Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from June 2005

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from June 2005

West Central Accredited Under National Biodesel Program.(Ralston)(BQ-9000)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that Ralston, IA-based SoyPower biodiesel producer West Central has become a BQ-9000 Accredited Producer under the National Biodiesel Accreditation Program, a cooperative and voluntary fuel...

GM Donates E85 Tahoe to Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board.(Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... General Motors (GM) announced last week the donation of a Chevrolet Tahoe modified to run on E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard petroleum, to the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB). According to GM, the board...

New Study Finds Ethanol Cost-effective for U.S. Motorists.(services of American Coalition for Ethanol)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2005... The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) recently announced that preliminary findings of a pilot study have confirmed that the use of ethanol fuel blends enables more miles to be traveled for less money. According to ACE, the research,...

Ethanol Industry Sets Record Production for March.(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that new figures released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveal that the country's ethanol output in March achieved a monthly record, reaching 243,000 barrels per...

Lakeshore Store Opens New Biodiesel Pump in Western Canada.(Lakeshore Store)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... WISE Energy, a technical and management consulting firm providing services for the emerging Canadian biodiesel industry, recently announced that the Lakeshore Store located on British Columbia's Sproat Lake outside of Port Alberni, has opened...

EPA Awards Biodiesel Pilot Project Grant to Local CA Cooperative.(Environmental Protection Agency)(Brief Article)
June 2, 2005... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it has awarded a $75,000 grant to a group of business and government organizations in Santa Cruz, CA to fund a pilot project aimed at converting restaurant wastes into biodiesel fuel...

Liquid Resources Begins Production at Ohio Ethanol Plant.(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that Liquid Resources has begun production at its new ethanol plant near Medina, OH. According to RFA, the facility has the capacity to process waste beverage products and other...

ATFCan to Host 'SRMs to Biodiesel' Workshop in Ottawa.(ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Inc. (ATFCan) will host "SRMs to Biodiesel: A Biosafety Workshop" on June 21 at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario. During the workshop, the authors of a new report based on a study evaluating the...

UFJ Predicts Negative Affects of RFS Increase.(United for Jobs)(renewable fuels standard )(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... United for Jobs (UFJ), a project of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and National Association of Neighborhoods, recently issued a "jobs warning" that the proposal to increase the renewable...

PERC Announces Winners of Propane Fleet Awards.(Propane Education and Research Council)(Brief Article)
June 3, 2005... The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) recently announced the winners of its 2005 PROPANE Exceptional Energy Fleet Awards, which recognize fleets for "their exceptional use of propane-powered fleet applications." The award recipients...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
June 3, 2005... 2005 SOUTHEAST REGIONAL BIOFUELS WORKSHOP, June 6-7, 2005, Park Vista Hotel, Gatlinburg, TN FEDFLEET 2005: THE FIFTH NATIONAL FEDERAL FLEET MANAGER WORKSHOP AND INFORMATION FAIR, June 7-9, 2005, Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention...

Earth Biofuels Purchases Land for New Biodiesel Refinery in OK.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Apollo Resources International, Inc. recently announced that its 50-percent-owned subsidiary Earth Biofuels has completed the purchase of approximately four acres of land in Durant, OK, which will serve as the site for construction of a new...

Xethanol Announces Appointment of New Board Member.(Xethanol Corporation)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... Xethanol Corporation recently announced the appointment of Pfizer, Inc. assistant general counsel Louis Bernstein as a new member of its board of directors. Xethanol, a biomass-to-ethanol company, hopes to leverage Bernstein's expertise in...

Clif Bar Commences Biodiesel-powered Natural Energy Tour.(The National Biodiesel Board (NBB))(Brief Article)
June 6, 2005... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that all-natural energy and nutrition foods company Clif Bar and Company has begun its second annual Natural Energy Tour, a four-month trip throughout the eastern U.S. to promote the use of...

Indiana City Council Approves Land Annexation for Ethanol Plant.(Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Local Indiana newspaper the Marion Chronicle Tribune recently reported that the Marion City Council has given final approval to a proposal to annex 42 acres of land for the development by Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC of a new $60-million...

Local Indiana Fueling Station Begins Offering E85 Fuel.(Jiffy Mini-Mart)(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... Local Indiana newspaper the Tribune-Star recently reported that the Jiffy Mini-Mart in Terre Haute, IN has begun offering E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard petroleum, at a lower price than unleaded gasoline. ...

Biodiesel Employed in Maryland School Bus Association Rodeo.(Brief Article)
June 7, 2005... The Maryland Soybean Board (MSB) recently announced that the Maryland School Bus Contractors' Association ran all the buses competing in its 20th annual School Bus Rodeo last month on B5, a fuel blend of five percent biodiesel and 95 percent...

PROFIT Names Dynetek to Fastest-growing Companies List.(Dynetek Industries Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... Dynetek Industries Ltd. recently announced it has been named one of "Canada's fastest-growing companies" in PROFIT magazine's 17th annual PROFIT 100 ranking. Published in the magazine's June issue, the list profiles the leading companies...

Louis Dreyfus Considers New Biodiesel, Ethanol Facilities in IN.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... Local Indiana newspaper the News-Sentinel recently reported that a Louis Dreyfus Corporation subsidiary has proposed the development of a new 250-acre "agro-industrial park" in Kosciusko County, IN. According to the paper, the first phase...

Kansas University Completes Biodiesel Bus Testing.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... Local Kansas newspaper the Lawrence Journal-World recently reported that Kansas University (KU) officials are currently considering the use of biodiesel in the school's transit vehicles following the successful completion of a test of two...

Australian Commission to Offer Evidence of Ethanol's Benefits.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2005... Australia's Daily Telegraph reported last week that Prime Minister John Howard has appointed a special taskforce to examine scientific data regarding the benefits of bio-based fuels on the environment, human health and vehicle performance. ...

New Legislation Benefits AFV Drivers in New Haven, CT.(alternative fuel vehicle)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Local Connecticut television new station WTNH recently reported that New Haven mayor John DeStefano, Jr. has enacted a bill that allows alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) drivers to park for free at metered spaces. "This isn't about parking,...

MO Governor Announces Commitment to New Ethanol Standard.(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... Missouri governor Matt Blunt recently helped celebrate the grand opening of Mid-Missouri Energy's 40-million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant, located outside of Malta Bend, MO. During the event, Blunt announced his intention to enact a new...

San Diego Begins Operating New CNG Buses.(compressed natural gas)(Metropolitan Transit System)(Brief Article)
June 9, 2005... The San Diego Union-Tribune recently reported that the city's Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) has begun operating the initial few of 47 new compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered buses acquired to replace aging diesel models. According to...

Willie Nelson Launches New Biodiesel Truck Stop in SC.(Spinx Company)(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently reported that famed musician Willie Nelson has announced that B20, a fuel blend of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent standard petroleum diesel, is now available along the Eastern Seaboard to truck...

CHS Begins Offering E85 Fuel at 22 Terminals in Eight States.(Brief Article)
June 10, 2005... St. Paul, MN-based CHS, a supplier of bioenergy products marketed under the Cenex brand, recently announced it will begin offering E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard gasoline, at 22 fuel terminals located in...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
June 10, 2005... ATF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & FUELS CANADA, INC.'s SRMs TO BIODIESEL: A BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP, June 21, 2005, Delta Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario NATURAL GAS STORAGE: THE LNG FACTOR -- INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES FOR AN EXPANDING LNG MARKET, June 28-29,...

Cargill to Build Biodiesel Plant at Iowa Falls Facility.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Cargill recently announced plans to build a 37.5-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant next to its Iowa Falls soybean crush facility. According to Cargill, construction on the plant, which will produce soy-based biodiesel as well as 30...

Westport Reports Fourth-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.(Westport Innovations, Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... Vancouver, British Columbia-based Westport Innovations, Inc., a leading developer of technologies designed to allow engines to operate on such "clean-burning" fuels as natural gas, hydrogen and hydrogen-enriched compressed natural gas (HCNG),...

European Commission Approves German Aid to Bioethanol Plant.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2005... The European Commission (EC) recently announced it has authorized Germany to pay national aid worth a total of 43 million euros (approximately $52 million) to Sudzucker AG subsidiary Sudzucker Bioethanol GmbH to finance investment in a new...

Partnership Introduces New Corn Oil Extraction Technology.(Glacial Lakes Energy)(KAAPA Ethanol)(Ethanol Oil Recovery Systems)(SunSource BioEnergy, LLC)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2005... VeraSun Energy recently announced the formation of a partnership with Glacial Lakes Energy, KAAPA Ethanol, Golden Grain Energy and Ethanol Oil Recovery Systems that is making available to the ethanol industry a new corn oil extraction...

SeQuential-Pacific JV Plan New Biodiesel Plant in OR.(SeQuential Biofuels, LLC)(Hawaii's Pacific Biodiesel, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2005... Oregon-based biofuels marketing and distribution company SeQuential Biofuels, LLC recently announced that plans are currently underway to break ground on a new biodiesel manufacturing plant in Oregon as part of a joint venture (JV) between...

Westport Recognized for Social Responsibility.(Westport Innovations, Inc.,)(Leadership in Social Responsibility Award)(Brief Article)
June 14, 2005... Westport Innovations, Inc., a leading developer of technologies that allow engines to operate on clean-burning fuels, recently announced it was presented the 2005 Leadership in Social Responsibility Award at the Technology Impact Awards...

Can-Am Ethanol Two to Build, Operate Biomass-to-Ethanol Plant.(MEMS USA, Inc)(Central Pacific Power, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 15, 2005... MEMS USA, Inc. recently announced that it has formed a joint venture with Central Pacific Power, Inc., Can-Am Ethanol Two, Inc. to design, build, own, operate and maintain a synthetic biomass-to-ethanol processing plant in Canada. ...

Indiana Agencies Commit to Using B20 in County Vehicles.(Brief Article)
June 15, 2005... The Indiana Soybean Board (ISB) recently announced that five local agencies in the city of Bloomington, IN, and Monroe County, IN, have pledged to use B20, a blend of 20 percent soy-based biodiesel and 80 percent fossil fuel-based diesel, in...

Brazil Considers Ethanol Deal With Dominican Republic.(Brief Article)
June 15, 2005... Latin American news agency Prensa Latina recently reported that Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorin revealed last week during a meeting with Dominican president Leonel Fernandez that Brazil is considering pursuit of the collaborative...

Dynetek Announces Appointment of New Board Director.(Dynetek Industries Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... Calgary, Alberta-based Dynetek Industries, Ltd., a leading developer, producer and marketer of lightweight compressed natural gas (CNG) storage cylinders and compressed hydrogen storage cylinders, recently announced the appointment of Claret...

RFA Honors Navy for Use of Biodiesel Fuel.(National Biodiesel Board)(Brief Article)
June 16, 2005... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently presented the U.S. Navy with the National Energy Security Award for "Outstanding Energy Leadership through Biodiesel." NBB executive director Joe Jobe cited a policy instituted earlier this year...

Senate Finance Committee Approves Ethanol Production Incentives.
June 17, 2005... Reuters recently reported that the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance approved yesterday afternoon a package including $10.7 billion in incentives for the use of alternative fuels and renewable energy. According to Reuters, the package...

Hybrid Fuel Systems Looks to Acquire DRV Energy.(Brief Article)
June 17, 2005... Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc. recently announced its intent to acquire OK-based based DRV Energy, Inc., "a provider of light duty gas alternative fuel conversion technologies and alternative fuel filling stations," to complement its own heavy-duty...

Front Range Energy Purchases Land for CO Ethanol Plant.(Front Range Energy, LLC)(Brief Article)
June 17, 2005... Local Colorado newspaper the Windsor Tribune reported last week that Front Range Energy, LLC has purchased 40 acres of land in Windsor, CO, to house a new ethanol plant that will produce 40 million gallons of the bio-based fuel each year. The...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
June 17, 2005... ATF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & FUELS CANADA, INC.'s SRMs TO BIODIESEL: A BIOSAFETY WORKSHOP, June 21, 2005, Delta Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario NATURAL GAS STORAGE: THE LNG FACTOR -- INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES FOR AN EXPANDING LNG MARKET, June 28-29,...

Germany's FZK to Test Conversion of BioOil to Syngas.(Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Vancouver, British Columbia-based energy company DynaMotive Energy Systems Corporation recently announced it will ship 15 tons of its biomass-based BioOil product to German research institute Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK) for conversion...

Great Lakes Ethanol to Purchase Membership Interest in MGP.(Midwest Grain Processors, LLC)(Great Lakes Ethanol, LLC)(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... Adrian, MI-based Great Lakes Ethanol, LLC (GLE) recently announced an agreement for the purchase of a membership interest in Lakota, IA-based ethanol company Midwest Grain Processors, LLC (MGP), a transaction designed to speed the development...

National Biodiesel Board Honors U.S. Senator Mark Clayton.(Brief Article)
June 20, 2005... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently presented U.S. Senator Mark Dayton (D-MN) with its Biodiesel Lifetime Achievement Award for his work in supporting biodiesel and energy security. "Senator Dayton became a champion of biodiesel...

UPPI Begins Offering B5 at British Columbia Cardlock Facility.(United Petroleum Products, Inc.)(Biodiesel Association of Canada)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2005... United Petroleum Products, Inc. (UPPI) president Mac Christie recently announced that Biodiesel Association of Canada (BAC) members Cascadia Biofuels, Inc., a joint venture enterprise of Burnaby, British Columbia-based UPPI and Autogas Propane,...

Peru's FCA to Switch to CNG-fueled Locomotives.(Ferrocarril Central Andino)(Compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2005... Reuters reported last week that Peruvian railway company Ferrocarril Central Andino (FCA) plans to replace all eight of the diesel-powered locomotives operating in its fleet with compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled engines in the next seven...

Ontario Premier Announces New Ethanol Growth Fund.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty recently announced a new 12-year, $520-million fund intended to boost ethanol production in the Canadian province. According to McGuinty, the fund provides capital assistance to help meet financial...

Saskatchewan, Industry Join to Launch Biodiesel Task Force.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2005... The government of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan recently joined with industry representatives to introduce a new task force that will examine the development of the province's biodiesel industry. According to the government, the...

Suncor Breaks Ground on New Ethanol Plant in Ontario.(Suncor Energy Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Suncor Energy Products, Inc. recently announced the official groundbreaking for its St. Clair ethanol plant in Ontario. According to Suncor, the new facility, which will cost approximately $120 million and receive a $22-million contribution...

NextGen Fuel to Build New Biodiesel Facility in NY.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... Local New York newspaper the Post-Standard reported last week that biofuels company NextGen Fuel, Inc. has unveiled plans to build a 5-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel production facility at a former brewery in Volney, NY. The newspaper said...

Indian Official Says Pune to Offer CNG Next Year.(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
June 23, 2005... The Times of India recently reported that Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) commissioner Nitin Kareer revealed earlier this month that the Gas Authority of India (GAL) and the Bharat Petroleum Corporation, Ltd. (BPCL) plan to begin offering...

Baytech Announces CNG, Propane Engine Certifications.(Baytech Corp)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Baytech Corporation recently announced it has received 2005 and 2006 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) certifications for its sequential multi-port fuel injected propane and compressed natural gas...

Baton Rouge Mayor-President Announces CNG Vehicle Purchase.(compressed natural gas)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Baton Rouge, LA mayor-president Melvin Holden recently announced East Baton Rouge Parish's purchase of five new compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicles. According to Holden, the parish purchased four CNG Honda Civics and one...

NOTS, ISA to Collaborate on Promotion of Biodiesel Fuel.(Norrenberns Truck Service)(Illinois Soybean Association)(Brief Article)
June 24, 2005... Farmweek magazine, a weekly publication produced by the Illinois Farm Bureau, reported last week that Nashville, IL-based trucking company Norrenberns Truck Service (NOTS) has joined with the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) in an effort to...

Weekly Update.(Calendar)
June 24, 2005... NATURAL GAS STORAGE: THE LNG FACTOR -- INFRASTRUCTURE STRATEGIES FOR AN EXPANDING LNG MARKET, June 28-29, 2005, Doubletree Hotel Houston Downtown, Houston, TX 21ST ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FUEL ETHANOL WORKSHOP & EXPO, June 28-July 1, 2005,...

FAB Acquires AFV Fleet Service of Southern California.(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Anniston, AL-based FAB Industries, a leading fuel storage and supply system integrator for compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen and hybrid electric vehicles to the North American transit industry, recently...

Xethanol Announces Appointment of New Board Member.(Xethanol Corporation)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... New York, NY-based Xethanol Corporation, a leading biotechnology integration and ethanol production company, recently announced the addition of Richard Ditoro, currently a principal in consulting firm Merestone Development, to the company's...

CO Conservancy District to Commission Biodiesel Study.(Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District)(Brief Article)
June 27, 2005... Local Colorado newspaper the Lamar Daily News reported last week that the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District (LAVWCD) has announced plans to hire a consultant to examine the feasibility of developing biodiesel production...

Can-Am Ethanol JV Enters Land Purchase Agreement.(Can-Am Ethanol One, Inc)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2005... MEMS USA, Inc. recently announced that Can-Am Ethanol One, Inc., its Canadian joint venture with Accelon Energy System, Inc., has entered into an agreement to purchase a wood-waste-to-ethanol plant site in the Comox Valley region of Vancouver...

Bangchak, TMB to Study Jatropha Biodiesel Plant.(ASB Corporation Group)(Thai Military Bank PCL)(Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Ltd)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2005... The Bangkok Post reported last week that Thai refiner Bangchak Petroleum Public Company, Ltd. has joined with the Thai Military Bank (TMB) and health care products company ASB Corporation Group to launch a feasibility study of a proposed...

New South Wales to Begin Using E10 in Government Fleet.(Brief Article)
June 28, 2005... Local Australian newspaper the Daily Telegraph recently reported that New South Wales (NSW) premier Bob Carr has announced a new plan under which the government will begin using E10, a fuel blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent standard...

Ethanol Production, Use Falls to Lowest Level of Year.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2005... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that new data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveal that the U.S. ethanol industry set a monthly production record for April of 238,000 barrels per day (b/d). ...

Husky to Expand Ethanol Production in Manitoba.
June 29, 2005... Reuters recently reported that Husky Energy, Inc. plans to expand ethanol production at its Manitoba facility from about 10 million liters to 130 million liters. According to Reuters, the expansion would bring production at the Manitoba...

Officials Work to Build Nebraska's First Biodiesel Plant.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2005... Local Nebraska newspaper the Lincoln Journal Star reported earlier this week that planning and zoning officials in Beatrice, NE, have issued a recommendation to the city council calling on the city to annex a property in the northern portion of...

Senate Passes Bill Incentivizing Biodiesel, Creating RFS.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2005... The U.S. Senate passed energy legislation earlier this week that extends the tax incentive for biodiesel through 2010, as well as creates a renewable fuels standard (RFS) requiring the use of 8 billion gallons of such fuels as biodiesel and...

IN County encourages Construction of New Ethanol Plant.(The Andersons, Inc.,)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that officials in Cass County, IN, have approved a special "economic revitalization area" designation for Maumee, OH-based agribusiness and retailing company The Andersons, Inc., which plans to build...