Oct

15

The Newest Most Versatile Fuel Cell System Runs on Diesel

October 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

Using biodiesel as well as regular diesel in a fuel cell is for many an incredible idea. The Research Council of Norway’s RENERGI program Technical Director Dag Øvrebø is developing a new type of electric power supply unit with core components of a smart diesel reformer and a tolerant fuel cell. The system is environmentally [...]

Nov

3

Why Is Diesel Fuel So Expensive?

November 3, 2008 | 11 Comments

On Thursday October 30th the API’s Jane Van Ryan hosted another blogger conference call. Audio links are at the bottom of the page. Click here for the pdf. I led off the questions asking why diesel isn’t following gasoline down in price. It is but only in part and much more slowly. The answer offered [...]

Jun

13

How Much at What Pressure and Temperature?

June 13, 2008 | 35 Comments

The American Petroleum Institute had me out for a tour of the premier oil refinery in the U.S. Located out or up in Billings Montana, depending on where you are, this refinery is in a truly beautiful and picturesque location smack in the middle of a mid sized city. It’s an easy walk from the [...]

Apr

18

A Biomass to Biofuel Watershed Event

April 18, 2008 | 11 Comments

The German magazine Spiegel let slip a bit of information Tuesday. From Al Fin’s site and post titled “The Future of BioEnergy I: Biomass to Liquid” I started a little due diligence, as Spiegel has been “had” a few times over the years. It came as no surprise to read that the Spiegel article’s Company [...]

Apr

3

A Biofuel Process That Works

April 3, 2008 | 4 Comments

Ever Cat Fuels Corporation has its pilot plant for biodiesel up and running at a 50,000-gallon annual rate. Later this year with a new facility completed the capacity will grow another 3 million gallons annually. Ever Cat is using a process named Mcgyan after the three scientists who devised the process. But the story goes [...]

Mar

28

Another Way to Bio Gasoline

March 28, 2008 | 1 Comment

Wednesday Royal Dutch Shell and Virent Energy Systems of Madison Wisconsin announced their collaboration to develop biogasoline. The deal is using the existing research and development work of Virent in catalysts that convert plant sugars into hydrogen and fuel gas, a combination of hydrogen, methane, propane and CO2. The research so far has been quite [...]

Dec

26

Where are the Hybrid Trucks and SUVs?

December 26, 2007 | 4 Comments

To really do something about oil imports, gasoline and diesel consumption (and CO2 emissions) America will have to get a grip on the light truck issue. They make up the largest share and have the poorest fuel economy of the U.S. fleet. For some owners the light truck is a tool that pulls and carries [...]

Dec

17

Is America Missing the Jatropha Opportunity?

December 17, 2007 | 11 Comments

Is America missing a huge opportunity in agriculture development while it ignores the boom in jatropha in Asia, South America, India and Africa?  Last June BP announced it was funding the development of D1 Oils which has 172,000 hectares in jatropha at the announcement date with the investment to be used for more seed stock [...]

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