Biodiesel Case Studies

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Biodiesel Case Studies

· Evaluating Biodiesel as a Value-added Opportunity (PDF)

· Biodiesel Fuel in John Deere Tractors

· Cold Weather Issues for Biodiesel – from Planet Biodiesel

· Comparison of Transport Fuels – from Govt of Australia (PDF)

· SMILE Project – Biodiesel from Waste Oil

· Heat your Homes with Biodiesel – from Biofuels for Oregon

· Biodiesel Benz – Converting a Mercedes Benz to Run on Biodiesel

· Case Studies for Altrenative Fuels – US Dept of Energy

· The Development of Biodiesel (PDF)

· Study of Energy Crops for Heat & Power – from Biodiesel.co.uk

· Sustainable Energy Development – Brazil’s Case Study

· Biodiesel Fleet Use & Benefits (PDF)

· From Vegetable Oil to Motor Vehicle Fuel – AIUS, Australia

· Case Study from Biogreen Energy Products Ltd (PDF)

· Homebrew Biodiesel – A Case Study (PDF)

· Study of Biodiesel from Tallow (PDF)

· Lifecycle Inventory of Biodiesel & Petroleum Diesel (PDF)

· Biodiesel Production & Economics Case Study

· Biodiesel from Canola Oil, University of Ballarat, Australia

· Use of Biodiesels in Vehicles – US Department of Energy

· Tier 1 Biodiesel Pilot Project – from Biofleet of British Columbia, Canada (PDF)

· Environmental Performance & Eco-efficiency of Using Biodiesel (PDF)

· Voyageurs National Park Biodiesel Program (PDF)

· Study to Evaluate the Feasibility of Biodiesel Production (PDF)

· Lifecycle Assessment of Biodiesel (PDF)

· Contribution from Bio-energy to Local Economic Development (PDF)

· Biofuels for CHP in Buildings (PDF)

· Biodiesel in the Pacific Northwest – A Feasibility Study (PDF)

· Economic Analysis of Small-scale Biodiesel Production (PDF)

· Assessing Biodiesel for the Sandby Generators in the Olympic Peninsula (PDF)

· UC David Biodiesel Study – A Summary

· Comparsion of Transportation Fuels (PDF)

· The Use of Biofuels with Cummins Automotive Engines (PDF)

· Biodiesel Usage Info from Volkswagen (PDF)

Did you know? In North America, soybean oil is a popular feedstock for making biodiesel

Biodiesel in North America

· Pennsylvania’s First Commercial Biodiesel Plant

· Biodiesel in the Pacific Northwest – a Feasibility Study (PDF)

· Markets for Canola Biodiesel in Canada

· Biodiesel for Arkansas (PDF)

· Study for a Potential New York State Biodiesel Industry (PDF)

· Biodiesel Production Begins in Minnesota

· Biodiesel Task-force – State of Minnesota

· Biodiesel Research Update 2004 – from Dept of Energy, Govt of USA (PDF)

· Tennessee Soybean Producers Views on Biodiesel Marketing (PDF)

· Biodiesel – Is it Oregon’s Next Cutting Edge Crop?

· Seattle Biodiesel Set to Expand (PDF)

· Producing Biodiesel from Canola in Inland Northwest (PDF)

· Critical Review of Biodiesel as a Transportation Fuel in Canada (PDF)

· Biobus Project, Canada (PDF)

· Biodiesel – US Overview – from Bosch (PDF)

· On-road Testing of Biodiesel – University of Idaho

· Biodiesel Fuel Standards & Specifications USA

· BiodieselAmerica.org

· Cargill to Build Biodiesel Plant at Iowa Falls Facility (PDF)

· Biodiesel Plant for North Dakota

· Biofuel Use in Underground Mines

· Large Biodiesel Plant Construction in Indiana

· Biodiesel Users List @ National Biodiesel Board (USA)

· Virginia Biodiesel

· Biodiesel – Made in Manitoba (PDF)

· Harvard Makes Smart Moves to Biodiesel (PDF)

· Hydrogen, Wind, Biodiesel & Ethanol – the Montana Experience (PDF)

A Critical Review of Biodiesel as a Transportation Fuel in Canada (PDF)

The Case for Biodiesel (in the US) (PDF)

Biodiesel in Europe

Did you know? Rapeseed oil is a popular feedstock for biodiesel in Europe

· Creating a Successful Biodiesel Market in the UK (PDF)

· Standardisation of Biofuel – Government of Austria (PDF)

· Towards a UK Strategy for Biofuels

· Biodiesel Development & Outlook in Germany & Europe (PDF)

· Palm Oil Biodiesel in Netherlands (PDF)

· European Biodiesel Board (and Euro Biodiesel Stats )

· Biodiesel Production in Europe

· Biodiesel Boom in Europe

· Biodiesel in Europe – from Render Magazine

· France Plans to Triple Biofuel Output

· France to Accelerate Green Diesel Output

· EU – Biodiesel Industry Expanding Use of Oilseeds (PDF)

· Liquid Biofuels – Competitiveness of EU Manufacturers

· The Facts on Biodiesel & Bioethanol

· Biodiesel, UK

· Clean Air Initiative – Biodiesel in Germany

· Biodiesel Production & Marketing in Germany – Project BioBus (PDF)

· Rapeseed Production for Biodiesel in Germany

· Germany “Growing” Biodiesel

· Lurgi to Build Biodiesel Plant in Germany

· Bioenergy – New Growth for Germany (PDF)

· Evolution of Rape in Belgium & Its Utilisation as Biofuel

· Biodiesel Chains

· Biopetrol to Build Large Biodiesel Plant in Rotterdam

· Promotion of the Use of Biofuels for Transport in Greece (PDF)

Biodiesel Initiatives in Germany (PDF)

European Union Biofuels Policy & Agriculture (PDF)

Biodiesel in South America

Did you know? Brazil is considered a pioneer in the use of ethanol & biodiesel

Biodiesel Case Studies in Other Geographies

· Comparison of Transport Fuels – from Govt of Australia (PDF)

· Thai Biodiesel

· Biofuels in the Developing World

· India’s Unique Sources of Fuel for Electricity & Transportation (PDF)

· Indian State to Plant 150 Million Jatropha Plants – Green Car Congress

· Biodiesel in India – SV Lele.com

· NanoElf Homebrew Biodiesel Co in South Africa (see also: Nanoelf Biodiesel Forum)

Other References

Some interesting sites:

  • Plant Oils Database – provides resources and links for over 200 different plant oils and related plant extracts

  • BDPedia – The Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia

Agriculture Directories

BDPedia.com, the Biodiesel WWW Encyclopedia, provides links, provides directory and web links resources for the biofuels, biodiesel. It is intended to be useful for research and information as well as for buyers, sellers, manufacturers, traders, suppliers, producers, exporters and importers. It will make an effort to provide biofuel feedstock, plant oil feedstocks, vegetable oil info and link, details on oilseeds, bio-fuel, bio-diesel, bio-fuels, plant oils production and uses, and biofuels trade & market resources, data, statistics such as price, prices, demand-supply for buyer, seller, manufacturer, trader, supplier, exporter and producer

GeoDig – Get Local!

Have you checked out the GeoDig directories for over 30 countries? GeoDig provides useful local and regional web resources for over 200 cities around the world. See the list of cities and countries for which GeoDig provides locality-specific web resources.

North America

USA - Alabama (AL) > Birmingham; Alaska; Arkansas (AR) > Little Rock; Arizona (AZ) > Phoenix, Las Vegas, Tucson; California (CA) > Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, Fresno, Bakersfield; Colorado, CO > Denver; Connecticut, CT > Hartford; District of Columbia, DC > Washington DC; Delaware (DE) > Wilmington; Florida > Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Orlando, Sarasota, West Palm Beach, Jacksonville; Georgia > Atlanta; Hawaii > Honolulu; Idaho; Illinois > Chicago; Indiana > Indianapolis; Iowa; Kansas (KS); Kentucky (KY) > Louisville; Louisiana (LA) > New Orleans, Baton Rouge; Maine; Maryland (MD) > Baltimore; Massachusetts > Boston, Springfield; Michigan > Detroit, Grand Rapids; Minnesota > Minneapolis-St. Paul; Mississippi (MS); Missouri (MO) > Kansas City, St. Louis; Montana; Nebraska (NE) > Omaha; Nevada (NV) > Las Vegas; New Hampshire; New Jersey (NJ) > Jersey City, Newark; New Mexico (NM) > Albuquerque; New York > New York, Buffalo, Rochester, Albany, Syracuse; North Carolina (NC) > Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, Greensboro; North Dakota; Ohio> Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo, Youngstown, Dayton; Oklahoma (OK) > Oklahoma City, Tulsa; Oregon > Portland; Pennsylvania > Philadelphia, Allentown, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Scranton, ; Rhode Island (RI) > Providence; South Carolina (SC) > Greenville; South Dakota; Tennessee (TN) > Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville; Texas > Austin, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, El Paso, Austin, McAllen; Utah (UT) > Salt Lake City; Vermont; Virginia (VA) > Norfolk, Richmond; Washington > Seattle; West Virginia; Wisconsin (WI) > Milwaukee; Wyoming

Canada - Vancouver, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa-Gatineau, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg, Hamilton, London

Europe - UK - London, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leicester; France - Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Nice, Nantes, Strasbourg, Montpellier, Bordeaux; Germany - Frankfurt (Frankfurt am Main), Munich (München), Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Cologne (Köln), Essen, Dortmund, Stuttgart, Bremen, Duisburg, Hannover, Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Dresden, Leipzig; Italy - Milan (Milano), Rome (Roma), Napoli (Naples), Torino (Turin), Palermo, Bologna, Firenze (Florence), Genova (Genoa); Spain - Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla, Zaragoza, Malaga, Murcia, Las Palmas, Bilbao; Scandinavia - Finland - Helsinki (Helsingin), Espoo, Tampere (Tampereen), Vantaa, Turku, Oulu, Sweden - Stockholm, Goteborg (Göteborg), Malmo (Malmö), Uppsala, Vasteras (Västerås), Denmark - Copenhagen (Københavns), Aarhus (Århus), Odense, Aalborg (Ålborg), Norway - Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim; Benelux - Belgium - Brussels (Brussel), Antwerp (Antwerpen), Ghent (Gent, Gand), Charleroi, Liège (Liege), Netherlands - Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Eindhoven, Tilburg, ‘s-Gravenhage (sGravenhage), Groningen, Luxembourg - Luxembourg City; Portugal – Lisbon; Greece – Athens; Hungary – Budapest; Poland – Warsaw; Switzerland - Zürich (Zurich), Geneva (Geneve, Genève), Basel, Bern (Berne), Lausanne; Austria - Linz, Vienna (Wien), Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck; Ireland – Dublin

Asia - India - Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangalore; China & Hong Kong - Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Wuhan, Shenyang, Guangzhou, Harbin, Xian; Japan - Tokyo, Osaka, Yokohama, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, Hiroshima; South Korea - Seoul, Pusa, Taegu, Incheon, Taejeon, Taiwan - Taipei; Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur; Singapore; Russia - Moscow, St Petersburg

Middle East - Turkey - Istanbul, Israel - Tel Aviv

Oceania - Australia - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide

Africa - South Africa - Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban