November 17, 2008
MIDDLETOWN, IN -- Biodiesel producer E-Biofuels has agreed to pay an $18,000 fine for two discharges into city sewers that interfered with the operation of the town's wastewater treatment plant, the Star Press reported.
Tags: biodiesel, E-Biofuels , Indiana Department of Environmental Management
October 27, 2008
DAKOTA CITY, IA --- Plans to build a biodiesel plant near Hardy, Iowa, have been scrapped because of rising costs for construction and raw materials, the Chicago Tribune reported.
Tags: biodiesel, Future Energy
July 7, 2008
STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN --- Swedish refiner Preem unveiled plans to start making biodiesel from pine tree oil, a lumber industry waste product, in response to criticism about the effect of biofuel on food prices, Reuters reported.
Tags: biodiesel, Preem
July 2, 2008
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The ASTM International D02 Main Committee approved a trio of long-awaited ASTM specifications for biodiesel blends.
Tags: ASTM, ASTM D6751, B-100, B-5, biodiesel, Blend Specifications
July 1, 2008
NEW YORK – Con Edison is increasing the use of biodiesel fuel in its truck fleet and expanding its acquisition of green vehicles.
Tags: biodiesel, Con Edison , Electric Power Research Institute, PHEVs
May 19, 2008
DETROIT --- DTE Energy announced it is converting its fleet of 800 diesel-fueled trucks and service vehicles to cleaner-burning biodiesel fuel.
Tags: biodiesel, DTE Energy, RKA Petroleum
March 30, 2008
LOUISVILLE, Ky. --- The National Biodiesel Foundation unveiled this month the first-ever biodiesel fuel card. Officially called BioTrucker Fuel Card, it highlights the availability of biodiesel with a network of truck stops that carry biodiesel.
Tags: biodiesel, fuel card, National Biodiesel Foundation
March 23, 2008
HOLLIS, N.H. --- The Hollis/Brookline School District has received a $162,850 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to retrofit 25 buses to run on biodiesel and operate with pollution-control equipment.
Tags: biodiesel, biofuel
February 25, 2008
FORT MYERS, Fla. --- Lee County officials are considering a plan to convert vegetable oil waste from local restaurants into biodiesel that can fuel the county's waste-management vehicles.
Tags: biodiesel, green fleet, Lee County fleet
February 20, 2008
UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA - From energy-efficient light bulbs to houses using solar power; more companies are “going green” these days. Garbage companies are not about to be left behind.
Tags: University Place Refuse, biodiesel
February 12, 2008
ORLANDO, FL – Florida Power & Light (FPL) took home top honors at the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, held in Orlando, Fla.
Tags: Award, biodiesel, NBB
February 6, 2008
WASHINGTON – The University of Washington Motor Pool is pushing ahead with its plans to utilize biodiesel in its diesel-powered vehicles.
Tags: biodiesel, diesel-powered vehicles, University of Washington
February 4, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla. --- The 2008 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is now underway through Feb. 6 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando.
Tags: biodiesel
February 1, 2008
NETTLETON, MS – According to Dr. Richard Craven, spokesperson for Universal Bioenergy, a Mississippi-based biodiesel manufacturer, more biodiesel use could help stimulate the economy as well as help cut CO2 emissions.
Tags: biodiesel, economy