Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from December 2005

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from December 2005

Westport, ENE Enter Next Phase of Aussie HPDI Project.
December 1, 2005... Westport Innovations, Inc. and Energy Developments, Ltd. (ENE) recently signed a new exclusive agreement for the next phase of program and business planning for liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered mine trucks in Australia. According to...

PA Judge Orders Penn-Mar to Seek New Plant Approval.
December 1, 2005... Local Pennsylvania newspaper the Chambersburg Public Opinion reported last month that Franklin County, PA judge Richard Walsh has ruled that York, PA-based developer Penn-Mar Ethanol, LLC must hold conditional use hearings to obtain a permit to...

IFBF Delegates Reject Iowa Ethanol Mandate.
December 2, 2005... The Des Moines Register reported earlier this week that the 88 voting delegates attending the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation's (IFBF) annual meeting in Des Moines, IA, failed to approve a "preliminary policy" requiring that every gallon of...

Pataki Announces Initiative to Increase Biofuels Use in NY.
December 2, 2005... New York governor George Pataki introduced late last month a major initiative intended to increase the production of biofuels in New York as part of a comprehensive plan to develop and expand markets for ethanol and other biofuels, as well as...

OCTA Selects Trillium to Provide CNG Fueling Services.(Orange County Transportation Authority)(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
December 2, 2005... California Trillium Company recently announced that the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has approved an agreement for the company to design, build, operate and maintain a compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling facility at OCTA's new...

Weekly Update.
December 2, 2005... THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE'S (EMI) FUNDAMENTALS OF BIODIESEL, December 6-7, 2005, Sheraton on the Hudson, Weehawken, NJ 2ND ANNUAL CLEAN-TECH INVESTOR SUMMIT, February 1-2, 2006, The Lodge at Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, CA ...

EPA Certifies AFV Solutions Bifuel System for Car Engines.
December 5, 2005... AFV Solutions, Inc. recently announced it has received a certificate of conformity from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its gasoline/propane bifuel conversion system for the model year 2003 Ford Motor Company 4.6 liter engine. ...

Earth Biofuels Closes Acquisition of Biodiesel Distributor.
December 5, 2005... Earth Biofuels, Inc. recently announced its acquisition of The Wing Sail Company, Inc., dba Distribution Drive, through a share exchange agreement. According to Earth Biofuels, Distribution Drive has distributed biodiesel fuel since...

Iowa's Ethanol Use Reaches 77 Percent of Gas in October.
December 5, 2005... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced that Iowa Department of Revenue figures reveal state motorists chose ethanol 77 percent of the time in October. According to IRFA, this is two percent over September and near the...

Federal Agencies Agree to Purchase AFVs for Fleets.
December 6, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that four federal agencies have reached a settlement agreement with environmental groups outlining plans to purchase thousands of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). According to AP, the...

NewGen Forms Joint Venture With AG Global Partners.
December 6, 2005... NewGen Technologies, Inc. recently announced the formation of an international joint venture with AG Global Partners, Ltd. to facilitate the manufacturing of biofuels through to the supply and distribution of the fuels to wholesale and retail...

New Partnership Looks to Increase Alternative Fuel Use in CA.
December 6, 2005... CALSTART, the California operating division of WestStart-CALSTART, recently announced that a group of state leaders have agreed to form a new partnership dedicated to "making statewide progress on a secure transportation energy future for...

Advanced Bioenergy Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant in NE.
December 7, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Advanced Bioenergy, LLC has broken ground on a new ethanol plant located near Fairmont, NE. According to RFA, the plant, which is being built by Granite Falls, MN-based Fagen,...

American Biofuels Enters Into Multi-year Agreement With EMM.
December 7, 2005... Green Star Products, Inc. (GSPI) recently announced that American Biofuels, LLC (ABF), which is 35-percent owned by GSPI, has entered into a long-term agreement with Energy Merchant Marketing (EMM), a wholly owned subsidiary of national...

Green Plains Renewable Energy Constructs New Ethanol Plant.
December 8, 2005... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced that Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. has begun construction on an ethanol plant near Shenandoah, IA. According to IRFA, the Shenandoah new facility will produce 50 million...

Syntroleum to Test FT Catalyst With Coal-derived Syngas.
December 8, 2005... Syntroleum Corporation recently announced it has signed an agreement to conduct a laboratory-scale demonstration of its Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst with coal-derived syngas produced at an established gasification facility. According to...

Vermont Biodiesel Distributor to Add New Suppliers.
December 8, 2005... Williston, VT-based biodiesel marketer Phillips BioFuel Supply Company recently announced that Vermont's GlobalE Industries is making arrangements to add additional sources of the alternative fuel to its supply pipeline. "While World...

Val-E Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant in Nebraska.
December 9, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Val-E Ethanol, LLC has begun construction on a new 45-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant near Ord, NE. According to RFA, the facility will use 16 million bushels of corn...

Clean Energy Acquires LNG Plant in Willis, Texas.
December 9, 2005... Vehicular natural gas provider Clean Energy recently announced it has acquired the Willis liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Willis, TX from Applied LNG Technologies USA, LLC in a transaction valued at more than $14 million. According to...

TexCom to Build Biodiesel Plant in Corpus Christi.
December 9, 2005... Houston, TX-based TexCom, Inc. recently announced it has signed a lease agreement with Puerto Los Caballeros Properties for a site in Corpus Christi, TX, on which TexCom plans to build and operate a 30-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant....

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
December 9, 2005... GASOLINE BLENDSTOCKS CONFERENCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS IN A CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, January 23-24, 2006, InterContinental Houston, Houston, TX 2ND ANNUAL CLEAN-TECH INVESTOR SUMMIT, February 1-2, 2006, The Lodge at Rancho Mirage,...

Pinnacle CNG Awarded Contract for New Fueling Station in CA.(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2005... Pinnacle CNG Company recently announced it has been chosen by the City of Visalia, CA for the construction and operation of a 24-hour public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station. According to Pinnacle CNG, the new facility,...

Xethanol to Obtain New Chief Technology Scientist.
December 12, 2005... Xethanol Corporation recently announced that former company board member and Technical Advisory Board head Mark Austin has agreed to assist the company in the capacity of chief technology strategist. In this role, Xethanol said Austin will...

Maine Town Rejects Plans for New Biodiesel Plant.
December 12, 2005... Local Maine newspaper the Kennebec Journal reported last month that officials in the town of China, ME, recently rejected plans to build a biodiesel production facility, citing concerns that the plant would pose a health threat to area...

Evergreen Renewables to Bring New Biodiesel Plant to IN.
December 14, 2005... Evergreen Renewables, LLC, a partnership between independent vegetable oil marketer Edible Oil Marketing, LLC and chemical and process engineering firm Process Technology Associates, LLC, recently announced the closure of a deal to bring the...

Abengoa Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant in NE.
December 14, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Abengoa Bioenergy has broken ground on a new ethanol plant in Ravenna, NE. "Abengoa Bioenergy is pleased to expand our business in Nebraska with the Ravenna ethanol facility,"...

Clean Energy Names New Director of Public Policy.
December 14, 2005... Vehicle natural gas provider Clean Energy recently announced it has named former Coalition for Clean Air policy & science director Todd Campbell as its new director of public policy. According to Clean Energy, Campbell previously served as...

Lurgi to Construct New Biofuel Facilities in Germany, U.S.
December 15, 2005... AFX News reported last month that process engineering and plant engineering company Lurgi AG has been awarded contracts totaling 170 million euros (about $202 million) for the construction of five new biodiesel plants in Germany and one new...

FTC Finds Ethanol Industry 'Not Unduly Concentrated'.
December 15, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, has released a new report detailing the ethanol industry's market concentration. According to...

Local WV School District Begins Using Biodiesel Fuel Blend.
December 15, 2005... Local West Virginia newspaper The Parkersburg News recently reported that the school district of Wood County, WV has begun using B20, a fuel blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent standard petroleum diesel, in its fleet of diesel buses....

Rentech Announces Appointment of New Board Members.
December 16, 2005... Rentech, Inc. recently announced the appointment of James McDermott and Halbert Washburn to the company's board of directors. According to Rentech, McDermott and Washburn's terms will extend until the next meeting of shareholders, at which...

Ford Commences Production of F-150 Flexible Fuel Vehicles.
December 16, 2005... Ford Motor Company recently announced that production of its F-150 flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) has begun this month at the automaker's Kansas City Assembly Plant, "continuing the company's commitment to producing 250,000 FFVs in the coming...

VeraSun Energy Opens New Ethanol Plant in Fort Dodge, IA.
December 16, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced the grand opening of VeraSun Energy's new ethanol plant in Fort Dodge, IA. According to RFA, the Fort Dodge plant will produce 110 million gallons of ethanol annually from 40 million...

Weekly Update.
December 16, 2005... WINROCK INTERNATIONAL'S 3RD INTERNATIONAL BIOFUELS CONFERENCE, January 18-19, 2006, Le Meridien, New Delhi, India GASOLINE BLENDSTOCKS CONFERENCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS IN A CHANGING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, January 23-24, 2006,...

Enertech Labs Releases New Line of Biodiesel Additives.
December 19, 2005... Enertech Labs, Inc. recently announced the introduction of its new BioFlow line of additives for the treatment of biodiesel, bio-lubricating oils and bio/petro diesel blended fuels derived from vegetable oils, plant oils, seed oils, rendered...

Future Fuels Contracts to Sell Output of Waste-to-ethanol Facility.
December 19, 2005... Nuclear Solutions, Inc. subsidiary Future Fuels, Inc. (FFI) recently announced it has contracted to sell 50 million gallons of ethanol per year to Eco-Energy, Inc. Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Eco-Energy would purchase...

Agri-Ethanol Announces Location of New Production Facility.
December 20, 2005... Agri-Ethanol Products, LLC (AEP) recently announced plans to build a new $150-million ethanol plant near Aurora, NC. According to AEP, ethanol production at the plant will be delivered in two 57-million-gallon-per-year phases. Phase I,...

Rentech Announces Fiscal Year-end Financial Results.
December 20, 2005... Denver, CO-based Rentech, Inc., the developer and licensor of a patented and proprietary Fischer-Tropsch gas-to-liquids process for the conversion of synthesis gas into alternative fuels, recently announced its financial results for the fiscal...

IOI Announces Plans to Build New Biodiesel Plant.
December 20, 2005... Malaysian newspaper The Star reported last week that local palm oil exporter IOI Corporation has announced plans to build a new biodiesel production facility in either Malaysia, Putrajaya or Holland. According to The Star, the proposed...

South Dakota City Questions Availability of FFVs.(flexible fuel vehicles)(Brief Article)
December 21, 2005... Local South Dakota newspaper the Rapid City Journal reported last week that Rapid City officials have voted in favor of a proposal to send a letter to South Dakota governor Mike Rounds explaining that the availability of cleaner-burning,...

Petroloc Opens New Ethanol Fueling Pump in Denison, IA.
December 21, 2005... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced the grand opening of Petroloc's new fueling pump in Denison, IA, which will dispense E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard petroleum. According to IRFA,...

ALA of Illinois Voices Support for Ethanol Fuel Blends.
December 21, 2005... American Lung Association of Illinois (ALAIL) CEO Harold Wimmer recently expressed the group's support for "the advancement and promotion of cleaner traditional and alternative fuels," noting that "the reduction of toxic gasoline components is...

EIN's Adjusted Holiday Publishing Schedule.
December 22, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters from December 23 through January 2 in observance of the holiday season. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on January 3, 2006. We thank you for your continued support and wish you and yours the...

Local WI Officials Question Above-ground Ethanol Tanks.
December 22, 2005... Local Wisconsin newspaper the Janesville Gazette reported last week that five above-ground storage tanks proposed as part of a new $60-million ethanol production facility to be built in Milton, WI are illegal under the city's zoning laws....

Rush Renewable to Build New Ethanol Plant in Rushville, IN.
December 22, 2005... The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) recently announced that Rush Renewable Energy, LLC has selected Rushville, IN as the site for its new ethanol plant. According to IEDC, the economic incentives offered by the state...

IRFA Elects Officers, Executive Committee for 2006.
December 22, 2005... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced the election of its board officers and executive committee for 2006. According to IRFA, the board officers, who will serve a one-year term beginning next year, include Sam...