Teams Prepare for Round Two in the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize Competition

Ideas for new green-energy businesses ranging from a credit card bonus points program to fund renewable energy projects to a speed bump that generates electricity for roadside electronics will go head to head Jan. 21 in Round-2 competition for the 2010-2011 Clean Energy Prize. The competition, presented by DTE Energy and the University of Michigan... 

Springboard Biodiesel Announces Patent-Pending Biodiesel Processing Acceleration Technology

Springboard Biodiesel, announced today that it has developed patent-pending biodiesel processing acceleration technology that doubles the capacity of its BioPro biodiesel processors. Springboard Biodiesel’s processing line will now comfortably serve users with an even broader range of processing needs — up to 36,000 gallons annually —... 

SunPower BioDiesel Chooses Greenline’s Waterless Biodiesel Platform to Produce Renewable Fuel

Greenline Industries, provider of clean-tech energy platforms, announced today that SunPower BioDiesel of Cumberland, Wis. has chosen Greenline’s waterless biodiesel platform. Greenline’s biodiesel platform allows SunPower to produce biodiesel on a smaller scale, supplying local distributors in a 200 mile radius. Benefits to the community... 

Greenline Industries Partners With Leading Cotton Ginning Equipment Manufacturer, Lummus Corp.

Greenline Industries, provider of clean-tech energy platforms, and Lummus Corp., premier supplier of cotton ginning equipment under the Lummus brand and seed cleaning and crushing equipment under the Carver brand, have formed a relationship to provide comprehensive solutions for customers. “Cottonseed oil is becoming a major feedstock for biodiesel... 

AE Biofuels Celebrates Opening of Integrated Cellulosic Ethanol Commercial Demonstration Facility

AE Biofuels Inc., a global vertically integrated biofuels company, today celebrated the grand opening of its integrated cellulosic ethanol commercial demonstration facility in Butte, Montana. One of the first such cellulosic demonstration plants in the United States, and the first to integrate the use of both cellulose and starch based feedstocks, the...