On the heels of Austrian BDI–BioEnergy International AG announcing deals to build biodiesel plants in the U.S. and UK, the company inked a deal to to build Croatia’s first multi-feedstock biodiesel plant. The agreement was signed in front of Croatian and Austrian economic and political representatives. The representative of the Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Ms. Vesna Trnokop-Tanta has pledged full …
Companies to Produce Miscanthus for Biodiesel
A bioenergy technology company and a biomaterials processing technology and deployment company are partnering to turn miscanthus into biodiesel. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says the deal combines Algenetix Inc.’s proprietary, trademarked PhotoSeed technology and Alchimia Inc.’s oil extraction and purification technology. Giant miscanthus has been seen as an alternative to corn for cellulosic ethanol as well as a source …
Rhode Island Teen Recognized for Bioheat Project
A teenager from Rhode Island is being recognized for her project to turn waste cooking oil into biodiesel to heat homes, or bioheat. Cassandra Lin, a 15-year-old from Westerly, has been honored as one of six Earth Island Institute’s New Leaders Initiative young environmental activists winning the Brower Youth Awards, recognizing her efforts toward ecological sustainability and social justice. When …
DuPont on Agri-Pulse: Future for Advanced Biofuels
An executive for DuPont is predicting a bright future for advanced biofuels. During a recent podcast on Agri-Pulse, James C. Collins, Jr., senior vice president for DuPont’s Industrial Biosciences, Performance Polymers and Packaging & Industrial Polymers businesses, says he is excited about the future of his company’s new generation cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa and advanced biofuels in general. …
Analysis: RIN Traders Predicting Biodiesel Market
A new analysis from the University of Illinois shows traders in Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) seem to be pretty good at predicting which way the biodiesel market will go. But is there some funny business going on to get those results? The efficiency of price discovery in the RINs market is quite controversial at the present moment. In just the …
U of Cincy Team Captures Grease for Biodiesel
A student team from the University of Cincinnati is being recognized for their idea to capture waste grease and turn it into biodiesel. The school’s Team Effuelent, led by students Ron Gillespie, Ethan Jacobs, and Qingshi Tu won the $40,000 prize in the Odebrecht Award for Sustainability Development Competition with their concept of “Using Trap Grease As the Raw Material …
Argentine Biodiesel Makers Vow to Fight EU Duties
Calling European Union punitive duties on their biodiesel bad for biodiesel overall on the continent, Argentine producers say they will fight them. This story from Reuters says the proposed $330-per-tonne duties on biodiesel imports from Argentina are seen by the Argentinians as unfair and bad for biodiesel in Europe as well. “We will seek to defend ourselves against this decision, …
Darling Closing Deal to Buy Renderer for Biodiesel
Back in August, we told you about Darling International Inc.’s bid to buy Canada-based Rothsay, the rendering and biodiesel division of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Darling is now expected to close that deal to give the company animal fats for biodiesel feedstock on October 28, 2013. Rothsay is the leading recycler of animal by-products in Canada and provides an essential …
Biodiesel Imports Drop Sharply in July
Numbers from the U.S. government show biodiesel imports, including all biomass-based diesel like renewable diesel, dropped sharply in July. This story in Biodiesel Magazine says the Energy Information Administration (EIA) showed imports of biomass-based diesel at about 14.2 million gallons in July, less than half of June’s 28.6 million gallons. Indonesian biodiesel made up the majority of July’s imports, coming …
Busting Big Oil’s Bogus Claim with Real Ethanol Test
Members of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) made a 1,000-mile trip from Des Moines to Washington, D.C. to use a real world situation to bust a bogus claim by Big Oil. In an effort to scare consumers away from ethanol in general and E15 in particular, the oil companies put together a report that showed vehicles using ethanol had …