by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest) ... The true good news is that the Senate conferees prevailed in getting $881 million in mandatory funding over the next ten years to renewable energy and biofuels initiatives and extending incentives for the
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Back TO HOMERefuel: Tesla’s Lesson in Building a Market for New Automotive Technologies
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) E85 ethanol? Been stuck with low sales for years – with producers pointing to “no market access”. Yet, Tesla was faced with “no market access” — and built its own market. What lessons can be
February 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Would NASCAR Fans Go Green? Lockheed Martin to Find Out
by Jill R. Aitoro (Washington Business Journal) Lockheed Martin Corp. and the American Council On Renewable Energy hope to engage millions of NASCAR fans on the benefits of going green. That's thanks to a new sponsorship agreement unveiled Monday that will highlight
February 11, 2014 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Producers Provide Green Fuel for Super Bowl
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) At least two biodiesel producing firms, Bronx-based Tri-State Biodiesel and Ames, Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, are providing biodiesel to power and heat various activities leading up to and during Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium
February 05, 2014 Read Full Article
Local Company Uses Biofuel for Transport
(Nelson Star) For the first time since the horse and carriage, BC organic fruit is again being delivered without fossil fuels. Kootenay foodies and entrepreneurs Paul and Clare Kelly of Winlaw are helping shoppers at organic grocers ‘green up’ their produce
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Hydrogen, Gasoline, Solar Panel Hybrid or Cellulosic Ethanol: What’s Better, What’s Best?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This past week, we’ve had the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Plenty of opportunities for new automotive technologies to strut their stuff — and they’ve
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
Timberland, Seventh Generation Take Green Chemistry Mainstream
by Monica Becker and Amy Perlmutter (GreenBiz.com) ... Now 10 organizations from the Green Chemistry & Commerce Council (GC3), including Timberland, Valspar and Seventh Generation, will spearhead a one-year collaborative project aimed at bringing green chemistry into the mainstream. The development follows the growing awareness of green
January 14, 2014 Read Full Article
New University Analysis: No Changes Needed to 2014 and 2015 Renewable Fuel Requirements
(KTIC Blogs) The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to slash 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending requirements is unwarranted and economically irrational, according to a new analysis released today by Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD).
January 06, 2014 Read Full Article
Are Natural Gas Suppliers Purposely Overproducing?
by Ron Adams (The Energy Collective) On December 27, 2013, Matt Wald published a piece in the New York Times titled New Energy Struggles on Its Way to Markets that points to the predictable consequences of having too many energy options chasing
January 03, 2014 Read Full Article
How Much Will You Pay for Renewable Fuels?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In early December, The Digest undertook a voluntary survey on renewable fuels and pricing, inviting its global readership to answer four questions relating to the price of ethanol, biodiesel, jet fuel and drop-in fuels — and
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Brazil’s Ethanol Sector, Once Thriving, Is Being Buffeted by Forces Both Man-Made, Natural
by Juan Forero (The Washington Post) ... The allure for these giants is Brazil itself, where most cars are built to run on the biofuel. An even bigger, largely untapped market awaits in the United States, where environmental standards favor cane-based ethanol
January 02, 2014 Read Full Article
Most Automakers on Board with E15
by Tom Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Overcoming the E10 blend wall is priority No. 1 for the ethanol industry, and progress is being made on two fronts. The number of retail stations offering E15 is growing in step with the
December 31, 2013 Read Full Article
Algenol Produces “Algae Sex Tape”
(Algae Industry Magazine) ... Algenol Biofuels has released its “Algae Sex Tape,” a sensual, pro-alternative energy, take on making ethanol from algae…with a passion. Using sophisticated graphics, slow motion and provocative angles, the Algenol video exposes the more playful side of making
December 27, 2013 Read Full Article
CoBank Report Considers Implications of 2014 RFS Proposal
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) CoBank, a national cooperative bank serving rural American industries, has published a report predicting that the U.S. EPA’s proposed 2014 renewable fuel standard (RFS) volume requirements will have little impact on U.S. ethanol production
December 23, 2013 Read Full Article
IRFA Summit to Address Benefits of Biodiesel Use, Expansion
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Biodiesel Magazine) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced speakers that will address expansion of the biodiesel market through policy initiatives and broader distribution networks at the 8th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show taking place at
December 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Save The RFS Ad Debutes in Iowa
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) A new “Save the RFS” television ad is now running throughout Iowa, a key state in Presidential elections. The ad was produced by Americans United For Change (AUFC) who says while Big Oil is advertising to elites
December 06, 2013 Read Full Article
Minnesota Station Celebrates State's First Biodiesel Blender Pumps
(Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council/Biodiesel Magazine) Thanks to Staples Enterprises, motorists traveling through Heron Lake, Minn., now have even more biodiesel choices to fill their tanks. The Heron Lake convenience store recently held an open house and biodiesel promotion to
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Boston Parks and Recreation Department Partners with Bioheat
(CBS EcoMedia/Biodiesel Magazine) The City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department celebrated the installation of new oil tanks in the Franklin Park Maintenance building with a special ribbon-cutting celebration. The oil tank replacement was made possible thanks to Bioheat’s advertising through
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Destination China
by Chris Hanson (Ethanol Producer Magazine) China has quickly recovered its place as the top importer of U.S. distillers grains after dropping the dumping investigation in May 2012. Through July of this year, the country has imported 1.72 million metric tons
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
E15 Pumps to Open in Rochelle, Illinois
(Brownfields Ag News) E-15 fueling pumps are coming to Rochelle, Illinois. A ribbon cutting will be held Wednesday at the Petro Travel Plaza on 900 Petro Road. Ten new fueling stations with E15 will be lined up at every station
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
FEATURE: US Ethanol Producers Look to Exports, if 2014 RFS Caps Domestic Demand
by Herman Wang (Platts) Even before the US Environmental Protection Agency signaled last week that it planned to cut its biofuels mandate for 2014, US ethanol makers were already bullish on the prospects of growing exports, banking on what looks
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Are You a Fuel Smartie? Which Money-Saving Fuel Did You Buy, and When?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) If you were buying higher blends of renewable fuels this year, you saved on dollars per mile. So many blends, so many fuels, and a commodity price roller-coaster to navigate. Who’s the biggest fuel smartie? We
November 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Retailer Becomes 9th Station to Offer E15
by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register) Waukon Feed Ranch in northeast Iowa will begin offering E15 for 2001 and newer cars, trucks and other vehicles. It becomes the state’s ninth registered E15 retailer. ... Now, most motorists have access to E10, but
November 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Argentine Biodiesel Exports Seen Increasing on Demand From U.S.
by Whitney McFerron (Bloomberg BusinessWeek) Argentina, the world’s biggest biodiesel exporter, is increasing shipments of the fuel on stronger U.S. demand, Oil World said. Argentine exports of biodiesel made from soybean oil will climb to 450,000 metric tons in the three months
November 19, 2013 Read Full Article
E85 Sales Would Soar If Fuel Was Priced On Parity With E10 And Had Full Access To Flex Vehicle Market, According To CARD Economists
(The Center For Agricultural And Rural Development/Sacramento Bee) Meeting demand is key to achieving federal renewable fuel volume mandates A new paper by Iowa State University economists Bruce A. Babcock and Sebastien Pouliot identifies a bottleneck of too few fuel stations that offer
November 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Debunking the Myths of Biofuel
by Jackie Ward (WCSH6.com) One Maine company is helping turn leftover restaurant grease into a valuable fuel that's helping other businesses, and the environment, thrive. There are a lot of myths out there about the carbon-neutral fuel. According to Matt
November 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Prices and Values: Lincolnfuel and Biofuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Alternative ways to think about alternative fuels. Is it merely a substitute for hydrocarbons to be embraced on the grounds of price, emissions, or energy security? Or, perhaps, just a little bit more. A lifestyle
November 01, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plant Offering Blending Pump Grants
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Little Sioux Corn Processors (LSCP), a 110 million gallon per year ethanol plant based in Marcus, Iowa, is offering financial assistance to Iowa retailers who install blender pumps. The LSCP board of directors is making $75,000
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Tri-State Biodiesel’s Triple Play: Fashion, Tribute, Heating
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ... Dehran Duckworth, a managing partner at Tri-State Biodiesel, said this was the first year Tri-State Biodiesel won the contract to supply the Aggreko plc generators and temperature control equipment for the virtual “tent city” (for
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Cold Flow Treatment: FAME, HVO & Diesel Blends
By Werner A. Reimann and Bettina A. Siggelkow (Clariant OMS/Biodiesel Magazine) ... The major part of the biodiesel quota in Europe is still covered by first-generation fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) biodiesel, but recent fiscal legislation has made it possible
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Journey to the Center of the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The pressure has risen to 30 atmospheres and the temperatures are rising into the hundreds of degrees. You think: “I’m in a dream, on a journey to the center of the earth.” But, in fact,
October 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Outdoor Power Equipment Institute Advises Consumers to ‘Look Before You Pump’ at Gas Station
(Outdoor Power Equipment Institute) The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing 100 small engine, utility vehicle and outdoor power equipment manufacturers and suppliers, today announced a national ethanol education and consumer protection campaign, called ‘Look Before
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Microbial Reality TV, Anyone? 21 Videos from the Leaders in Advanced Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Here are 20 others to fill out a collection of videos on the leading companies in the advanced biofuels game. The challenge of video in making science watchable For example, there’s a perfectly good 8-minute video on
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
See It Now: When, How Will Algenol’s $0.75/Gallon Gas Savings Find a Station Near You?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Everyone asks: exactly when will low-cost, energy-secure alternative fuels appear at the gas station? You see, that’s where you come in. New technologies face the usual deployment challenges. Permitting, environmental review. Places where elected officials can
October 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Clean Air & Biodiesel 5th & 6th Grade Lesson & Poster Contest
(American Lung Association of the Midwest) Did you know that vehicle emissions are the largest source of air pollution in Minnesota? Luckily, cleaner transportation options and use of cleaner fuels like biodiesel helps reduce those emissions. We are looking for
October 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Promotes Consumer Choice
Gov. Terry E. Branstad (The Wall Street Journal) Letter to Editor: The Renewable Fuel Standard provides choice and competition for the American people. It is disappointing to read your editorial "The Ethanol Enforcers" (Oct. 8) attacking ethanol producers as well as Sens. Chuck
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Pacific Biodiesel, HIPPO Host Hawaii Sustainable Agriculture Tour
(Pacific Biodiesel Technologies/Biodiesel Magazine) On Oct. 10, Pacific Biodiesel, Big Island Biodiesel and Hawaii Pure Plant Oil hosted a tour to exhibit the community-based biofuel production model that is developing on Hawaii Island—a model that undeniably supports green jobs, local
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Hong Kong Commerce Secretary Gregory So Tours New Biodiesel Plant
(Hong Kong Commerce & Economic Development Bureau/Biodiesel Magazine) Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Gregory So, visited the new biodiesel plant of ASB Biodiesel (Hong Kong) Ltd in Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate Oct. 10. The 100,000 ton
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
Woolworths Limited : Try Before You Buy: Free E10 Fuel Offered to Newcastle Motorists
(4-Traders.com) Motorists in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie can get free E10 fuel for one hour today (October 21, 2013) at Woolworths Petrol in Belmont. The free fuel hour will kick off on at 9.30am at Woolworths Petrol, 397 Pacific Highway, Belmont. Garry
October 22, 2013 Read Full Article
The Biofuels Benchmarking Annual Report Is Available for Purchase.
(Christianson & Associates) The latest annual ethanol industry report, compiled by Christianson & Associates, PLLP (C&A), has been released. The Biofuels Benchmarking 2012-13 Annual Industry Report provides analysis of changes and trends for a broad cross-section of the ethanol industry
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
It's Proper Oversight, Not Bullying
by Senator Charles Grassley (The Wall Street Journal) Letter to editor: In response to you editorial "The Ethanol Enforcers" (Oct. 8): It's no secret that Big Oil has done nearly everything possible to keep ethanol out of the marketplace. Why? Because it
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Global Farmers Learn Value of Ethanol
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) Each year during World Food Prize week, the Truth About Trade and Technology Global Farmer Roundtable brings farmers from all over the world to visit Couser Cattle Company in Nevada, Iowa. Owner Bill Couser not only produces cattle, he also
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Perennial Potential: Wheatgrass Shows Promise as Biofuel, Food
by Todd Nelson (Finance & Commerce) University of Minnesota researchers are working to domesticate a perennial grain crop known as intermediate wheatgrass that one day could appear in your car’s fuel tank, your pantry or even distinctive new craft brews. Intermediate
October 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Gasoline Will Maintain Its Dominance
by Brian Berk (Convenience Store News) Which alternative fuels do convenience store retailers currently sell the most? Although certainly not a scientifically accurate poll, Sunday morning’s “Future of Fuels” educational session at the NACS Show wanted to find out the answer immediately. According
October 16, 2013 Read Full Article
BlueFire Renewables Adds New Revenue Source to Fulton Facility
(MarketWatch/BlueFire Renewables) BlueFire Renewables, Inc., a company focused on changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm, has integrated a synergistic wood pellet production plant to its facility in Fulton, Mississippi. The reconfigured design will be a 9 million gallon per year
October 04, 2013 Read Full Article
The 4 Monster Myths of Renewable Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As Matt Horton, CEO of Propel Fuels, relates the tale, he hears the 4 Monster Myths of Renewable Fuels, also known as the “conventional wisdom,” all too often. Turns out the conventional wisdom is, er,
October 04, 2013 Read Full Article
More E85 Ethanol Stations, More Supportive Studies
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks for E85 ethanol, as the green fuel made its way into 24 more stations across the country and got another study with supportive results. The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA)
October 03, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Market in China 2012-2016: Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Research Report Available by ResearchMoz
(PRWeb/Researchmoz) Researchmoz presents this most up-to-date research on Biofuels Market in China 2012-2016. The report focuses primarily on quantitative market metrics in order to characterize the growth and evolution of the Biofuels Market in China. Biofuels market in China to grow
October 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels Center Deserves a Better Fate
by G.K. Butterfield (The Herald Sun) Without intervention or significant investment from non-profit organizations or the private sector, the Biofuels Center of North Carolina in Oxford is due to close for good on October 1, 2013. This is a travesty
September 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Uneven Crop, Shifting Markets: Considering the Prospects for the Corn and Ethanol Markets Ahead.
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... (Bruce) Babcock (the Cargill endowed chair of energy economics at Iowa State University) is more optimistic about the potential for E85 consumption to grow. If corn prices stay low and gasoline prices stay
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Algae Could Fuel Cleaner Road to Future
by Jan Sluizer (Voice of America) ... “It may not seem as big of an impact, but when you’re talking about potentially millions or billions of gallons in the United States, even a five percent reduction or a 20 percent reduction, is
September 25, 2013 Read Full Article
“Flex Fuel Fridays” Raise Awareness of Higher Ethanol Blends
by Lynn Grooms (Farm Industry News Blog) Glacial Lakes Energy, a South Dakota ethanol producer, has been raising awareness about the benefits of higher blends of ethanol at several retail fuel stations this summer with its Flex Fuel Friday campaign.
September 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Gas Prices Stuck at $3 and Above
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) Today (September 17, 2013) marks the 1,000th day in a row that gas prices have been above $3 per gallon. While ethanol provides drivers savings while filling up, AAA says that these gas prices are here
September 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Biodiesel Board Survey Shows Iowans Bullish on Biodiesel
(Iowa Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) New public opinion research commissioned by the Iowa Biodiesel Board shows strong awareness of—and favorability towards—biodiesel. The research, conducted in early September, shows 87 percent of Iowans surveyed are familiar with biodiesel. Of those familiar, 74 percent
September 19, 2013 Read Full Article
Graphene Nanochem PLC : PlatClear Receives EPA Approval
(4-Traders.com/Graphene NanoChem plc) Graphene NanoChem (AIM: GRPH), the performance chemicals and advanced materials company, is pleased to announce that PlatClear, the Group's waste-based second generation biofuel and the Group's Senawang chemicals facility ("Senawang") have both received approval from the US
September 19, 2013 Read Full Article
In the Black: Advanced Biofuels and Chems: Sizzling Carbon and Parity-Pricing Updates
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) A report published by strategic energy consultancy Element Energy finds that by 2030, higher levels of advanced biofuels could cut Britain’s annual car CO2 emissions by 27% or 12 million tonnes a year — at
September 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Summer Volatility Restrictions on E15 End, Fuel Now Available
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) E15 is again available after summer volatility restrictions ended Sept. 15. ... E15 is approved for use with vehicles model year 2001 and newer. However, because the U.S. EPA has awarded E10 a waiver to
September 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Feedstock Plantation Certified Sustainable
by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com) One of Cargill’s palm oil plantations in Indonesia used for providing a feedstock for biodiesel is certified as a sustainable operation. The company announced the PT Harapan Sawit Lestari (HSL) plantation was awarded the certification under the International
September 13, 2013 Read Full Article
E15 Additions At the Right Price
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) According to some new information from the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI), the cost of upgrading an existing retail gas station to sell E15 is much less than recently suggested by ethanol opponents. For the past year, several stations throughout
September 12, 2013 Read Full Article
Get to Know A Face of Ethanol
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) One message that was delivered during the 26th Annual Ethanol Conference over and over again is that both legislators and consumers need to know the faces of ethanol – to hear personal stories of how ethanol benefits America.
September 04, 2013 Read Full Article
Is Ethanol’s Number Up?
by Steve Everly (Kansas City Star) ... Ethanol has so far reduced the need for petroleum in gasoline by about 7 percent, which no other alternative fuel has come close to doing. But a shift is already in the works. ... In practice it
September 03, 2013 Read Full Article
Biodiesel's Quality Evolution
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) ...Biodiesel emerged on the U.S. alternative fuels radar in the early 1990s, and for the next decade it slowly gained recognition as a real-world, here-and-now replacement for diesel fuel before its first ASTM specification, D6751,
August 29, 2013 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Launches “You’re No Dummy” Pro-Ethanol Blitz
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, ethanol industry advocacy group Growth Energy has launched an advertising campaign called “You’re No Dummy” in an effort to help Americans better understand that the oil industry is trying to stop the growth
August 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Poet Plants Donate to Fly Iowa 2013 Airshow
(Poet/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Poet Biorefining plants in Gowrie and Coon Rapids, Iowa have donated $1,000 each to support the Fly Iowa 2013 Airshow, which will feature the ethanol-powered Vanguard Squadron. ...The Vanguard Squadron flies a four-plane formation aerobatic airshow and has
August 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Cosan Shareholder May Build $150 Million Paraguay Ethanol Mill
by Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) Roberto Rezende Barbosa, one of the largest shareholders in Cosan SA Industria & Comercio, is considering building a $150 million ethanol mill in Paraguay, where profits are higher than in Brazil. ... Rezende Barbosa may expand into neighboring
August 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Wildomar Becomes First City In Area To Offer Flex Fuel E85 Option
by Toni McAllister (LakeElsinore-Wildomar Patch) Flex Fuel E85 is now available at the Chevron gas station located at 23805 Clinton Keith Road. Motorists who want to fill up on ethanol now have the option to do so in Wildomar. The Chevron gas station
August 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Rising RINs Price Is Driving Some Companies to Boost Their Ethanol Activities
by Janet McGurty (Platts) ...This month PBF Energy and Alon USA both told analysts they had new plans to blend renewables like ethanol and biodiesel with gasoline and petroleum-based diesel as a way to fend off high prices for renewable credits, known as RINs. Refiners
August 23, 2013 Read Full Article
E85 Sales Rose 43 Percent in Second Quarter: IRFA
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) ... “E85 sales were down at the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013 due to last summer’s drought, but we’re seeing those numbers turn around now with very attractive E85 prices,” said Monte Shaw,
August 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Is 2014 the Year of E85?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As a Perfect Storm of price problems ends, will E85 finally find its market and help end a divisive debate over ethanol distribution? 2014 is the year of E85, if there ever was one. Or will
August 16, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa State Fair Traffic Will Be Greeted with Biodiesel Billboards
(The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Biodiesel Magazine) In preparation for the 2013 Iowa State Fair, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association today announced the start of a billboard campaign aimed at increasing the use of biodiesel in Iowa, particularly on Iowa farms. The
August 14, 2013 Read Full Article
NC Fuel Station to Mark Reopening with Discounted Biodiesel Blend
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Crown Express Mart in Apex, N.C., is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony Aug. 15 to celebrate its grand reopening and new fuel offering, B20 biodiesel. The event will feature expert speakers and demonstrations. READ MORE and MORE
August 14, 2013 Read Full Article
Oil Industry Begins Running New Ad on Renewable Fuels (video)
by Jennifer A. Dlouhy (Fuel Fix) The American Petroleum Institute on Monday launched a new round of advertising taking aim at an eight-year-old renewable fuels mandate it wants Congress to repeal. The new television ad features everyday people behind the wheel,
August 13, 2013 Read Full Article
How E85 Can Break the Blend Wall
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The “ethanol blend wall” can be overcome and Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements can be met in 2014 and beyond through increased use of attractively-priced E85, according to a new economic analysis by the Center for Agricultural
August 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Legends Ride Features Ethanol
by Chuck Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is in full swing and one of the highlights of the event is the 2013 Legends Ride. It began yesterday in Deadwood, South Dakota and ended at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground
August 07, 2013 Read Full Article
EPA Finalizes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards to Help Promote American Energy Independence, Reduce Carbon Pollution
(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) EPA also announces steps to address concerns about the E10 blend wall As part of an ongoing effort to enhance energy security and reduce carbon pollution, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized the 2013 percentage
August 06, 2013 Read Full Article
CAAFI Business Team Unveils Roadmap for Commercial Engagement, Economic Viability
(CAAFI) ... (T)he Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative® (CAAFI) took another important step to enable and accelerate the commercial-scale deployment of alternative aviation fuels. CAAFI unveiled Guidance for Selling Alternative Fuels to Airlines to serve as a roadmap for potential producers and other
August 02, 2013 Read Full Article
American Ethanol Brings Home a Victory for Farmers with Dillon Win
by Gary Truitt (Hoosier Ag Today) American Ethanol sped into Victory Lane last night as spokesman Austin Dillon held off challengers during an exciting green-white-checkered finish to win the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at the Eldora Speedway in Ohio. This was
July 26, 2013 Read Full Article
What’s Really Happening with the So-called ‘Blend Wall’? A Fuels America Briefing
by Sarah Dik (Biotechnology Industry Organization) The public dialog surrounding the Renewable Fuel Standard is robust- and filled with misinformation. On July 11, Rep. Lee Terry and Rep. Bruce Braley held the third of a series of briefings, which focused
July 25, 2013 Read Full Article
API’s Anti RFS Ad Campaign – Trick, or Treat?
by Mary Rosenthan (Algae Biomass Organization/Biofuels Digest) Halloween is not for another 3 months, but the costumes and scare tactics are already out in the form of a new ad campaign from the American Petroleum Institute (API). The goal of the
July 24, 2013 Read Full Article
New Ad Campaign Reminds Congress, Public There Is a Fuel Choice
(Fuels America/Biodiesel Magazine) Fuels America coalition members announced the launch of a new ad campaign. The ads highlight the fact that there is a choice when it comes to our energy future: we do not have to be beholden to oil’s
July 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Funding Axed, N.C. Biofuels Center to Close
by Chris Bagley (Triangle Business Journal) The N.C. Biofuels Center will shut down “within weeks,” a spokesman said Tuesday morning as lawmakers moved to vote on a state budget that cuts off its $2 million in annual state funding. The center, near
July 24, 2013 Read Full Article
Rhode Island Passes Statewide Bioheat Requirement
(National Biodiesel Board) State's oil heat to contain 2 percent biodiesel by 2014 The governor of Rhode Island signed landmark legislation recently that will ensure all of the state's heating oil becomes Bioheat® by 2014. Starting July 1, 2014, every gallon of oil
July 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuel Groups Swing Back at Oil Industry, Defend Federal Blending Mandate
by Zack Colman (The Hill E2Wire) Biofuel groups are swinging back at oil industry attacks on a federal biofuel-blending mandate with an ad campaign targeting lawmakers and viewers inside the Beltway. Fuels America, a coalition of biofuel organizations, launched a campaign
July 23, 2013 Read Full Article
Growth Energy, RFA Respond to Latest API Attack
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The ethanol industry has been quick to criticize the new anti-renewable fuels standard (RFS) advertising campaign launched by the American Petroleum Institute this week. The message of the API’s “Fuel for Thought,” campaign is
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
North Dakota Group Educates FFV Owners, Promotes Use of Higher Blends
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Thanks to a promotion by North Dakotans for Energy Independence, flex-fuel vehicle (FFV) owners in the state can receive coupons for discounts on higher ethanol blends and enter to win a $1,000 fuel card.
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
John Deere Introduces Mower that Runs Efficiently on E0 to E85
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) John Deere has introduced a flex-fuel model to its ZTrak line of commercial lawn mowers. The new, industry exclusive, Z925M Flex Fuel is compatible with the full range of fuels from E0 to
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
AAA Taking Heat for E15 Position
by Brooke Coleman (Advanced Ethanol Council/Biofuels Digest) In case you missed it, a skirmish broke out last week between AAA South Dakota and AAA National over AAA’s position on ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The catalyst for the disagreement
July 22, 2013 Read Full Article
“Tanks-a-Lot” Could Mean Free Gas for WI Flex-Fuel Vehicle Owners
(Public News Service--Wisconsin) Wisconsinites who drive a flex-fuel vehicle could get a free fill-up because of the Wisconsin Clean Air Choice program's "Tanks-a-Lot" promotion. "We thought it would be nice to recognize the people who actually use E85 on a
July 18, 2013 Read Full Article
American Petroleum Institute Launches New Campaign
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) American Petroleum Institute (API) has launched a new campaign featuring print and TV ads taking aim at E15 and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The ethanol industry responded and Bob Dinneen, President and CEO of the
July 16, 2013 Read Full Article
Sapphire Energy and Linde Group Expand Partnership
(Sapphire Energy/PR NewsWire) Companies Partner to Commercialize Hydrothermal Treatment Technology Used to Upgrade Algae into Crude Oil Sapphire Energy, Inc., one of the world leaders in algae-based Green Crude oil production, and the technology company The Linde Group today announced they
July 16, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol Plants Mired in Troubles
(Saigon Times Online) The ethanol plants of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN) are facing numerous difficulties due to slow development of the domestic E-5 at home and poor ethanol export prices. Nguyen Anh Toan, deputy general director of PetroVietnam Oil
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
McDonald's UAE Supplier Del Monte Adopts Pioneering Biodiesel Campaign
(AMEInfo.com) McDonald's UAE announced that Del Monte, its fresh produce supplier, recently implemented the pioneering biodiesel initiative originally campaigned across the UAE by McDonald's in 2011 in partnership with Neutral Fuels. A total of 20 vehicles from Del Monte's logistics fleet
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Island's First Biofuel Blending Station Opens in Cowichan
by Liz Craig (HQCowichanValley.com) ... Thursday is the grand-opening of Vancouver Island's first bio-diesel blending station at the CVRD’s Bings Creek Facility. Mohammed Rahim, from Cowichan Energy Alternatives, said the blending station will give people more options of varying the percentage of
July 02, 2013 Read Full Article
Who is the Winner? EVs or Flex-Fuel Vehicles and Biofuel?
by Kon Thueanmunsaen (J.D. Power Global Auto Blog) In looking at the future of alternative fuel vehicles—principally electric vehicles (EVs)—in the Thai market, it appears that the only push for promoting EVs is coming from the Electricity Generating Authority of
July 01, 2013 Read Full Article
ENOGEN® Corn to Present ‘American Ethanol 200’ NASCAR Truck Race at Iowa Speedway
(Syngenta/Iowa Speedway) Officials at Iowa Speedway announced today (June 24, 2013) that Syngenta and its Enogen brand seed corn will be the presenting sponsor for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at the Newton track on Saturday, July 13. Now
June 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Propelling Alternative Fuels Forward
by Brian Berk (Convenience Store News) ...Retailer Propel Fuels Inc. believes in the future of alternative fuels and is devoted to being a better steward to the earth -- something it says its E85 and biodiesel offerings can provide. The company offers both fuels at
June 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Freedom of Choice: E20 Ethanol Blends Take the Value Crown from Gasoline, E10
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Freedom of choice, it turns out, drives better value for drivers. The Digest goes in-depth to look at real-world data — and the power of free markets in fossil and alternative fuels. ...So it shouldn’t be
June 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Scania Offers Bus Solutions Tailored to Any Type of Traffic Demand
(Scania) Scania also provides highly attractive solutions to bus transport developed in close cooperation with the operators. Rising welfare inevitably brings about an increased need for transportation of goods as well as passengers. Curbing the constant increase in CO2 emissions from
May 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Takes Aggressive Step to Tear Down Big Oil’s Bogus Blend Wall
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Passage of Retailer “Bill of Rights” Shows Commitment to Local Retailers and Consumer Fuel Choice The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) today applauded the Iowa Legislature’s passage of H.F. 640 as a big step in supporting fuel choice
May 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Absolute Energy Launches Direct E85 Distribution to Retailers at $1.93 per Gallon
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, Absolute Energy, a 115 million gallon per year ethanol plant near the Iowa-Minnesota border, is now offering E85, a fuel blend containing 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, directly to retailers and
May 27, 2013 Read Full Article
Hard Rock's Willie Nelson Line to Benefit Sustainable Biodiesel
(Hard Rock International/Biodiesel Magazine) Willie Nelson and Hard Rock International announced the launch of the limited-edition Willie Nelson Artist Spotlight merchandise program, benefiting the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance and Animal Welfare Institute. The line, a partnership between the musician, activist, author
May 08, 2013 Read Full Article
NASCAR Launches Initiatives Further Inspiring Fans to Positively Impact Environment
(NASCAR) NASCAR Race to Green™ Will Rally Fans, Industry and Partners around Sustainable Behavior NASCAR Green Clean Air Tree Planting Program™ Delivered by UPS to Neutralize Carbon Emissions of All NASCAR National Series Racing in 2013 NASCAR Releases Green Infographic As racing season shifts
April 26, 2013 Read Full Article
Holiday Experimenting With Its Ethanol Pricing
(Convenience Store News) Holiday Stationstores launched a fuel promotion intended to determine at what price point flex-fuel customers are willing to fill up their vehicles with E85. According to WCCO, the convenience store chain is conducting a 60-day study at 11
April 25, 2013 Read Full Article
Bioheat's 'Proud 2B2' Campaign Awards $30,000 to NYC Charities
(The National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) Continuing its trend of warming up New York, the National Biodiesel Board announced the winners of its New York City Proud 2B2 Renewable Warmup campaign. To celebrate New York City's adoption of a 2 percent biodiesel
April 10, 2013 Read Full Article
Pump E-85 for 85 Cents a Gallon
by Brooke Hasch (ConnectTriStates.com) ... If only for a few hours, Roger Law's Service Station provided ethanol, or E-85, for just 85 cents a gallon. Customers could fill up to 10 gallons worth that amount. E-85 is a renewable fuel made
March 21, 2013 Read Full Article
New Committee Working to Ensure Canada’s Renewable Fuels Future
(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association has announced a new committee and classification of membership to advance next generation biofuels in Canada. The new committee and its members represent leaders in advanced biofuels with their
March 21, 2013 Read Full Article
Antitrust Complaint Filed against ConocoPhillips over “Anti-Competitive Activities”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Is ConocoPhillips unlawfully attempting to limit competition in the fuels marketplace? We’ll find out soon. In Florida, Biofuels Digest filed an antitrust violation complaint against ConocoPhillips with the US Department of Justice, regarding alleged activities in
March 20, 2013 Read Full Article
Another Voice Calls for E85 as a Solution to the RINs Conundrum
by John Kingston (Platts) The idea of using E85 as a way out of the blendwall/RINs issue in the US has another backer. But it’s not a new backer. Well-known energy economist Phil Verleger several years ago first brought up the
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
National Biodiesel Day Puts Spotlight on America's Advanced Biofuel
(National Biodiesel Board) From the delivery of food and goods, to city fleets and transit systems, to construction and other heavy equipment, diesel-power is driving our economy and with it biodiesel use is on the rise. "You don't have to drive
March 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Camelina on the Move: Global Clean Energy Holdings Acquires Sustainable Oils
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings announced that it has acquired Sustainable Oils, a leader in Camelina genetics and production. The acquisition includes 100% ownership interest of Sustainable Oils and the ownership of the key intellectual
March 15, 2013 Read Full Article
Auto Show's Biodiesel Green Room Revs up Minnesota-Made Fuel
(The American Lung Association in Minnesota/Biodiesel Magazine) While it has no oil wells, Minnesota is a motor-fuel-producing state. Minnesota has an annual production capacity of 63 million gallons of biodiesel, made primarily from the oil found in locally grown soybeans
March 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Ethanol – The Biggest Rural Success Story
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) According to Robert White, the Market Development Director for the Renewable Fuels Association, ethanol is the biggest rural success story for American farmers in the past decade. White discussed with Jamie Johansen how ethanol has been a
March 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Answers to Your Questions about Parity-Priced, Algae-Based Fuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Wondering when affordable algae-based transportation fuels might arrive at your local retail outlet? Might be sooner than you think. Here’s the lowdown. ...Further, we have to take into account that, unless Solazyme is interested in
March 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Highlights Impact of Biofuels on Iowa's Progress, Prosperity
(Iowa Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association has released an online version of an industry scrapbook that illustrates how far the renewable fuels industry has come and how profound its impact on Iowa has been over
March 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Survey Says: Soladiesel Algae Fuel Is a Monster Hit in Propel Fuels Retail Trial
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Sales increase 35 percent at participating test sites — and survey results reveal driver preference for algae-based Soladiesel over conventional fuels. In California, Propel Fuels and Solazyme announced that sales grew by 35 percent at Propel
March 06, 2013 Read Full Article
RFA Releases “40 Facts About Ethanol” Video
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) today released a new video entitled “40 Facts About Ethanol.” It is a fast-paced, up-tempo, animated data-based review of ethanol past, present and future. To view this video, please visit www.EthanolRFA.org or RFA’s YouTube channel.
February 28, 2013 Read Full Article
Project Aims to Produce Bio-Diesel from Cooking Oil in World Cup Host Cities
(Renewable Energy Magazine) The Bioplanet project, which is part of the Brazil Promotion Plan for the World Cup, anticipates the production of 25 million litres of biodiesel until the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The Bioplanet project anticipates the set-up of 40
February 27, 2013 Read Full Article
American Ethanol Enhances Sponsorship of Richard Childress Racing
(National Corn Growers Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) American Ethanol announced its plans to enhance its partnership with Richard Childress Racing and driver Austin Dillon for the 2013 NASCAR season. Dillon will race the No. 33 American Ethanol Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint
February 25, 2013 Read Full Article
More B For Me Please
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ... Biodiesel can be a good tool in a farm business but Alicia Clancy, Manager of Corporate Affairs for the Renewable Energy Group (REG) said that biodiesel can play a bigger role than it currently is. What does
February 14, 2013 Read Full Article
Fuels America Sends Snarky Valentine to Big Oil
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) So goes the new theme from Fuels America, who debuted their We Love Oil!campaign this afternoon. It’s all on (hilarious) video, well worth a share — starring snarky polar bears, oil-slicked birds admiring their sheen, dumbfounded Americans
February 13, 2013 Read Full Article
Importance of Ethanol Messaging
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) In a poll commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by American Viewpoint, 64 percent of adults polled said they supported the RFS, while just 25 percent are opposed. ...DiVall came up with four positive message components for
February 08, 2013 Read Full Article
Industry Leaders to Support “Second Generation” Biofuels in All EU Transport Sectors
(Leaders of Sustainable Biofuels) Involvement of policy makers and other industries, R&D programmes, financing, communications programmes for a cost-competitive and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels The Chief Executive Officers of seven Leading European biofuel producers and European airlines launched today in
February 07, 2013 Read Full Article
Distribution Infrastructure—a Hurdle to Overcome
by Donna Funk (Ethanol Producer Magazine/Kennedy and Coe LLC) ...The current market for E15 is growing, which is an exciting statement. The industry is still facing issues associated with federal regulations restricting the sale of E15 and liability concerns from
January 30, 2013 Read Full Article
Direct Connections
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Developing a retail relationship with area fuel stations is a potential perk for ethanol plants, retailers and consumers. In some areas of the U.S., drivers filling up with ethanol blends have one more reason to
January 18, 2013 Read Full Article
Choice at the Pump E15 Is Currently Cleared for Sale in a Handful of States, with Work Ongoing to Bring It to the Rest of the U.S.
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Scott Zaremba, owner of Zarco 66 convenience stores, didn’t just open the first E15 retail pump in the nation. Not long after offering 15 percent ethanol at the first station in Lawrence, Kan., he expanded
January 17, 2013 Read Full Article
NYC Proud 2B2 Renewable Warmup
(BioHeat) NYC Gets Greener with Bioheat® Fuel to Advance Sustainability Bioheat says “Thanks” by awarding $30,000 to Charities that also “warm” NYC In December 2012, New York City launched its mandate for traditional home heating oil to be blended with 2 percent
January 16, 2013 Read Full Article
Biofuels – Bringing Sexy Back?
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) ... The opinion piece, “How to properly promote biofuels,” was authored by Alkol Bioenergy and focused on a new TV advertising campaign running in Brazil. The campaign was developed for UNICA (Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association) and featured images of ethanol
December 27, 2012 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels Lands $21 Million as Top Biofuels Downstream Player Expands
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...With the new funding, Propel will be able to accelerate the build out of its network of stations that offer drivers the cleanest, most sustainable, domestically produced fuels on the market today. ...Propel operates a growing
December 11, 2012 Read Full Article
Drive On: Algae-Based Diesel Biofuel Goes on Sale
by Chris Woodyard (USA Today) Now, some motorists can really drive green, as in algae-green. A chain of biofuel stations in the San Francisco Bay Area have started selling fuel made from algae, one of the most promising technologies when it
November 16, 2012 Read Full Article
State Corn Groups Lay Groundwork for Higher Ethanol Blends, Greater Consumer Choice
(National Corn Growers Association) State corn associations across the country are working diligently to make the increased use of higher ethanol blends a reality through programs to put the necessary infrastructure in place. Laying the groundwork for a shift toward
October 25, 2012 Read Full Article
Voters Running on Empty When It Comes to Energy C&A Infographic
by Tom Alexander (Cassidy and Associates) Do voters know the difference between renewable energy and a fossil fuel? A new InfoGraphic out today from Cassidy & Associates shows that Americans might be Running on Empty when it comes to basic facts relating
October 24, 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
Even with High Gas Prices, Drivers Question Value of E85
by Bryce G. Hoffman (Detroit News) ...While the price of ethanol, or E85, is lower than the price of regular unleaded — the average price in Michigan at the end of last week was $3.45 per gallon for E85
October 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Fuel Freedom Foundation Announces Video Competition Winners
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Fuel Freedom Foundation has announced the winners of its first college video competition. The winning films are short segments produced by Chapman University Dodge College of Film and Media Arts students, and illustrate
October 02, 2012 Read Full Article
Industry Launches “Fuels America” Campaign
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com) In the face of increasing calls to waive the nation’s Renewable Fuel Standard, biofuel industry stakeholders today announced a major new communications campaign to educate consumers and policy makers about the benefits of renewable fuel to
September 27, 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
Propel Opens New Fueling Station in Downtown Sacramento, Calif.
(Propel Fuels/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Propel Fuels, a leading retailer of renewable fuels and clean mobility solutions, has announced the opening of its newest renewable fuel station, co-located at the Mak’s Valero station at 1101 Broadway in downtown Sacramento, Calif. Conveniently
September 17, 2012 Read Full Article
New App Provides Green Fuel Map for the U.S.
by Antonio Pasolini (Gizmag) Switching to a vehicle running on alternative fuel presents a clear challenge - where do you fill it up? Designed by Leonardo Academy, Cleaner and Greener Fuels is a free app that gives users interactive maps
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
Advanced Biofuels Companies Showcase Progress
by Colleen Lerro (BIO) Wednesday at the National Press Club, several advanced biofuels companies joined BIO to showcase the progress the industry has made in recent years. U.S. companies have worked to rapidly scale up advanced biofuel technology – through pilot
September 13, 2012 Read Full Article
Linn Co-op to Get Boost with E15 Sales
(The Gazette) The Linn Co-op Oil Co. in Marion will get a big helping of promotional support next week as it becomes one of the first Iowa fuel retailers to offer E15 for mainstream vehicles. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced Monday that it’s launched
September 11, 2012 Read Full Article
The Zymobile—a 2011 Dodge Charger Flex-Fuel Vehicle (FFV)
(Biofuels Center of North Carolina) The Zymobile—a 2011 Dodge Charger flex-fuel vehicle (FFV)—is owned and operated by Novozymes, the leading provider of enzymes used to make biofuels. Capable of running on an 85-percent ethanol blend, the Zymobile is one way Novozymes
September 07, 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
Shorter Showers Are Not Awesome: Green Marketing Goes under the Microscope
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Brand marketing, as it turns out, appears to be more than just a function of budget and “having a good story to tell” – and there’s considerable evidence that the custodians of the overall “biofuels”
August 17, 2012 Read Full Article
Researchers Feed Pigs, Chickens High-Protein Fungus Grown on Ethanol Leftovers
(PhysOrg) In separate feeding trials, nursery pigs and chickens have eaten high-protein fungi that Hans van Leeuwen and other Iowa State University researchers have produced in a pilot plant that converts ethanol leftovers into food-grade fungi. The production process also
August 15, 2012 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Touts Lower Gas Prices with New “Open Road” Ads
(Convenience Store Decisions) Following on the success of its long-running “Right Here, Right Now” ads, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) is debuting a new ad which focuses on ethanol’s ability to lower gas prices at the pump and offer consumers
August 08, 2012 Read Full Article
Propel Fuels’ Clean Mobility Center Deploys Instant Carbon-Offset Options for Customers
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, Propel Fuels has become the first company to enable consumers to offset their driving emissions at the pump any time they fill their tank. Propel’s flagship Clean Mobility Center in Fullerton, Calif. offers
August 08, 2012 Read Full Article
The Global Energy Market Welcomes US
by Mike Bryan (Ethanol Producer Magazine) ...To sum it up: it’s a big world and a world that is growing increasingly hungry for clean, domestically produced energy. The opportunities abound for those who can think outside the borders of the
July 25, 2012 Read Full Article
National Ad Campaign Takes off Showcasing America’s Advanced Biofuel
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) ...As the U.S. biodiesel industry shows in its just-launched ad campaign, biodiesel is here, now. This ad campaign is the second time the industry has taken to the airwaves, television screens, Web and print outlets to tell
July 23, 2012 Read Full Article
A Collaborative Approach: Companies in Portland, Ore., Cooperate to Vertically Integrate Feedstock, Production and Distribution Infrastructure
by Erin Voegele (Biodiesel Magazine) ...A new project underway by three companies in Portland focuses on the co-location of grease recycling, biodiesel production and distribution operations. Once complete, the collaborative initiative will allow all three entities to better and more