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Ron Kotrba is Editor of Biodiesel Magazine, published by BBI International and based out of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Before becoming editor of Biodiesel Magazine, Kotrba was senior writer for all of BBI International’s publications, writing for the company since January 2005. Prior to that, Kotrba was an advanced engineering laboratory technician for an OEM exhaust supplier and was involved in developmental work on diesel aftertreatment systems such as diesel particulate filters, urea SCR and lean NOx traps. Kotrba earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
April 23, 2014
Two community-scale producers, one in South Carolina and the other in California, find success in troubling times READ MORE
April 16, 2014
Portugal-based biodiesel technology provider IncBio announced it has completed construction of an 8,000 ton per year (2.4 MMgy) biodiesel plant and has delivered the unit to Biokast Energy S.A., to be installed in Tunis, Tunisia, in North Africa. READ MORE
April 15, 2014
While overall global biofuel production fell in 2012 for the first time since 2000, biodiesel production rose slightly, according to a recent Worldwatch Institute report. READ MORE
April 15, 2014
This month, the mayor of New Zealand's capital city of Wellington, Celia Wade-Brown, welcomed an announcement by Z Energy of the company's plans to invest $21 million in a 20 MMly (5.3 MMgy) biodiesel production facility using tallow as feedstock. READ MORE
April 15, 2014
Fuel Performance Solutions has entered into a business partnership with IPU Group and Unipart Group to market, sell, distribute and provide aftermarket support for PerfoClean, a new product designed to provide superior cleaning for storage tanks. READ MORE
April 15, 2014
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Transportation held a press conference April 14 announcing two $125,000 grants to Farmers Cooperative and Oak Street Station. READ MORE
April 14, 2014
The Ontario government issued its biodiesel mandate regulations for the province April 1, but some stakeholders, namely members of the Ontario Biodiesel Producers Association, are frustrated and concerned with how percentages are calculated. READ MORE
April 14, 2014
Biodiesel equipment manufacturer Springboard Biodiesel is offering a free webinar on Earth Day, April 22, titled, "The Many Benefits of Small-Scale Biodiesel Production." Topics will include strategies for production, biodiesel myths and much more. READ MORE
April 09, 2014
Misleading headlines say the future of Minnesota's biodiesel mandate is uncertain. Don't believe everything that you read. READ MORE
April 09, 2014
Registration is now open for the 2014 Collective Biodiesel Conference, Aug. 14-17 in Pittsboro, N.C. This year's event is being hosted by Piedmont Biofuels. The theme of the event is "Think Differently." Keep reading to register or view speakers. READ MORE
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