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Washington State farmers experiment with canola as biodiesel cash crop

Farmers in Washington State are experimenting with canola for biodiesel production as a new cash crop to supplement existing diary or vegetable crop income. Conditions in Snohomish County, which boasts cool temperatures, moist sea air and good soils, are proving to be so ideal for canola growing that yields are vastly outpacing European norms. Last year Snohomish County farmers averaged 158 gallons / 598 L of biodiesel per acre of planted canola compared to just 84 gallons / 318 L of biodiesel per acre in Europe. Snohomish County, looking to ... Read more →

NEVs may get more speed in Washington State Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the photo for a high res gallery from the AEV factory tour Here are AutoblogGreen, we've done several reports on various neighborhood electric vehicles such as the various models from GEM ...

Biodiesel producer pollutes in Washington State Sebastian Blanco

When you’re driving around in certain biodiesel vehicles, one of the strongest emissions is the smell of fried food. While biodiesel vehicles themselves don’t put out as many nasty ...

Washington State farmers experiment with canola as biodiesel cash crop 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Farmers in Washington State are experimenting with canola for biodiesel production as a new cash crop to supplement existing diary or vegetable crop income. Conditions in Snohomish County, which boasts cool temperatures, moist sea air and good soils, are proving to be so ideal for canola growing ...

NEVs may get more speed in Washington State 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high res gallery from the AEV factory tour Here are AutoblogGreen, we've done several reports on various neighborhood electric vehicles such as the various models from GEM and a factory visit to American Electric Vehicle that included a drive in their Kurrent. These NEVs ...

Biodiesel producer pollutes in Washington State 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

When you’re driving around in certain biodiesel vehicles, one of the strongest emissions is the smell of fried food. While biodiesel vehicles themselves don’t put out as many nasty pollutants as regular diesel or gasoline engines, the biodiesel production process is not as clean, as a ...


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