Biodiesel in the News
Green Fuels to begin production of FuelMatic biodiesel systems
By By Erin Voegele
Nevada-based Green Fuels America Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.K.-based Green Fuels Ltd., will begin manufacturing feedstock-flexible FuelMatic biodiesel processors this spring. The community-scale production facilities are capable of processing approximately 5,000 gallons of biodiesel per day, equating to an annual production capacity of nearly 1.6 million gallons....
U.S. Offers Alternative Fuel Tax Credit
A tax credit is available for the cost of installing alternative fueling equipment placed into service after December 31, 2005. Qualified alternative fuels are natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, electricity, E85, or diesel fuel blends containing a minimum of 20% biodiesel. The credit amount is up to 30% of the cost, not to exceed $30,000, for equipment placed....
Stimulus Bill May Include Energy Measures
By Steven Mufson
Congressional leaders and Obama advisers are looking at including as much as $25 billion of energy tax credits in the economic stimulus package in an effort to bolster renewable energy projects, fuel-efficient cars and biodiesel production, said sources familiar with the negotiations.
Many of these items were featured in President-elect Barack Obama's campaign pledges,....
World's First Jet Flight Powered Entirely On Renewable Biodiesel Fuel
Green Flight International and Biodiesel Solutions partner to set a new precedent in the use of renewable fuels in transportation. RENO, NV. (October 5) - Aviation history was made earlier this week in the high desert at the Reno-Stead Airport when an L-29 military aircraft piloted by Carol Sugars and Douglas Rodante succeeded in completing the world's first jet flight....
Lincoln County Students Leading the Way with Biodiesel
By Senator Jay Rockefeller
With gas prices at such excessive highs, innovative ideas for developing alternative sources of energy - and the ambition to actually make something of them - are becoming more important every day. And that's just what some young students are doing right in our own state, at Lincoln County High School.
There, agricultural students are making biodiesel from cooking oil ....
