How To Make Biodiesel

Aug. 20–HARLINGEN — Pouring a bottle of vegetable oil into the gas tank isn’t going to replace pumping gasoline or diesel. But by next year, a new fuel partly made from cottonseed oil produced by South Texas farmers could let a truck, tractor or other diesel-propelled vehicles hit the road. [...]

Feb. 27–LANGDON, N.D. — The Northern Canola Growers Association has a lot to celebrate. The organization, which held its 10th annual Canola Day Feb. 14 in Langdon, N.D., says new markets seem to be blossoming for its crop this season. In recent weeks, McDonald’s announced its intention [...]

ROCKAWAY Able Energy last week announced a joint venture agreement with Delaware-based BioEnergy of America to produce and distribute clean-burning biodiesel at plants to be constructed at truck-stop plazas, home-heating depots and terminals used to house petroleum products for distribution or resale. Biodiesel is a renewable fuel derived from natural sources like soybean oil. [...]

Plains Oilseed Products LLC plans to construct and operate an oilseed processing plant in western Oklahoma. The plant proposed by the limited liability company formed in January will crush oilseeds such as canola, sunflowers, peanuts and soybeans. Plains Oilseed Products plans to process 100,000 tons of oilseeds [...]

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