As it turns out, soybeans are not only delicious and extremely beneficial for health reasons but are considered environmentally-friendly as well. As soy is renewable by nature, it has been used as an ingredient in a wide variety of biobased products – such as biodiesel that fuels vehicles, resins that go into the exterior panels of cars and farm…

Denver-based Crimson Renewable Energy has recently completed construction of California’s largest biodiesel and glycerin production facility, located in Kern County. The plant is expected to generate 30 million gallons of biodiesel annually, doubling the state’s existing capacity of…

In 2008, biodiesel production grew by more than 35 percent in the European Union and volume is set to rise again this year, even as half the facilities are currently inactive due to reduced demand. It has been projected that the weak demand is mainly because of strong United States competition, as well as the fall in the cost of crude oil…

Sony Corporation has announced that its renewable energy initiatives in fiscal year 2008 have lead to the company offsetting almost 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide production. Sony Group companies throughout the United States acquired 42 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy in 2008, amounting to a 25,000 ton reduction in CO2. Sony DADC, the leading producer of optical disc media, announced in April…

Delray-beach native Ag-Oil is working to construct a $20 million pilot-scale biodiesel production facility in the Agricultural Reserve west of Delray Beach, which will prospectively manufacture 15 million gallons of the diesel fuel each year. Ag-Oil has been recently granted $2.5 million in state renewable energy funds and will use a patented technology to convert jatropha seeds, algae and related biodiverse products…