Biofuel

Forest Industry Turns Green to Make Green

With lumber and paper markets depressed, forest industry leaders are shifting focus to the production of renewable energy, writes Don Brunell, president of the Association of Washington Business, Washington state’s chamber of commerce, on ...

Biofuels Reality For Airlines Within 3 to 5 Years

Japan Airlines recently became the first Asian carrier to fly using blended biofuel in what is seen as an increasing trend as more sourcing becomes available, Reuters reports. Boeing says Biofuels will become ...

Wal-Mart Tests New Trucks, Surpasses Fuel Efficiency Goals

Wal-Mart announced this week that they would be testing four new kinds of fuel-efficient commercial trucks. The retail superstore already surpassed efficiency goals within its private ...

Disneyland Powers Steam Trains With Recycled Cooking Oil

Disneyland Resort is now using recycled cooking oil to power its Disneyland Railroad steam trains, eTurboNews reports. “Now the oil used to cook french fries and other foods is processed to ...

AEP’s Green Fleet Recognized By EPA

American Electric Power, which operates 110 flex-fuel vehicles, 24 hybrid utility trucks, and more than 80 hybrid cars, including three plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, has become the first utility ...

Movers Becoming More Eco-Friendly

Moving companies are cashing in on consumers desire to go green, reports the New York Times. For years, businesses, supermarkets and pharmacies have rented reusable plastic crates to relocate from one office to another. Now ...

General Dynamics Awarded “Green” Jet Engine Contract

The US Air Force awarded a unit of General Dynamics an $18.5 million contract this month to develop a greener jet engine, reported the Dayton Business Journal. The company says the new engine will be ...

Sainsbury’s To Generate Power From Unsold Food

Sainsbury's announced that it is planning to divert all UK food waste away from landfill to a biomass plant by this summer. The supermarket giant is fast-tracking the plan at its 28 ...

Ford’s Gioia Talks Alternative Fuels at the Detroit Auto Show

Nancy Gioia, director sustainable mobility technologies and hybrid vehicle programs for Ford Motor Company, discusses alternative fuel vehicles at the Detroit Auto Show 2009. ...

Cogeneration System Could Save Food Service Restaurants $800/Mo

Owl Power Company has announced Vegawatt, a cogeneration system for restaurants and food service facilities. The system turns waste vegetable oil from a restaurant's deep fryer into fuel to generate on-site ...

Northeast States Agree to Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Eleven Eastern states are developing a regional "Low Carbon Fuel Standard" to reduce the carbon concentration in fuels used in vehicles and buildings and ultimately reduce greenhouse gases. The group includes the ...

Sacramento Farm Powered By Walnut Shells

Dixon Ridge Farms outside of Sacramento, California is generating electricity with vaporized walnut shells. Their machine uses "flash pyrolysis" technology to create biogas out of the shells which are then burned in ...

Air New Zealand Completes Flight Powered By Jatropha Biofuel

Air New Zealand utilized a biofuel blend of 50:50 jatropha and Jet A1 fuel to power one of the Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400's Rolls-Royce RB211 engines. The Boeing 747 flew for two hours. Jatropha plants grow ...

Green Business 2008 – Environmental Leader’s Most Popular Stories

With 2008 just out the door, it's a good time to look back at the green business issues and news items popular with top sustainability executives. Here are Environmental Leader's top green business stories for ...

Winter: Not A Good Season For Renewable Energy Production

Winter may not be a good time for renewable energy production: biodiesel congeals in tanks, solar panels generate less power because there is less sun and wind turbine blades ice up, New York Times ...

DOE Offers $200M in Biofuel Awards

The Department of Energy (DOE) will award as much as $200 million in grants to 5-12 projects over the next six years for advanced biofuel pilot refineries. By giving support, the US hopes ...

Japan Airline To Test Biofuel Flight

Japan Airlines says it will be the first Asian carrier to conduct a demonstration flight using a sustainable biofuel refined from the energy crop, camelina. The one-hour demonstration flight is planned ...

Oregon Farm Installs New Methane Digester

NW Natural and Bonneville Environmental Foundation are building a $1 million methane digester at Threemile Canyon Farms in Boardman, Ore. Although methane digesters are not new, Bill Eddie of the foundation ...

Green Earth Technologies Makes Motor Oil From Animal Fat

Green Earth Technologies says it has found a way to make motor oil from animal fat. The company's engine oil will enter a market that hasn't changed much since Mobil 1 synthetic ...

Minnesota Paper Recycler To Power With Biogas

St. Paul Port Authority has gained unanimous support from the City Council to develop a once-controversial biogas plan, Star Tribune reports. The biogas plan is aiming to pipe rural Minnesota manure and ...