OIL USED NEWS - 2010 Updates and News

Speacial Report: Gas, Diesel, Biofuel production from algae - pending review - While Jatropha feedstock for biodiesel takes two-three years for commercial harvest, algae starts yielding in less than one week. Thereafter, the algae oil can be harvested everyday. Algae oil can be suitably converted to biodiesel and the remaining dry cake serves as an excellent source of protein for livestock. Algae production ponds can be created behind wastewater treatment facilities to capture phosphorous and nitrogen.

March 7, 2010 Golden State Biofuel Selects Indio for its First California Refinery- The Indio refinery is expected to generate a number of new-economy, green jobs.Via NewsWireToday.

March 3, 2010 Senate bill revives biodiesel credit for 2010: The $1 a gallon biodiesel tax credit would be revived for 2010 under a jobs and tax-cut bill under consideration in the Senate, Finance Committee leaders said Tuesday. Via Reuters

January 15, 2010 - The world's Cheapest Car May Get Diesel Boost From Bosch: The Tata Nano, retailing for $2,160 (52 mpg city/61 mpg highway), is looking to improve less than a year after its introduction. The new Bosch Automotive Group engine was announced by Bosch's common-rail injection Bosch Chairman Dr. Bernd Bohr. The new diesel will likely be the world's smallest automotive diesel engine. The Tata will thus get even better mpg! Via Dailey Tech

January 15, 2010

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu on Wednesday announced the recipients of more than $80 million in government funding for biofuels research and development. The bulk of the funding, coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, went to algae research and development, while the rest went toward improving the country's ethanol infrastructure. About $44 million went to the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB), an organization led by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Via Cnet

January 11, 2010

Diesel may be better fuel deal for U.S. Steven Dawson  - What could be an important milestone in the U.S. auto industry took place in early December at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Amid the hype surrounding hybrids, plug-ins and fuel cells, a diesel car -- the Audi A3 TDI was named "Green Car of the Year." A week later, The Detroit News selected the same diesel as its "Car of the Year." Via DetNews

 

January 10, 2010

Novozymes, the world's biggest producer of industrial enzymes, has pinned big hopes on supplying enzymes to the biofuel industry, particularly for "second-generation" biofuels made from plant waste rather than food crops. They have been awarded a $28.4 million U.S. tax credit to support a new Nebraska plant to produce enzymes for the biofuel industry. Via Reuters

 

Update 10-25-2009 40,000 Gallons Motor Oil: Recycled...

Mike Mountz, owner of Cloister Car Wash & Lube has been investing in Clean Burn Used-Oil Tube Boilers for the past 11 years, recycling 40,000 gallons of used motor oil creating hot water for car washes and floor heating along with hot air that heats the company’s lube operations.Follow waste engine oil recycling at Green News -.
 
Update 6-1-2009 - CRS:
Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs, January 5, 2009 - Download the full report here (PDF) (text) via OpenCRS.
This report outlines federal programs that provide direct or indirect incentives for biofuels. For each program described, the report provides details including administering agency, authorizing statute(s), annual funding, and expiration date. The Appendix provides summary information in a table format. This report supersedes CRS Report RL33572, biodiesel fuel Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs.

 

Updated 12-23-2008 -
The majority of oil used in America can be bio diesel. Oil recycling equals greater energy independence, and it should be a top national priority. Biofuel is a form of diesel fuel that can be made from many food and non-food feedstocks (vegetable oils, animal fats, recycled restaurant greases, algae, [and pending]), . For anyone interested in building and operating a biodiesel production facility, the federal government now has a user-friendly manual. Competitive contracts for used cooking oil collection are now available for bulk used cooking oil buyers in most states.

 
Breaking News: The EPA’s Region 7 Biofuels Work Group published this manual titled “Environmental Laws Applicable to Construction and Operation of Biodiesel Production Facilities”. It provides information about federal environmental programs and the roles that federal, state, and local agencies play in relation to companies interested in designing, building, and operating biodiesel manufacturing facilities.
The publication addresses wastewater permits and spill prevention under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, air operating permits under the Clean Air Act, as well as hazardous waste management under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Pollution Prevention Act, and Toxic Substances Control Act. The manual also covers federal renewable fuels standard (RFS) program registration, renewable identification number (RIN) registration, blending, exporting, record-keeping requirements and the management of crude glycerin. The publication includes examples for complying with environmental regulations and includes a directory of key federal and state officials.
For more information on EPA biofuel and renewable energy information click here

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