It wasn’t that long ago that Europe was a champion of biofuels, in particular, biodiesel, as just a few years ago the continent adopted a policy of having 10 percent of transportation fuels come from renewable sources, including biofuels. This boosted biodiesel demand, coupled with favorable tax laws and the popularity of diesel vehicles. This piece in Public Service Europe …
Jobe Defends Biodiesel in Wall Street Journal
The head of the National Biodiesel Board is making his case in defense of the green fuel. NBB CEO Joe Jobe recently responded in the Wall Street Journal to a previous article that tried to claim advanced biofuels aren’t being produced on a commercial scale: Biodiesel is an EPA-designated advanced biofuel that’s made from an array of resources including waste …
Calif. Biodiesel Maker First to Earn BQ9000 Lab Cert.
A California-based biodiesel maker is the first producer in the country to earn the BQ9000 Laboratory certification. This company news release from Community Fuels says they received the designation to go along with their earlier BQ9000 Producer certification: “We are serious about quality and believe that biodiesel with reliable and predictable fuel performance is necessary for our industry to grow …
DF Cast: Oil Vs. Biofuels – Can’t We All Just Get Along?
It seems like they’re natural enemies – biofuels producers, particularly biodiesel and ethanol, versus Big Oil, as each competes for a place in the gas tanks of vehicles in America and around the world. But does there really need to be such enmity between the two, with biofuels producers accusing oil companies of trying to derail increased ethanol and biodiesel …
SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel Works with Seattle Bigwigs
SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel is teaming up with some pretty prominent companies in the Seattle area to turn used cooking oil into biodiesel. This column by the company in Biodiesel Magazine says it partnered with CenturyLink Field, Pike Place Market, Safeco Field, Taco Time Corp. and the University of Washington to create a closed-loop production cycle: In 2012, SeQuential-Pacific recycled enough oil …
CME to Offer Biodiesel, Ethanol RIN Futures Contracts
Trader CME Group will be offering nine new futures contracts for Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) for biodiesel and ethanol, among other renewables. This company news release says they’ll be listed by and subject to the rules and regulations of NYMEX. “With the recent increase in volatility in RINs prices, we’ve seen strong interest from our customers and other market participants …
Biodiesel Key in Wash. State DOT Sustainable Energy
In honor of Earth Week, the Washington State Department of Transportation has outlined some key points in how to have a clean, sustainable supply of energy. And a couple of items from the top of the list of things the department is doing itself include biodiesel: Some recent WSDOT initiatives to reduce carbon emissions and conserve natural resources include: * …
Princess Cruises Honored for Biodiesel Efforts
With the tag line of “escape completely,” Princess Cruises looks like it’s trying to escape to a more environmentally friendly fuel: biodiesel. This company news release says it has been honored by the Port of Seattle with a Gold Level Green Gateway Award for the line’s environmental stewardship, including turnings ships’ used cooking oil into biodiesel. “We’re gratified that the …
Producing Biodiesel from E. Coli
Researchers in the United Kingdom have figured out how to produce biodiesel from E. coli bacteria. This news release from the University of Exeter says the work with Shell Oil makes a product almost exactly the same as petroleum diesel, removing any blend limits other biodiesel forms might require: Professor John Love from Biosciences at the University of Exeter said: …
Indonesia, EU to Meet Over Biodiesel Subsidies
Indonesian and European Union (EU) officials will meet to discuss allegations by the EU that Indonesia is illegally subsidizing biodiesel exports to Europe. The Jakarta Post reports says the Indonesians are confident they’ll be cleared of any wrongdoing: An investigation initiated by the European Commission in November said that Indonesia had illegally subsidized its biodiesel producers. The EU has accused …