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2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty Leads Heavy-Duty Trucks in Capability, Now Fuel Ecomomy and B20 or E85 Compatibility Too

The Ford F-Series Super Duty is the most powerful and fuel efficient for the 2011 model year, offering customers their choice of either gas or diesel engines ...B20 compatibility added for 2011 model year:  The strict testing work also ensured the

February 25, 2010 Read Full Article

The State of U.S. Biodiesel: Up the Creek Without a Paddle?

by Joshua Kagan  (GreenTechMedia)  ...Although biodiesel has many positive attributes, it is not immune from the criticisms leveled at first-generation ethanol, specifically the "food vs. fuel" debate. Biodiesel production uses at least 10% of the U.S. soybean crop and 60%

February 24, 2010 Read Full Article

'Fuel Cocktail' to Increase Bio-Diesel Yields

(The Hindu)  Chemists at UC (University of California) Davis have developed a new process that enable oilseed crops such as safflower to be made into a fuel cocktail that could increase yields of bio-diesel by up to 24 per cent. The

February 22, 2010 Read Full Article

U.S. Foodservice-SF Moves to B5

(Biodiesel Magazine)   U.S. Foodservice-San Francisco, the only green-certified broadline food distributor in California—one of only a handful across the country—is now running its entire delivery fleet on B5. All of the San Francisco division’s 136 tractors and 148 trailers began using

February 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Volvo Group Announces Academic Partnership with Pennsylvania State University

At the Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition (RETECH 2010) the Volvo Group announced its first academic partnership in North America. Penn State was chosen as part of Volvo’s Academic Partner Program, which was launched globally in 2009 for research

February 18, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Expanding to the Big Island

by Peter Sur (West Hawaii Today)  A new biodiesel plant that will produce 2.6 million gallons a year is planned for Keaau. ...Now an undeveloped property, a little more than a year from now the Maui-based principals of Pacific Biodiesel

February 18, 2010 Read Full Article

GreeNow's Winter Power System Successfully Powered 3 Winter Events in New York

GreeNow, the only company in the United States leasing generators that run on 100% American soybean biodiesel, announced a technological breakthrough which enables its generator engines to power outdoor events through the winter.   Knowing at low temperatures that pure biodiesel can

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Asia's First Clear Nano-Emulsion Diesel Plant Opens in Singapore

Singapore Emulsion Fuel Pte Ltd., an innovative player in the green energy space, announced the opening of Asia's first clear nano-emulsion diesel plant. Located within Singapore's Tuas industrial zone, the 40,000 sq. ft. facility is poised to cater to the

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

New Engine Technologies Could Give New Life (and Larger Markets) to Ethanol

by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The use of E-85 (85% ethanol) fuel in “Flex-Fuel” vehicles has been limited by its 25 percent lower energy content than gasoline. When used in engines designed for only gasoline, this results in approximately

February 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Rentech and ClearFuels Integrated Bio-Refinery Project Awarded $23 Million Grant by U.S. Department of Energy

Rentech, Inc.  and ClearFuels Technology Inc., jointly announced that their project to construct a biomass gasifier at Rentech's Energy Technology Center ("RETC") in Denver has been awarded a conditional $22.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE"). The

February 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Enterprise Holdings Shifts Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental Airport Shuttle Buses to Biodiesel

(Marketwire)  Enterprise Holdings today announced plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5

February 11, 2010 Read Full Article

New Life Cycle Profile Shows U.S. Soy Delivers Environmental & Energy Benefits

The United Soybean Board (USB) released a new peer-reviewed life cycle profile that documents multiple energy and environmental benefits of U.S. soybean farming and processing. It confirms why manufacturers are increasingly using U.S. soy in green chemistry for a wide

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Bio This and Bio That….So What is Biodiesel Anyway?

by Dr. Rosalie Lober (Biofuels Digest)  Unless you’re working daily in the field of biofuels, you will probably do research to learn the specifics of the variety of fuel options, feedstocks and technologies.  How will you do this without becoming

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

National Biodiesel Board Drives into the New Decade With “Carbon-Neutral” Cars and Trucks

by Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest)  This evening I enjoyed a drive from Houston to Dallas and arrived at the National Biodiesel Board (NBB)’s 2010 event just in time for the auto-show.  I’m a big auto enthusiast, and a fan of

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

General Motors Announces B20 Biofuel Capability For New, 2011 Duramax 6.6L Turbo Diesel

GM announced today that its new lineup of heavy-duty diesel pickups will have B20 biodiesel capability. B20 fuel is a blend of 20-percent biodiesel and 80-percent conventional diesel, which helps lower carbon dioxide emissions and lessens dependence on petroleum. The

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Panic Reported at the National Biodiesel Conference Over EPA Implementation of the Biodiesel Mandate

Jim Lane and Will Thurmond (Biofuels Digest)  In Texas, Biofuels Digest columnist Will Thurmond, covering the National Biodiesel Conference, reports that “EPA’s half-baked, not ready for prime time beta version of RFS2 report to NBB on RIN tracking system,” used

February 10, 2010 Read Full Article

Advanced Engine-Control System Reduces Biodiesel Fuel Consumption and Emissions

Researchers from Purdue University and Cummins Inc. have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing nitrogen oxides when running on biodiesel fuels. Operating truck engines on a blend of biodiesel and ordinary

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Kansas Mine Tests Back Up Air Quality Benefits of Biodiesel

Miners have several ways of knowing whether the air they breathe hundreds of feet below ground is cleaner. Mine companies Rogers Group and Hutchinson Salt Company both have extensive testing that shows biodiesel cuts emissions in their mines. Employees have

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

Biofuel Leader LS9 Buys Demo Plant to Churn Out Renewable Diesel

by Camille Ricketts (Venture Beat) LS9, one of the biggest names in the burgeoning biofuels market, just took a giant step closer to making cost-effective renewable petroleum on a commercial scale. Armed with $25 million in capital raised in September, it

February 09, 2010 Read Full Article

INL Research Helps Turn Waste Grease to Fuel

by Mike Wall (Idaho National Lab)  While oil companies drill deeper and deeper for increasingly hard-to-find petroleum, legions of mini-gushers lie untapped right on the surface. There's one behind every restaurant, for example, and in the heart of every potato-processing

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Canadian Truckers, Feds Advance Biodiesel Research; Highlight Pitfalls

(Today's Trucking)  The Canadian Trucking Alliance says it has partnered with the Government of Canada and the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute for a study to better understand the technical issues related to renewable diesel. The study, funded by the Government of

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

Study Shows Iowans Want Biodiesel in State’s Diesel Fuel

Nearly seven out of 10 Iowa voters say they want legislation to ensure the state’s diesel fuel supply includes five percent biodiesel (B5). The Iowa Biodiesel Board released the results of new public opinion research today to show legislators that

February 02, 2010 Read Full Article

East or West, Home is the Best

by Nidhi Nath Srinivas (The Economic Times)   Indian biodiesel companies always wanted to be players in the global green fuel market. Most are 100% export units. But a near-death experience over the last one year has now made the sector

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Fund Sanctioned for Research on Biodiesel Production

(The Hindu)  The Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has sanctioned Rs. 13.33 lakh to the Department of Botany, PSGR Krishnammal College for Women here, to undertake research on biodiesel production in a cost-effective method from karanja oil

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Sarawak, Malaysia, Now a Biodiesel Producer

by Samuel Aubrey (CheckBiotech)  Sarawak is now producing biodiesel following the completion its first biodiesel plant operated by Senari Biofuels Sdn Bhd on a ten-acre site at Assar Senari Industrial Complex. ...Senari Biofuel, a wholly-owned Sarawak company started the RM80-million

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

India’s PM Makes National Biofuels Mandate Obligatory for All State-Owned Oil Marketing Companies, Will Chase Non-Compliance

by Joelle Dent (Biofuels Digest)  ...Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced that the National Biofuels Mandate will be obligatory for all government-owned oil marketing companies, and warned that the Central Government will prosecute all noncompliance. ...Earlier this week environmental activist Subhash Dutta

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Green Fuel Plea in Indian High Court

(The Telegraph) Environment activist Subhash Dutta moved the high court on Monday seeking the promotion of bio-diesel and withdrawal of a petroleum ministry circular barring the use of the fuel in vehicles. Bio-diesel is an eco-friendly fuel alternative for diesel engines. The

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Big Spring School District and Hampden Township Bio-fuels Company Get State Money for Projects

by Dan Miller (The Patriot-News)    The state will provide $3 million toward an $11 million upgrade of the Keystone BioFuels bio-refinery production plant in Hampden Township (Pennsylvania). The Alternative Energy Investment Fund will provide a $1 million loan guarantee and a

February 01, 2010 Read Full Article

Combatting Climate Change by Investing in CleanTech: Government of Canada Announces CleanTech Companies to Receive$58 Million

Sixteen clean technology projects from across Canada will receive $58 million in funding to help move innovative technology solutions to the market. The announcement, confirming the decision of the Board of Directors of Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), was made

January 22, 2010 Read Full Article

Bayer, Dow Join Biodiesel Forces

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)  Two global powerhouses, Bayer Technology Services GmbH and Dow Water and Process Solutions, joined forces recently to offer a new biodiesel process, trademarked BayFAME. Based on the Dow Amberlyst BD20 solid acid catalyst, which Dow

January 21, 2010 Read Full Article

A Brand New Renewable Engine Fuel

Swedish SunPine is aiming to be the first company worldwide producing biodiesel from tall oil. At the plant site of SunPine, in Piteå harbor in northern Sweden, the building activity is intense. In the spring of 2010 the plant will

January 17, 2010 Read Full Article

Evolution Resources Signs Testing Services Agreement With North Carolina State University

Evolution Resources, Inc., an advanced biofuels production company focused on the production of cellulosic ethanol using the latest in modern processes and technologies, today announced the signing of a Testing Services Agreement with North Carolina State University.   Under the terms of

January 15, 2010 Read Full Article

Saskatchewan Research Council to Test Biodiesel's Performance in Agriculture Equipment

The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) is leading a biodiesel pilot project to demonstrate how well the renewable fuel performs year-round in agriculture equipment. Supported under the National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI), the project will help SRC assess biodiesel's quality

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Montana State University Receives $2 Million to Further Study Diesel-Producing South American Fungus

Montana State University professors are taking the next step in research that could make it possible to produce biofuel from wood chips using a fungus discovered in South America.   This fall, the university received a four-year, $2 million grant from

January 11, 2010 Read Full Article

Boosting Biofuels With Extra Chromosomes

by Michael Kanellos (GreenTechMedia)  By doubling the genetic material in an oil plant, Kaiima says it can make biodiesel more economical. It can also get around GMO regulations. Arguably, it's a GMO without GMOs.  Kaiima, based in Israel, says it has

January 05, 2010 Read Full Article

A Brand New Renewable Engine Fuel

Swedish SunPine is aiming to be the first company worldwide producing biodiesel from tall oil. At the plant site of SunPine, in Piteå harbor in northern Sweden, the building activity is intense. ... “The tall oil diesel is unique in that

January 05, 2010 Read Full Article

Gascoyne Biofuel Project Could Help Miners

(ABC Rural) Western Australia's mining sector could be one of the first to reap the benefits of a biofuels trial in the state's north-west.   The Gascoyne Research Station is halfway through a project to test the Moringa tree, which is

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

State of the Argentine Biodiesel Industry

(Camara Argentina de Energias Renovables/CADER)     · In the last few months the Argentine biodiesel industry has stabilized output, if not profitability, and in August 2009 produced some 109,000 tons after a very good July;     · In the last few months

December 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Algae as a Biodiesel Feedstock: A Feasibility Assessment

by Ron Putt (Auburn University)  Alabama has an immediate opportunity to lead the nation in becoming self sufficient with respect to liquid fuels for transportation. Mass cultivation of micro-algae in the state, using less than 3% of our land area,

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Zenergy International, Inc. Plans to Double Production Capacity at Recently Acquired Biofuels Plant

Zenergy International, Inc.  intends to expand the current facility recently acquired from its current capacity of 5 Million Gallons Per Year to 10 Million Gallons Per Year, literally doubling the facility production capacity.  It’s anticipated that with a very cost

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Canada’s GV Energy to Produce Little-Known Biodiesel

by Charlotte LoBuono (heatingoil.com)  A Canadian energy company has proposed building a biorefinery to produce dimethyl ether, or DME, the CBC reported Wednesday. In November, Calgary-based GV Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with the city of Terrance, British Columbia,

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Company Wants to Turn Fat into Fuel at Iowa Plant

by Amy Lorentzen  (AP)  A central Iowa plant could soon begin producing jet fuel from poultry fat.  Bolingbrook, Ill.-based Elevance Renewable Sciences plans to build a $15 million plant in Newton, adding onto an existing biodiesel operation. The experimental operation plans

December 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Green Racing Documentary To Follow Only Diesel Racing Series in U.S.

by Nick Chamber (Gas2.0) Volkswagen has announced that the documentary “Racing Under Green”—detailing the trials and tribulations of the Jetta TDI Cup, the U.S.’ only professional green racing series—will premiere the week of January 18 on the various channels of Discovery

December 17, 2009 Read Full Article

ENVIROTEK's "Extreme Bio-Diesel" Division Completes Phase I of Bio-Diesel Refinery Expansion

ENVIROTEK announced the company's Corona, California-based Extreme Bio-Diesel (EBD) division has successfully completed the first phase of its refinery expansion and is in full production of Bio-Diesel fuel, ahead of the projected January 2010 schedule. ENVIROTEK President, Robert Thompson, announced the facility

December 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Verde Biofuel Building One-of-a-Kind Mobile "Seed to Fuel" Biodiesel Processor

North Carolina's traditional tobacco farms are switching to other crops, so the state’s Southeastern Community College in Whiteville, has initiated a program to educate farmers on the ins-and-outs of biodiesel manufacturing, anticipating producers will be growing more oilseeds in the

December 15, 2009 Read Full Article

Groundbreaking Cellulosic Biofuel Technology Moves Toward Commercialization

(Biomass Magazine)  The Energy & Environmental Research Center Foundation and Whole Energy Fuels Corp., headquartered in Bellingham, Wash., are poised to commercialize a novel and groundbreaking cellulosic biofuel technology developed at the EERC at the University of North Dakota. Whole

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Bayer and Dow Sign Worldwide Biodiesel Technology Licensing Agreement

(Biodiesel Digest)  Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company (Dow), and Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS), announced a licensing agreement for the worldwide marketing of the registered BayFAME technology, a continuous process developed by

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Valero & Mission NewEnergy Execute US$3.5 billion Biofuels Offtake Agreement

Mission NewEnergy Limited (“Mission”) a biodiesel refiner and one of the world’s largest Jatropha plantation companies by acreage announced that it has entered into a binding five-year biodiesel Supply Agreement with Valero Marketing and Supply Company, a subsidiary of Valero

December 11, 2009 Read Full Article

FINLAND: Biodiesel Breakthrough or Environmental Nightmare?

by Linus Atarah (IPS)  As Finnish energy major Neste Oil scales up production of its ‘green’ diesel NExBTL, environmental activists fear that more land will go under palm oil plantations at the expense of Southeast Asia’s threatened rainforests. Palm oil

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Petrobras CEO Highlights Performance in 2009

(Pre-Salt)  The president of Petrobras, José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, ... presented an overview of activities in 2009 . ... "Petrobras has expanded production capacity allowed in biodiesel plants and intensified contacts to expand presence in the area of ethanol. We

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

U.S. Sen. Harkin Pushes for Extension of Biodiesel Blenders' Tax Credit

by Grant Gustafson / Kate Cyrul (IowaPolitics.com)  Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today wrote to Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Finance, urging them to prepare and introduce legislation to

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

House Approves Extension of Biodiesel Credit that Industry Calls Vital

by Ben Geman (The Hill)  The broad $31 billion tax extenders package the House approved Wednesday afternoon includes a one-year extension of the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel that is set to lapse at year's end. The bill, approved 241-181, would

December 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Synterra Fuels to Commercialize Next-Generation Biorefineries

(Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal)  Pacific Renewable Fuels (Sacramento, California) and Red Lion Bio-Energy (Toledo, Ohio) have announced that they have formed Synterra Fuels, a joint venture, to focus on the commercialization and deployment of integrated biorefineries for the production

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

Amyris Signs Letters of Intent Agreements with Bunge, Cosan and Guarani

Amyris Brasil, a wholly owned subsidiary of Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced that it has entered into letter of intent agreements with three sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil, Bunge Limited, Cosan and Açúcar Guarani, with the purpose of partnering

December 09, 2009 Read Full Article

International DME Association Launches North American Affairs Group, Chemrec’s LeBlanc Named as Director to Lead Growth of DME

To actively promote the awareness and use of dimethyl ether (DME) as an ultra-clean, renewable, low-carbon diesel substitute throughout North America, the International DME Association (IDA) today announced the formation of its North American Affairs Committee (NAAC).   Named as director of

December 08, 2009 Read Full Article

Global Biodiesel Demand to Double in 5 Years

by Susanne Retka Schill (Biodiesel Magazine)   The driver for biofuels usage is not limited to the United States and Europe, but is also growing in the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions, according to Tammy Klein, executive director of global biofuels

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

We Are Green: “Always Clean 110″ Project Is an Example of a Growing Trend in Biofuels: “Symbiosis” Project Produce Biodiesel, Using Recovered Methanol, Cooking Oil

by  (Biofuels Digest)  ...Here is an under funded grad student (with a mechanical engineering degree from Northern Illinois University) who, while working part time, put together a system that will produce bio-diesel fuel from basic waste by-products found on campus,

December 04, 2009 Read Full Article

School Club's Biodiesel Project Going Global

by Joel Hood (Chicago Tribune)  Some time ago, Brian Sievers picked up a crazy notion that one simple idea might just change the world. So for the last two school years, the popular science teacher at Thornridge High School in

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

NBB Calls on EPA to Implement RFS2 Biodiesel Targets

From a letter from the National Biodiesel Board to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency:   By statute, the Biomass-based Diesel requirement was to begin on January 1, 2009, and EPA is required to issue a renewable volume obligation to

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Group Helps Small Cities Go Green

by Larisa Brass  (Knoxvillebiz.com) A number of new organizations are springing up across Tennessee with a green glint in their eye. Among them is the Tennessee Renewable Energy and Economic Development Council, a group that's working with smaller cities to implement green

December 03, 2009 Read Full Article

CP Rail Tests Animal-Fat, Vegetable-Oil Biodiesel

by Susan Taylor  (Reuters)  Animal fat, restaurant grease and vegetable oil will help power four Canadian Pacific Railway locomotives this winter to test if biodiesel fuel can stand up to a harsh Canadian winter.  The Canadian government, which plans to

December 02, 2009 Read Full Article

Piedmont Biofuels Wins Grant for Energy Research

(Newsobserver)  Piedmont Biofuels Industrial will receive a $139,249 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant for innovative clean energy research and development, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan announced. ... Piedmont Biofuels will use the money to develop biodiesel production processes that reduce water

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Companies Fret about Expiring Tax Break

by Brett Clanton (Houston Chronical)  ... Losing the biodiesel tax incentive would be another blow to an industry that has closed many plants this year and slashed jobs amid rising costs of raw materials, weak domestic demand and on-again, off-again backing

November 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy Group Publishes "Feedstock and Biodiesel Characteristics Report"

... The goals of this project were to produce biodiesel from a wide variety of feedstocks and to provide the characteristics of both the feedstock and biodiesel. The project is unique because it encompasses an extensive range of feedstocks and

November 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Joule Reports Breakthrough in Renewable Diesel Production

Joule Biotechnologies, Inc. today announced a major step forward in its development of renewable fuels, achieving direct microbial conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into hydrocarbons via engineered organisms, powered by solar energy. Joule is advancing a new, photosynthesis-driven approach to producing

November 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel via the Heterogeneous Catalysis Catilin Process

by Ronald G. Bray  (SRI Consulting)  The majority of the biodiesel production facilities utilize a homogeneous alkaline catalyst, either sodium hydroxide or sodium methoxide. Axens has commercialized a process for the production of biodiesel via heterogeneous catalysis at elevated temperatures

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

K-Fuel Finally Coming Together: City Biodiesel Endeavor Ran into Early Problems

by Scott Smith (Kokomo Tribune, Ind., Waterworld)   Microorganisms, it seems, can live in about anything -- including diesel fuel.   That's why it's taken the city of Kokomo several months to -- quite literally -- work the "bugs" out of the

November 05, 2009 Read Full Article

Used Cooking Oil to Reduce South Africa’s Carbon Emissions

Biogreen Diesel, a renewable energy company that is pioneering the conversion of waste oil to a less expensive, pollution-free biodiesel, ... uses the first patented Jet Reactor, invented by Org Nieuwoudt, to convert waste oil from restaurants and retailers, to

November 04, 2009 Read Full Article

Senator Charles Grassley Speaks Out Against Inappropriate Use of International Indirect Land Use Change Analysis

Prepared Floor Statement of Senator Chuck Grassley:    Biofuels and the Environmental Protection Agency     Thursday, October 29, 2009 ...  The first issue I’m speaking about relates to the EPA’s proposal to penalize biofuels for greenhouse gas emissions from supposed changes in international

October 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Research into Renewable Biofuel Set to Reduce Reliance on Fossil Diesel Imports

(Alpha Galileo) Aston University in Birmingham, UK is involved in a € 3.73m (£3.4 million) research project, which will transform organic residues from biofuel production processes into a renewable biofuel that can reduce reliance on fossil diesel imports.  A particular benefit

October 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Returns More Energy To The Earth Than Ever, Study Finds

(Reuters)  Biodiesel is better than ever at harnessing the power of the sun and turning it into fuel.  In fact, a study shows the fuel is returning more than four times the energy that it takes to make biodiesel.  Newly published

October 24, 2009 Read Full Article

BioFuel Africa Begins Commercial Production of Jatropha Oil

Biofuel Africa Ltd. has begun commercial production of jatropha oil, the first company in West Africa to move from growing and selling jatropha fruits and seeds to production and sale of jatropha oil on a commercial scale for direct use,

October 23, 2009 Read Full Article

Combining Two Innovations Brought Oxford Catalysts and Velocys Success for ICIS's Best Innovation by an SME

Production of liquid biofuels such as diesel and jet fuel from organic materials including municipal waste, is an attractive proposition. But using conventional large scale plants requires bulky waste to be transported, often over long distances, negating some, if not

October 22, 2009 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Myths Busted

by Joanne Schroeder  (DomesticFuel)  The biofuels industry has yet to get a famous show like Mythbusters to test some of the false information floating around about biodiesel and ethanol. Well, maybe we don’t need them. The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) just

October 12, 2009 Read Full Article

Facility That Will Process Pennycress into Fuel Gets Boost by Federal Funds

by Steve Tarter (Journal Star)  A biodiesel plant in Peoria County moved a step closer to reality Monday as U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock announced $500,000 in funding to help develop a new source for the biofuel.  That source is pennycress,

October 06, 2009 Read Full Article

Kinder Morgan Annouce Commercial Transportation of Biodiesel through Oregon Pipeline

(Wall Street Grand) Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. had announced the beginning of commercial transportation of blended 2% biodiesel (B2) through its 115 mile Oregon Pipeline which run from Portland to Eugene. A test of moving B2 through the pipeline was

October 06, 2009 Read Full Article

National Biodiesel Board Urges Extension of Biodiesel Tax Incentive

Manning Feraci, Vice President of Federal Affairs for the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), testified before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business regarding the pressing need to extend and reform the biodiesel tax incentive. The incentive is currently set to

October 02, 2009 Read Full Article

BioFuelBox Deploys World’s First Waste-FOG-to-Fuel Plant

(Businesswire)  BioFuelBox Inc., a leader in waste-to-fuel solutions, announces the world’s first fully scaled refinery for converting waste fat, oil and grease (FOG) from wastewater into a clean-burning renewable fuel. The company’s first plant, located in Idaho, is processing waste

October 01, 2009 Read Full Article

Minn. Biodiesel Plant Creates Fuel Without Waste

by Frank Vascellaro  (WCCO)   ...  The plant creates fuel without water, chemicals or waste. The new process called "Mcgyan"-- named after its inventors -- converts fats into fuel within seconds. "When we get to full capacity in another week," said McNeff,

October 01, 2009 Read Full Article

Fuel Requirements for Diesel Fuel Injection Systems Diesel Fuel Injection Equipment Manufacturers Common Position Statement 2009

The continuous world-wide tendency to increase engine performance and reduce emissions has necessitated the development of new generations of enhanced diesel fuel injection equipment, supporting the achievement of stringent legislation targets. Rising injection pressures and multiple injections result in higher

September 30, 2009 Read Full Article

B10 Biodiesel Tests to Start in Thailand

by  Yuthana Praiwan (Bangkok Post)  Local field tests will start soon on biodiesel B10, a blend of 10% methyl ester with 90% diesel fuel, according to an Energy Ministry official. PTT Plc and the ministry's Department of Energy Business are

September 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Connecticut Biodiesel Manufacturer BioPur Launches Green Power Project

A joint project between the Greater New Haven Clean Cities Coalition, BioPur and the Department of Energy (DOE); BioWatz provides multiple benefits and solutions for future alternative energies. The project not only yields a new and innovative way to generate

September 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Pursuing a Roadside Harvest: Researchers Work to Grow Biofuel

by Joseph M. Dougherty (Deseret News)  ... The test plot of ground where the seeds were harvested Wednesday is designed to mimic the side of Utah highways, which could be used to grow safflowers instead of the grasses that the Utah

September 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Chevron Invests in LS9; Microbe Diesel by 2011?

by Michael Kanellos  (Greentech Media)  With an investment from Chevron, LS9 joins the small club of biofuel startups getting support from big oil. It hopes to prove its case in two years. In biofuels, the contestants for the next round

September 30, 2009 Read Full Article

Bond Commission Renews St. Rose Biodiesel Project Bonds

by Matt Scallan  (NOLA.com)  The Louisiana state Bond Commission has renewed its approval for $100 million in GO Zone bonds to continue construction of a biodiesel refinery in St. Rose.  REG Destrehan stopped construction of a 60 million gallon per year

September 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Mafuta Sasa Goes into Biodiesel Production

by Zaynab Turuku  (The East African)   In the wake of efforts to clean up the environment and mitigate against climate change through a reduction in the burning of fossil fuels, Dar es Salaam-based Mafuta Sasa Ltd is now producing biodiesel

September 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Rwanda Develops Biofuel Production

(Biofuels International)  ... Since 2007, the Rwandan Institute of Scientific and Technological Research (ISTR) has experimented with a number of feedstocks including palm, jatropha, moringa, castor and soy oils, in a 2,000 litre per day pilot facility at Kigali, Rwanda’s

September 24, 2009 Read Full Article

Freeways-to-Fuel Harvest Paves the Way for Biodiesel Production on Unused Municipal, Military and Other Lands

Twenty miles north of Salt Lake City, a flowery, red and yellow safflower crop is being harvested. These test plots at the roadside simulation lab at Utah Botanical Center are part of an innovative “Freeways-to-Fuel” project sponsored by the Utah

September 18, 2009 Read Full Article

Ohio's Meigs County Commissioners Back U.S. 33 ‘Biofuels Corridor’

by Brian J. Reed   (Pomeroy Daily Sentinel)  Meigs County Commissioners have agreed to work with Rural Action of Trimble and other organizations to develop a “biofuels corridor” between Columbus and the Ohio River.   Robin Kinney, a volunteer with Rural Action, met

September 18, 2009 Read Full Article

Trans-Asia Junks Biofuels Venture

by  Amy R. Remo  (Philippine Daily Inquirer)  Trans-Asia Oil and Energy Development Corp. has dropped its alternative fuels operations, citing the problems it encountered with its pilot jatropha project.  “We found out early in the game that there was a problem on

September 18, 2009 Read Full Article

Iowa Interstate Railroad to Test Biodiesel; Special Railroad Biodiesel Update

Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)   In Iowa, the Iowa Interstate Railroad in Cedar Rapids, Iowa announced it has commenced testing B10 and B20 biodiesel blends supplied by Renewable Energy Group. As part of the study, REG, IAIS and Kansas University are

September 17, 2009 Read Full Article

State of the Argentine Biodiesel Industry Report Explains Biodiesel Relationship with EU

Europe has established a floor of 35%, i.e., any biofuel entering Europe must reduce emissions by at least that amount when compared to a diesel  benchmark. According to the European analysis, using palm oil to make biodiesel results in GHG

September 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Manitoba Truckers Brace for Flawed Biodiesel Rule

(Today's Trucking)  In just a few weeks Manitoba will become the first province in Canada to mandate biodiesel.  ...  All diesel fuel sold in the province as of Nov. 1 must contain a B2 average (2 percent biodiesel), Energy Minister

September 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Manitoba to Mandate Biodiesel Blends

(CBC News)  Manitoba is about to become the first province in Canada to mandate the use of biodiesel.  Starting Nov. 1, all diesel fuel sold in the province must contain an average of two per cent biodiesel, Energy Minister Jim

September 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Charlotte gets $55K for biofuel project

(Charlotte Business Journal)  Fourteen organizations, including one in Charlotte, have been awarded grants totaling $950,000 from the 2009 N.C. Green Business Fund.  The Charlotte area has received $55,000 to help develop a Greater Charlotte Region Biofuel Facility that will turn

September 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Far North Canada Embraces Biodiesel

by tbnewswatch staff     Remote communities in Ontario's far North are increasingly turning to biodiesel as its source of energy.   Last year, Hydro One started using biodiesel in the fly-in community of Deer Lake for power generation. Now, almost all

September 09, 2009 Read Full Article

NBB Applauds Ford's B20 Approval in 2011 F-Series Super Duty(R) Trucks

Biodiesel supporters are cheering Ford Motor Company's announcement that its all-new Ford-built 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty(R) diesel pickups will be fully compatible with a 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20).  Ford's new diesel engine -- equipped with the latest technology

September 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Odessa Biodiesel Firm Celebrates Plant Completion

... "With the addition of the crusher, (Inland Empire Oilseeds) becomes the first biodiesel company in Washington to fully integrate all production steps into one place - from crushing to rail tank car," said Steve Starr, company general manager. "Our new crush line

September 03, 2009 Read Full Article

Life-Cycle Assessment of Biodiesel

by Laurent Lardon, Arnaud Helias, Bruno Sialve, Jean-Philippe Steyer and Olivier Bernard (Environmental Science and Technology)  This paper provides an analysis of the potential environmental impacts of biodiesel production from microalgae. High production yields of microalgae have called forth interest of

August 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Industry Responds to Biodiesel Tax Reform Proposition

by Nicholas Zeman  (Biodiesel Magazine)  The National Biodiesel Board said last week that the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act, a piece of legislation introduced to the U.S. Senate last week by Sens. Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell

August 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Company Planting Camelina Crops for Biodiesel

by Nathan Phelps  (Green Bay Press Gazette)  An upstart seed and biodiesel plant is harvesting the first seed crop of camelina — the plant that makes up the basis of the biofuel of the same name — in eastern Wisconsin.    JR

August 20, 2009 Read Full Article

BP and Martek Biosciences Enter a Joint Development Agreement to Deliver Advanced Biodiesels

BP and Martek Biosciences Corporation announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. The partnership combines a broad technology platform and operational capabilities to advance the development of

August 14, 2009 Read Full Article

Nigeria to Produce Biodiesel Commercially

(Biofuels International)  Nigeria will start producing biodiesel commercially at some point next year, say scientists.  Nigeria has been experimenting with biodiesel for several years. The Sweden-based telecoms operator Ericsson funded the first pilot biodiesel production in Nigeria under its corporate

August 12, 2009 Read Full Article

ARIES Portable Biodiesel System Successfully Demonstrated

A collaborative effort by the U.S. Navy, Biodiesel Industries, Inc. and Aerojet successfully demonstrated methods to produce cleaner and more reliable sources of renewable fuels for military use. The system, named ARIES (Automated Real-time, Remote, Integrated Energy System), is a

August 12, 2009 Read Full Article

24 Senators Ask President Obama for Volume Mandates for Biodiesel

  ... (W)e request that the Administration exercise its authority immediately, either by Executive Order or through Agency action or guidance, to provide greater certainty for the 2009 and 2010 RFS-2 volume mandates for biomass-based diesel. Prompt attention is critical to

August 12, 2009 Read Full Article

A "Shrimp Cocktail" To Fuel Cars and Trucks

Call it a "shrimp cocktail" for your fuel tank. Scientists in China are reporting development of a catalyst made from shrimp shells that could transform production of biodiesel fuel into a faster, less expensive, and more environmentally friendly process.  ...

August 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Safflower Topping Rest as Best Oilseed for Biodiesel

by Sue Roesler (The Priairie Star)  Just ask Chuck Flynn, research chemist at Montana State University's Eastern Ag Research Center, how many oilseed crops can actually be turned into biodiesel.  He has tried every oilseed crop that can be grown

August 11, 2009 Read Full Article

W2 Energy Completes Algae Bioreactor

(Energy Current)  W2 Energy Inc., has successfully completed a commercial scale algae bioreactor.  The Sunfilter bioreactor will be used to sequester any CO2 byproducts from the W2 Energy waste-to-energy processes. The product can also be sold separately. Customers such as

August 11, 2009 Read Full Article

Western Australia Government Supports Hazardous Waste Biodiesel Project

Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls has announced funding of $145,000 from the Pilbara Regional Grants Scheme to support the Ashburton Aboriginal Corporation’s biodiesel manufacturing business.  ...  The Minister said the project involved recycling potential hazardous waste products into saleable biodiesel

August 05, 2009 Read Full Article

California's Largest Biodiesel Plant Opens

California's largest biodiesel plant is ready for business.  State Sen. Dean Florez joined executives Wednesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Crimson Renewable Energy's new Kern County plant off Interstate 5.  The plant is designed to produce 30 million gallons of

July 31, 2009 Read Full Article

UK Quality Protocol Unveiled for Waste-Derived Biodiesel

(letsrecycle.com)  A protocol designed to boost customer confidence in biodiesel derived from waste cooking oil and rendered animal fats has been published today July 29.   The protocol is the latest produced by the Waste Protocols Project - a joint Waste

July 31, 2009 Read Full Article

Neste Oil's Renewable Diesel Plant in Finland on Full Capacity

Neste Oil has increased its capacity to produce NExBTL renewable diesel following the start-up of a second dedicated NExBTL plant at the company's main refinery at Porvoo. The new plant will be capable of producing 170,000 t/a of NExBTL renewable

July 31, 2009 Read Full Article

Italians to Produce Biodiesel from Seaweed

(Biofuels International)  Italian biodiesel producers currently producing from food crops are working together to substitute seaweed for first-generation feedstocks.  The eight companies involved in the €10 million scheme currently produce diesel from crops like corn and rapeseed. They hope to

July 31, 2009 Read Full Article

Hilton Americas-Houston Switches to Biodiesel

(Houston Business Journal)  Hilton Americas-Houston took delivery of its first load of biodiesel this week and will use the environmentally friendly fuel to help reduce the hotel’s carbon footprint.  ... In the past 12 months, 14,000 pounds of kitchen oil

July 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Oregon Will Begin Requiring a Biodiesel Blend in August

Beginning Aug. 1, with a few exceptions, diesel fuel in nine northwest Oregon counties will be required to contain at least two percent biodiesel. The change comes about two years after Oregon began requiring 10 percent ethanol in most gasoline

July 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Renewable Energy Group Opens Biodiesel Research Facility in Iowa for Studies Beyond Soy

Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group opened a new multi-million dollar research and support lab for seven network biodiesel production plants and others in the industry July 28th at its Ames location, including more than 25 biodiesel feedstocks of tomorrow including coffee bean

July 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Healy Biodiesel Converts to Renewable Drop-In Diesel

(Biofuels International)  Healy Biodiesel is to convert from production of traditional biodiesel to become the first commercial producer of a new type of renewable diesel.  The Kansas-based producer signed a letter of intent with New Mexico’s Cetane Energy on 17

July 28, 2009 Read Full Article

Canada's Milligan Bio-Tech Opens Canola-Fed Biodiesel Plant

Milligan Bio-Tech's crushing plant and 2 Mgy biodiesel processing facility will open on July 23 with tours and truck drag races to celebrate. The plant will be the first Canadian biodiesel producer using canola as a feedstock.  The company, established in

July 21, 2009 Read Full Article

Norway Biodiesel Plant Opens

by Ron Kotrba  (Biodiesel Magazine)   Uniol AS opened its new biodiesel plant in Fredrikstad, Norway, in June. The plant was built by Austrian turnkey provider BDI-Bio-Diesel International AG (BDI), marking its 28th project worldwide. Production capacity for the new Uniol

July 21, 2009 Read Full Article

Successful Tests by Railways in India of Biodiesel/Compressed Natural Gas Engines

Railways has decided to introduce bio-diesel and CNG engines, the successful laboratory trial of which has already been carried out.  Informing this in the Lok Sabha today, Minister of State for Railways K H Muniyappa said trials have been completed

July 21, 2009 Read Full Article

Cow Manure to Algae for Biodiesel in Vermont

(NECN.com)  At Blue-Spruce Farm in Vermont, algae is grown using cow manure to produce biodiesel.  WATCH VIDEO

July 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Bamboo Taxi Runs on Coconut Oil

by Kae Davis (Examiner.com)   The newest fad in creating sustainable vehicles are Bamboo taxis. Commissioned by Tabontabon mayor Rustico Balderian, these unusual "exotic" locale are made out of 90% bamboo and run on coconut biodiesel.  Better than a hybrid, the

July 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Australia's Biofuel Partnership Joins Canada's Pacific Cascade Minerals to Develop BioCube

The Biofuel Partnership Limited has entered into a letter of intent with the Canadian public company Pacific Cascade Minerals Inc to form a joint venture for the further development, marketing and sale of The Biofuel Partnership’s BioCube technology.  BioCube is an

July 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Amid New Fuels’ Uncertainty, Clean Diesel’s Benefits Proven

by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum in The Hill)  ...This new generation of clean-diesel engines along with the millions of others already on the road is diverse in its ability to use high-quality blends of renewable biofuels made from soybeans,

July 17, 2009 Read Full Article

A Green Process for Producing Biodiesel from Feather Meal

Researchers at the University of Nevada have described a process to produce biodiesel from the fat content of feather meal, a waste product of the poultry industry.  They estimate that this process can create 150−200 million gallons of biodiesel in the

July 13, 2009 Read Full Article

Jatropha and Sunflowers Growing for Mozambique Biodiesel Refinery

by  Fred Katerere  (Bloomberg)   Mozambique’s Companhia do Buzi and Galp Energia SGPS SA, from Portugal, plan to build a refinery in the country within the next ten years to produce fuel from jatropha and sunflowers, Noticias reported, citing the group’s General

July 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Amsterdam Energy Park to Include Biodiesel Plant

The Austrian company BDI - BioDiesel International AG has been commissioned by BioDiesel Amsterdam B.V. with the construction of a multi-feedstock BioDiesel plant in the port of Amsterdam. The contract value is about EUR 31 million. The plant with an

July 10, 2009 Read Full Article

Ag-Oil Plans Oilseed Biodiesel Production with Univ of Florida, Agronne National Lab, Univ of Southern Illinois

Ag-Oil Announces Plan to Build and Operate a Pilot-Scale Non-Food Oilseed Biodiesel Production Facility and Algae-based Integrated Biorefinery Ag-Oil, has announced its plan to work with United Environment and Energy (UEE), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), University of Florida (UF), and

July 02, 2009 Read Full Article

Multi-Feedstock Biodiesel Plant Contracted for Alberta

(RenewableEnergyWorld) SRS Engineering Corporation has finalized a contract with ReNvision Biofuels Inc. to build its 10 million-gallon-per-year (MMGY) biodiesel plant in, Alberta, Canada. SRS Engineering Corp. will provide the complete design and engineering services and the equipment required to build

July 02, 2009 Read Full Article

A Global Overview of Vegetable Oils, with Reference to Biodiesel

IEA Bioenergy Task 40 commissioned a study on a global overview of bio-oils (vegetable and palm oil) to: i) assess major producers and consumers of vegetables oils, ii) main emerging markets, iii) analyze main policy drivers, iv) assess future trends

June 30, 2009 Read Full Article

From Soy to Mulit-Feedstock Biodiesel Plant in Minnesota

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA Rural Development has approved a $25 million loan to enable a Minnesota biodiesel facility to diversify its operations and significantly expand the production of advanced biofuels.  "The investment announced today helps fulfill

June 29, 2009 Read Full Article

Manila OKs Pacific BioFields Holdings to Plant Biofuel Coconut

Pacific Bio-Fields Holdings Plc said it has received approval to use 400,000 hectares of land to plant coconut trees in the Philippines to make alternative auto fuel, which it aims to sell to Japanese users in five years. The company, which

June 24, 2009 Read Full Article

Finland Tests Biomass Derived Bio-Oil for Heat, Power, Biodiesel

Metso and UPM have developed a new concept for the production of biomass-based bio-oil to replace fossil fuels in heating and power generation. Test production will begin at Metso's test plant in Tampere, Finland, in June 2009. Bio-oil can be manufactured

June 17, 2009 Read Full Article

Minnesota Biodiesel Law Boosts Demand and Irks Indonesia

Minnesota legislation currently requires 5% biodiesel content in all diesel fuel sold in the state, with provisions to increase that total to 20% by 2012. 80 million gallons of biodiesel will be needed by 2012. Since state production is currently

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Production Increasing as Columbian Government Mandates E-85 Capability.

USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service has confirmed that the Colombian government has issued a decree that beginning in 2012 all new vehicles must bear E-85 flex-fuel technology. Biofuels blend goals of E-10 and B-5 are expected to be reached by 2010

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Solarix Launches Sustainer

by Bas Vlugt.  'The Sustainer is a containerised installation which can be used in rural areas to convert oil-bearing crops and seeds into edible oil and biodiesel. The seeds are stored in an integrated bunker which feeds the oil press.

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Spanish Company Touts Process to Turn Urban Waste into Biodiesel

 by Ron Kotrba.   A group of Spanish developers working under the company name Ecofasa, headed by chief executive officer and inventor Francisco Angulo, has developed a biochemical process to turn urban solid waste into a fatty acid biodiesel feedstock. “It

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

European Body Sees Algae Fuel Industry in 10-15 Years

Industrial-scale production of bioenergy from algae, or seaweeds, can be expected in 10 to 15 years, helping Europe to reach its green energy targets, the top official at a newly created bioenergy body said on Wednesday. ...  Research into algae-made

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Gold Star to Cultivate Five Million Acres of Land for Biofuels in Ghana

Gold Star Biofuels a subsidiary of Gold Star Farms Ltd., is cultivating five million acres of land in Ghana to plant jatropha for the production of biofuels for export.  According to the firm it has secured commitment from farmers to

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Ghana’s Jatropha Conundrum – More Questions than Answers

Ghana is becoming the Jatropha centre in Africa south of the Sahara. The attraction which the country has as a welcoming place for investors interested in the wonder plant, Jatropha which hopefully, would be the world’s answer to alternative energy

June 16, 2009 Read Full Article

Ohio Awards $5 Million Grant for 3rd Generation Biofuels Technology

Velocys, Inc. (“Velocys”), has been awarded a $5 million commercialisation grant, applicable over a period of two and a half years. The grant will assist in commercialising the Oxford Catalysts Group’s microchannel technology for hydro-processing − an important step in

June 01, 2009 Read Full Article

Ardent Energy to Acquire 15,000 Hectares in Ethiopia for Jatropha Biodiesel

Biofuels Digest reports that in Ethiopia, Ardent Energy Group announced an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOARD) of Ethiopia to transfer 15,000 hectares, approximately 37,000 acres, to AEG for the purpose of cultivating jatropha and castor. 

June 01, 2009 Read Full Article

Vacant Lot-to-Bioenergy Farm in Central City New Orleans

The intersection of Jackson Avenue and North Johnson Street looks like many in Central City. There are vacant lots overgrown with vegetation and strewn with debris alongside boarded-up, decaying houses optimistically donning "for sale" signs.   But on one corner in

May 29, 2009 Read Full Article

U.S. Freedom Bio Fuels Latest Technology Converts Animal Fat to Fuel

U.S. Freedom Bio Fuels, LLC, manufacturer of Biodiesel production equipment for the commercial end user, has developed a processor for converting animal fat to fuel. There BD65AF processor will produce 200 gallons of fuel per day without acid pre-treat.  READ

May 26, 2009 Read Full Article

Colorado County Awards $9 Million to Waste-to-Energy Project Making Renewable Diesel, Jet Fuel

The Crowley County Commissioners announced the award of a $9,000,000 Private Activity Bond Allocation through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. This allocation authorizes the issuance of $9 million in tax free bonds to support the development of an animal

May 25, 2009 Read Full Article

Rentech Announces Plant to Produce Renewable Synthetic Diesel and Green Electric Power from Urban Waste

Rentech, Inc., announced a plan to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of ultra-clean synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks.   The Rialto Renewable Energy Center (Rialto Project) is designed to produce approximately 600

May 13, 2009 Read Full Article

Manning Feraci, National Biodiesel Board Concerned About Proposed EPA RFS GHGRule

... It appears that the EPA, in determining the ghg profile for biodiesel, is penalizing the U.S. biodiesel industry for land use decisions made outside the U.S. that have little if anything to do with the domestic biodiesel production. A

May 12, 2009 Read Full Article

Minnesota's 5% biodiesel mandate takes effect May 1, 2009

Minnesota’s new 5 percent biodiesel mandate takes effect on Friday, May 1, 2009, becoming the first state at that level. A 2 percent mandate was enacted in 2005 despite concerns the renewable fuel would have problems in the cold Minnesota winters.

May 04, 2009 Read Full Article

ASTM Sets the Standard for Biodiesel

by Kessel Nelson   (ASTM International Standardization News)    Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants has produced a set of standards for a non-petroleum fuel: biodiesel.   READ MORE

February 27, 2009 Read Full Article

Fungal Diesel Could Be New Fuel Source

by Sam Bond (edie.net)  A fungus that makes biodiesel as part of its natural lifecycle has attracted the attention of American scientists wishing to tap into its potential.   The fungus has been discovered living in trees in the Patagonian rainforests

November 29, 2008 Read Full Article
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