210 mph: BMW biodiesel-fuelled motorbike sets new land speed record http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/210-mph-b... BMW has announced that a modified BMW R 1150 RT, with its standard engine swapped for a 3-series 2 liter diesel engine supplied by a British junkyard, has beaten the land speed record for a diesel-powered motorbike: 210.203 km/h (130 mph). The bike zoomed into the books on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats. Michael Sturtz, founder and executive director of The Crucible, rode the bike. The Crucible is an artistic industrial design center in Oaklad and responsible of the project, nicknamed “Die Moto”¯. The fuel, B100, was supplied by Greenline Industries. The Crucible’s volunteer team responsible of the project, named “The diesel dozen”¯ describe the project as “Moving artwork: a car engine on a motorbike chassis surrounded by a hand-made fairing, reminiscent of the first GP races”¯.
Ski resorts considering biodiesel for Snowcats http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/ski-resor... We all harmonize that global warming is caused by too much conservatory gas in the air, direct? And global warming can quantity a serious knock to the skiing season. Therefore, it shouldn’t exist all that surprising to hear that at smallest some ski resorts in the westerly U.S. are considering ways to bring their conservatory gas emissions.
Fill ‘er up with chocolate biodiesel http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/fill-er-u... I imaging the Daryl Hannah would tipple this in a heartbeat (and, come to think of it, John McCain strength, too): biodiesel made from the decrease that comes abroad of a chocolate factory. Delicious. The details are like follows. decrease chocolate from a chocolate factory in the UK is used by Ecotec to make biodiesel. The latest cost is 15 pence a liter.
AlgaeLink introduces 2nd generation algae bioreactors http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/algaelink... There’s a Biodiesel Expo coming up in Nottingham, England in October and Dutch company AlgaeLink will take the wraps off their latest bioreactors. The equipment is designed to grow algae for biodiesel production. Algae has much higher oil concentrations than other crops like corn, canola and soy and can yield twenty-five times the oil of canola.
Bay-area company launches collection service to make biodiesel http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/got-too-m... The Blue Sky Bio-fuels company in Oakland, California has announced the start of its Grease Collection Service. This is a service for restaurant or other business to “reduce collection fees and partner with the Clean Air for Kids campaign.”¯ That sure sounds like a win-win-win.
Brazil accelerating biodiesel production http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/brazil-ac... Brazil, our big ethanol friend has decided to repeat its alcoĆ³l success with biodiesel. For 2008, the country had plans for a mandatory 2 percent biodiesel blend into all diesel pumps in the country. Nevertheless, although oil production has already increased enough to raise the bar to 5 percent, which had been the plan for 2012, the Brazilian government expects to raise the percentage in time for 2010.
National Biodiesel Board likes biodiesel-friendly legislation. Surprised? http://auto-news-blog.com/in-the-news/national-... Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced a bill called the Biodiesel Promotion and Quality Assurance Act of 2007 back in June. As should be pretty obvious from the title, the bill looks to make biodiesel more available and better quality.
Gasoline Prices Rising, Wallets Emptying Out http://www.usaindebt.com/2007/10/10/gasoline-pr... $1.59 was the price per gallon of gasoline back in 1970s. This year however, this precious liquid approached and quickly surpassed the $3 per-gal mark...
