This project was designed to accelerate the adoption o...BEST BioDiesel gets permits for 8M gallon plant
The facility will be called BEST BioDiesel Cashton and be a wholly owned subsidiary of BEST BioDie...DeForest biodiesel plant begins production
will operate the plant and produce 60,000 gallons of biodiesel per day from a variety of different raw materials, including beef tallow. The plant, which is served by road and rail transport...Investors raise $25 million for biodiesel plant
The $60 million plant, to be developed by North Prairie Produc...Wisconsin's biodiesel network expands
The state grant, presented this week to Quality Roasting, Inc. of Valders, will help the company more than double its capacity to produce soybean oil, and complement biodiesel production work being done at area refineries l...Evansville site chosen for biodiesel plant
The company will begin construction on the $42 million facility next spring on about 15 acres of land on the city's east s...