According to a new report by Fuel Cells 2000, companies operating in North America have installed more than 1,000 fuel-cell-powered freight forklifts and more than 250 fuel-cell electric power systems, plus hundreds of backup power units, in the past year.

Hawaiian Electric Co. has again selected Renewable Energy Group (REG) to supply biodiesel for Hawaiian Electric’s 110-megawatt combustion turbine generator at Campbell Industrial Park Generating Station.

Gevo, Inc. reported October 28 that in side by side performance, durability and emissions testing of small engines, gasoline blended with isobutanol performed better than blends using ethanol.

Amtrak has found that the use of a biodiesel fuel blend used to power the daily Amtrak Heartland Flyer train resulted in no more wear on the locomotive than traditional diesel fuels and no reduction in performance or reliability.

Automotive powertrain engineering consultancy Ricardo announced October 26 that it’s teaming up with China-based Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC) to develop a new, 2.0-liter turbo-diesel meeting Euro-5 emissions limits.

U.S. commercial crude inventories rose by 1.8 million barrels – exceeding analyst forecasts – and refined product stocks were mixed, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA) report for the week ended October 28.

NYMEX light, sweet crude for December delivery finished at US$92.51/per barrel (/bbl), up 32¢ on November 1, despite weekly supply statistics from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revealing a much greater-than-forecast build in stockpiles.

Valero Reports Best Quarter Since 2007

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced October 26 that U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding anaerobic digester projects in eight states to encourage renewable energy production, reduce energy costs and reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions and farm-based pollution.