Posts Tagged “Biodiesel”
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July 11, 2012
Northwest Michigan Biodiesel LLC of Traverse City will soon be in full production, with an initial feedstock of locally grown canola. The business plan is to first sell the canola oil to local restaurants. Then the company will…
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March 8, 2012
Michigan State University has been partnering with OnSite Energy of Flint to develop a fully automated biodiesel fuel processor. The Freeway to Fuels project will involve the growing of oilseed crops on land in Michigan that is not…
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September 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded grants totaling $2.9 million for three biofuel projects at Michigan State University. The research projects involve: categorizing the greenhouse gas emission benefits of woody biomass energy, studying the pests that affect…
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January 7, 2011
Researchers at the University of Michigan have taken another step towards unlocking lipid-rich algae’s potential as a viable feedstock for biodiesel production. They have developed a two-step process that can produce biodiesel directly from wet algal biomass without…
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January 3, 2011
General Motors has entered into a five-year partnership with DOE to help develop the jatropha plant into an oil that can be refined into biodiesel fuel. The plant is drought-resistant and non-edible. The goal of the project is…
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