added 2007 Wed May 30 1:05:39 by Digidave
A program started in December employs homeless people to collect grease for free from restaurants, and then sell it to a company that converts it to diesel fuel.
A program started in December employs homeless people to collect grease for free from restaurants, and then sell it to a company that converts it to diesel fuel.
added 2007 Wed Apr 18 18:25:05 by STONERS
A site north in central Alberta will be home to North America's largest biofuels refinery starting this summer when construction begins on a $400-million plant that will produce 300 million US gallons per year of ethanol, biodiesel and crushed canola.
A site north in central Alberta will be home to North America's largest biofuels refinery starting this summer when construction begins on a $400-million plant that will produce 300 million US gallons per year of ethanol, biodiesel and crushed canola.
added 2007 Sun Feb 4 9:49:45 by Neophile
Even as the U.S. looks to ethanol as a way to wean itself off foreign petroleum supplies, imports of the biofuel are soaring.
Even as the U.S. looks to ethanol as a way to wean itself off foreign petroleum supplies, imports of the biofuel are soaring.
added 2006 Mon Aug 28 11:45:47 by web angel
Ethanol yields 25% more energy than the energy invested in its production, biodiesel yields 93% more energy than the energy invested in its production. If the US devotes all of its corn and soybean to biofuel production, it would meet 12%of US gasoline demand and 6% of US diesel demand.
Ethanol yields 25% more energy than the energy invested in its production, biodiesel yields 93% more energy than the energy invested in its production. If the US devotes all of its corn and soybean to biofuel production, it would meet 12%of US gasoline demand and 6% of US diesel demand.
