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June 17, 2013
LCFS report: 2013 a banner year for Calif. biodiesel consumption
Emerging as the report's biggest surprise was the promise of fuels that substitute for diesel, including biodiesel, renewable diesel and natural gas. California drivers are rapidly increasing their consumption of biodiesel, up from 20-25 MMg in 2010. READ MORE
June 13, 2013
USDA accepting applications for advanced biofuel, REAP programs
The USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service published a notice of contract proposals in the Federal Register announcing the availability of $98.6M for payments under the Advanced Biofuel Payment Program; $68.6M is available for 2013 production. READ MORE
June 12, 2013
FirmTec builds enzymatic unit using ethanol for Indonesian firm
Dutch company FirmTec will deliver a biodiesel plant capable of producing 100 percent green product. The client is the Indonesian company Waterland and the biodiesel will be produced with the aid of enzymes and ethanol, using camelina oil. READ MORE
June 12, 2013
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies names Samuel Millington CEO
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies announced that Samuel Millington has been installed as CEO for the Maui-based company. Millington, a long time Hawaii resident, joins PBT with years of experience in the for-profit, nonprofit and public service sectors. READ MORE
June 12, 2013
Biodiesel, renewable diesel join forces to unite sector
The decision, made unanimously by the National Biodiesel Board's governing board, consolidates under one tent the larger biodiesel industry with the younger and smaller renewable diesel industry, creating a stronger and more effective voice for both. READ MORE
June 11, 2013
Biodiesel advocates head to Capitol Hill urging for strong RFS
More than 100 biodiesel advocates from across the country are visiting Capitol Hill today urging Congress to support a strong RFS. Participants include biodiesel producers, distributors and feedstock suppliers representing more than two dozen states. READ MORE
June 10, 2013
Northcore intends to buy Blue Horizon renewable diesel demo plant
Northcore Technologies Inc. announced the signing of a letter of intent with Cielo Gold Corp. to purchase certain assets that include the Blue Horizon demo plant and related technology. The plant is designed to make renewable diesel from MSW. READ MORE
June 10, 2013
NBB launches new fuel diversity ad campaign, interactive website
Making the point that consumers and taxpayers are better protected by a diverse supply of transportation fuels, the NBB unveiled a new television advertising campaign this week. The 30-second commercial is airing on national television networks. READ MORE
June 07, 2013
US Energy Initiatives execs tour Methes plant to develop strategy
U.S. Energy Initiatives executives visited Methes Energies' 13 MMgy biodiesel facility in Sombra, Ontario, Canada, recently. The purpose of the trip was to see Methes' multifeedstock biodiesel process technology in action and discuss opportunities. READ MORE
June 07, 2013
Recent LCFS court ruling won't have much impact on biodiesel
The ruling set aside CARB's deferment of formulating NOx mitigation measures, if NOx increases from biodiesel are shown to exist. If CARB defers, it must commit to specific performance criteria. CARB can avoid this by proving no mitigation is needed. READ MORE
June 07, 2013
Eagan, Minn., high school grad wins state biodiesel essay contest
Elizabeth Frick, a recent graduate of Eagan High School in Eagan, Minn., is the first place winner of the 2013 Clean Air Choice Biodiesel Essay Scholarship. Frick will receive a $1,000 scholarship as she continues her education at university. READ MORE
June 06, 2013
Fire on the mountain: Pacific Biodiesel plant threatened but OK
A fire started last weekend at the Eko Compost site in Maui, shutting down the Central Maui Landfill - Refuse & Recycling Center, the Olowalu Recycling & Refuse Convenience Center, and Pacific Biodiesel's grease collection facility earlier this week. READ MORE
June 06, 2013
IndianOil tests jatropha oil coprocessing at petroleum refinery
In May, Faridabad, India-based IndianOil announced it has successfully demonstrated coprocessing jatropha oil with petroleum crude in existing diesel hydrotreating units at the Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd. refinery in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India. READ MORE
June 06, 2013
Syntroleum Corp. asserts 2nd Singapore patent against Neste Oil
Syntroleum Corp. filed suit against Neste Oil Singapore Pte Ltd. with the High Court of Singapore asserting its Singapore Patent No. 169053 issued May 31 entitled "Hydrocracking Process for Biological Feedstocks and Hydrocarbons Produced Therefrom." READ MORE
June 06, 2013
Neste Oil signs an algae oil offtake agreement with Cellana
The agreement is contingent on Cellana's future production capacity and on compliance with future biofuel legislation in the EU and U.S., among other things. Cellana expects to be able to produce algae oil on a commercial scale by late 2015. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
Oil-rich yellow-green algae found in Rockies thrives in low temps
A new strain of yellow-green algae, heterococcus sp. DN1, has been discovered in the snow fields of the Rocky Mountains. The alga grows at temps near freezing and accumulates large intracellular stores of lipids. It could be ideal for biodiesel. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
United Airlines, AltAir Fuels execute biofuel purchase agreement
AltAir Fuels will retrofit part of an existing petroleum refinery to become a 30 million gallon advanced biofuel facility near Los Angeles, Calif. Beginning in 2014, United Airlines will buy 15 million gallons of biojet over a three-year period. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
Arizona State University student creates algae-inspired art
Making green slime artistic may seem difficult, but Arizona State University student Phillip Carrier is using the tiny plants as inspiration for an art installation project as a Master of Fine Arts student from the Herberger Institute School of Art. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
Average wait time for EPA pathway ruling exceeds 16 months
As U.S. EPA opened comments for its proposed rule establishing new pathways for advanced biofuels under RFS2, University of Illinois researchers published an analysis of the long waits companies face when petitioning the agency for approval. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
60 MMgy Idaho ethanol plant begins distillers corn oil extraction
Pacific Ethanol Inc. has begun commercial production of distillers corn oil at its 60 MMgy ethanol plant in Magic Valley, Idaho. The company is using ICM Inc.'s trademarked Advanced Oil Separation System to extract the oil from the plant's backend. READ MORE
June 04, 2013
Apache tank donation preps students for bioengineering careers
Madison Area Technical College engineering students presented their class project, a biodiesel blending system, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison May 8. Apache Stainless Equipment Corp. donated the stainless storage tank used in the project. READ MORE
June 03, 2013
EIA data shows US imports of biomass-based diesel spiked in March
U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel skyrocketed at the end of the first quarter as the nation imported more than eight times the volume in March over February, according to new EIA data. Gross U.S. imports jumped to 17.3 million gallons in March. READ MORE
May 30, 2013
Gadsden, Ala., switches 146 city diesels to B20 saving $5K a year
The city of Gadsden, Ala., has switched to B20 for many of its garbage trucks, dump trucks, tractors and other heavy equipment. B20 biodiesel currently costs 1 cent less per gallon than straight diesel, saving the city more than $5,000 a year. READ MORE
May 30, 2013
3 Minneapolis students win statewide biodiesel contest
The contest, open to all 5th and 6th grade classes in Minnesota, sought demonstration of how biodiesel helps protect clean air and our health. All three winners were in Leif Vanhala's 6th grade science class at Northeast Middle School in Minneapolis. READ MORE
May 30, 2013
Europe sets provisional duties on Argentine, Indonesian biodiesel
According to Regulation 490/2013, provisional dumping margins on various Argentine biodiesel exporters range from 6.8 to 10.6 percent. For Indonesian biodiesel exporters, the provisional dumping margins range from zero to 9.6 percent. READ MORE
May 29, 2013
Big Island Biodiesel completes testing of distilled product
The sulfur limit for FAME is 15 ppm. Using the ASTM D5453 test method, the BIB plant with high-vacuum distillation resulted in a mere 0.9 ppm sulfur. Total glycerin content using test method D6584 was 0.011 percent, well under the 0.240 percent max. READ MORE
May 27, 2013
Piedmont fire caused by spontaneous combustion of filter media
A fire occurred at the Piedmont Biofuels biodiesel plant in Pittsboro, N.C., last week after "biodiesel-ensconced filter media spontaneously combusted in the tray beneath our filter press," wrote Piedmont founder Lyle Estill in a May 23 blog entry. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
Koch Industries donates $1 million to Okla. tornado relief effort
Koch Industries, parent company of Flint Hill Resources, which just announced a JV with Benefuel to develop biodiesel plants across the U.S., is making a $1 million donation to support tornado relief efforts in Oklahoma after this week's disaster. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
110M gallons of US biodiesel produced in April, 369M gallons YTD
The U.S. EPA said that 110 million gallons of biodiesel were produced in April, nearly the same volume produced in March. Last year, more than a billion gallons was produced. The 2013 biomass-based diesel mandate under RFS2 is 1.28 billion gallons. READ MORE
May 23, 2013
UFOP demands consideration of Finkbeiner study in EU parliament
The study concludes that the calculations for the introduction of specific greenhouse gas values for raw materials used as a foundation for current biofuels is not supported by facts and, thus, cannot serve as a foundation for European legislation. READ MORE
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