Your Host: Lyle Estill
Estill is the author of numerous articles, essays, and blog entries, including the book, Biodiesel Power; the Passion, People and Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel. Around town he is less known for his speeches and contributions to energy policy than he is for his full head of hair.
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NEWS!–Piedmont Biofuels successfully scales up commercial enzyme-based biodiesel production
Breakthrough Expedites Transformation of Biodiesel Production —————————————————————————————— Piedmont Biofuels announced today that the company has commenced the first commercial scale zero-waste production of biodiesel in the United States using its proprietary approach of enzyme catalysis. Biodiesel is a diesel fuel … Continue reading
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National Biodiesel Board 2012 Day One
I have to say I am trapped in Orlando at the ninth annual National Biodiesel Board Conference. I’m in a bar that is supposed to be a sailboat under a dome that is decked out like a rainforest.
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Catawba County EcoComplex
I spent the day with Jeremy and Brian in Catawba County at their “EcoComplex,” and I have to say I am jealous and in awe of their project.
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Ray’s Take
From Consumer to Producer… Whether they be positive or negative, sometimes it takes a bit of reflection to fully digest and recount the experiences in life we consider important events. I consider my time as an intern at Piedmont Biofuels … Continue reading
Fish Goo and Religion
Like everyone else in community scale biodiesel, Piedmont is powering its plant with scraps of fat.
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Piedmont Biofuels Founder Recognized with National Award
Pittsboro, NC—————-Piedmont Biofuels founder Rachel Burton was awarded the 2011 “Biodiesel Researcher of the Year” by the National Biodiesel Board at a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri. The annual award is focused on the technical advancement of biodiesel and has … Continue reading
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Moving Solids Around
About a month ago Rachel and I revisited the organization chart and inserted us into “Production.”
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New Biodiesel Label
Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance P.O. Box 6028 Austin, TX 78762 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT Jeff Plowman information@fuelresponsibly.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 2011 Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Unveils Sustainable Biodiesel Retail Pumps Austin, TX – The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, alongside SBA Business … Continue reading
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Speaking at Guilford
Yesterday I spent the afternoon and evening at Guilford College in Greensboro as part of a speaker series on sustainability. I had to change it up a fair bit-on the fly-but this is largely what I said:
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Mobile and Educational Reactors
We seem to have both education and trailers in our blood here at Piedmont Biofuels. From our workshops and beginnings teaching at CCCC and our first Cleantech trailer in 2005 we have been building biodiesel plants on trailers. Over the … Continue reading