by Richa Sharma (The New Indian Express) To check growing air pollution, the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways is coming up with standards for bio-diesel run vehicles on the lines of diesel and petrol vehicles. The step is meant
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Back TO HOMECreate Your Own Biodiesel on Your Farm?
(RFD-TV) ... "This is something where they can grow it, and they can make it themselves and they can use it on the farm," says Jason de Koff, an assistant professor in agronomy and soil science at Tennessee State University.
December 14, 2015 Read Full Article
Corn, Soybean Leaders Differ on RFS Perspectives
by Megan Johnson (Nebraska TV) Lots of agriculture groups are meeting during the time between harvest and planting to talk about things impacting their crops and industries. A topic coming up often: the renewable fuel requirement numbers recently set by the
December 11, 2015 Read Full Article
With Its First Biodiesel-Fuelled Train, Bengaluru Division to Join Green Wagon
by S Lalitha (The New Indian Express) An eco-friendly initiative will be launched at City Railway Station on Monday when the Chennai-Mysuru Shatabdi Express will be run on diesel blended with biodiesel. Hubballi railway station was the first under South Western
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Volvo Trucks Approves Use of Renewable Diesel Fuel for Proprietary Engines
by John Mies (Volvo Trucks -- United States) Volvo Trucks North America, after concluding truck and engine lab testing, today approved the use of renewable diesel fuel for all of its proprietary Volvo engines, offering environmental and cost-savings benefits to
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Used Cooking Oil Collection and Use in Finland
by Aino Siirala* and Maija Sihvonen* (Advanced Biofuels USA) Current UCO market: In Europe, UCO (used cooking oil) collection and reuse has increased steadily during the past decade, reaching its peak in 2016. The most significant UCO producer in Europe
December 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Key United States Cities’ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies Rely on New Diesel Technology & Renewable Fuels
(Diesel Technology Forum) New York City Joins San Francisco and Oakland In Embracing New Blends Of Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel Fuels -- In light of the COP21 Paris Climate Conference, New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced a major initiative to reduce
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Alberta Should Adopt Low-Carbon Fuel Standard: Bennett
(Business in Vancouver) With world’s focus on Paris, energy minister challenges other provinces to follow B.C.’s lead --- ... Alberta’s NDP government has pledged to introduce a $30 per tonne carbon tax, phase out coal power and cap oilsands emissions. But there’s
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
EU Biodiesel Premiums Hit New Highs as Global Energy Prices Tumble
(Platts) Biodiesel premiums to the underlying ICE gasoil futures in Europe rose steeply Monday, as energy prices tumbled further after Friday's OPEC meeting, and supported by high feedstock prices. The RED RME premium Monday hit its highest since Platts started assessing
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RINs Behavior after EPA Rule Shows Ethanol-Biodiesel Relationship
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The release of the U.S. EPA’s final rulemaking for the renewable fuel standard (RFS) was a shock to the RINs market—the renewable identification numbers used by obligated parties to demonstrate compliance. Biodiesel, D4
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
Keeping America Fueled by South Dakota
by Rep. Krisit Noem (Argus Leader) ... Today, about one-third of the petroleum used in the United States is imported from foreign countries, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. Most of this petroleum is refined into gas or diesel. Especially
December 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Michigan Corn Growers Disappointed with New Ethanol Limits
by Andy Balaskovitz (MiBiz) ... “Any reduction in the statutory amount is a roadblock to biofuels like ethanol,” said Jim Zook, executive director of the Michigan Corn Growers Association. “By failing to set (blend) levels at the statutory amount, it appears the
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The Petrified Forest, or Who Moved my $80 Oil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Are high prices good for renewable fuels? The hard data actually goes the other way. The Digest investigates. ... What we can see from the following chart is confirmation that fracking and other enhanced oil
December 07, 2015 Read Full Article
RINs Gone Wild? (round 2)
by Scott Irwin and Darrel Good (FarmDocDaily) The EPA released the final rulemaking for 2014-2016 RFS standards on Monday, November 30. This release follows preliminary rulemaking released on May 29 of this year. Figures 1 and 2 are based on
December 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodico's Innovative 20 MMgy Biodiesel Plant Opens in California
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Biodiesel producer and technology developer Biodico has scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 4 for its 20 MMgy biodiesel production facility in Five Points, California. The facility, called Biodico Westside, is designed as a multifeedstock plant that
December 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Research Delivers Insight into Global Biodiesel Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2020: MarketResearchReports.Biz
(HydrogenFuelNews) MarketResearchReports.Biz has announced addition of new report “Global Biodiesel MarketAnalysis and Forecasts to 2020″ to its database. This report gives an in-depth analysis of the global biodiesel market and provides forecasts up to 2020. The research analyzes key trends, major
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Lagosur Confirms Commitments of Biofuel Sales via Alianza Pacifco
(PR Newswire/Sys-con/Lagosur) Lagosur is pleased to announce the business arrangements and initial sales in collaboration with Alianza Pacifco representing continued momentum to bring clean green fuels to Latin America. Lagosur has concluded business preparations to deliver renewable biofuel to the
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
RFS Rule Undercuts U.S. Commitment to Reducing GHGs
(25 x '25) It was with some ironic bemusement that biofuel advocates read the headlines from the mainstream media that said the Obama administration “raised’ the biofuel blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule announced this week by
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
The 2016 US Outlook for Ethanol and Biodiesel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... “In the old days, ethanol was a political commodity,” Informa Economics Senior VP Scott Richman told the crowd assembled at the Canadian Bioeconomy Conference in Vancouver this week, organized by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association. “Now, it’s
December 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbons Launched Biodiesel Plant
(Ushuaia News, Google translation) The Ministry of Energy and Hydrocarbons began with the installation work and commissioning of the plant recovery from used vegetable oils for the production of biodiesel. The Secretary of Energy and Hydrocarbons, Alejandro Aguirre explained that "this
December 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Enzymes Market is Anticipated to Witness Significant Growth Over the Forecast Period, 2014 To 2020: Hexa Research
(Universal News Point/Hexa) Deep Research on – “Biofuel Enzymes Market” are renewable source of fuels which are generally formed by animal matter and waste plant. Biofuel enzymes are catalysts which speed up and alter the ongoing reaction, and increase the
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McDonald’s UAE Completes 5 Million Kilometres on McFuel Biodiesel
by LeAnne Graves (The National) ... McDonald’s UAE fleet will complete 5 million kilometres this month, or the distance to Mars and back, fuelled entirely by biodiesel, thanks to a partnership formed four years ago between the world’s largest fast-food chain and
December 02, 2015 Read Full Article
2015: A Missed Opportunity for Biofuels
by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/Biomass Magazine) To say that 2015 was an overall disappointment for the biofuels industry would be an understatement. With the price of oil hovering from the high $30s to the mid-$50s all year long, the
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A Transformative Project: Total’s La Mède Conversion
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) Supermajor oil company Total S.A. will convert its 150,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in La Mède, France, to produce renewable diesel—a first in France and just the second project of its kind in the world. Last spring, one
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RFA: EPA’s Final RFS Rule Puts Future of Biofuels & Climate Policy in Hands of Oil Industry
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2014, 2015 and 2016 that refiners have to meet in blending biofuels with gasoline. The agency increased the blending
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes Increases in Renewable Fuel Levels
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017.
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Association Welcomes Renewable Fuels Announcement
(National Biodiesel Board) The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) applauded the Obama administration Monday for reducing America’s dependence on high-carbon fossil fuels by raising biodiesel volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “This decision means we will displace billions of gallons of
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VW Scandal Proves Boon to Biodiesel Seller
by Eric Blaisdell (Rutland Herald) Black Bear Biodiesel recently ended its first season selling environmentally friendly fuel on a high note, thanks to the transgressions of a German automaker, and it could open back up earlier and stay open later
November 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Abengoa Seeks Insolvency Protection, Takes a Voyage to the Bottom of the Bond Markets
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In New York, NASDAQ shares in Abengoa SA plunged 49% in Wednesday trading after the embattled renewable energy developer said it would seek bankruptcy protection as it seeks to reorganize nearly $9.4 billion in debt.
November 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Indonesia to Boost Biodiesel Output to Meet New Mandates -Industry
by Emily Chow (Reuters) * Expected to boost biodiesel output capacity by a fifth next year * It will be enough to support B15 and B20 next year-industry exec * Automotive Industries Association says confident to process B20 Biodiesel producers in Indonesia are
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Ensyn Receives Key Regulatory Approval for Its Renewable Gasoline
(Ensyn/Biomass Magazine) Robert Graham, chairman of Ensyn Corp., is pleased to announce that Ensyn has been granted a key regulatory approval from the U.S. EPA for its renewable gasoline product, RFGasoline. This approval, pursuant to Title 40 CFR Part 79
November 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Taiwanese Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Produce Algae Biodiesel
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Taiwan, researchers at the National Taiwan University have developed a synthetic magnetic nanoparticle that helps to harvest oil from microalgae. The nanoparticles are produced from iron oxide and silicon dioxide, then using an alkaline-based
November 24, 2015 Read Full Article
Indonesia's Biodiesel Push Is Vital for Emission Cuts Target: Group
by Michael Taylor (Reuters) Indonesia's biodiesel consumption is seen soaring to 7.9 million kilolitres next year from 1.1-1.2 kilolitres in 2015, an industry body said, adding that increased demand was crucial for the country's to meet its commitments on cutting
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11 Top Low-Carbon Fuel Players, WCSBD Publish COP 21 Guide to Slashing Transport-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Switzerland, 11 leading low carbon fuel companies present a comprehensive guide that identifies a variety of available and accessible low carbon fuel solutions. ... Today, only 3% of transportation fuels are low carbon. According to the International
November 24, 2015 Read Full Article
Here’s How the U.S. Can Dump Fossil Fuels for Good
by Joe Uehlein and May Boeve (Grist.org) The world must go fossil-free — and fast. But the proposals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions that the U.S. and other countries are proposing for the upcoming climate summit in Paris will still allow
November 24, 2015 Read Full Article
World’s First Biofuel Facility to Operate Entirely on Renewable Heat and Power to Go Online
Biodico/Business Wire) Biodico, a sustainable biofuel and bioenergy company, today announced its Biodico Westside Facility, the world’s first biofuel production facility that operates entirely on renewable heat and power generated on-site, will go online the first week of December. The facility
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Sequencing Algae’s Genome May Aid Biofuel Production
by James Urton (University of Washington) ... University of Washington scientists have sequenced the complete genetic makeup of one of these algae. As they recently reported in the journal PLOS Genetics, it is only the second time that researchers have sequenced the
November 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Pertamina to Buy 1.84 million Kilolitre of Fatty Acids for Biodiesel
(Jakarta Globe) State energy giant Pertamina has signed contracts with 11 biofuel companies to supply 1.84 million kiloliter of fatty acid methyl ester, a chemical used to create biodiesel. The fatty acid supply is needed to support Pertamina's efforts at increasing the
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RIL Tanks up on Biofuels to Cut Emissions
Kalpana Pathak (Business Standard) In this last of a 5-part series, we look at Reliance Industries and the steps it is taking to reduce its carbon footprint ... In its own business of fuel, it is experimenting with bio
November 23, 2015 Read Full Article
ABFA Speaks Out on Proposed Changes to Biodiesel Tax Credit
(Advanced Biofuels Association) Today the Advanced Biofuels Association sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee leadership that expressed concern about changes to the biodiesel and renewable diesel blenders tax credit. The full letter is available below and the following statement is attributable
November 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Oil and Biofuels Lobby White House on Renewable Fuel Standard Ahead of Nov. 30 Deadline
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) In the lead-up to the administration’s release of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), it’s been a veritable who’s who of renewable fuels and petrochemical refiners visiting the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
November 20, 2015 Read Full Article
L'Oreal's "For Women in Science" Fellowships Recognise Advances that Could Soon Be Saving Lives
(NationMultiMedia.com) L'OREAL (THAILAND), backed by the Thai National Commission for Unesco, has granted fellowships to six women researchers to foster sustainable development in fields ranging from agriculture to curing cancer. In its 13 years, the programme has helped finance research
November 20, 2015 Read Full Article
What a Weakened RFS Program Means for the State of Iowa and this Country
by Joe Hrdlicka (Biofuels Digest/Iowa Biotechnology Association) Iowa’s investment in biofuels, driven by the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), has brought the state new business and job opportunities. Iowa is home to three of the first-in-the-nation cellulosic biofuel refineries that
November 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Plant Could Fuel Commercial Business
by Emily Smith (Daily Mercury) It started as an innovative way to inspire students, but with big business continuing to come knocking for CQUniversity's Biodiesel Plant, it could be on track for commercial success. That's what Biodiesel Plant co-ordinator Paul Kelly says,
November 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Play All Our Cards on Climate, Including Biodiesel
by former Sen. Byron Dorgan (The Hill) ... Like a smart poker player, we have to capitalize on the good cards we have. One of those is biodiesel, a renewable fuel made from recycled cooking grease, plant oils, and animal fats that
November 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Cowichan Opens Biodiesel Station with New PoS Technology
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Cowichan Energy Alternatives, the Cowichan Bio-Diesel Co-op and the Cowichan Valley Regional District are holding a special grand opening ceremony Nov. 19 to celebrate Vancouver Island’s first Green & Go Biofuel Station. The station provides
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Production, Planned Projects on the Rise
(US Department of Energy/U.S. Energy Information Administration/Biodiesel Magazine) A new type of renewable diesel fuel is meeting the growing demand for renewable biofuels, which is driven by biofuel mandates and customer demands for higher quality. Unlike other biofuels, hydroprocessed esters
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels Reports Strong Consumer Adoption of Renewable Diesel as Retail Sales Rise 300 Percent in Southern California
(Propel Fuels/PR Newswire) Drivers Choose Superior Performance, Better Value and Cleaner Emissions of Diesel HPR -- Propel Fuels launched Diesel HPR (High Performance Renewable) across Southern California in August 2015, and consumer adoption of the fuel has risen 300 percent compared
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Research and Markets: Analysing the Biofuel Industry in the United States 2015
(Research and Markets/BusinessWire) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biofuel Industry in the United States - 2015" report to their offering. The report helps assess the feasibility of production of biofuels and the potential of biofuels in the US.
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Research and Markets: Understanding Biofuels 2015 - Basics of Biofuels, the Different Types of Biofuels Available, the Various Uses, Advantages, and Disadvantages of Biofuel
(Research and Markets/BusinessWire) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Understanding Biofuels" report to their offering. This research brings an in-depth coverage for this industry in its latest research report - Understanding Biofuels. The report looks at the basics of
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
India Needs Innovative Ideas to Make Bio-Diesel: Railway Minister
(Business Standard) India needs to emanate innovative ideas to manufacture bio-diesel by efficiently utilising waste resources, besides judiciously using water and other crucial resources, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said here on Tuesday. "We need to find an alternative model for growth
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Roadside Gumweed in Nevada Could Be Used as Jet Fuel for the Military
by Whip Villarreal (University of Nevada, Reno) College of Ag, Biotech and Natural Resources leads research project at University of Nevada, Reno -- Glenn Miller is leading the effort in a project at the University of Nevada, Reno to convert roadside
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Large Glycerin Refinery about to Open
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Louis Dreyfus Commodities' new glycerin refinery in Claypool, Indiana, will soon be operational. The company says the new 80-million-pound-per-year plant will be the second-largest in the U.S. producing USP-grade Kosher refined glycerin. A new glycerin refinery
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
New Biobased Projects Around the World
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who’s building what, where, now. 29 projects in construction or in commissioning in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and the Americas Despite low oil prices, first-gen biofuels and advanced biofuels continue to develop, and
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Leaders Press Congress on Reformed Tax Credit
(National Biodiesel Board) Critical Incentive Has Remained Expired All Year -- Nearly 100 biodiesel leaders from across the country will press lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive as a domestic production credit in line with
November 17, 2015 Read Full Article
IEA Says 3-Fold or Greater Increase in Biofuels Possible by 2040
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The International Energy Agency released its latest World Energy Outlook 2015, saying there are clear signs that an energy transition is under way. The report finds that the plunge in oil prices has
November 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Preparing For Duonix Biodiesel Plant Start-Up
by Doug Kennedy (KWBE) A biodiesel plant at the northwest edge of Beatrice is getting ready for the start of operations, by planning to do some testing procedures, soon. ... Crews have been retrofitting the former Beatrice Biodiesel facility to use
November 13, 2015 Read Full Article
Bus Biodiesel Gets Boot. Butland Blindsided
by Kenneth Armstrong (SOOTODAY.com) The so-called alternative energy capital of North America is going to get a little less green once the city completes a phasing out its use of biodiesel in Sault Transit buses. Nobody was more surprised to hear
November 12, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazilian Soy Industry Pushes For Biodiesel Hike
by Alastair Stewart (DTN The Progressive Farmer) With Brazil set to produce a record soybean crop of 100 million metric tons or more in the 2015-16 season, Brazil's crushing industry is pressing for a hike in the biodiesel percentage in
November 11, 2015 Read Full Article
Indonesia May Not Import Gasoil over 2016-18: Pertamina Executive
(Hellenic Shipping News) Indonesia may no longer import gasoil over 2016-18 due to slowing demand and the government’s plan to raise the biodiesel mandate to 20% next year, the head of state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina’s Integrated Supply Chain,
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Restauranteur Says Biodiesel Answer to Fuel Shortage
by Shreejana Shrestha (My Republica) ... When most of the vehicles are in queue at fuel stations, BA 1 Cha 6355 is never seen at any of such lines. It instead plies snugly on the road every day. The deepening fuel
November 11, 2015 Read Full Article
New Program Will Grow Agri-Based Industrial Bioproduct Development in Ontario
(Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC)/CNW) Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and the Agricultural Adaptation Council (AAC) are fostering innovation in the province's growing agri-based industrial bioproducts sector. Through the $3 million Agri-Based Industrial Bioproducts (ABIB)
November 10, 2015 Read Full Article
Environmental and Energy Study Institute Publishes Fact Sheet: Jobs in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (2015)
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) ... This fact sheet examines employment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors in the United States and around the world. The job figures cited below are sourced from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),
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Indianapolis Zoo's Conservation Endeavors Turn to Biofuel Plans
(Indianapolis Zoo) ... In partnership with Cummins Inc., the Zoo recently took on a biofuel initiative, working to advance its mission of conservation, while implementing new, innovative ways to fuel some of the vehicles throughout grounds. By collecting used vegetable oil from
November 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Supercritical Biodiesel Plant at Ethanol Refinery Now Operational
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Nearly two years after the project was announced, a 5 MMgy supercritical biodiesel plant in Annawan, Illinois, is now operational. Designed and built by Jatrodiesel Inc., the innovative facility is co-located with the 125 MMgy
November 06, 2015 Read Full Article
B20 Diesel Ready to Enter Market Next Year
by Apriadi Gunawan (The Jakarta Post) The government is optimistic that B20 biodiesel fuel will be ready to enter the market next year in accordance with an initial schedule, as no technical or quality problems were found in the new variant
November 06, 2015 Read Full Article
DEINOVE Announces a New R&D Project in Animal Nutrition with Flint Hills Resources
(DEINOVE/BusinessWire) DEINOVE (Paris:ALDEI), a biotech company developing innovative processes for producing biofuels and bio-based chemicals by using Deinococcus bacteria as host strains, today announces an agreement with Flint Hills Resources to develop a process for producing ingredients for animal nutrition. Flint
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
NBB to Congress: Stop Subsidizing Foreign Biodiesel Production
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) As the battle over the biodiesel tax credit structure heats up, the National Biodiesel Board sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan and Ranking Member Sander Levin Oct. 28 urging
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
CBC to EPA: Commit to the RFS
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Sixteen members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) have sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today calling on the agency to get back on track with the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and strengthen the
November 03, 2015 Read Full Article
United Biscuits Expands UCO Biodiesel Fleet to 16 Trucks
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, United Biscuits now has 16 delivery trucks running on biodiesel produced from UCO used in the making of its products from McVitties to Jaffa Cakes. The company added six more trucks to
November 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Poll: 80% of Voters Support a US Renewable Fuel Standard
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, 80 percent of US registered voters support a renewable fuel standard today and just 10 percent oppose. The remaining 9 percent are unsure. Moore Information conducted an online survey of registered voters nationwide on
November 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Heineken Brewery Celebrates Achieving Carbon-Neutral Milestone
by Ron Kotrba (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Biodiesel process and biogas technology provider BDI-BioEnergy International AG and Brau Union Österreich, part of the international Heineken family, celebrated the opening of a new spent-grain fermentation plant at the Göss Brewery in Austria,
November 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil's CRA Clears Bill to Boost Biofuel Production at Small Plants
(See News) Brazil's Commission of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (CRA) approved today the bill 252/11 that seeks to encourage production of biofuels at micro plants, especially those operated by family farmers. In Brazil, micro biofuel plants are those with a production capacity of up to
October 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Debate Fate of Renewable Fuel Standard
by Anna Simet (Biomass Magazine) Agreeing to respectfully disagree was one of very few assenting points reached by association heads representing the biodiesel, ethanol and advanced biofuel groups during a candid debate about the renewable fuel standard (RFS), policy amendments
October 30, 2015 Read Full Article
What to Consider Before Making the Decision to Offer Biodiesel
by Jon Scharingson (Renewable Energy Group, Inc./Convenience Store Decisions) Whether or not to sell biodiesel can be a significant decision for a convenience store owner. Convenience store owners need to determine what will work best for their operation and how they
October 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Govt Mulls over Biofuel Option at the Pumps
by Christopher Tan (Straits Times Singapore) Authorities seeking industry views on feasibility of such plant-based fuels -- Singapore is exploring the possibility of introducing biofuels at the pumps. ... The National Environment Agency has reached out to the auto and transport industries to
October 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Avril Targets France's Higher Biodiesel Blending Needs with New Plant
(Reuters) Avril aims to meet demand from higher French biodiesel blending levels with output from a 100,000-tonne-per-year plant it opened on France's Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, the chief executive of the European Union's largest maker of the biofuel said. The facility
October 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Ten Billion Euros of Investment in Advanced Biofuels
by James Cogan At a time when carbon emissions should be dropping by 40%-80% EU transport emissions will actually increase by that amount, becoming the number one EU contributor to catastrophic global warming. -- Transport emissions can only be reduced in
October 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Are White House Insiders With Connections to Big Oil Undermining the President's Climate Change Agenda?
by Paul Alexander (Huffington Post) ... (H)e must explain his decision to gut the Renewable Fuel Standard and hand Big Oil a decisive political victory. One lingering question is, did high-level White House staffers with close ties to oil companies
October 29, 2015 Read Full Article
New Report on Global Biodiesel Market 2015-2019
(PR Buzz) Research analysts forecast the global biodiesel market to grow at a CAGR of 9.6% over the period 2014-2019. There has been an unprecedented interest in biofuels over the past decade, primarily due to increase in crude oil prices, as
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Canada Could Slash CO2 Emissions with Existing Technologies, Proven Policies
by Emily Chung (CBC News) Regulation or pricing of emissions is key, Council of Canadian Academies suggests -- Canada could drastically cut its greenhouse gas emissions and meet international climate change commitments using existing commercially available technologies and policies that have
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
USDA Secretary Vilsack in Kissimmee to Make Biofuel Announcement
(Protec Fuel/PR Newswire) Citgo Ethanol Station Hosts State, Federal, Investment News -- Protec Fuel is proud to welcome U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to Mid-State Energy's Kissimmee Citgo E15 and E85 retail station today. The Secretary made a
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Soapbox: Obama’s EPA Needs to More Aggressively Support Biodiesel
by Lisa Mortenson (Community Fuels/Sacramento Bee) California took a major step forward in the fight against climate change recently by adopting an aggressive new low carbon fuel standard that will sharply reduce carbon pollution from our state’s famously car-crazy culture. It’s
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Council Members, Oil Lobby Square off in Tense Hearing on Biofuel Bills
by David Giambusso (Politico New York) Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration tacitly endorsed two bills to increase the use of biofuel citywide, but a Monday hearing on them grew heated nonetheless when oil lobby representatives showed up to challenge them. Both
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
USDA Provides Funding for More Than 1,100 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
(US Department of Agriculture) Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today (October 26, 2015) announced that USDA is awarding loans and grants that will help more than 1,100 rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy usage and costs in their operations.
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Merger Mania: The Digest Looks at Rampant Biofuels Consolidation
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Virginia, Green Plains Inc. announced this week that it had acquired an ethanol production facility in Hopewell, Virginia, located approximately 20 miles south of Richmond, from Future Fuels LLP. It’s a sign of continuing
October 28, 2015 Read Full Article
European Investment Bank May Invest in Biodiesel Plant in Croatia
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Luxembourg, the European Investment Bank is evaluating a EUR38 million investment in a EUR50 million biodiesel plant in Croatia that would produce fuel from animal fats and used cooking oil. The facility is to
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Statoil Announces New Biodiesel Based on Offal
by Peder Qvale (TU (Google translation)) Should cost as much as regular diesel. -- For a few weeks back, the company launched Eco-1 a renewable diesel option that should cost around 11 million liters and be better for the environment.
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Goin’ Green; County Vehicle Fleet Now Using Biodiesel Fuel
by Ivy Ashe (Hawaii Tribune-Herald) Hawaii County’s vehicle fleet is a little bit more green thanks to a local partnership that increases use of biodiesel. It’s a small step toward a larger goal of reducing dependence on imported fuel sources
October 27, 2015 Read Full Article
Feedstock Tax Barrier Removed by India Government Allowing Rapid Expansion of Biodiesel
(Aemetis) Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, announced that the Government of India Revenue Department removed an important tax barrier to expanding biodiesel production in India, issuing an exemption on excise tax for feedstock. Biodiesel is
October 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Program’s Next Threat: Disputed Science
by Taylor W. Anderson (The Bulletin) Climate scientist: policies that encourage biofuels must account for indirect emissions -- Before starting to implement Oregon’s low-carbon fuel standard , the state must first deal with some math that is both complicated and
October 26, 2015 Read Full Article
European Biomass Association Launches Annual Statistical Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, the European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) publicly released its annual Statistical Report, with MEPs Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (S&D, FI) and Benedek Jávor (Greens/EFA, HU) hosting. “Statistics confirm that, beyond myth, bioenergy has a lot
October 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Lootah Biofuels(LBF)Biodiesel Is the Cheapest Diesel in the UAE
(MENAFN Press) Lootah Bio Fuel LLC (LBF), a fully owned subsidiary of the S.S. Lootah Group, is one of the leading manufacturers in the waste-to-energy and alternative fuel industry in the UAE. Headquartered in Dubai, LBF manufactures pure biodiesel (B100)
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA's RFS Proposal Risks Ending America's Rural Renaissance
by Jonathan H Harsch (Agri-Pulse) When President George W. Bush signed the law creating the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2005 to support biofuels production, he explained that “Using ethanol and biodiesel will leave our air cleaner. And every time we use
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Support, Opposition Grow Over Proposed Changes to Biodiesel Tax Credit
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On October 21, the Advanced Biofuels Association, along with the Petroleum Marketers Association and other retail fuel groups, expressed opposition to changing the biodiesel and renewable diesel blenders' tax credit. In July, the Senate Finance
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Brazil to Allow Voluntary B20 and B30 Blending with an Eye on B100
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, the National Council on Energy Policy CNPE has issued a ruling that opens the door for voluntary biodiesel blending of up to 20% for captive fleets and in public pumps, going as high
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels Producers Oppose Grassley Tax Credit Change: Amendment Could Hurt Consumers
(Advanced Biofuels Association) During the Senate Finance Committee’s July markup, Senator Charles Grassley offered an amendment, co-sponsored by Senator Maria Cantwell, which would extend the biodiesel and renewable diesel tax credit for two years. However, starting in 2016 it would
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Government Confuses Me
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The purpose of good government has gotten all tangled up in political posturing and a seemingly single focus on getting re-elected, writes Mike Bryan. It seems to me that governments work in conflict with their
October 23, 2015 Read Full Article
The Rise of Biodiesel: New Alternative Fuel, New Taxation Challenges
(Avalara) The growth of the biodiesel market in recent years is largely due to the enactment of the Renewable Fuels Standard in 2005. Both federal and state governments have incentivized the production of biofuels in order to decrease the environmental
October 22, 2015 Read Full Article
Uncertainty for Alleged Fraud in the Biodiesel Plant Barajas de Melo
(El Dario (Google translation)) ... "What matters to Barajas de Melo and all its neighbors is that this plant is definitely over. They take four or five years building it and are talking about an investment of 30 million euros.
October 22, 2015 Read Full Article
Peats Soil Fuels New Scania Fleet with Its Own B100 in Australia
(Scania Australia/Biodiesel Magazine) Willunga, South Australia-based Peats Soil has developed its own biodiesel manufacturing plant, utilizing “dirty water” it collects from food manufacturing locations. The biodiesel will be used to fuel a new fleet of 13 Scania trucks it is purchasing
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Atlantic Biodiesel Celebrates 'First Pour' in Welland, Ontario
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association/Biodiesel Magazine) On Oct. 9, less than four months after opening its state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in Welland, Ontario, Atlantic Biodiesel celebrated the “first pour” of its high-quality biodiesel suitable for cold-weather applications. “Atlantic Biodiesel’s first pour represents the
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Scholarship to Biodiesel Conference Open to Young Scientists
(The National Biodiesel Board /Biodiesel Magazine) The application process is now open for college science students interested in attending the National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Jan. 25-28 in Tampa, Florida. Members of the Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel can apply for a
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Governor's Signature on Tax Bill to Boost California Biodiesel
(The California Biodiesel Alliance/Biodiesel Magazine) On Oct. 4 California Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1032 into law, correcting a tax problem and clearing the way for a significant increase in the volumes of biodiesel blended in the state. The bill,
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
U.S. Refiners Oppose Linking Subsidies to Repeal of Oil Export Ban
by Timothy Gardner (Reuters) The top U.S. oil refiner industry group told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday it opposes any subsidies for renewable energy or other interests that would be potentially included in a package to lift the
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Letter: Biodiesel Targets Should Be Tougher
by Parks Wells (Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council/KNOX News) ... The environmental benefits of biodiesel have been repeatedly proven by impartial experts. Just last month, after seven years of peer-reviewed research, the state of California determined that biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Application Note: Biofuel – Energy Supply of the Future?
(Select Science) Everyone is talking about biofuels, from biodiesel, plant oil, ethanol and biomethane to the synthetic biomass- to- liquid (BtL)- fuels. They are at present the only renewable alternative in the mobility sector and already make up 6.1% of
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
EPA: Jatropha-Based Biofuels Could Qualify as Biomass-Based Diesel or Advanced Biodiesel under RFS
(Green Car Congress) Based on its analysis of the production and transport components of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of biofuel made from jatropha oil, the US EPA anticipates that biofuels produced from jatropha oil could qualify as biomass-based diesel
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Gov't Prepares Subsidy for Biodiesel B20
(Tempo) Achieving success in the mixing of 15 percent vegetable oil (B15) with solar, the government will increase it to 20 percent (B20). Around Rp8 billion from crude palm oil exports or CPO Supporting Fund (CSF) has been prepared for
October 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Davao City Recipient of JICA Biodiesel Project
by Antonio L. Colina IV (Minda News) The City Government of Davao is the country’s sole recipient of a biodiesel project from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) that will convert used cooking oil to fuel, an official said on Monday. Lawyer Tristan
October 20, 2015 Read Full Article
Liberals Sweep in Canadian Elections: Are Renewables Back?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In Canada, the Liberal party, under the leadership of 43-year old Justin Trudeau, swept to victory in the Canadian federal elections. ... Incoming Prime Minister Trudeau has pledged that his government will run a short series
October 20, 2015 Read Full Article
CALL FOR PAPERS: TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo — May 22-25, 2016 — Washington DC --- DEADLINE: December 11, 2015
Join us in Washington D.C. as the TechConnect World Innovation Conference co-locates with the largest global innovation program in physical and life sciences. The joint programs include the Nanotech 2016 Conference, the National Innovation Summit and the National SBIR/STTR Conference. Biofuels
October 19, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels Market 2014-2020: Bioethanol and Biodiesel - Second Generation Biofuel Production Gains Traction
(Globe Newswire/Research and Markets) Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Biofuels (Bioethanol and Biodiesel) - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Biofuels (Bioethanol and Biodiesel) in Thousand Gallons by
October 19, 2015 Read Full Article
DOE Warns That Climate Change May Disrupt Growth of Biomass Feedstocks
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On October 9, the U.S. Department of Energy released a report about the threats posed by climate change to the U.S. electricity and fuels sector, U.S. Energy Sector: Regional Vulnerabilities and Resilience Solutions. Climate change
October 17, 2015 Read Full Article
New Biodiesel Fuel Will Save Bellevue $25,000 Each Year
(Bellevue Reporter) A new fuel mixture in city vehicles will save the City of Bellevue more than $25,000 a year and help reduce emissions over a vehicle’s lifetime, the city announced this week. “Our new biodiesel contract is a big win
October 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Digest’s Complete 2015 8-Slide Guides to Date
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here below are links to the complete series of 8-Slide Guides published by The Digest in 2015. Abengoa Abengoa’s Hugoton cellulosic project ABLC NEXT Accelergy The AgTech Revolution Algae Roadmap Algenol American Process Amyris BASF BioAmber BIOFAT consortium Butamax California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Cellana Champagne-Ardenne Clariant Coca-Cola Plant Bottle Cool Planet Corbion CSIRO’s tobacco oil
October 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Seeking Take-Off and Off-Take: Why Do Some Renewable Technologies Soar and Others Stall?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The high-octane idea that inexplicably struggles, the mid-grade idea that rocks. Here, we look at the critical success factors that provide tail-winds for some technologies and head-winds for others. ... To explain a conundrum, we need a
October 16, 2015 Read Full Article
Bagram Air Field Converts UCO to Biodiesel to Power Incinerators
by Summer Barkley (DVIDS/Biodiesel Magazine) Three unrelated problems were solved by one simple solution devised by Logistics Civil Augmentation Program IV contract partner Fluor to convert used cooking oil into biodiesel to help power solid waste incinerators at Bagram Air
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
AGQM Develops No-Harm Test for Biodiesel Heating Oil Stabilizers
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Due to increasing demand for biodiesel-blended heating oil, the German biodiesel quality management association AGQM announced it will offer for the first time a test to assess oxidation stabilizers for fatty acid methyl esters (FAME)
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Behemoths (And Now, Diesel Dudes and Chems Kings): The Digest’s new 2015 8-Slide Guide to Renewable Energy Group
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Renewable Energy Group, Inc. is a leading North American advanced biofuels producer and developer of renewable chemicals. REG utilizes a nationwide production, distribution and logistics system as part of an integrated value chain model to
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel for Oakland and Oregon
by Rich Piellisch (Fleets & Fuels) Fleets Continue to Switch to 100% Drop-In Replacement Product -- Fleets including the City of Oakland, Calif. and the Eugene Water & Electric Board in Oregon report switching their diesel vehicles to renewable diesel. Both are
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Firefighters Train with Duonix Biodiesel
by Jory Schweers (Beatrice Daily Sun) Beatrice Fire Department has been working with the Duonix Biodiesel plant west of town to ensure that all safety measures are being met before the plant goes into production later this year. On Wednesday morning
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuel Buses: Transguard UAE Biodiesel Case Study
by John Bambridge (Construction Week Online) Operating in any sector presents both challenges and opportunities to cut costs. When a large part of your business involves the management of a fleet of vehicles, alternatives to conventional fuel are worth considering.
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Santorum Tours Biodiesel Facility during Farley Visit
by William Garbe (TH Online) GOP presidential hopeful listens to Western Dubuque Biodiesel general manager explain regulatory issues facing his business. Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum received an informal primer in renewable fuels Monday in Farley. Santorum, a former U.S. senator
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
How to Profit from Government Mandates in Biofuels
(The Energy Report/Market Oracle) New proposed EPA requirements for the renewable fuel standard program, combined with challenging sugarcane harvests in South America, could increase demand for biodiesel, creating opportunity in a struggling energy sector. In this interview with The Energy
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
Aemetis Distilled Biodiesel Solves India's Unhealthy Air Quality
(CNN Money/Market Watch/Aemetis) New Delhi Has the Worst Air Pollution in the World -- Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX), an advanced renewable fuels and biochemicals company, announced that distilled biodiesel produced by its subsidiary in India reduces major causes of air pollution
October 07, 2015 Read Full Article
The Ten Best Ways To Maintain Your Car In The Apocalypse
by Aaron Brown (Jalopnik) In the apocalypse, it’s likely that resources will be scarce, mechanics will be long gone, and your car will be on its last legs. Stay prepared with these 10 steps! ... 6.) Convert To Biodiesel By converting your car to
October 05, 2015 Read Full Article
All RTC Buses to Run on Biodiesel Soon
(The Hindu) The Transport Department has decided to run all State Road Transport Corporation (RTCs) buses on biodiesel in the next four months. The first batch of 10 buses running on biodiesel was flagged off by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday. The
October 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Grassley on the Oil Export Ban, Attempt to Diminish Ethanol
(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley) Note: This week, the Senate Banking Committee voted to lift the ban on U.S. oil exports. The committee defeated an amendment that would have eliminated the corn ethanol blending requirements under the federal Renewable Fuel
October 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Microalgae Water Treatment Project in Mexico
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Faculty of Engineering (FI) of the Autonomous University of Querétaro (UAQ), a Mexican public university based in the city of Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, is carrying out a greenhouse drainage water treatment project using microalgae so
October 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Hawaii Regulators Approve Biodiesel Supply Contract between HECO and Pacific Biodiesel
by Duane Shimogawa (Pacific Business News) Hawaii regulators have approved Pacific Biodiesel Technologies’ fuel supply contract with Hawaiian Electric Co. for the Maui-based firm to supply biodiesel primarily for use at the 110-megawatt Campbell Industrial Park generation facility in West Oahu,
October 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Greater Biodiesel Adoption Would Lower Costs
by Tom Steever (Brownfield Ag News) The cost of biodiesel would be lower if more of the U.S. production capacity was put to use. National Biodiesel Board Sustainability Director Don Scott tells Brownfield the country could be producing three billion gallons
October 03, 2015 Read Full Article
Propel Brings High Performance Renewable Diesel to Hayward, CA
(Propel) Diesel HPR provides superior performance and improved local air quality as Propel provides simple tools to track personal emission reductions, check price and find locations. HAYWARD, Calif. (October 1, 2015) – Propel Fuels, California’s largest retailer of low-carbon fuels, is
October 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Can Help Slash U.S. Carbon Emissions — Report
by Amanda Reilly (E&E/Governors' Biofuels Coalition) Biodiesel can contribute significantly to U.S. carbon dioxide reduction goals, according to a new analysis released by the industry’s main trade group. The report conducted by Bates White Economic Consulting found that boosting biodiesel production
October 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Scania Showcases Broad Range of Alternative Fuel Vehicles at Busworld
(NGV Journal) Scania will unveil the industry’s broadest range of alternative fuel vehicles at Busworld in Kortrijk on 16-21 October. Scania now offers buses and coaches for all operations – from dense city traffic to demanding coach operations – expressly
October 02, 2015 Read Full Article
CARB Re-Adopts State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard requiring a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels by 2020. “Unlike the EPA, California's Air Resources Board has consistently
September 30, 2015 Read Full Article
A Biorefinery Approach for Castor Biodiesel -- Whole Plant Used for 100% Renewable Biodiesel
by Helen Tunnicliffe (The Chemical Engineer Today) Chemical engineers from Iran have found a way to produce biodiesel from castor oil without the need for extra petrochemical methanol, using a biorefinery set-up. Producing biodiesel from vegetable oils is not completely renewable,
September 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Suspected Biodiesel Fraud Scheme on 3 Continents Puts Man before Portland Jury
by Bryan Denson (The Oregonian/Oregon Live) Jack Holden is either a big-dreaming businessman whose failure to cash in on the biodiesel wave separated investors from more than $1 million, or he's a skilled con man who used God and greed
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Spanish Company Launches Energy Island Project Using 100% Renewables
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Spain, PlanetEnergy has launched its energy island project, producing 100% of household energy requirements from organic waste, wastewater, and manure waste with solar, wind, batteries and biodiesel backup. The company says the project is
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels, Oil Palm and Agribusiness in Southeast Asia – Planning for Sustainability?
(Stockholm Environment Institute) This brief draws together SEI research done between 2011 and 2014 on agribusiness developments – especially of oil palm – in Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The brief presents overarching insights from that work, along with recommendations
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Plan Can Capture Board Used Oil to Create Biodiesel
(El Universo - Google Translation) The Municipal San José and the company Oil Recycling Centre (ARC) in Quito drive a project that involves collecting used vegetable oil to transform it into biodiesel. Through an agreement between the two entities, the company
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Third Person Sentenced in Las Vegas for International Biofuel Fraud Conspiracy
(Federal Bureau of Investigation) Alex Jariv, 28, of Las Vegas, Nevada, was sentenced today in federal court to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in illegal schemes to generate and sell fraudulent biodiesel
September 29, 2015 Read Full Article
MTA Wins Round in Biodiesel Battle
by Jim Bray (Truck News) ... That’s according to Terry Shaw, executive director of the Manitoba Trucking Association, who told Truck West recently that after the Manitoba government decided to up the biodiesel mandate above the national figure, his organization fought
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
California Air Regulators Readopt Fuel Standard to Fight Climate Change
by Tony Barboza (Los Angeles Times) Clifornia air quality officials on Friday approved updates to a key climate change rule that will force reductions in carbon pollution from gasoline and diesel fuel over the next five years. The vote Friday by
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Irwin, Good Analyze Ethanol, Biodiesel RINs Relationships
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Ethanol D6 RIN prices have stayed relatively stable over the summer while D4 biodiesel RINs prices plummeted, Illinois economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good point out in a recent FarmDocDaily post, “Why Isn’t the
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Poll: Majority of Nebraskans Want to Develop Ethanol Industry
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The majority of Nebraskans who responded to a Rural Nebraska Poll are in favor of developing alternative sources of energy, including ethanol and biodiesel. About 2,000 rural Nebraska residents responded to the poll conducted by the
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Nation's Strictest Regulatory Board Affirms Biodiesel as Lowest-Carbon Fuel
(National Biodiesel Board) In a fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California's Air Resources Board has spent years looking for the cleanest, most efficient ways to cut carbon. Turns out, biodiesel is at the top of the list. Friday the board
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
China! Boeing, Algenol, Inventure Deals Propel Industrial Biotech Momentum
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... As President Xi visits North America, China signs 3 major deals in industrial biotechnology. The East is Red, it’s been said, and the future looks that way too. The US is no place to deploy
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Modular Biodiesel Processing Plants for Emerging Markets
(70CentsAGallon.com) Biodiesel production is growing around the world and emerging markets have the most to gain from this industry. Norway, Turkey, South Africa and Greece are a few areas of the world that have begun supplementing their petroleum based diesel
September 26, 2015 Read Full Article
The Key to Water Security Could Be Lurking in a New Mexico Sewage Farm
by Mark Harris (The Guardian) In Las Cruces, New Mexico, a pilot project is using heat-loving algae to clean wastewater and generate energy ... “Galdieria sulphuraria is one of the most interesting microorganisms on the planet,” says Peter Lammers, a professor
September 24, 2015 Read Full Article
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