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Monday, September 17, 2007

Better Biodiesel to Be Featured on The History Channel's BONEYARD Series: September 20th at 9:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 p.m. CDT:

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Better Biodiesel, Inc. (OTCBB:BBDS - News) (Better Biodiesel), a producer of biodiesel fuel employing proprietary production technology, announced today that Chairman and CEO Ron Crafts will appear on The History Channels BONEYARD series' feature on Bio Waste. The program airs this Thursday, September 20th at 9:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 p.m. CDT on The History Channel.

The program demonstrates the daily processing journey of millions of gallons of municipal sewage. This compounding sewage is a biowaste, which fortunately can be transformed from a hazardous, environmental nuisance into a lucrative asset. Observe as agricultural wastes are reharvested for biofuels and as animal and vegetable fats are refined into biodiesel oil for cars, trucks and diesel machinery.

Better Biodiesel is proud to be featured on The History Channel as it recognizes the expanding opportunity and global market for converting excess biowaste into a lucrative, environmentally sustainable product.

The video in its entirety will soon be available for viewing at www.betterbiodiesel.com.

About The History Channel: BONEYARD

BONEYARD follows the dismantling of our largest structures and the discovery of their unusual after-life. From B-52 bombers to massive oil tankers, passenger cars to cold war-era cruise missiles, everything we manufacture has a lifespan. Reaching the end of their useful life is just the beginning of a fascinating visual journey.

For further information, go directly to the BONEYARD section in the Natural History Channel website. (See: http://www.history.com/minisites/boneyard/)

Better Biodiesel to Be Featured on The History Channel's BONEYARD Series: September 20th at 9:00 p.m. EDT/8:00 p.m. CDT:



Sunday, September 16, 2007

Palm biodiesel plant to begin ops in Oct

Palm biodiesel plant to begin ops in Oct: "KUALA LUMPUR: Kumpulan Fima Bhd (KFima) expects its maiden palm biodiesel plant in North Port, Port Klang to commence production by end-October. Group managing director Ahmad Riza Basir said the group would initially stagger the production of palm biodiesel, given the significantly high feedstock cost, especially with crude palm oil (CPO) trading at RM2,400 per tonne currently. The plant has a capacity to produce 60,000 tonnes of biodiesel and 30,000 tonnes of winter fuel per year. KFima is one of three local companies which have joint ventures with Malaysian Oil Palm (MPOB) to set up biodiesel plants in Malaysia using the latter's technology. 'We invested RM23mil for the plant while MPOB is financing about RM24mil. The actual plant cost can reach RM80mil but we have existing infrastructure like storage tanks and pipelines to facilitate the project,' Riza told reporters after the company's AGM on Tuesday. He said KFima was in the midst of sourcing alternative feedstock - palm kernel oil - for the production of palm kernel methyl ester to cater for the growing oleochemicals industry in Malaysia and overseas. Ads by Google"

Lawrenceville figures to save money with biodiesel | ajc.com

Lawrenceville figures to save money with biodiesel | ajc.com: "Lamar Hall didn't think biodiesel would do much except slow down the garbage trucks in Lawrenceville. The city's fleet superintendent went along for the ride, though, with a two-week test last month of biodiesel, a fuel made of renewable resources, such as vegetable oil. ABOUT BIODIESEL Q: What is biodiesel? A: It's an alternative fuel made from a renewable resource, such as corn, peanuts, soybeans or vegetable oil. Q: How does it work? A: Garbage trucks run on a blend consisting of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel. Q: What's the advantage? A: The city of Lawrenceville says that using biodiesel in its garbage trucks costs less and increased fuel efficiency."

Drivers said their engines had more power. The trucks ran cleaner, Hall said, and came back to the shop with more fuel in the tank.

"I was expecting the economy to go down and the trucks to be more sluggish," Hall said. But now, "I figure it's about 10 percent more efficient with biodiesel."

Now Lawrenceville's garbage trucks will use a biodiesel mix, a decision that Hall figures will save the city about $12,000 a year in lower fuel costs, increased fuel efficiency and lower maintenance costs.

Biodiesel is catching on elsewhere, too.

"We're seeing this quite a bit in school systems," said Jill Stuckey, director of alternative fuels at the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority.

motoring.co.za - Bio-diesel bike sets World speed record

motoring.co.za - Bio-diesel bike sets World speed record: "BIO-DIESEL RECORD-BREAKER: This one-off bike with a BMW diesel engine clocked 210km/h in speed trials on the Bonneville salt flats in Utah in the US and its builders are hoping for 265km/h next time out. Bio-diesel bike sets World speed record September 16, 2007 A specially built bio-diesel bike has set a world speed record for diesel motorcycles at the 2007 Bonneville Salt Flats speed trials in Utah with a two–way average speed of 210.203km/h. The bike started life as a BMW R1150 RT but was fitted with a two-litre turbodiesel engine from a BMW 3 Series car and ran on Greenline Industries' B100 biodiesel. It was designed and built at 'The Crucible', an industrial art school in Oakland, California, and ridden by founder Michael Sturtz."