Potential for biodiesel as a commercial enterprise
Article Abstract:
The Oregon Department of Agriculture is active in supporting an infrastructure to develop a biodiesel industry in the Pacific Northwest, with sufficient feedstocks, financing, processing equipment and public policies. The major economic factor to consider for input costs of biodiesel production is the feedstock, which is about 80 percent of the total cost.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2004
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Dairy farm uses manure to run on "cow power"
Article Abstract:
The Van Ommering Dairy Farm in Lakeside California processes cow manure in a 24-30-day cycle using a plug flow digestion unit designed by RCM Digesters, Inc. This digester helps in producing 90-130KW of continuous electrical output and supplies farm with more power than what is required.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2007
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: Food service composting update. On-farm custom composting. Composting food service scraps at resort
- Abstracts: How to promote backyard composting. Integrated processing at future recycling park. Military recruits composting and recycling
- Abstracts: Satellite sites pay off for yard trimmings composters. Integrated collection of recyclables and trash. Transfer stations in regional recycling
- Abstracts: New incentives for alternative energy. Digesters bring power and income to west coast dairy farms
- Abstracts: Residential organics diversion moves forward in Ontario. Advances in swine manure management. Exemption from legislated ban on landfilling yard trimmings denied