Wednesday, December 28, 2005

[Biofuels] Talking Turkey about Biofuels A factory stands in Carthage, Missouri with a singular purpose: transforming turkey byproducts-beaks, feathers, bones and all-into oil. "It's real," says Alan Libshutz, president of the small New York company that developed the process. "You put turkeys in the front and you get oil out the back." [Source: E: The Environmental Magazine] 10:47:12 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] Cultivating the Biobased Economy Governmental agencies, universities, industry, and farming advocates are nurturing and underwriting new uses for agricultural products that will certainly impact not only green building but many other commercial enterprises as well. By Bruce Maine [Source: GreenerBuildings.com] 10:41:42 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] Wisconsin Pledges $1M to Renewable Energy, Fuels & Products Governor Jim Doyle launched the state's first-ever grant program to help develop Wisconsin's bio-based economy. In his 2005 state budget, he committed $1 million to help businesses and individuals develop ways to use plant and animal resources for renewable energy, fuels, or products. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:22:51 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Evergreen Renewables to Manufacture Soybean Biodiesel Evergreen Renewables LLC will bring the first operating biodiesel plant to Indiana by adding a soybean-based biodiesel division to the 34-acre facility on Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond. It is expected to produce 5 million gallons of biodiesel per year made exclusively from soybean oil, cost around $10 million, and add 15 positions to the current staff of 60. Fuel will be produced early in 2006. [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:13:47 AM Google It!

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