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Iran Plans to Produce Biodiesel

(FARS News Agency)  Head of Iran's Fuel Conservation Company (IFCO) Abbas Kazzemi announced that his company has set up a specialized workgroup in cooperation with Ministry of Agricultural Jihad to produce biodiesel. ..."With regard to increasing the number of diesel vehicles

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Makers Get Creative With Corn

by Owen Fletcher (The Wall Street Journal)  ...U.S. ethanol producers are finding creative ways to earn more money as demand for their flagship product stagnates. These companies are using corn not only to make ethanol but also ingredients for products

December 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Business Academy Starts Campus Biodiesel Initiative Launching Nonfood Biodiesel Science Kit

(Biodiesel Business Academy/EnvironmentalExpert.com/Centre for Jatropha Promotion & Biodiesel (CJP)) ...The students now have the opportunity to make biodiesel from the nonfood oil . The Nonfood Biodiesel Science Kit developed by BBA scientists and education professionals. The kit is an engaging way for science classes

December 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Finger Nicking Good: Thieves Stole 220,000 Litres of Cooking Oil from KFC Stores to Sell on as Biodiesel

by James Rush  (Daily Mail)  Two men who stole 220,000 litres of cooking oil from KFC stores and supermarkets across the UK and sold it on as biodiesel have been jailed for a combined total of four years. Scheming Stuart Bradley,

December 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Facility Opens in Cherokee

(Cherokee One Feather)  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is making its own biodiesel fuel from waste oil and grease in a new facility located behind the Cherokee Transportation Center.  The facility, which can make up to 250 gallons of

December 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Cuba Expands Biofuel Production

(NewsTrackIndia)  Cuba has opened its second biodiesel plant and plans to build three more to produce green fuel from inedible plants, the state-run TV reported. The new plant is now having trial run in the town of Cabaiguan in the central

December 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Pacific Biodiesel Fuel to Run HECO Plant

by Nanea Kalani (Maui News)  State regulators have approved a multiyear contract for Maui-based Pacific Biodiesel to supply Hawaiian Electric Co. with 250,000 gallons a year of locally produced biodiesel. The green fuel - made by recycling used cooking oil from

December 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Clean Fuels Are the Way forward for Oregon

by Gavin Carpenter (Oregon Live/The Oregonian)  As a growing Oregon company committed to creating jobs and propelling our state's transportation industry into the future, we were disappointed to see The Oregonian's shortsighted stance on the Clean Fuels Program ("Kill Oregon's

December 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Saudi Firm to Invest $650m on Sugar, Ethanol in Sudan

(Saudi Gazette)  Sinnar state signed a partnership with the Saudi Tala Company to produce sugar, ethanol and bio-fuel in Sinnar state from the Jatropha tree to be cultivated in an area estimated at 165,000 acres at a cost of $650

December 18, 2012 Read Full Article

National Biodiesel Board Joins Diesel Technology Forum

(Diesel Technology Forum)  The National Biodiesel Board, which represents more than 260 U.S. and international companies that produce and distribute renewable biodiesel fuel, is the newest allied member of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). DTF is a non-profit organization that promotes

December 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Imported as Advanced Biofuel Competes with Biodiesel

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Ethanol imports from Brazil have surged into the U.S. in recent months, University of Illinois ag economists Scott Irwin and Darrel Good point out, but not because it is cheap relative to ethanol.

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

McDonalds Fleet Traveled 800,000 Miles With Recycled Biofuel

by Tafline Laylin (GreenProphet.com)  It has been just 17 months since McDonalds announced its intention to recycle all of its vegetable oil for use as biofuel in its own fleet. Officially launched in July, 2011, the United Arab Emirates’ biodiesel program

December 17, 2012 Read Full Article

New Algae-Based Biodiesel Meets State Fuel Quality Standards

by Kristin Macey (CDFA Division of Measurement Standards/Imperial Valley News)  The Department of Food and Agriculture’s Division of Measurement Standards (DMS) has tested samples of a new 20 percent biodiesel blend fuel made from algae and is happy to report

December 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Green Restaurant 'Grease' a Good Thing

by Diana Nelson Jones (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)   ... Ting Yen stores about 35 pounds of used oil a day in the basement of Sushi Fuku on Oakland Avenue, including contributions from the owner of Oishii Bento across the street. He had

December 14, 2012 Read Full Article

FRIM Ready to Produce Biodiesel

(The Star Online)  SETIU: The Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM) has been successful in growing 6,000 'Jarak Pagar' (Jatropa Curcas) trees, and now, it is ready to plant these trees on a large scale. The pilot project to grow these

December 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Global Biofuel Market Outlook to 2016 - Growing Mainstream Through Government Support

(PRNewswire/Reportlinker.com)  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. The report titled "Global Biofuel Market Outlook to 2016 – Going Mainstream Through Government Support" provides a comprehensive analysis of market size of biofuel industry on the

December 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Springboard Biodiesel's BioPro Endorsed by Green Restaurant Ass'n

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Chico, Calif.-based Springboard Biodiesel announced that its trademarked BioPro EX has met the Green Restaurant Association’s rigorous endorsement standards for alternative fuel refueling stations. By using the BioPro EX, restaurants can make biodiesel that meets

December 12, 2012 Read Full Article

UI Prof: Ethanol Boom Over; Biodiesel Ramping Up

by Don Dodson (The News Gazette)  A University of Illinois professor says the ethanol boom is over, but farmers may soon enjoy the benefits of a boom in biodiesel. Scott Irwin, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics, said the U.S.

December 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Methes Energies Receives CRFA's New Producer of the Year Award

(Menthes Energies International/Biodiesel Magazine)  ... Recently commissioned, Methes Energies’ new Sombra, Ontario, facility has a capacity of 50 MMly (13 MMgy). The facility operates with Methes’ own technology, the Denami 3000, which can produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstock. ...Founded in 1984,

December 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Biomax Sets up Venture with Jeddah Firm for Bio-Fuel Unit

by Amit Mitra (The Hindu Business Line)  Bio-fuel maker Biomax Fuels has set up a 50:50 joint venture with the Jeddah-based Middle East Environment Protection Co to set up the first bio-fuel plant in Saudi Arabia. The $40-million plant, which is

December 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Biobased Briquettes, Not Bombs, for the Taliban?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  From time to time, we report on correspondence exchanged with our veterans and serving men and women in the field, on the subject of the strategic and tactical opportunities in biofuels and bioenergy. This week, we heard

December 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Australia : Coalition Supports International Biodiesel Plant in Dandenong

(Equities.com)  Innovation, Services and Small Business Minister Louise Asher today officially launched, in conjunction with McDonald s Australia, Neutral Fuels new biodiesel processing facility in Dandenong. Neutral Fuels has secured McDonald s as a major customer able to use converted waste

December 09, 2012 Read Full Article

DOE Funds $650K for Algae Research at Stevens Institute

(Algae Industry Magazine)  Funded by a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Biomass Program, Dr. Adeniyi Lawal of Stevens Institute of Technology will be leading a team investigating microalgae as a biomass fuel source. Dr. Simon Podkolzin,

December 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Novel Pretreatment for Cellulosic Bio-Ethanol Production “Glycerol Bio-Refinery Process”

(Leaf Energy)  The patent application titled “Methods for Converting Lignocellulosic Material to Useful Products” (“Glycerol Bio-refinery process”) describes the process developed at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) by Zhanging Zhang, Ian O’Hara and William Doherty. The production of biofuels from

December 06, 2012 Read Full Article

NAFA Urges Action To Restore Federal Tax Credits For Biodiesel And Alternative Fuels

(NAFA Fleet Management Association/Free-Press-Release-Center)  Uncertainty surrounding a pair of alternative fuel incentives is impacting vehicle purchase decisions and fuel planning by many fleets. While the country is focused on the so-called "fiscal cliff", lost in the negotiations is an important extension

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Bioethanol and Biodiesel 'Crucial' to Meeting Energy Needs

(FarmingUK.com)  Biodiesel and bioethanol markets are crucial to meeting future energy needs according to the NFU. The news follows a series of meetings between biofuel professionals, producers and the Secretary of State for Transport Norman Baker in a bid to get

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

CN's $2.6M Mystery U.S. Trips Never Unloaded Biodiesel

(CBC News)  A CBC News investigation has uncovered a cross-border mystery involving unexplained shipments of biodiesel tanker cars that were sent back and forth numerous times between Canada and the U.S. by CN Rail but were never unloaded. According to leaked

December 05, 2012 Read Full Article

How Can Algae Be Converted into Biofuel?

by Susan Cassidy (How Stuff Works)  Believe it or not, one day algae may provide at least one part of the answer to our dependence on fossil fuels. But using algae as a biofuel isn't quite as simple as skimming the green stuff

December 03, 2012 Read Full Article

Study Finds Biodiesel from Algae, Yeast and Bacteria Can Displace both Petroleum Diesel and Soybean Biodiesel

(Green Car Congress)  Biodiesel (fatty acid methyl ester) derived from oleaginous microbes—microalgae, yeast, and bacteria—can effectively displace both petroleum diesel and biodiesel produced from plant oils, according to the findings of a new study by a team from Utah State

November 30, 2012 Read Full Article

British Airways Pledges 10-Year Offtake Agreement as GreenSky Project with Solena Gathers Momentum

(GreenAirOnline)  The British Airways and Solena GreenSky London project to build a sustainable jet biofuel facility in East London is gaining momentum, say the two partners. They won’t reveal the location but an exclusive option on a site for the

November 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Cowichan Biodiesel Fueling the Green Fire

by Maeve Maguire (Cowichan News Leader)  The CVS Victoria Cruise bus company is the first in North America to use 100% biodegradable fuel. It buys that fuel directly from the Cowichan BioDiesel Co-op. The non-toxic biodegradable renewable gas made from the

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Bahamas Waste Running B50 in 75% of Its Fleet

by Jeffrey Todd  (The Nassau Guardian)  In the Bahamas, Bahamas Waste has so far produced 100,000 gallons of B50 with about 75% of its fleet running on the biodiesel that the company produces. Once it reaches 100% penetration, it will

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

US Biodiesel Blends to Be Offered All Year Round

(Biofuels International)  ...The South Dakota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council, Harms Oil Company, National Biodiesel Foundation and Clean Cities have partnered to expand the availability of biodiesel in southwestern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota and

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Deputy Assistant Secretary Of The Navy For Energy Visits Military's Biodiesel-Fueled Steam Plant

(America's Navy)  Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy) Tom Hicks toured a steam plant at St. Julien's Creek Annex in Portsmouth now running on B20, a 20 percent biodiesel, 80 percent number two fuel oil blend Nov. 19. The plant

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

In Indonesia and Malaysia, as Demand for Palm Oil Grows, So Do Environmental, Labor Concerns

by Jason Motlagh (The Washington Post/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting)  Long a preferred cooking ingredient in developing countries, palm oil is now in greater demand in Western markets because of its low price and long shelf life. Derived from the

November 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Commission Ignores Own Research and Labels Biofuels from Palm Oil 'Sustainable'

(Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth Europe)  The European Commission last Friday approved a certification scheme which would brand biofuels produced from palm oil as ‘sustainable’ [1], despite evidence that their production contributes to deforestation, peatland degradation, disputes over land

November 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Agriculture Under Secretary Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuels

(US Department of Agriculture)  Agriculture Under Secretary for Rural Development Dallas Tonsager today (November 16, 2012) announced payments to 189 companies to support the production and expansion of advanced biofuels. “These payments support the nation’s expanding alternative fuels industry by encouraging

November 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel for Bands Plans Launch Party

(Coloradoan.com)  Biodiesel for Bands, a new nonprofit organization aimed at helping musicians tour more efficiently by providing biodiesel at a discount, will hold its launch party next month.  READ MORE

November 28, 2012 Read Full Article

API Files Suit against US EPA for 2013 Biodiesel Usage Increase

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  The American Petroleum Institute filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Nov. 26 against the U.S. EPA for its decision to mandate the use of 1.28 billion gallons

November 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Could Sunflowers Turn Chicago Vacant Lots into a Source for Biofuels?

by Drew Kann (Medill Reports/NWI Times)  ...Chicago Biofuels, a local company that specializes in collecting used cooking oils from city restaurants for conversion into biodiesel, planted sunflowers on the lot this summer and harvested them. Sunflower seeds can be pressed and

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Schools Shy from Making Biodiesel

by Morgan Josey Glover (News & Record)  Guilford County Schools will reduce air pollution by buying more cleaner-burning biodiesel from a state-approved supplier.  But officials backpedaled on a plan to get into the biodiesel-making business. ...Members also asked Harris to research

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

The Information Source for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles

(US Department of Energy)  The Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC) provides information, data, and tools to help fleets and other transportation decisions makers find ways to reduce petroleum consumption through the use of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and

November 27, 2012 Read Full Article

Pilot Facility Launched in Ghana to Transform Human Waste into Renewable Biodiesel Fuel

(EurekAlert!)  To celebrate World Toilet Day on November 19, researchers at Columbia University's Engineering School, working in Ghana with Waste Enterprisers Ltd., the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), and the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, are launching a pilot

November 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Greenpeace Supplying Power via Biodiesel-Powered Mobile PV Hubs

by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest)  In New York, Greenpeace is providing power in Hurricane Sandy-ravaged neighborhoods via Rolling Power, its biodiesel-powered trucks that house mobile PV units to generate and store solar energy. The trucks are being used to provide power

November 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Acclaimed Canoga Park Movers Acquires Four New Biodiesel Trucks

(Acclaimed Canoga Park Movers/PR WEB)  Acclaimed Canoga Park Movers purchases four new biodiesel trucks to take better care of the environment Canoga Park has a history of development dating back to the 1800s, and the conscious efforts upheld by the city

November 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Petrobras Completes Performance Tests Using Fuel with 20% Biodiesel

(GazetaWeb.com)  The goal of the research project is to evaluate the performance of engines using the B20. Petrobras concluded today (09), in Rio de Janeiro, performance testing of vehicles using B20 biodiesel, a fuel that has mixture of 20% biodiesel in

November 18, 2012 Read Full Article

New Fort Myers Plant Creating Biodiesel out of Restaurants' Used Cooking Oil

by Laura Layden (NaplesNews.com)  ...Now he's (Christian Colarusso) challenged, with the new biodiesel plant revving up a few weeks ago. The multimillion-dollar plant is owned and operated by FL Biofuels LLC, a start-up that now has more than a dozen employees. "The

November 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Hillsboro Council Will Discuss Setting Limits on Homemade Biodiesel Production

by Andrew Theen (The Oregonian)  Biodiesel is a popular alternative for some drivers who want to save money at the pump and put spent vegetable oil to good use. Making the fuel at home is increasingly becoming the next step. But

November 18, 2012 Read Full Article

Illawarra Rescue Package Will Help Fund Biodiesel Plant

(ABC Rural)  The Illawarra, south of Sydney, has received another rescue package from Federal and State Governments to help it rebuild after major job losses in the steel industry. ..."What we're able to do as a result of facilities like this

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Industry on Brink as Waste Oil Use Plummets

by Elinor Zuke (The Grocer)  The amount of used cooking oil being re-purposed as fuel has plummeted since a tax incentive was axed - and industry insiders are warning that the situation could spell the end of the British biodiesel

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

Renewable Diesel on the March

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  UOP, Eni update on the complete conversion of Eni’s Venice refinery to renewable diesel. Why is renewable diesel getting traction – and where, and when? ...Unlike biodiesel, Green Diesel is a drop-in replacement for traditional diesel.

November 17, 2012 Read Full Article

EU Must Ensure Biofuel Producers in Indonesia Respect Land Rights

(The Guardian)  Tighter EU rules on biofuel production are failing to protect the land rights of Indonesia's indigenous communities ...To understand the scale of the problem, Sawit Watch (sawit means palm oil in Indonesian) is supporting smallholders and indigenous people in more than 660

November 12, 2012 Read Full Article

ACORE Releases 2012 State-by-State Resource for Renewable Energy

(ACORE)  The American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) released the 2012 edition of its report, Renewable Energy in the 50 States, as an interactive, online resource. Compiling updated financial data, resource potentials, market and policy information in one easily-accessed, online

November 12, 2012 Read Full Article

The Biofuels Era - A Changing of the Guard?

by Darrel Good and Scott Irwin (FarmDocDaily/University of Illinois)  ...We begin our analysis by tracing out the implications for biofuels consumption over the next three years based on one potential scenario involving all of the listed factors. This scenario represents

November 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Transportation Uses Only 20% Biodiesel: Sabines

(La Prensa)  Given the questions that has challenged the production of biodiesel in Chiapas, and the use of this fuel in transportation Tapachulteco (Tapachula) and Conejobús (Tuxtla Gutierrez), the governor of Chiapas, Juan Sabines Guerrero, said that the production of

November 08, 2012 Read Full Article

Promethean Wins Award for Recycling, Waste Reduction Program

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Promethean Biofuels, a community-scale biodiesel producer in Temecula, Calif., stood with giants such as Sony and BP Arco at the recent Environmental Excellence Awards Summit in San Diego. The awards were given by the Industrial

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Industry Regulated: Ignorance of OSHA, EPA Regulations no Longer Flies for Biodiesel Producers

by Nathan Vander Griend (Biodiesel Magazine/ERI Solutions Inc.)  Safety training, work permits, standard operating procedures and what seems to be an almost endless amount of documentation can be a burden to an operating facility. It hasn’t always been that way,

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Keep Biodiesel Stable, Flowing & Growing

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  For B100 and biodiesel blends, two main fuel additive categories dominate the sector: stabilizers and cold flow improvers. Biodiesel can be produced from many fats, oils and greases, each possessing unique chemical make-ups that affect

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Advice to Operate By: From Sophisticated, Large Plants to Self-Designed Community Production, Biodiesel Magazine Shares Practical, Expert Advice on Plant Maintenance

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)  For biodiesel refineries, a good maintenance plan starts with good training. Austria-based BDI-BioEnergy International AG, which has built more than 30 plants worldwide, starts its plant personnel training routine during construction of the facility. ...“Prevention is

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Plant Donated to the Faculty of Engineering of the UNAM

(La Prensa)  Biofuels Company of Mexico donated to the Faculty of Engineering (FI) of the UNAM a biodiesel plant to be processed into fuel waste vegetable oil to be used in domestic transportation Town University, called Pumabús. 's highest seat of

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

India Unveils Bioenergy Road Map

(Algae Industry Magazine)  India News reports that their government has just unveiled a road map for the biotechnology sector: “The Bioenergy Road Map Vision 2020,” describing innovative technologies and policies for biofuels development in India. The objective for the vision

November 07, 2012 Read Full Article

One-Step Algae Harvesting, Dewatering, FAME Production

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a proof-of-concept design to harvest, dewater and convert algae to biodiesel in a one-step process using resins. In a paper titled, “Use of Anion Exchange

November 05, 2012 Read Full Article

REG Begins $20 Million Upgrade to Minn.-Based Biodiesel Plant

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Originally designed as a facility to process vegetable oils such as soybean oil, the $20 million upgrades will allow the facility to take in lower-cost feedstock such as waste vegetable oil, inedible corn oil extracted

October 31, 2012 Read Full Article

E2 Report Projects Increased Advanced Biofuel Production

(Biomass Magazine)  A report published by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) demonstrates that the biofuel industry is well-positioned to meet increased demand for advanced biofuels, which will be driven by the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) and California’s low carbon fuel standard

October 31, 2012 Read Full Article

Kenoi: Biodiesel Deal of No Benefit to Residents, County

by Erin Miller (West Hawaii Today)  Aina Koa Pono’s biodiesel proposal isn’t a good deal for Hawaii County residents, Mayor Billy Kenoi said Monday, hours before the Public Utilities Commission was set to begin its first Big Island hearing on

October 31, 2012 Read Full Article

Missouri High School Prepares to Expand Biodiesel Production Center

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)  In Fenton, Mo., Rockwood Summit High School students and chemistry teacher Darrin Peters have taken hands-on learning to a whole new level with biodiesel production. The journey began five years ago when an organic chemistry

October 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Solar Power, Coconut Biofuel to Meet 150% of Pacific Nation’s Electricity Demand

by Mridul Chadha (Clean Technica)  Solar power plants and coconut biofuel-powered generators will be switched on in Tokelau next week as the three-atoll administered region of New Zealand gears up to become the ‘the world’s first truly renewable nation.’ The renewable energy system

October 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Scottish Buses Switch up to B30 Biofuel

(The Green Car Website)  Stagecoach buses in Scotland are cleaning up their act with a new blend of biofuel. Some 530 buses and coaches in East Scotland area and almost 400 vehicles vehicles operating as part of the Stagecoach’s West Scotland

October 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Petrobras, Fisheries Ministry Partner to Study Fish Oil Biodiesel

(Petrobras/ Biodiesel Magazine)  Petrobras Biofuel and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture signed a memorandum of understanding to expand cooperative programs focused on the exploration and production of biodiesel from residual fish oil. ...The initiative is aligned with the Harvest Plan

October 29, 2012 Read Full Article

Integration of Biodiesel RIN Verification in the BQ-9000 Program

by Pete Moss (Biodiesel Magazine)  BQ-9000 is the gold standard for quality control in the biodiesel industry. The accreditation program was developed by the National Biodiesel Board to ensure better quality in a rapidly growing market. A study completed in

October 26, 2012 Read Full Article

NYC Biodiesel-Blended Heating Oil Requirement Starts Oct. 1

(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine)  As New York City residents prepare for another winter, they can take comfort in knowing their oilheat is among the cleanest in the nation.  Starting Oct. 1, every gallon of oilheat in the city will contain

October 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Firm Offers 'Phased Financing' for Biodiesel Process Facilities

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Nevada-based biodiesel equipment provider International Procurement Tools LLC has announced what it is calling “phased financing,” an approach that allows would-be biodiesel project developers with access to a million dollars to start a small production

October 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Demand, Profitability Sink

by Dan Piller (Des Moines Register)  So much biodiesel has been made and sold this year that the federal mandate for use of the biofuel has largely been met, resulting in a sudden loss of demand for the product and

October 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels Mandates Around the World – Who Is Moving the Targets?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... United States   Concerns over the price impacts of a devastating US drought have led to call for a waiver in the US Renewable Fuel Standard volumetric targets. Proposed waivers have ranged from small, symbolic down-shifting

October 25, 2012 Read Full Article

Tractor Pulling with Biodiesel

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  The National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) is going to help promote biodiesel to its fans with the help of the United Soybean Board (USB). Beginning next season, all tractors will use B100 (100 percent biodiesel) in all pulling classes. The

October 24, 2012 Read Full Article

The Pine Beetle Problem: Making Renewable Energy Lemonade from Biomass Lemons

by  Bruce Dorminey (Renewable Energy World)  ...Armed with a $200,000 U.S.D.A. two-year research grant, Fernando Resende will start work on a fast pyrolysis mobile reactor next year that could revolutionize how foresters and the timber industry currently deals with millions of

October 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Local Energy Company Makes It Easy for Customers to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

(Bourne's Energy)  Bourne's Energy announces the grand opening of their local biofuel blending facility that produces cleaner and greener fuel for vehicles and home heating. Bourne's Energy is thrilled to announce a new milestone in Vermont's green energy history with the grand opening of

October 24, 2012 Read Full Article

Canadian Producer Changes Name to Reflect Marketplace Success

(Milligan Biofuels/Biodiesel Magazine)   The recently announced name change from Milligan Biotech to Milligan Biofuels reflects the company’s progression from tech-leading to market-leading in the Canadian biofuels industry. Milligan Biofuels is now a major supplier of biodiesel as well as a manufacturer of

October 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Emissions Shown to Contain Respiratory Disease-Linked Compounds

(Medical Xpress)  Compounds that affect respiratory health have been found in biodiesel exhausts. This might lead to restrictions on the use of this form of biofuel as an alternative to fossil fuel, according to researchers from the Queensland University of

October 23, 2012 Read Full Article

American Cars and Trucks are Burning More Biofuels

by Chris Clarke (KCET)  Cars and trucks in the U.S. are running on gasoline with a higher proportion of ethanol these days, but limitations in older vehicles are likely to keep that percentage from growing much further, according to a

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Obama, Romney Address Biodiesel Question from Soybean Group

(American Soybean Association/Biodiesel Magazine)  With the national spotlight on the race for the White House, the American Soybean Association reached out to President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for each candidate’s points of view on issues critical

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Slip Sliding Away: Grease Thieves Strike East Tennessee

by Jamie Satterfield (Knoxnews.com)  Every month in the Southeast, thieves rob Griffin Industries of $1.6 million. So why does Mike McCombs struggle to get law enforcers to care? Because what law enforcement sees as greasy waste is actually liquid gold. "A lot

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Saving the Environment...and Some Money: Sandwich Company Recycles Waste Cooking Oil

by Mark Burridge (Wicked Local/Sandwich Broadsider)  Cape Cod Biofuels (CCBF) works with restaurants across Cape Cod and the South Shore to convert used cooking oils into biofuels. Marc Watson, a co-owner of the company, said Cape Cod Biofuels isn’t only environmentally

October 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Lootah Biofuels to Jointly Collaborate with AlgaOil and Plan to Extract Biofuel from Algae

(AMEInfo.com)  Both Lootah Biofuels and AlgaOil Ltd. announced the entry into a new project in which the two companies will merge their expertise together to develop new high oil content raw material for Biofuels such as Algae Oil. ...The agreement framework

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Biofuels Plant Up and Running in Lee County

(WinkNews)  ...The motors started running bright and early at 6:00 Saturday morning at FL Biofuels. The facility, which is located next to the State Farmer's Market on Edison Ave, will turn vegetable oil into Diesel. The company received a $500,000 grant

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

6 Treacherous Biofuels Crevasses, 6 Guides to Steer You

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...Those momentum killers. Company wreckers. The investor flight-inducing crevasses along the route to the top – that take away a level playing field, remove your access to markets, delay a counted-on early-stage customer, or frighten

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

'An Ohio State Story': Lab Idea Yields 60 Local Jobs, New Green Industry

(Ohio State University)  Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee liked what he saw at the Mansfield, Ohio, factory: a syrupy mixture made from crop and biodiesel-processing wastes being turned into polyurethane foam. But he was more fascinated by the story of how

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Why Are First-Gen Biofuels Companies Having So Much Trouble Making Money?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...In biodiesel, the change in REGI guidance is directly related to movements in commodity prices, a steep depreciation in the price of RINs and tighter margins than expected. On the ethanol side, it’s been commodity margins

October 15, 2012 Read Full Article

New Method of Turning Sewage Sludge into Biodiesel is Low-Cost, High-Yield

by Derek Markham (Treehugger) ...A team of researchers in South Korea have developed a new process for converting the lipids in sewage sludge into biodiesel, at not only a lower cost than conventional biodiesel, but with much higher yields. The

October 12, 2012 Read Full Article

CIIF-OMG Seeks Higher Biodiesel Blend

by James A. Loyola (Manila Bulletin)  ...He (CIIF OMG president and chief executive officer Jesus L. Arranza) said the upward adjustment of the minimum mandated biodiesel blend is justified since the production of copra has been abundant and is expected

October 12, 2012 Read Full Article

Integration of Biodiesel RIN Verification in the BQ-9000 Program

by Pete Moss (Biodiesel Magazine)  BQ-9000 is the gold standard for quality control in the biodiesel industry. The accreditation program was developed by the National Biodiesel Board to ensure better quality in a rapidly growing market. A study completed in

October 03, 2012 Read Full Article

Report: Large Energy Cuts Can Help Avoid Sequestration

by Zack Coleman (The Hill E2Wire)  A spending watchdog group said Monday that Congress could cut $123.2 billion from energy programs over 10 years in an effort to avoid automatic budget cuts, known as sequestration. Taxpayers for Common Sense identified the

October 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Getting Into the Business of Biofuel

by Andrea Fox  (Water Environment Federation/WEF Highlights) Most wastewater treatment plants do not support acres of sunflowers, rapeseed, or sorghum. However, a grant-funded pilot program at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant (Raleigh, N.C.) could interest some treatment plant managers

October 02, 2012 Read Full Article

Bangchak Plans 2nd Plant to Produce Biodiesel

by Watchara Pussayanawin  (The Nation)  Bangchak Petroleum plans to build a second biodiesel plant next year with an investment of Bt800 million, adding 300,000 litres of biodiesel annually to the current total of 660,000 litres. President Anusorn Sangnimnuan said yesterday that

September 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Disconnect Between Biofuel Mandates & Demand?

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  A new study, Global Biofuels Outlook to 2025, authored by Hart Energy, finds a disconnect between mandates established in the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and Renewable Energy Directive in the European Union, and actual market demand.

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Utah State Dragster Runs on Cheese Waste Biofuel

A team of engineering students from Utah State University has set a new land speed record using a car that burns a new form of sustainable biofuel made from a waste product of the cheese manufacturing process. “How many people get to drive a car

September 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Arcata Council Moves Forward on Biodiesel Approval

(Times-Standard)  The Arcata City Council voted this week to allow a proposed biodiesel plant on Giuntoli Lane. The council unanimously approved environmental findings, a mitigated negative declaration and a planned development permit. The council continued the hearing for an ordinance that

September 24, 2012 Read Full Article

First Biorefinery Producing Wood-Based Biodiesel

(Netzwerk Biotreibstoffe)  Finland-based UPM’s facility is located in Lappeenranta, south-eastern Finland, and will produce biodiesel from crude tall oil at the company’s Kaukas mill site. This integration will offer synergies, such as a wastewater treatment plant and utilities like energy,

September 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Brazilian Biofuels That Cause Land-Use Change May Have Much Larger Non-GHG Air Quality Emissions Than Fossil Fuels

by C.-C. Tsao , J. E. Campbell, M. Mena-Carrasco, S. N. Spak, G. R. Carmichael, and Y. Chen  (Environmental Science and Technology)  Although biofuels present an opportunity for renewable energy production, significant land-use change resulting from biofuels may contribute to negative

September 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Why Have U.S. Oil Imports Declined in Recent Years?

by John Miller (The Energy Collective)  ...All politics aside, what factors have actually contributed towards reducing U.S. oil imports recently? ...Since 1973 U.S. domestic oil production (crude oil + natural gas (NG) liquids) declined continuously to a minimum of 6.7 MBD

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Transesterification of Vegetable Oil into Biodiesel Catalyzed by CaO: A Review

by Masato Kouzu, Jyu-suke Hidaka (Fuel)  Vegetable oil is one of the biomass resources generated from carbon dioxide and water with the aid of photosynthesis, and is converted into an alternative to fossil diesel fuel by transesterifying with methanol. The

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Latest Developments on Application of Heterogenous Basic Catalysts for an Efficient and Eco Friendly Synthesis of Biodiesel: A Review

by Yogesh C. Sharma, Bhaskar Singh, John Korstad  (Fuel) Heterogeneous catalysts are now being tried extensively for biodiesel synthesis. These catalysts are poised to play an important role and are perspective catalysts in future for biodiesel production at industrial level. The review

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Advancements in Development and Characterization of Biodiesel: A Review

by Y.C. Sharma, B. Singh, S.N. Upadhyay (Fuel) An ever increasing demand of fuels has been a challenge for today’s scientific workers. The fossil fuel resources are dwindling day by day. Biodiesel seems to be a solution for future. Biodiesel is an environmentally

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Environmental Regulations Kindle the Southeast Asian Automotive Biofuels Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

(Frost & Sullivan/Sacramento Bee)  Removing subsidies for conventional fuels and providing incentives for biofuels will bolster market growth New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.chemicals.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of Southeast Asian Automotive Biofuels Market, finds that the market earned revenues of more than

September 20, 2012 Read Full Article

Utah State Team Sets New Speed Record on Waste-Based Biodiesel

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)   A team of faculty and students from Utah State University set a land speed record this month in a student-built car run on biodiesel fuel also produced by the students. The team, from the

September 19, 2012 Read Full Article

New Partnership Forged as NYC Prepares for Oct. 1 Bioheat Mandate

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Bioheat veteran Michael Devine and his company Earth Energy Alliance Inc. struck an agreement with Amerigreen Energy to help New York metropolitan fuel dealers thrive as New York City’s biodiesel-blended heating oil mandate goes into

September 19, 2012 Read Full Article

New eBay for Recyclable Oils Makes It Way Easier to Power Your Biodiesel Car

by Sarah Miller (Grist)  ...The challenge is not that we are an economy with a dearth of disgusting grease; the problem is getting said disgusting grease from people who would otherwise throw it out to people who would like to

September 19, 2012 Read Full Article

EPA OK’s 30% Increase in US Biomass-Based Diesel Mandate as Domestic Production Capacity Expands

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  What will bigger targets mean for producers, livestock, obligated refiners, and the diesel-using public? In Washington, the EPA issued its final rule for 2013 establishing 1.28 billion gallons as next year’s biomass-based diesel volume requirement under

September 19, 2012 Read Full Article

Blender Pump Opens in Cresco, Iowa

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ...Twenty-nine local investors applied and were approved for a Resource Enhancement and Protection grant (REAP). They group also received Iowa Infrastructure funding to aid with the costs of installation. The FAST STOP flex-fuel station is located

September 17, 2012 Read Full Article

SS Lootah Offers Automated Biofuel Plants to GCC

(ConstructionWeekOnline.com)  S Lootah International has teamed up with Germany company Arndt GmbH to offer fully automatic locally-manufactured biodiesel plants for the Middle East. The plants convert used cooking oil into biodiesel, which can be used to run many commercial vehicles. ...Arndt has

September 17, 2012 Read Full Article

EPA Sets Bio-based Diesel Volumes for 2013

(Environmental Protection Agency)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today took action to establish the amount of bio-diesel products required to be included in diesel fuel markets in 2013. Bio-based diesel products are advanced bio-fuels that are derived from sources

September 14, 2012 Read Full Article

Researchers Win Grant to Assess Impact of Bioenergy Projects

by Luke Geiver (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  A team of researchers will spend the next five years assessing the social, economic and ecological impacts of bioenergy projects happening in Michigan, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina. Led by Michigan Tech University Professor Kathy

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

OEM Support for B20 Reaches All-Time High

(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine)  2012 is proving to be another big year for biodiesel in a number of ways, but possibly one of the most exciting areas of growth has been the number of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) supporting the

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Solving a Great Biodiesel Mystery

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) The best researchers scratch their heads at rare, isolated cases of storage tank filter clogging with biodiesel blends The introduction of ultra-low sulfur fuel for on-road diesel in 2006-’07 brought unexpected consequences for biodiesel blending. Refiners began

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Citgo Proposes Biodiesel Tank Construction

by Joseph Markman)  (Braintree Patch)  The Braintree Planning Board continued Citgo's request for construction of a 270,000-gallon tank until its November meeting Under a proposal before the Planning Board, Citgo would build a new steel tank at its Quincy Avenue terminal in Braintree

September 13, 2012 Read Full Article

Exclusive: EU to Limit Use of Crop-Based Biofuels - Draft Law

(Reuters) The European Union will impose a limit on the use of crop-based biofuels over fears they are less climate-friendly than initially thought and compete with food production, draft EU legislation seen by Reuters showed. The draft rules, which will need

September 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Farm Waste Biofuels Plant LS9 Starts Production

by Paul Brinkman (South Florida Business Journal)  Officials at LS9, a new biofuel plant in Okeechobee, said Monday it completed its first production run of fatty alcohols, which are used in detergents. The San Francisco-based company unveiled the Okeechobee facility this

September 11, 2012 Read Full Article

Asheville Restaurants to Recycle with Local Biofuels Producers under New Certification

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  Restaurants in Asheville, N.C., are now required to recycle their used cooking oil through local biofuels producers in order to receive Green Restaurant Association (GRA) certification. The GRA is a national nonprofit organization helping restaurants

September 07, 2012 Read Full Article

Bioethanol or Biodiesel: Europe Hesitates over Indirect Impact of Green Fuel

by Jeremy Bowden (Renewable Energy World)  For years Europe has encouraged motorists to use diesel over petrol in its efforts to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Now, as the focus switches to introducing renewable fuels, it is proving far easier to

September 07, 2012 Read Full Article

World Energy and Hydro Dynamics Team up to Promote SPR Cavitation Reactor Technology

(Hydro Dynamics)  - Hydro Dynamics, Inc., makers of innovative ShockWave Power Reactor (SPR) technology and longtime biodiesel industry leader World Energy, through its WMG Services, LLC business unit, announced today that the companies have teamed up to expand commercialization of the SPR for

September 07, 2012 Read Full Article

UFOP Questions Science of Recent GHG Study on Rapeseed Biodiesel

by Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) (Biodiesel Magazine)  Experts from the Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) question the scientific quality of the recent study, “Uncertainties about the GHG Emissions Saving of Rapeseed Biodiesel,” published

September 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Researchers Develop One-Step Algae Harvesting, FAME Conversion

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin have developed a proof-of-concept design to harvest, dewater and convert the dried algae to biodiesel in a one-step process using resins. In a paper titled, “Use of Anion

September 06, 2012 Read Full Article

Swedish-Kenyan Wins Prize For Kenyan Biofuel Business

(Ventures-Africa)  A 32-year-old Swedish-Kenyan has won the European-African Entrepreneurship Award for a proposal to covert used cooking oils, widely used in the restaurant industry, into biodiesel. The awards were held in The Hague in the Netherlands, with nine African-European entrepreneurs pitching their ideas

September 05, 2012 Read Full Article

Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Highlights Renewable Fuels Industry’s Top 10 Efficiency and Technology Innovations of the Past Decade

(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association)  As a part of its 10th Anniversary celebration of progress and prosperity, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today released a list of the ethanol and biodiesel industry’s Top 10 efficiency and technology innovations of the

September 05, 2012 Read Full Article

The Top 10 Advanced Biofuels and Biorefining Companies in Asia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...While the economic growth in China has been drawing virtually all the headlines in recent years, the “Tiger” economies of Southeast and South Asia have been fast-growing for a long time, and with resources including

September 04, 2012 Read Full Article

The Lowdown on Making Jet Fuel and Diesel from Biomass

by Robert Rapier (Biofuels Digest/Consumer Energy Report)  Distillates are petroleum products that includes diesel, jet fuel, and fuel oil. Renewable distillates may be categorized as substitutes or drop-in replacements. The most common distillate substitute is biodiesel, and drop-in replacements can

August 31, 2012 Read Full Article

UC Riverside Developing Biofuel Formulations for California

by Sean Nealon  (UCR Today)  Research supports several California measures that aim to increase the use of renewable fuels and reduce greenhouse gases Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) are

August 30, 2012 Read Full Article

Kitchen Grease Haulers Now Required to Register with Maryland Department of Agriculture

(Southern Maryland Online)   Kitchen grease may not seem high on the list of valuable items a thief might steal, but the practice has become so widespread and potentially dangerous that the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) has launched an online

August 30, 2012 Read Full Article

New West Memphis Center Leads Push to Renewable Energy

by Wayne Risher  (The Commercial Appeal/Equities.com)  Mid-South Community College officials are betting East Arkansas has what it takes to be a leader in alternative fuels: Fertile fields, a world-class transportation hub, and, as of this week, a research, development and

August 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Ethanol Industry Hits Back over Food Price Claims

(EurActiv)  Europe's biofuel producers are hitting back at claims that they are at fault for this summer’s high food prices and challenge assertions that crops grown for fuel production are a threat to food supplies. Food prices rose 6% overall last month, driven

August 28, 2012 Read Full Article

Minnesota: The Bioeconomy’s “Get it Done, Make it Happen State”

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...You see, other states can match Minnesota for its wealth of agricultural and forest resources (though ample they are), or its foundational base in agriculture and energy (via giants like Cargill, CHS and EcoLab) and

August 27, 2012 Read Full Article

AFS BioOil Is on Track to Produce Biodiesel at $2 per Gallon in a Commercial System.

(MarketWatch/AFS BioOil)  AFS BioOil has announced that initial tests conducted by the company since startup of the system confirm that production costs of biodiesel will be in the range of $2 per gallon when produced in a commercial system of

August 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Minn. Biodiesel Plant First to Pass RIN Integrity Network Audit

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Minnesota Soybean Processors is the first biodiesel plant to pass Genscape’s RIN Integrity Network audit. ... The passing of its audit gives MnSP the first green icon on Genscape’s dashboard map of biodiesel producers, making it easy

August 26, 2012 Read Full Article

A Value Proposition for Success in the Local Grease Market

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Jeff Rola of Go Bio is a grease collector in central Oregon who has beaten out much bigger competitors such as Baker to secure 50 percent of the used cooking oil market share in the

August 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Jon Van Gerpen: Looking at the Biodiesel Process in a New Way

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  “There are a lot of things we don’t know about the biodiesel process.” This is not a comment expected from one of the most knowledgeable researchers in the biodiesel industry, Prof. Jon Van Gerpen of

August 26, 2012 Read Full Article

Entrepreneurs Cook Up Biodiesel Formula for a Greener Windsor

by Phoebe Ho (MetroNews)  With barely any background in chemistry, a University of Windsor nursing grad and her business partner spent the last two months experimenting with animal fat and vegetable oil in hopes of creating a greener city. Lois Li, a

August 23, 2012 Read Full Article

Bio-Diesel Jet Car Makes a Pit Stop in Wetaskiwin

by Nichole Goetz (The Wetaskiwin Times)  Not many people can say they have taken a car down a quarter-mile track in 6.3 seconds going more than 250 kilometers per hour. But jet car driver Kevin Therres can. Therres, and his wife, Gwen,

August 21, 2012 Read Full Article

Rocklin Chamber Offers Businesses Free Alternative Fuel

by Melanie Turner  (Sacramento Business Journal)  Rocklin businesses that have diesel or flexible-fuel vehicles are being offered free fuel — no strings attached. The Rocklin Chamber of Commerce is offering its members a fuel card good for at least 5 gallons

August 17, 2012 Read Full Article

EPA to Propose US Biofuel Fraud Fix by End of 2012

by Ryan Tracy (Hydrocarbon Processing)  ...The US Environmental Protection Agency late Tuesday made its first specific promises to address fraud in the alternative fuels market, a signal that months of negotiations with industry representatives are making progress. In a letter to

August 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Restaurants Fuel Retail Biofuel Station

(NACS Online)  The station converts used fryer oil into biofuel, which it then sells at retail. A group of restaurants has partnered with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Clean Energy Biofuels to provide used fryer oil to a retail

August 16, 2012 Read Full Article

Editorial: Use Biodiesel and Improve the Air Quality on Your Farm

by Jim Willers (Biodiesel Magazine/United Soybean Board)  I know how much time I spend around diesel-powered vehicles, equipment and machinery, and I’d bet that most farmers around the U.S. spend similar amounts. That’s why I’m so alarmed at the recent

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Yokayo Awarded $1.86M to Expand, Retrofit Process to Enzymatic

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  The California Energy Commission approved $1.86 million in grant funding for the expansion and upgrade of Yokayo Biofuels Inc.’s Ukiah, Calif.-based biodiesel facility, increasing biodiesel production capacity from 1,400 gallons a day to 2,000 gallons

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Genuine Bio-Fuel to Open Biodiesel Refinery in Lincoln Park, NJ

(Genuine Bio-Fuel/Biodiesel Magazine)  Genuine Bio-Fuel Inc., headquartered in Indiantown, Fla., expands its operations to Lincoln Park, N.J., with the build-out of a state-of-the-art biodiesel refinery at the Lincoln Park Airport, while creating15 to 30 new jobs in the process. Genuine Bio-Fuel

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Powers Truck to Pulling Win

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  The power of biodiesel was on display in Wisconsin for all to see as Herb Blaser’s 2011 Dodge Cummins Diesel 3500 roared to a win at the 2012 Almena Fun Days Truck Pull. Blaser, a coordinator at SunPower

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Appeal Filed on Biodiesel Approval; Arcata Staff Seeks Clarification

(Times-Standard) The Arcata Planning Commission will meet to discuss clarifications about a previous approval of a Footprint biodiesel plant on Giuntoli Lane. According to staff reports, an appeal was filed by the owners of the neighboring Town and Country Mobile Home Park,

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

Biodiesel on the March; REG Reports Record Revenues for Q2

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...As is sometimes overlooked, the advanced biofuels pool in the US Renewable Fuel Standard is not only a qualifying pool for cellulosic biofuels – which have struggled to come to market in the projected volumes.

August 15, 2012 Read Full Article

JOil Sees Transformation of the Economics of Jatropha with Biomass Fuel Cake and Animal Feed Meal Production

(JOil) JOil (S) Pte. Ltd., a scientific bioenergy crop developer of a new generation of Jatropha, sees the potential to double the product revenue per hectare from Jatropha plantations with biomass fuel cakes and animal feed meal. This can lead to a viable “Jatropha

August 13, 2012 Read Full Article

California Awards 1.8M to Yokayo Biofuels for Biodiesel Expansion

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   In California, the state Energy Commission today unanimously approved funding of $1,974,330 for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility and buy-downs of alternative-fuel vehicles. The awards improve the environment, reduce use of

August 10, 2012 Read Full Article

More Biodiesel, Ethanol Choices on I-75 Green Corridor

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Taking that cross-country, summer trip just got a little greener as four more E85 ethanol and three more biodiesel blend stations have opened up along Interstate 75 in Georgia. That particular road is part of the I-75

August 09, 2012 Read Full Article

Raleigh Lands Grant for Biodiesel Production at Wastewater Plant

(City of Raleigh, NC/Biodiesel Magazine)  The city of Raleigh has received a $100,000 grant from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina to purchase processing equipment and begin biofuel production at the Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant. In 2010, the City of

August 08, 2012 Read Full Article
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