Friday, December 30, 2005

[Biodiesel] Some saw biodiesel problems coming Performance problems that led to a three-week suspension of Minnesota's biodiesel requirement confirmed fears of researchers who studied the soybean blended fuel years ago. [Source: AP via Duluth News Tribune] 12:27:47 PM Google It!    [Renewable fuel] Canadian Conservatives Commit to Renewable Fuels Standard Source: Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, 12/21/05. TORONTO, ONTARIO (Dec 21, 2005) – The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today commended the Conservative of Canada for its election commitment to implement a "Renewable Fuel Standard" requiring a 5% renewable fuel content on average in Canadian transportation fuel. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 12:15:15 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Homegrown fuel: a waste of energy? On a blazing day last July at his farm west of Spokane, Fred Fleming placed a machine that looks like a meat grinder the size of a truck engine on a concrete slab and started dumping tiny canola seeds into the top. [Source: Seattle Times] 11:07:06 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] His Car Smelling Like French Fries, Willie Nelson Sells Biodiesel Willie Nelson drives a Mercedes. But do not lose faith, true believers. The exhaust from Mr. Nelson's diesel-powered Mercedes smells like peanuts, or French fries, or whatever alternative fuel happens to be in his tank. [Source: New York Times] 11:04:49 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Biodiesel Brings Testing Into Focus Recent soaring energy costs have created intense interest in non-petroleum-based energy sources. One alternative fuel source, biodiesel, offers a homegrown solution for the diesel engine industry. For test providers, the testing associated with diesel engine efficiency and emission particulates could translate into a windfall. [Source: Layover.com] 11:00:35 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Economist says biofuels expansion is likely Farmers can count on improving technology and some help from the federal government to ensure a bright future in renewable fuels, according to an economist speaking here last week at a conference. Vernon Eidman, a professor of economics at the University of Minnesota, told participants reaching a demand goal of 25 billion gallons of ethanol by the year 2025 is possible. [Source: AgriNews] 10:58:13 AM Google It!    [Ethanol] How efficient is ethanol? It depends on who is asked Those who argue it takes more energy to produce ethanol than the fuel itself generates are absolutely right, according to Robert Brown. But, the Iowa State professor added, the same is true for all other forms of energy, including gasoline, electricity and natural gas. [Source: AgriNews] 10:55:07 AM Google It!    [Hybrid cars] Why Buy a Hybrid? Article discussing the benefits of hybrid cars and alternative fuels in PC Magazine. 9:29:27 AM Google It!

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