LATEST NEWS

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Midsized biodiesel plant project announced for Boulder, Colo.

BY Ron KotrbaBio Plant Technologies, operating as ClearEcos, and GHP Biodiesel USA are joining forces to establish a new 11.5 MMgy biodiesel plant in Boulder, Colo. ClearEcos is a Colorado UCO collector. GHP Biodiesel USA is a process tech firm with German roots. READ MORE

May 17, 2013

Biodiesel producers receive USDA advanced biofuel payments

BY Ron KotrbaActing Under Secretary for Rural Development at USDA Doug O'Brien announced on May 16 payments to advanced biofuel producers in 38 states. A majority of the recipients are biodiesel producers. The funding comes in at nearly $14 million. READ MORE

May 17, 2013

Canadian government funds algae project in the Alberta oil sands

BY National Research Council Canada The three-year Algal Carbon Conversion Pilot Project, a partnership between NRC, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and Pond Biofuels, will use algae to recycle industrial CO2 emissions from an oil sands facility into commercial products like biofuels. READ MORE

May 17, 2013

SGI forms new algae basic research agreement with ExxonMobil

BY Synthetic Genomics Inc. The new agreement between SGI and ExxonMobil places greater emphasis on basic scientific research to develop strains that reproduce quickly, produce a high proportion of lipids and effectively withstand environmental and operational conditions. READ MORE

May 16, 2013

US Senate confirms Moniz as nation's new energy secretary

BY Ron KotrbaIn a vote of 96 to 0, the U.S. Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as the nation's new energy secretary. Moniz is an MIT physics professor who served as undersecretary of the U.S. DOE from 1997 to January 2001. The NBB, ABFA and others applaud the news. READ MORE

May 16, 2013

EU experts debate shortcomings of ILUC factors, calculations

BY The European Biodiesel Board In his study comparing scientific robustness of indirect land use change models, Prof. Matthias Finkbeiner provides a broad overview of loopholes and weaknesses that put reliance on estimated ILUC factors' use for policy-making into question. READ MORE

INDUSTRY EVENTS

International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo

June 10-13, 2013
America's Center
St. Louis, Missouri

Collective Biodiesel Conference

August 15-18, 2013
Colorado Mountain College
Breckenridge, Colorado

National Advanced Biofuels Conference & Expo

September 10-12, 2013
CenturyLink Center Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

Algae Biomass Summit

September 30-3, 2013
Hilton Orlando
Orlando, Florida

International Biomass Conference & Expo

March 24-26, 2014
Orange County Convention Center
Orlando, Florida