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Germany trip planned for March 2012

Circle Energy — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:41:24 +0000

Circle Energy will then take a tour of cold press facilities. Showcasing vegetable oil production. Also seen will be biogas and solar. (link to trip page)

Group will be limited to 8. Contact Dieter Harle today for more info. 563-940-1440

email: dieter@bestoptionsinc.com

Grab your passport and pack your bags for a trip to remember. The cost is less than you would expect and includes airfare, lodging & meals.

Penn State cold presses with the Kern Kraft oilseed press and operates tractors on SVO

Circle Energy — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:50:38 +0000

Penn State and New Holland Company are testing biofuels in farm tractors. Glen Cauffman, Manager of Farms and Facilities at Penn State purchased the Kern Kraft KK40F the summer of 2008 and is now producing cold pressed canola oil. This oil will be used for biofuels. Cauffman plans on supplying Penn State foodservice with canola oil and then converting the used oil to Biodiesel. This will showcase the sustainability of farm pressed oil.

Link to Video: http://www.wgal.com/video/18965197/index.html

Farmers Can Use Crops for Own Fuel

Circle Energy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:33:39 +0000

DODGEVILLE, Wis. — Farmers
a century ago used a different kind
of “horsepower”in their fields, allot-
ting a certain amount of their crop
for fuel in the form of feed.
Fast-forward to modern agricul-
ture where another version of horse-
power runs on fuel that perhaps was
extracted from underground on the
other side of the world...

Illinois AgriNews September 26,2008 (PDF)

Circle Energy at 2008 Farm Technology Days

Circle Energy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:18:21 +0000

...Robert Winkler, of Hilbert, was

tracking an idea that intrigued him

several years ago. He found the Circle

Energy Booth where Eric Hamilton

and his student, Christoph Pahmeyer,

of Halle (Westfalen), Germany, were

squeezing out yellow tubes ofmeal and

clear oil with a Kern Kraft soybean

press...

Wisconsin State Farmer July 18, 2008 (PDF)

Custom operator participates in German biofuel tour

Circle Energy — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:08:39 +0000

FOND DU LAC

Mike Tasch and his sons Kevin and

Chad own and operate a business that

provides a variety of planting, harvesting

and other custom services to east

central Wisconsin farmers from Lake

Winnebago to Lake Michigan...

Wisconsin State Farmer, March 28, 2008 (PDF)

Cold Pressing canola oil to run in your diesel engines

Circle Energy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:25:52 +0000

An article from Dakota Farmer about a Wisconsin farmer who has converted his tractors to run on straight vegetable oil and how he cold presses his canola. The PDF also contains a side article about our partner Rapstruck and how SVO works in an engine.

Dakota Farmer–Canola Power (PDF)

Interview with Eric on Brownfield Network

Circle Energy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:17:43 +0000

Eric Hamilton talks about Circle Energy and converting diesel engines to run on straight vegetable oil. Includes an audio interview.

Brownfield Network- Pure vegetable oil in your diesel motor