Biodiesel Magazine reports that the B20 biodiesel demonstration test for the Two Million-Mile Haul found that biodiesel performed as well as petroleum diesel. The results of the test were presented at the Great American Truck Show in Dallas this August. For the test, two groups of semi-tractors with flatbed trailers are running on matched routes to Minneapolis and Chicago. One group is running on petroleum diesel and the other group is running on B20.
9/4/2008 The National Biodiesel Board has teamed up with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles-based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, on an over-the-road pilot.
The National Biodiesel Board has teamed up with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, LLC, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles-based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, on a 6-month over-the-road pilot test to quantify States Logistics’ emissions and carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction from using biodiesel. So far, results for May and June showed a 16.5 ton reduction in CO2 emissions. States Logistics uses B5 and B99 in seven 2007 trucks, running
The National Biodiesel Board has teamed up with Chicago-based Indigenous Energy, LLC, developers of emissions tracking systems, and Los Angeles-based States Logistics, a fleet and logistics company using clean technology, ...
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Chugging through 28 states, the train’s concerts and acoustic performances will be powered using biodiesel-fed generators as well as other renewable energy sources. Concerts will be held in Portland, Ore.; Denver; Chicago; New Orleans; ...
Music and a message will be what goes from the West Coast to the East Coast as the biodiesel-powered Green Train is set to make a tour across the country this coming April.
Biodiesel Magazine reports some of music’s superstars will be aboard:
The train will include two flatbed concert stage cards. During the six-week tour the train will stop in seven major cities where country music performer and songwriter Merle Haggard, along with other musicians, will perform. They will also hold dozens of small-town whistle stop acoustic performances. Other artists and celebrities who have pledged their support for the Green Train include Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Cher, The Dave Matthews Band, Collective Soul, Jewel, John Mayer, and The Indigo Girls.
Chugging through 28 states, the train’s concerts and acoustic performances will be powered using biodiesel-fed generators as well as other renewable energy sources. Concerts will be held in Portland, Ore.; Denver; Chicago; New Orleans; Charlotte, N.C.; New York; and Washington, D.C. As well, to date acoustic performances are scheduled in Sacramento, Calif.; Memphis, Tenn.; Atlanta; and Boston.
Word is that the train is planning a European tour in 2011.
