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ALTERNATIVES FUEL * UK - Illegal diesel laundering plant uncovered
Clonmore Village,Dungannon,Co. Tyrone,UK -HGV UK -August 27, 2010: -- A man has been arrested following the discovery of a diesel laundering plant hidden in residential premises at Clonmore Village, Clonmore, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone... The illegal operation with the capacity to produce up to 1.5 million litres of illicit fuel a year, evading almost £1 million of revenue, has been dismantled by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) officers... HMRC assisted by the Police Service of Northern Ireland, seized 10,000 litres of laundered green diesel, vehicles, storage tanks and laundering equipment following a raid yesterday morning (Tuesday)... As part of the clean up operation HMRC removed the residue of the laundering process; over 1,000 litres of toxic waste... (Picture from u.tv: Fuel laundering South Armagh)
* USA - Global Biodiesel Production: A Different Perspective
Grand Forks,ND,USA -Biodiesel Magazine, by Klaus Ruhmer -27 Aug 2010: ... Biodiesel it is the only available biodegradable drop-in replacement for petroleum diesel in the foreseeable future. With this you may ask yourself, why wouldn’t we all use biodiesel? There are several reasons why biodiesel hasn’t yet been widely adopted. First, there isn’t enough to replace all our diesel needs. This has lead to the “is it really worth it, it’s only a drop in the bucket” mindset. Biodiesel is forced to compete with petroleum diesel as a commodity. Feedstock cost is responsible for about 80 percent of biodiesel cost, while crude oil production cost is less than 30 percent of petroleum diesel cost. Biodiesel quality standards such as ASTM D6751 or EN14214 are becoming more and more stringent. Quality deficiencies and off-spec biodiesel are detrimental to the entire industry as they negatively impact the public acceptance of the fuel... Only plants with a biodiesel yield close to 100 percent have a chance to be successful... We are facing finite fossil energy resources—ultimately we have to sustainably produce and grow the energy and the food we need. Biodiesel is one piece to the puzzle. Biogas, biomass, wind, solar, water and others are also needed... (Photo from wikipedia.org: Muestra de biodiésel)Labels: alternative fuels
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