Alternative Transportation Fuels Today articles from March 2006

Alternative Transportation Fuels Today archives from March 2006

OH Governor's Energy Action Plan Supports Biofuels.
March 1, 2006... Ohio governor Bob Taft recently announced a new energy action plan, which looks to better align policies to meet the energy needs of the state's farms, businesses and families by building upon ongoing efforts to better utilize Ohio's natural...

Veridium to Sell Corn Oil to Mean Green for Biodiesel.
March 1, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced plans to sell high-grade corn oil to Mean Green BioFuels Corporation for refining into biodiesel. Late last month, Veridium and Mean Green announced the execution of a joint venture agreement pursuant...

FDA Approves Use of New Enzyme for Ethanol Production.
March 2, 2006... Diversa Corporation recently announced the receipt of regulatory approval from the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine for Ultra-Thin enzyme, a new product developed by Diversa and marketed by Valley Research,...

NewGen Technologies Plans New Biodiesel Plant in Iowa.
March 2, 2006... NewGen Technologies, Inc. recently announced plans to construct a new biodiesel production facility in Fairfield, IA. According to NewGen, the plant will be developed by PowerSHIFT BioFuels of Iowa, NewGen's joint venture with PowerSHIFT...

SRI to Host Biodiesel Investment Summit in St. Louis.
March 2, 2006... The Strategic Research Institute (SRI) will host "Biodiesel: Investments and Opportunities Summit" on April 27 and 28 at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel in St. Louis, MO. The event will open the morning of Thursday, April 27, with...

Ethanol Industry Achieves Record Production in 2005.
March 3, 2006... The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) recently announced that data released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) indicate that the U.S. ethanol industry set annual production records in 2005, producing nearly 4 billion gallons of...

Veridium Announces New CO2 to Biofuels Conversion Technology.
March 3, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced its new patent-pending BioStarch Recirculation System technology, which is designed to convert exhaust carbon dioxide (CO2) from the fermentation stage of ethanol production facilities into new ethanol...

Methanol Spill at CA Biodiesel Plant Ignites Devastating Fire.
March 3, 2006... Green Star Products, Inc. (GSPI), which is a 35-percent equity owner of American Biofuels, LLC (ABF), reported a serious "fire incident" late last month at the site of ABF's biodiesel plant in Bakersfield, CA. According to GSPI, the...

Weekly Update.
March 3, 2006... BIOENERGY - I: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIAL PROCESSES, March 5-10, 2006, Tomar, Portugal RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCE AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT: NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS IN THE RENEWABLE FUEL & RENEWABLE POWER MARKETS, March 8-10, 2006,...

EPA Proposes More Consistent Ethanol Plant Regulation.
March 6, 2006... The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed the application of the same air permitting requirements for facilities that produce ethanol for fuel as for those that produce ethanol for human consumption. According to EPA,...

INSEQ Receives Biofuels Equipment Orders From Veridium.
March 6, 2006... INSEQ Corporation recently announced it has received orders from Veridium Corporation totaling approximately $2.2 million for the manufacturing and delivery of Veridium's Corn Oil Extraction Systems. "We expect that these orders will be...

XcelPlus Announces Entry Into E85 Ethanol Market.
March 6, 2006... XcelPlus International, Inc. recently announced that the company is entering into the market for E85, a fuel blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent standard petroleum. XcelPlus said it plans to offer various products designed to...

Horizon Begins Production at New Ethanol Facility in Iowa.
March 7, 2006... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced that Horizon Ethanol, LLC has commenced production at its ethanol refinery near Jewell, IA. According to IRFA, the facility will process 21 million bushels of corn into 60...

Aventine Signs Marketing Agreement With E3 BioFuels-Mead.
March 7, 2006... Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement to market all fuel-grade ethanol produced by E3 BioFuels-Mead. According to Aventine, E3 BioFuels-Mead will produce ethanol at a 24 million-gallon-per-year...

Fresno to Power New Plug-in Hybrid Refuse Truck With CNG.
March 7, 2006... Hauppauge, NY-based power, control and energy storage systems company Odyne Corporation recently announced it has been awarded a contract by the City of Fresno, CA to install its proprietary plug-in series hybrid electric propulsion system on a...

Construction Slated to Begin on New Biodiesel Plant in NE.
March 8, 2006... Local Nebraska newspaper the Beatrice Daily Sun reported last week that officials with the city of Beatrice, the Beatrice Chamber of Commerce and Gage County, NE have announced construction is scheduled to begin this summer on a new biodiesel...

Veridium Receives Second Order for Corn Oil Extraction System.
March 8, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced it has received an order from Granite Falls Energy, LLC for use of the company's patent-pending Corn Oil Extraction System. According to Veridium, the new system is scheduled for installation by July...

Iowa College Students Tour Country in E85 Vehicle.
March 8, 2006... The American Lung Association of Iowa (ALAIA) recently announced that students from Iowa Central Community College have commenced a cross-country journey in an E85 FlexFuel Chevrolet as part of an effort to educate the nation about the...

Veridium Receives Third Order for Corn Oil Extraction System.
March 9, 2006... Veridium Corporation recently announced it has received an order from a Wisconsin-based ethanol producer for use of the company's patent-pending Corn Oil Extraction System. According to Veridium, the new system is scheduled to be installed...

Clean Edge Predicts $52.5-Billion Biofuels Market by 2015.
March 9, 2006... Clean Edge, Inc. recently announced the release of a new report which projects that the markets for biofuels, photovoltaics, wind energy and fuel cells will expand four-fold in the next decade, growing from $40 billion in global revenues in...

Ethanol Accounts for 77 Percent of Iowa's January Gas Sales.
March 9, 2006... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced that E10 ethanol fuel blends accounted for 77 percent of the state's January gasoline sales, representing approximately 107.6 million gallons of fuel. "The key to growth in...

Washington State Senate Passes Biofuels Legislation.
March 10, 2006... Bellingham, WA-based Chemical Consortium Holdings, Inc. (ChemCon) recently announced that the Washington State Senate has passed Engrossed Senate Bill 6508, which sets a mandate for two percent biodiesel use as a percent of diesel sold at the...

Hybrid Fuel Systems Changes Name, Launches New Divisions.(Brief Article)
March 10, 2006... Hybrid Fuel Systems, Inc., the manufacturer of a patented dual-fuel diesel to natural gas conversion technology, recently announced the change of its name to US Energy Initiatives Corporation, as well as the formation of two new divisions to...

Weekly Update.
March 10, 2006... BIOENERGY - I: FROM CONCEPT TO COMMERCIAL PROCESSES, March 5-10, 2006, Tomar, Portugal RENEWABLE ENERGY FINANCE AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT: NAVIGATING OPPORTUNITIES & RISKS IN THE RENEWABLE FUEL & RENEWABLE POWER MARKETS, March 8-10, 2006,...

Imperial Western Products Earns BQ-9000 Accreditation.
March 13, 2006... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that Coachella, CA-based Biotane biodiesel producer Imperial Western Products, Inc. has achieved BQ-9000 Accredited Producer status under the National Biodiesel Accreditation Program, a...

NESEA to host 18th Annual Tour de Sol in New York.(Northeast Sustainable Energy Association event from May 10-14)
March 13, 2006... The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) will host the 18th Annual Tour de Sol, an event designed to "celebrate progress made toward more environmentally friendly vehicles," from May 10 through 14 at Saratoga Spa State Park in...

Dynetek to Supply CNG Storage Systems for Bus Project in India.
March 13, 2006... Dynetek Industries, Ltd. recently announced it has signed a sub-project agreement with ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Inc. (ATFCAN) to supply six compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel storage systems, including related engineering and...

PA DEP Says Demand for AFVs Will Soon Exceed Supply of Funds.
March 14, 2006... The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently reported that the state's program incentivizing the use of alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) has proven so successful that the state is...

Louis Dreyfus to Construct New Ethanol Plant in Indiana.
March 14, 2006... Indiana governor Mitch Daniels recently announced that Louis Dreyfus Agriculture Industries, LLC plans to build a new biodiesel plant near Claypool, IN. According to Daniels, the state reached an agreement with Louis Dreyfus through the...

IRFA Announces Final Round of Infrastructure Grants.
March 14, 2006... The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) recently announced the final recipients of its Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Grants from the Iowa Values Fund for the fiscal year. IRFA noted that grants totaling more than $100,000 to six retailers...

CWI to Supply Engines for CNG Bus Project in India.
March 15, 2006... Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI) recently announced the commencement of a one-year demonstration of clean transportation technology in New Delhi, India, which includes six compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled buses powered by CWI's B Gas...

Manitoba Launches Model Ethanol Fueling Station.
March 15, 2006... The Canadian province of Manitoba recently announced that the provincial and federal governments have joined in launching a $174,000 sustainable transportation project to demonstrate the feasibility of using high-ethanol-content fuels in...

Syntroleum, Bluewater to Pursue Launch of GTL/Oil FPSO Vessel.
March 16, 2006... Syntroleum Corporation, the owner of a proprietary gas-to-liquids (GTL) process for converting natural gas or synthesis gas derived from coal into synthetic liquid hydrocarbons, recently announced it has signed a letter of intent to form a...

Consolidated Biofuels Receives Initial Round of Financing.
March 16, 2006... Consolidated Biofuels, Inc. recently announced it has received an initial $200,000 in funding through a private placement of the company's common stock. According to the company, the funds will be used to help the company raise capital for...

ATFCAN, Maruti to Evaluate CNG Conversion Technology in India.(Maruti Udyog Ltd., Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada Inc.)(compressed natural gas)(Brief article)
March 16, 2006... ATF Advanced Technologies & Fuels Canada, Inc. (ATFCAN) president and CEO Rodney Semotiuk recently announced that ATFCAN has agreed to collaborate with Maruti Udyog, Ltd. of India to evaluate advanced compressed natural gas (CNG) conversion...

Startech, FFI Form Alliance to Produce Ethanol From Waste.
March 17, 2006... Startech Environmental Corporation, a waste industry and energy company engaged in the production and sale of its proprietary plasma processing equipment, recently announced it has formed a strategic alliance agreement with Nuclear Solutions,...

InnovaTek, Seattle BioFuels Produce Hydrogen From B100.
March 17, 2006... InnovaTek, Inc. recently announced it has successfully demonstrated the ability to generate hydrogen from 100-percent biodiesel (B-100) produced at Seattle BioFuels, Inc.'s commercial-scale, ASTM-certified Seattle Biodiesel refinery. ...

Malaysian NGV to Build 40 New Fueling Stations.
March 17, 2006... AFX News reported last week that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia-based natural gas vehicle (NGV) company Malaysian NGV Sdn Bhd has revealed plans to build 40 new NGV fueling stations, with the goal of increasing the number of NGVs in operation in...

Weekly Update.
March 17, 2006... FINANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY: MARKET OUTLOOK, SUPPORT AND POLICY, March 20-21, 2006, Doubletree Guest Suites, Chicago, IL BIOFUELS MARKETS AMERICAS, March 27-28, 2006, TBA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ETHANOL & BIODIESEL MANAGEMENT: HOW TO...

Senators Introduce Bill Extending Biodiesel Tax Incentive.
March 20, 2006... U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Max Baucus (D-MT), the chairman and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Finance Committee, recently introduced S. 2401 -- new legislation that would extend through 2010 such alternative energy...

PAA to Acquire NGL Businesses From Andrews, Lone Star.
March 20, 2006... Plains All American Pipeline, L.P. (PAA) recently announced an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the equity interests of Andrews Petroleum, Inc. and Lone Star Trucking, Inc. for approximately $205 million. The deal was made through PAA's...

NYPA, EPRI to Explore Hydrogen Fuel Production Via Hydropower.
March 20, 2006... The New York Power Authority (NYPA) recently announced it has joined with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) of Palo Alto, CA in undertaking an engineering feasibility study exploring the use of hydropower to produce hydrogen for a...

Headwaters, GRE Announce Executive Committee, Blue Flint GM.
March 21, 2006... Great River Energy (GRE) recently announced that John Baird of Headwaters Energy Services Corporation and John Weeda of GRE will serve as a two-person executive committee that will govern all activities for Blue Flint Ethanol, LLC....

Dynetek Reports Fourth-quarter, Year-end Financial Results.(Dynetek Industries Ltd.)(Brief article)
March 21, 2006... Calgary, Alberta-based Dynetek Industries, Ltd., a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of proprietary fuel storage cylinders and systems for compressed natural gas (CNG) and hydrogen, recently announced its financial results for the...

US BioEnergy, Gold Energy to Build New Ethanol Plant in ND.
March 21, 2006... US BioEnergy Corporation recently announced is has partnered with Gold Energy, LLC for a 100-million-gallon-per-year ethanol production facility near Hankinson, ND. "We have put good programs in place and worked diligently with the Gold...

WA County Executive Reveals Plan for Increasing Biodiesel Use.
March 22, 2006... King County, WA executive Ron Sims recently announced plans to increase the county's use of biodiesel by employing a blend of 20-percent biodiesel in place of the five-percent blend currently utilized by fleet vehicles that run on the...

BMW Official Anticipates Hydrogen Vehicle by 2008.
March 22, 2006... Reuters recently reported that a spokesperson for BMW revealed last week that the automaker expects to begin offering a new hydrogen-powered 7-Series executive model by 2008, two years sooner than initially anticipated. According to...

The Holland to Convert Used Cooking Oil Into Biodiesel.
March 23, 2006... Northwest restaurant company The Holland, Inc. recently announced the implementation of a program through which it will recycle the cooking oil from its Burgerville restaurants into biodiesel. According to The Holland, all 39 Burgerville...

Myanmar to Convert 6,000 Additional Vehicles to CNG in 2006.
March 23, 2006... Chinese news agency Xinhua reported earlier this week that officials in Myanmar have unveiled plans to convert 6,000 gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles to operate on compressed natural gas (CNG) this year as part of a larger plan to modify...

Union Pacific Decision Delays Construction of New Ethanol Plant.
March 23, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that construction of a new ethanol production facility planned for Sioux City, IA has been delayed in the wake of a decision by Union Pacific not to complete improvements on a nearby railroad track....

Diesel Jeep Liberty Sales Set to Surpass 10,000 Mark.
March 24, 2006... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that sales of the Jeep Liberty CRD diesel, which comes pre-filled with five-percent biodiesel (B5), are set to surpass the 10,000 mark, or double the number expected when the Chrysler Group...

U.K. Supermarket Chain Opens New E85 Fueling Pump.
March 24, 2006... Morrisons, the U.K.'s fourth largest supermarket chain, recently announced the opening of a new BioEthanol E85 filling pump as a tie-in with the first deliveries of Saab's flex-fuel 9-5 BioPower car. According to Morrisons, the ethanol...

CTA Urges Further Study Before Biodiesel Mandate.
March 24, 2006... The Ottawa, Ontario-based Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recently urged Canadian officials to consider the impact of biodiesel on post-2002 truck engines, the fuel's widespread availability and its benefits versus the gains already made by...

Weekly Update.
March 24, 2006... BIOFUELS MARKETS AMERICAS, March 27-28, 2006, TBA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ETHANOL & BIODIESEL MANAGEMENT: HOW TO PURCHASE, HANDLE, HEDGE AND MANAGE YOUR RENEWABLE FUELS, March 29-31, 2006, W Chicago City Center Hotel, Chicago, IL ...

WA County Executive Orders Increased Alternative Fuel Use.
March 27, 2006... King County, WA executive Ron Sims launched last week an "Acting Locally" package of initiatives designed to combat climate change through the signing of a series of executive orders directing county departments to make "significant"...

Panda Energy Receives Air Permit for KS Ethanol Project.
March 27, 2006... Panda Energy recently announced that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has issued an air permit for the company's Haskell County, KS ethanol project. The $120-million facility is expected to be capable of producing 100 million...

Rock Band Tours U.S. in Biodiesel Bus to Promote Awareness.
March 27, 2006... The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) recently announced that the rock band Guster is using a biodiesel blend to fuel its tour bus during the first annual Campus Consciousness Tour, of which NBB is a sponsor. NBB noted that the bus is running...

Mazda Delivers Rotary Hydrogen Vehicles for Customer Fleets.
March 28, 2006... Mazda Motor Corporation recently announced it has delivered RX-8 Hydrogen RE vehicles to its first two corporate customers, Idemitsu Kosan Company, Ltd. in Tokyo and Iwatani International Corporation in Osaka, Japan. Each company received one...

Seafish to Experiment With Marine Use of Biofuels.
March 28, 2006... The U.K.'s Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) recently announced the launch of a new project that aims to provide the fishing industry with low-cost alternative fuel. According to Seafish, the project brings together technical expertise...

IL Governor Announces Grants to Support Renewable Fuels.
March 28, 2006... Illinois Department of Agriculture director Chuck Hartke recently announced more than $600,000 in grants to support renewable fuels and other value-added agriculture projects across the state under governor Rod Blagojevich's economic...

Local NY City Council President Test-Drives AFV.
March 29, 2006... Yonkers, NY City Council president Chuck Lesnick recently began test-driving a compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered vehicle in a move to support the launch of his initiative encouraging the use of energy-efficient vehicles in the city's car...

Neste, OMV to Build Biodiesel Production Facility in Austria.
March 29, 2006... Neste Oil Corporation recently announced plans to build a biodiesel production facility in Austria under a memorandum of understanding with Austrian oil and gas group OMV. According to Neste, the facility would be located at OMV's...

Nippon Steel to Conduct Waste-to-Ethanol Tests.
March 29, 2006... Japanese news service Kyodo recently reported that Nippon Steel Corporation plans to construct a waste-to-ethanol conversion facility in Japan to test the viability of producing the alternative fuel from garbage. According to Kyodo, the...

LA Metro Orders 96 Additional CNG Buses From CWI.
March 30, 2006... Cummins Westport, Inc. (CWI) recently announced that the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has exercised its first option to acquire an additional 96 of the company's compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered Metro...

Renault Offers New Flex-Fuel Vehicle in Brazil.
March 30, 2006... Reuters recently reported that French automaker Renault has introduced a new flex-fuel vehicle designed for use in Brazil. According to Reuters, the Hi-Flex Clio, which will retail for approximately $12,425, is equipped with a 16-valve...

LaPorte, IN Begins Fueling Vehicle Fleet With Biodiesel.
March 30, 2006... Local Indiana television news station WNDU recently reported that the city of LaPorte, IN has commenced the fueling of its diesel vehicle fleet with biodiesel. According to WNDU, project consultant Carl Lisek noted that approximately 70...

Iowa House Passes Renewable Fuels Legislation.
March 31, 2006... The Iowa House of Representatives passed earlier this week legislation designed to boost the availability and use of such renewable fuels as biodiesel and ethanol. According to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA), the bill -- HF...

Earth Biofuels Opens New Biodiesel Retail Service Station in MS.
March 31, 2006... Earth Biofuels, Inc. recently announced the opening of its second biodiesel truck stop/service station, which is located in Grenada, MS. According to Earth Biofuels, the station will offer Willie Nelson's "BioWillie" brand of biodiesel. ...

Weekly Update.
March 31, 2006... POWER-GEN RENEWABLE ENERGY & FUELS, April 10-12, 2006, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV BIODIESEL OPPORTUNITIES AND INVESTMENTS SUMMIT, April 27-28, 2006, Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel, St. Louis, MO SOLAR ENERGY...