UK moves to close “bonkers” waste cooking oil anomaly in biofuels legislation

In the UK, an amendment to UK biofuels legislation has been proposed to ensure that used cooking oil is counted as a biofuel feedstock. According to a report in Biofuels International, “under the current regulatory regime, when a small proportion is derived from fossil fuels the product is deemed a fossil fuel by Ofgem, a [...]

November 05, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

California receives Austrian delegation on waste oil-to-energy options as Berkeley turns back on soy biodiesel

In California, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Austrian Minister of Environmental Affairs, Nikolaus Berlakovich, met in Santa Monica to discuss cooperation of the two governments in the areas of environment and reduction of green house gas emissions. Klaus Ruhmer of BDI-BioDiesel International AG, travelled with Minister Berlakovich to outline some of the latest advances on [...]

June 08, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Oregon’s Marion County becomes first to offer regular residential pickup of waste cooking oil for biodiesel

In Oregon, Marion County will become the first county in the nation to commence regular pickup of residential waste cooking oil, for processing into biodiesel. Other programs for residential WVO, including San Francisco, require consumer drop-off of grease, while Cary, NC has a seasonal pick-up service. The WVO will be converted by SeQuential into biodiesel.

February 12, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Feds award $45K to Clarksville, Tennesee for WVO-based biodiesel conversion

In Tennessee, the city of Clarksville has received a $45,000 federal air quality grant to assist in its plans to collect 1,300 gallons per week of cooking oil from local restaurants, which it will convert into biodiesel for its own utility department and the city transit bus fleet.

February 10, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

AM Oil plans to construct mobile biodiesel unit to supply generators, vehicles; WVO as feedstock

In California, AM Oil Resources & Technology announced a mobile biodiesel project that will construct a 100,000-150,000 gallon biodiesel reactor that fit in a standard truck trailer. AM Oil said that it would utilize waste vegetable oils as a feedstock, for use int he company’s steam generators, oil equipment and vehicles. The company said that [...]

January 27, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

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