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Princess Anne Commissioners Approve Biodiesel Plant
WBOC TV 16 - Salisbury,MD,USA
(AP)- Town commissioners in Princess Anne voted 4-1 Monday to approve the construction of Somerset County's first biodiesel processing plant. ...
ASTM updates biodiesel specification
Biodiesel Magazine - Grand Forks,ND,USA
By Dave Nilles. ASTM International continues to tweak its specifications regarding biodiesel blends. The latest updates are expected ...
The new standard, D 6751-06a, adds limits on calcium and magnesium, which can be introduced during the biodiesel production process. The specification was approved at a June meeting of the ASTM Petroleum Products and Lubricants D02 committee. It was released earlier this month. The change addresses the potential effects of...
Nebraska’s second biodiesel plant begins construction
Biodiesel Magazine - Grand Forks,ND,USA
by Dave Nilles. A farmer-owned biodiesel project in northeast Nebraska is putting federal funds to good use. Northeast Nebraska Biodiesel ...
Nebraska State Director Scott Blehm presented the funds in a Tuesday ceremony in Lincoln, Neb. Northeast Nebraska Biodiesel was one of more than 150 projects throughout Nebraska receiving $38 million in USDA funding.
The biodiesel plant is being built near...
Biodiesel project stalls out
Yale Daily News - New Haven,CT,USA
By June Torbati. A University program in which dining hall cooking oil is recycled to create biodiesel fuel may soon be ending due to budget and space problems. ...
A University program to create biodiesel fuel from recycled dining hall cooking oil is stalling due to budget and space issues, some involved in the project say.
Engineers Without Borders, a student group dedicated to sustainability, received a grant from the University's Green Fund last year to develop methods to extract biofuel from waste oil. The program was initially successful, running a shuttle bus completely off recycled cooking oil during Commencement 2006. But now, students, faculty and administrators are offering conflicting assessments of the program's status.
Researcher David Johnson, who headed the project, said the effort has stalled because its funding expired at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Johnson also said the loss of his space at the Sterling Chemistry Lab made it impossible to continue.
"That project is not going on any further," he said. "We had a grant from the Green Fund, but it expired last year. Nobody has picked up the project, and it stopped last June. I'm willing to continue, but … I lost my space at the Sterling Chemistry Lab."
But EWB Co-President Betsy Scherzer '07 said the group plans to continue research using remaining grant money and that space will not be a problem.
"I applied for an extension for the rest of our Green Fund funds, and we have money to spare," Scherzer said in an e-mail. "There are definitely plans to continue research and turn oil into fuel. We are just in the process of transitioning from the old space into a new one."
Director of the Office of Sustainability Julie Newman said while EWB is currently encountering difficulties in continuing research, she expects the project will be revitalized in the future.
"I have no doubt that it will come to life again, but there's no lab for it right now," she said.
Associate Vice President for Administration Janet Lindner said the cooking oil-derived fuel operated well in test vehicles, but because of the labor intensive process and small quantities produced, the University may use it to power small, off-road vehicles or minor generators instead.
"We use recycled cooking oil from the dining halls to power the shuttle vehicle," she said. "This experiment complements our use of alternative fuels in the entire shuttle fleet, and we're always seeking ways to run cleaner and promote a healthier environment."
The biodiesel project is part of the University's larger goal of creating a more sustainable campus. Yale is also purchasing processed biodiesel from outside the University to reduce its dependence on petroleum-based fuels.
Currently, all shuttle buses run on an EPA-approved biodiesel and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel blend. Biodiesel is less harmful to the environment than traditional petroleum diesel because the carbon dioxide released when burning fuel is neutralized by the plants grown to provide it.
Although the amount of biodiesel in the blend varies depending on the weather - biodiesel performs better in warmer temperatures than in the cold - the mix generally consists of 20% biodiesel and 80% ULSD, Lindner said in an e-mail.
Yale is one of the first universities in the country to use that blend, Newman said.
Lindner said the University successfully added filters and catalytic converters to its shuttle fleet last spring.
"[The conversion] was a simple process with excellent results," she said.
Other upcoming changes to Shuttle Services include planned replacements of current vehicles with hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles and, if ongoing tests are successful, a new GPS system that will allow students to see shuttle bus locations in real time.
New Biodiesel Plant Opens in Missouri
MSN Money - USA
MEXICO, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's largest biodiesel plant opened, with farmers and politicians calling it a boon to the rural economy and a small step toward the ...
Missouri's largest biodiesel plant opened, with farmers and politicians calling it a boon to the rural economy and a small step toward the goal of reducing oil imports.
The $30 million plant will produce about 30 million gallons annually of biodiesel, a fuel made from vegetable oil and other additives.
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