When it comes to biodiesel, we are living in exciting times! Never before has the production and use of biodiesel captivated the interest of such a diverse range of groups, including governments...
Biomass is receiving increasing attention as scientists, policy makers, and growers search for clean, renewable energy alternatives. Compared with other renewable resources, biomass is very flexible;...
From 1978 to 1996, the U.S. Department of Energy?s Office of Fuels Development funded a program to
develop renewable transportation fuels from algae. The main focus of the program, know as the A...
The combination of rising energy costs, increased global commodity demand, and the weak dollar are the main causes of rising food prices. It is important to note that U.S. biodiesel production is not...
In 1912, Rudolph Diesel had been using peanut oil to operate his new engines. During a demonstration at the World?s Fair, he said, ?The use of vegetable oils for engine fuels may seem ins...
Feedstocks do compete with each other.
And they compete with other land uses.
?Winners? will be judged on:
? Delivered feedstock costs (land use, refiner profitability)
? Return per acre (land u...
A two-year moratorium on the purchase of soybeans in newly deforested parts of the Amazon rainforest put in place by Greenpeace, working with the Brazilian Vegetable Oils Industry Association, seems...
Biodiesel is a renewable diesel fuel substitute that can be made by chemically combining any natural oil
or fat with an alcohol such as methanol or ethanol. Methanol has been the most commonly used...
The ATEEC store provides a variety of downloadable documents -- many of them free -- for both community college faculty and K-12 teachers, These lesson plans, curricula, instructional materials,...
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