Archive for July, 2008

San Francisco gets $1M to build a biodiesel plant (East Bay Business Times)

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

San Francisco received $1 million grant from the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to build its first biodiesel plant to recycle restaurant grease.

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Biodiesel in Phoenix? (12 News Phoenix)

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Restaurants use it for hamburgers and french fries but one Phoenix company is planning on using grease to make bio diesel. Dan Rees, President of AZ BioDiesel, says, "Three years ago we started using this for our company vehicles for my other company.

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Kitchen grease fuels a wave of fry crooks - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Kitchen grease fuels a wave of fry crooks Seattle Post Intelligencer - 12 minutes ago The biodiesel boom is turning into an unanticipated boon for a far-from-green portion of the population — petty thieves, who are trading in the used …

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Fill ‘er up: biodiesel company in ship-shape for future - ZDNet Blogs

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Fill ‘er up: biodiesel company in ship-shape for future ZDNet Blogs - 11 hours ago I recently spoke with the head of a biodiesel firm that’s on the production side of the business. Innovaton Fuels was formed from the merger of smaller …

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First Biodiesel Gas Station Opens In Miami-Dade - Local10.com

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

First Biodiesel Gas Station Opens In Miami-Dade Local10.com, FL - 11 hours ago The first biodiesel gas station in Miami-Dade County opened Thursday in Hialeah. As a grand opening promotion, the UGas station at 7950 W. 28th Ave. was … Want A Tiger In Your Tank Or Hialeah Biofuel CBS 4 all 2 news …

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Airplane Builders Looking at Biodiesel, Alt Fuels - Domestic Fuel

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

Domestic Fuel Airplane Builders Looking at Biodiesel , Alt Fuels Domestic Fuel, MO - 3 hours ago AlgaeLink produces technology to grow algae that can be turned into biodiesel and is setting up two plants of its own in Europe.

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Kountze Plant Waiting For Licensing to Sell Bio Diesel - KBMT ABC 12

Friday, July 25th, 2008

Kountze Plant Waiting For Licensing to Sell Bio Diesel KBMT ABC 12, TX - 1 hour ago Until then, there's a lot of "talk" about alternatives like biodiesel . And did you know we have a local company making what is sometimes referred to as …

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Companies Collaborate on New Technology to Trap Grease for Viable … - IndustryWeek

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Companies Collaborate on New Technology to Trap Grease for Viable … IndustryWeek - 3 hours ago Rising commodity prices for feedstocks have greatly hindered the growth of the once burgeoning Biodiesel manufacturing industry and surging raw feedstock …

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Nova Biodiesel refinery already producing biodiesel - Morris Daily Herald

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Nova Biodiesel refinery already producing biodiesel Morris Daily Herald, IL - 5 hours ago By Jo Ann Hustis It's good technology, plant manager Ben Van Veckhoven says of the Nova Biodiesel refinery in Seneca, the largest of its kind in the nation. …

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SF: PILOT CITY PROGRAM TO TURN RESTAURANT

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

SFist SF: PILOT CITY PROGRAM TO TURN RESTAURANT 'BROWN GREASE' INTO … CBS 5, CA - 3 hours ago But with the state Energy Commission anticipating a 1 billion-gallon biodiesel shortfall by 2022, even with increases in the number of yellow grease … SF To Build First City Grease-To- …

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