A new face will oversee the National Biodiesel Board’s regulatory affairs in Washington, D.C. The NBB has hired Lindsay Fitzgerald, who comes from the EPA, where she served as a specialist in the Office of Transportation and Air Quality working on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): “We are excited to hire someone of Lindsay’s skills and experience and to be …
Following the Future of Biodiesel
An analysis of where the biodiesel industry is headed is optimistic. Of course, the report comes from a company intimately involved in the green fuel. This article posted on Stockhouse.com from biodiesel producer FutureFuel Corp. looks at where some of the best prospects for biodiesel are – in particular how biodiesel demand is projected to grow, the biodiesel supply appears …
DoD Biofuels Program Weathers Senate Storm
Somebody in Washington must be looking out for biofuels. On the heels of the full U.S. Senate passing the the Farm Bill and its provisions friendly to biofuels (including $38 million for the Biomass Crop Assistance Program, about $160 million for the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program, and possibly up to $88 million for the Rural …
ICM’s 2.0 Tech to Add More Value to Ethanol Plants
Recently, we told you about ICM, Inc.’s Generation 1.5 Integrated Fiber to Cellulosic Ethanol Technology that will help produce cellulosic ethanol at existing grain ethanol plants. Now the company has announced its Generation 2.0 technology that will allow ethanol plants to also produce cellulosic ethanol from the stover from those same corn fields where the grain comes from. “ICM sees …
Atlanta Biodieseler Celebrates One Year
A Georgia-based biodiesel maker is celebrating its first year in business for its retail station. Atlanta’s Clean Energy Biofuels, which touts its biodiesel as the only in the country that is made using 100 percent solar power, threw a party for the one-year anniversary of the opening of their retail biodiesel station by hosting Atlanta Green Drinks, a monthly networking …
CRFA: Gov’t Inflating Renewable Diesel Numbers
The Canadian government says imports are flooding its renewable diesel mandate, but a group that works for renewable diesel and biodiesel says those numbers are being overblown in an attempt to hurt that mandate. This article in The Western Producer says the government believes the country’s renewable fuel content will consist of 90 percent imports, buoyed by imported soybean and …
Report Shows Biodiesel, Natural Gas Promise
Biodiesel and its close cousin, renewable diesel, along with natural gas show the most promise in the alternative fuels arena… that’s according to a report from the California Electric Transportation Coalition (CalETC). The report says the alternative fuels sector in California has developed faster than expected, and recent developments indicate the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and its goal …
Texas Company to Recycle Tires into Biodiesel
A city on Texas will be turning old tires into biodiesel. KGBT-TV reports that the City of Harlingen will send the old tires to The Tire Recycling and Processing LLC facility where they’ll be turned into the green fuel: “This effort will result in fewer tires being disposed of in landfills effectively decreasing the volume of debris in our landfills,” …
Propane’s Message Hits Track with ROUSH CleanTech
Alternative fuel vehicle technology leader ROUSH CleanTech is getting out the message about the beauty and performance of propane with some recent big victories and upcoming milestones on the NASCAR racetrack. Roush Fenway Racing’s (RFR) Trevor Bayne won a dramatic victory in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) at Iowa Speedway; earning Ford’s 200th win in the NNS. And now the …
Pacific Biodiesel Taps Millington as CEO
Pacific Biodiesel Technologies has tapped Samuel Millington as CEO for the Hawaiin biodiesel maker. This company news release says the long-time Hawaii resident joins PBT as the company ramps up at Big Island Biodiesel, a state-of-the art, 5.5 MMgy facility: “I’m thrilled to be a part of the Pacific Biodiesel family of companies,” said Millington. “I’m also humbled. Pacific Biodiesel …