Tag biodiesel

Amtrak’s B20 biodiesel train

The Amtrak Heartland Flyer has been fueled entirely with B20 (20% biodiesel and 80% regular diesel) since April, pulling big loads between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth. Not only has it shown that biodiesel works just fine in stenuous real-life…

Biodiesel healthier for miners, tests in mines show

Extensive testing in several mines shows using biodiesel is healthier for miners, reduces emissions and the equipment runs cleaner and thus needs less maintenance. “Biodiesel emits fewer diesel particulates than conventional fuels, and when used in the underground mining operations,…

Biodiesel from chicken glop

Chicken feather meal is the leftover glop from processing. It’s used for fertilizer and animal feed and is 12% fat. That fat can be used to make biodiesel. The process is touted as being environmentally friendly and would extract the…