Cellulosic Biofuel: Let The Dribble Begin!

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In Mississippi, KiOR is making and shipping diesel fuel made from pine wood chips that previously fed a now-shuttered paper mill." Read more →

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Algae Biodiesel Feels The Love In Bay Area Test

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Propel and Solazyme say customers loved algae-derived biofuel in their cars in a 30-day test – but can it scale up (and be price competitive)? Read more →

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BioBot 20: A Biodiesel Plant For Your Kitchen Counter

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Just slightly bigger than a breadbox, the BioBot 20 can turn waste oils into biodiesel in 24 hours or less. Read more →

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Algae-Derived Diesel Blend? Filler ‘er Up!

Propel Fuels Solazyme algae based biodiesel

Four Propel Fuels stations in the Bay Area are offering Solazyme's algae-based diesel blend for a month, a retail first. Read more →

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Biodiesel Wants Help, But Does It Deserve It?

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The biodiesel industry takes its story of recycled french-fry grease – and jobs – to Washington in an effort to gain legislative support. Read more →

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Mammoth Cave Park Digs Alt Fuel Fleet

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The $505,000 award replaced four aging propane buses with new ones, two gas pickup with two propane ones, and one gas golf cart with a new electric vehicle. Read more →

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Enzymes Lead the Way To Sustainable Biodiesel

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Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro, North Carolina has developed an innovative, zero-waste process for making biodiesel using enzymes instead of harsh chemicals. Read more →

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Biodiesel Needs Tax Credit To Grease Production

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U.S. biodiesel production set a new record in 2011, but producers say they'll be hurt if Congress doesn't renew a key tax incentive. Read more →

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Biodiesel Production Goes To School

Via Springboard Biofuels

Springboard Biodiesel and Pinnacle Capital have created a financing program intended to help schools buy equipment to produce their own biodiesel. Read more →

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For Biodiesel, Michigan Grows Its Own

OnSite Biodiesel

A public-private collaboration in Michigan is using a portable biodiesel fuel processor to encourage oilseed crops on land typically not used for farming. Read more →

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