Biofuel Blog War

The folks in El Paso, Texas now have a way to get rid of their old, used cooking grease and fill up their gas tanks.
This story from KVIA-TV in El Paso says it’s a new pilot program offered by the city to turn the grease into biodiesel:
The service is free and available to residents who [...]

A symposium for biodiesel feedstocks is slated for November 21st in St. Louis, Mo. The Center for Evergreen Energy at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center will host the event, designed to address some of the current challenges in biofuel feedstock research and production:
Biodiesel producers, marketers and feedstock producers will hear from presenters including [...]

Ethanol production can yield some non-fuel uses that have yet to be realized.
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has been researching efforts that produce ethyl lactate from reactive distillation. Ethyl lactate is a general all-purpose solvent as well as a common ingredient in pharmaceutical preparations, food additives and fragrances, and it is typically derived from [...]

An eco-friendly filter could help purify biodiesel, no matter what is used as a feedstock.
This story from Biodiesel Magazine says Schroeder Biofuels out of Pennsylvania has introduced the Eco2Pure, a filter made of cellulose and is considered natural and sustainable:
“It has the powerful dry washing capability of a magnesol, but has the applicability of a [...]

A Texas company is moving forward with technology that converts non-food biomass into chemicals that can be processed into ethanol and other renewable fuels.
Terrabon has developed and is currently licensing its MixAlco™ biomass conversion technology to commercial customers. The company will dedicate its research facility on November 7 in Bryan, Texas to test the [...]

Some trains in South Florida will be running on a nearly pure mix of biodiesel.
This story from the Miami Herald says the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority’s commuter train system, Tri-Rail, is planning to run eight of its 10 locomotives on a 99-percent biodiesel blend:
Thanks to South Florida’s comparatively temperate climate, Tri-Rail is one of [...]

More than 650 attendees and 50 speakers looked at the future of algae biodiesel at a recent conference in Seattle.
The Algae Biomass Summit brought together those exploring the scientific and commercial advances of the field of the slimy green biodiesel feedstock. Our friends at Biodiesel Magazine covered the event sponsored by the Algal Biomass [...]

It’s that time of year again… to start making plans to attend the National Biodiesel Board’s Conference & Expo! This year’s event takes place Feb. 1-4th, 2009, in San Francisco. While that is a while off, now is the time to sign up to save some serious money on your registration.
It’s an event [...]

With the world’s existing supply of fossil fuels projected to last between 25-40 years, technologies for alternative fuels are now a critical component of a nationwide energy policy. Visionary solutions to the global energy crisis — from solar power to bio-fuels — will be unveiled at the Advanced Energy Conference on November 19 and 20 [...]

A new report looks at the technology behind biodiesel production.
The Iowa-based Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has released a new CAST Commentary—Convergence of Agriculture and Energy: III. Considerations in Biodiesel Production:
This new CAST Commentary reviews the technology of biodiesel production in the United States and outlines major issues and policy implications associated with [...]