Tag: Propel Fuels
Frugal Fuels: Top 12 ways to transform biofuels using materials already around us
Tweet REduce, REuse, REcycle. REnewable energy sometimes means REthinking, REfocusing. Great ideas abound for new feedstocks, and novel infrastructure. We admire so many of them. Jatropha, carinata, switchgrass, sweet sorghum, blender pumps, systems-at-sea. And so much more. But what about technologies that bolt-on a different processing unit, but keeps everything else the same. Or uses [...]
Propel Fuels brings biodiesel, E85 to Fresno
Tweet In California, Propel Fuels has opened another in its chain of transformative Clean Mobility Centers — and the first station in Fresno to offer E85 Flex Fuel and biodiesel, sourced from Central Valley producers including Community Fuels in Stockton and Calgren Renewable Fuels in Pixley. Fresno’s Clean Mobility Center offers renewable fuels alongside conventional [...]
Answers to your questions about parity-priced, algae-based fuels
Tweet Wondering when affordable algae-based transportation fuels might arrive at your local retail outlet? Might be sooner than you think. Here’s the lowdown. We’ve been hearing quite a bit of news this week here in Digestville about the strong demand for price-competitive algae fuels. By far the biggest news is that sales of algae-based Soladiesel [...]
Survey says: Soladiesel Algae fuel is a monster hit in Propel Fuels retail trial
Tweet Sales increase 35 percent at participating test sites — and survey results reveal driver preference for algae-based Soladiesel over conventional fuels. In California, Propel Fuels and Solazyme announced that sales grew by 35 percent at Propel stations, offering SoladieselBD in a B20 blend during a 30-day retail pilot program, compared to non-test sites. The [...]
Biofuels Digest’s 2012 Consumer Product of the Year (biofuels) – Solazyme, Propel Fuels – renewable diesel
Tweet Last month, Propel Fuels and Solazyme partnered to offer Solazyme’s algae-based SoladieselBD to drivers through Propel’s Bay Area network of retail renewable fuel locations. In a one-month pilot, The fuel was sold at the same price as conventional diesel fuels at Propel’s Clean Fuel Points in Redwood City, San Jose (N. First St.), Berkeley, [...]
Propel Fuels lands $21 Million as top biofuels downstream player expands
Tweet In California, Propel Fuels has closed on the initial phase of its Series D round of funding with $11 million in equity capital from existing investors Nth Power, Craton Equity Partners, and @Ventures as well as a new investor, Gentry Venture Partners. In addition, the company has secured $10 million in debt financing. With [...]
Merry Bio-Christmas. Solazyme’s parity-cost, algae-based biodiesel now available at Propel Fuels stations
Tweet $27 per gallon? $15 per gallon? Fooey! Try algae-based fuels at “the same cost as regular diesel.” Month-long pilot program kicks off in the San Francisco Bay Area. In California, Propel Fuels and Solazyme are bringing algae-derived fuel to retail pumps for what we believe to be the first time in history. The two [...]
Propel Fuels’ Clean Mobility Center deploys instant carbon-offset options for customers
Tweet In California, Propel Fuels has become the first company to enable consumers to offset their driving emissions at the pump any time they fill their tank. Propel’s flagship Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, Calif. offers customers the option to offset their carbon emissions by funding clean air projects through the Carbonfund.org Foundation. Since Propel [...]
Propel Fuels, Eco-Energy ink E85 ethanol supply deal
Tweet In California, Propel Fuels announced an exclusive supply agreement with Eco-Energy to fulfill Propel’s Flex Fuel E85 demand over the next three years. The agreement will integrate the producer-to-pump supply chain, reducing the cost and complexity of procuring, storing, and delivering renewable fuels. Eco-Energy is the third-largest renewable energy marketer in the US, and [...]
Econation partners with Propel Fuels, for fleet-based biofuels
Tweet In California, Propel Fuels announced a fueling partnership with Econation, a global ground transportation company that will fuel its fleet of Flex Fuel vehicles at Propel locations in the greater Los Angeles area with Propel’s renewable E85 fuel. As a business member of Propel’s proprietary CleanDrive® program, Econation will also be able to track [...]
