Independence Renewable Energy Moves Forward with First Phase of Biodiesel Plant in Alabama

YahOOOOooooooooo! Business news ^ | 11/06/2006 | Staff

[Red Badger]

SUGAR LAND, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Independence Renewable Energy Corporation is moving forward with the first phase of a planned 40 million-gallon per year biodiesel plant.

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[Red Badger]

Rest in Peace, old friend, your work is finished.......

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[Blueflag]

Every little bit helps, but there ain't enuf extra BTUs in agriculture to fuel the US. But I still applaud the bio-diesel initiatives.

[Red Badger]

Agri-diesel, no. But COAL DIESEL, yes!..........

[q_an_a]

40 million here and 40 million there adds up and every gallon is one more that does not go to Chavez or the Arabs.

[Mount Athos]

We should be building diesel cars that are able to handle a higher percentage of biodiesel. Crazy that we don't.

[TKDietz]

I'm pretty sure all diesel cars will handle up to 100% biodiesel, but they'd have trouble with cold starts in the winter if they used B100. One of the good things about diesel is that no modifications are required except that in cases where 100% biodiesel will be used there may be a need to build in capacity to warm the fuel in cold weather. Biodiesel is a great fuel. It's just too darned expensive to produce, too heavily subsidized, and because we don't really have any good feedstocks to produce it with in this country we are very limited in how much we can produce. They only get not much more than 40 gallons of biodiesel per acre on average from soybeans, compared to approaching 400 gallons of ethanol per acre on average from corn. Per acre yields have increased a lot for both biofuels but the biggest increases in productivity have been made with ethanol. Per acre yields are going to have to improve a lot for both biofuels before either can have much of an impact on our fuel supply though. If cellulosic ethanol pans out and they figure out a way to grow enough oily algae to make biodiesel from on a consistent basis we could see per acre yields go on up into the thousands of gallons per acre per year, and that would change things significantly for biofuels.

[Mount Athos]

To handle greater than 5 or 10% they have to put in stainless lines and hoses or they'll quickly corrode. Also need a tank to handle it. The costs aren't terribly expensive if done from the factory...

[TKDietz]

I think you are confusing biodiesel with ethanol. Too much ethanol in gasoline can be corrosive, although most newer cars can handle a good bit more than the 10% ethanol the warranties cover without causing problems. To be compatible with E85, or even pure alcohol, hoses and gas tanks and so on need to be changed.

[Mount Athos]

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_FIEM.html

[TKDietz]

http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html

At the same site they tell people that newer diesels, especially those made in Europe, are compatible with even 100% biodiesel. I think the main point of the article you linked me too was that biodiesel has to be clean, up to standards, or it's going to cause problems.