The international biofuels industry has found an unlikely ally in the waste management sector. A heightened global urgency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) is incentivizing renewable fuels production like never before, but the International Energy Agency (IEA) recently warned of an impending feedstock shortage for biodiesel, renewable diesel and biojet (aviation fuel) production, estimated to last through 2027 if …
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B20 Biofuel
Robison to Offer Customers B20 BioFuel to Save Money and the Environment The Leading home comfort company is a leader in sustainable energy PORT CHESTER – August 29, 2023– As the home heating season begins, Robison is offering its customers a new, cleaner form of heating oil that will help the environment and save them money. “Robison is proud to …
Read More »mtu Kinetic PowerPack from Rolls-Royce approved for renewable diesel
mtu Kinetic PowerPack for uninterruptible power supply now even more environmentally friendly Tests show: no loss of performance with HVO fuel System consists of mtu diesel engine coupled to kinetic energy accumulator via electromagnetic clutch and a synchronous machine Rolls-Royce has approved its mtu Kinetic PowerPacks, based on the mtu Series 4000 and 1600 diesel engines, for use …
Read More »Castillo Engineering and BioStar Renewables Partner on 15 MW Solar Project in Kansas
Partnership enables renewable diesel plant to power its operations with on-site solar energy Castillo Engineering provided its expertise in value engineering and site optimization for this 15 MW solar project located in Hugoton, which required directly interconnecting into a substation and site planning within a railroad loop. Maitland, FL, April 25, 2023 – Castillo Engineering announced today that it has partnered with BioStar Renewables, …
Read More ȣ300K BEIS GRANT WIN FOR WASTE-TO-HYDROGEN FUEL PIONEERS
Manchester, 19 May 2022 – A gasification pioneer aims to seal the UK’s low-carbon future after winning a Government grant worth nearly £300,000 to develop waste-to-hydrogen production technology, innovation funding specialist Catax can reveal. Compact Syngas Solutions (CSS), based in Deeside, Wales, has secured £299,886 from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with the help of Catax. The funding comes from the Low Carbon …
Read More »Oscilla Power To Deploy Triton-C Wave Energy System in Hawaii
First & Largest Commercial Scale Wave Energy System Manufactured in Washington Novel design uses all parts of the wave to produce power at a lower levelized cost SEATTLE, Sept. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Oscilla Power today put its revolutionary new wave energy system, the Triton-C, on a barge to Kaneohe, Hawaii, where it will be deployed offshore of the …
Read More »Propane Offers Decarbonization Solution to Producers for Record-Level Emissions
New study underscores the need to transition to clean energy sources like propane as soon as possible. WASHINGTON (July 2021) — The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) emphasizes the need to accelerate decarbonization today with clean energy sources like propane. A new study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide peaked …
Read More »Careers Advancing the Future of Alternative Energy
Alternative energy is the future. As the public push for more sustainable practices accelerates, both business owners and government officials are moving toward cleaner practices — but they’re not doing it alone. Many organizations now employ a variety of professionals who play important roles in putting green initiatives into action. In this article, we’ll explore some of the many diverse …
Read More »Is Political Change the Answer to Electric Car Innovation?
Electric vehicles are, in all likelihood, the future of commercial and private transportation. Nations like China, India, Britain, and France have all declared their intentions to phase out the production of traditional vehicles in favor of electric alternatives. But with many economies relying on the production of gas-powered cars for success, is political change the best answer to innovating the …
Read More »Iowa Biodiesel Use Up
Report shows 70 percent of Iowa’s on-road diesel fuel contains biodiesel Iowa Biodiesel Board points to successful state policies behind growth ANKENY, Iowa – A report released by the Iowa Department of Revenue shows biodiesel-blended fuel represented 69.9 percent of the total reported sales of on-road diesel last year in Iowa. Furthermore, blends of 11 – 20 percent biodiesel (B11 – …
Read More »Update on Biofuels: Where Are We?
The development of biofuels has plenty of research and success behind it, which is good news for the transportation industry as well as the health of the planet. Transportation is a major contributor to climate change, accounting for 29% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. as of 2017, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That …
Read More »Electric Tractors for Farm Industry
SCE Helps Farm Industry Drive Electric at World Ag Expo Agricultural customers can add EV charging for industrial vehicles through the utility’s Charge Ready Transport program. Paul Griffo – Energized by Edison Writer @SCE_PaulG CONTRIBUTORS PHOTO CREDIT: PAUL GRIFFO AND SOLECTRAC If Steve Heckeroth had his way, every tractor in America would be electric. Heckeroth, CEO and founder of Solectrac, …
Read More »California Energy Price Data for December 2019
Below are the monthly updates from the most current December 2019 fuel price data (GasBuddy.com) and October 2019 electricity and natural gas price data (US Energy Information Agency). To view additional data and analysis related to the California economy visit our website at http://www.centerforjobs.org/ca. California vs. US Fuel Price Gap at 45.3% Premium $1.13 Price Per Gallon Above US Average (CA …
Read More »Are Motorcycles the Progenitors of our Electric Vehicle Future?
It doesn’t take too much following tech news to know that electric vehicles are starting to make some major waves in the marketplace. Even though electric car sales comprise only about 1 percent of U.S. sales annually, more and more car companies are putting greater effort into developing new electric models. It may take a few years and a couple …
Read More »Public Natural Gas Fueling Station
American Natural Gas (ANG) officially breaks ground at their public natural gas fueling station in Modesto, California. This Natural Gas fueling station will be number 61 for industry leader, ANG. This fueling station will be an extension of their prominent infrastructure nationwide, enhancing ANG’s ability to create a healthier environment through alternative fuels. This natural gas fueling station is made …
Read More »Clean Trucks Powered By Renewable Fuel
Over 100 Clean Trucks Powered By Renewable Fuel Now Operate At The Ports Of Long Beach And Los Angeles NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – October 29, 2019 –Meeting the challenge to clean up some of the most polluted air in the country, Southern California has hit a new milestone with over 100 trucks outfitted with the cleanest ultra low-NOx engines available now …
Read More »Iowa biodiesel producers, soybean farmers welcome plan to restore integrity to the RFS
Biofuels, ag leaders unite over halting Small Refinery Exemptions ANKENY, Iowa – The Iowa Biodiesel Board joined other renewable fuel and farm advocates today in thanking the president for directing the Environmental Protection Agency to properly account for future small refinery exemptions in annual Renewable Fuel Standard rules. Grant Kimberley, Iowa Biodiesel Board executive director and Iowa Soybean Association director of …
Read More »Natural Gas Trucks
Los Angeles-Long Beach Port Trucking Company Replacing Entire Diesel Truck Fleet with Near-Zero Emissions Natural Gas Trucks In Lead-up to Clean Air Day, Total Transportation Systems, Inc., teams up with Coalition for Clean Air to Celebrate the Switch LONG BEACH, Calif. September 26, 2019 – Total Transportation Services Inc. (TTSI) today announced it is replacing its entire diesel trucking fleet with near-zero emission natural …
Read More »Gevo Announces Breakthrough Development of Low-Carbon No Particulate Renewable Diesel
Converting Isobutanol or Fusel Oils to Renewable Diesel ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 04, 2019 — Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) a leading renewable fuels and chemicals manufacturer, announced today that it has developed proprietary, breakthrough processes that converts either low-carbon isobutanol or low-value “fusel oils,” a mixture of alcohols that are byproducts from fermentation processes such as alcohol production, into renewable …
Read More »The Unsinkable Solar Boat
It’s not a yellow submarine. But it can theoretically be submerged and remain unharmed. Why would such an attribute be necessary? In its former life, before two British architects, Guylee Simmonds and David Schnabel repurposed it, it was a lifeboat that could fit 100 people. Its original home was dangling off the side of a Scottish Ferry where it awaited …
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