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Buffalo Biodiesel completes N.Y. plant expansionBuffalo Biodiesel Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HydroGenetics Inc., has completed the expansion capacity of its waste vegetable oil processing facility in Tonawanda, N.Y., from 1 MMgy to 5 MMgy. According to Sumit Majumdar, president of Buffalo Biodiesel, the expansion project took approximately two months to complete. The expansion of Buffalo Biodiesel's feedstock processing segment will allow the company to enter into contract negotiations with current biodiesel producers who are interested in buying its rendered yellow grease as feedstock for biodiesel productionREAD MORE Saline waste water found perfect for algaeThe Center of Excellence for Hazardous Materials Management (CEHMM) in Carlsbad, N.M., has indentified a wild, salt-water strain of algae suited for growth in the extremely "brine-laden" subterranean waters found in southeastern New Mexico as well as the saline waste water produced in the oil refining process. While the price drop for crude has discouraged the interest of the oil industry in this research, the rest of the world seems to continue waiting intently for the "next generation" of biodiesel manufacturers which can make fuel out of non-food-resources.READ MORE  Sirona Fuels launches jatropha production in HaitiSirona Fuels announced it has begun jatropha planting operations in Haiti over the past month in a joint venture with 3C Missions, an organization that has established a relief fund for over 1,100 orphaned children in Haiti. Sirona intends to harvest and crush the jatropha in Haiti, and refine it into a high-quality B100 biodiesel in the United States.READ MORE NBB comments on California standardBiodiesel Magazine obtained a statement from the National Biodiesel Board regarding the California Air Resources Board's ruling on a low carbon fuels standard and indirect land use change. The NBB said it has appreciated the opportunity to work with CARB on this difficult but worthwhile issue of replacing fossil fuels with low carbon renewable fuels. NBB remains hopeful that CARB staff will continue to work collaboratively on potentially difficult issues.READ MORE California adopts low carbon fuel standardFollowing months of consideration and public commentary sessions, members of the California Air Resources Board held a final day-long hearing April 23 to consider the adoption of a low-carbon fuel standard. Board members voted 9-1 in favor of the regulation, setting in motion a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in the state by 16 million metric tons by 2020 and to require biofuel producers to meet "carbon intensity" standards, which include indirect land-use change (ILUC) considerations.READ MORE Biodiesel catalyst plant starts production in AlabamaEvonik Degussa Corp. held a plant dedication ceremony on April 28 to celebrate the commissioning of its new sodium methylate plant in Mobile, Ala. The 60,000 metric ton (16.5 million gallon) per year facility was built to serve North American biodiesel producers.
Until now, Evonik Degussa has supplied U.S. biodiesel producers with catalyst made at its German facility. The new plant in Alabama, however, employs a different process to produce sodium methylate than its German counterpart. Instead of using an electrolysis process to make sodium methylate from sodium hydroxide and methanol, the new facility employs reactive distillation to make the same ready-to-use catalyst.READ MORE |
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