The renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax incentive is giving some idled biodiesel plants new life, but a biodiesel consultant is warning that there are some risks to consider. Wayne Lee, principal owner of Lee Enterprises biodiesel consulting group in Little Rock, Arkansas, says one area producers need to consider is Renewable Identification Numbers (RINS): “While the EPA allows …
Biodiesel, Ethanol Contribute to Gasoline Demand Drop
A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy says that gasoline demand will drop in this country by another 20 percent by the year 2030. And this article from the Examiner.com says part of that drop is due to alternative-fueled vehicles, including those running on biodiesel and ethanol: “A combination of demographic change and policy change means the heady …
New Patent to Add Value to Canola-Biodiesel By-Product
A new patent could end up being a big boost to the canola-based biodiesel industry. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Clean Power Concepts Inc. of Regina, Saskatchewan has picked up an exclusive patent that will allow it to extract protein from lipid sources from biodiesel production plants: Originally developed as a result of scientific research conducted by the Canadian Department of …
Warming Up Baltimore with Biodiesel
The City of Baltimore, Maryland will be testing biodiesel in its institutional boilers for the next year. This article from BrighterEnergy.org says New Generation Biofuels Holdings, Inc. will provide the 440,000 gallons of the green fuel for the test … the second phase of testing the company’s biodiesel in the city: The Phase Two program will determine the long term …
REG Starts Pumping Biodiesel at Chicago Terminal
Biodiesel from Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group is now flowing at a major Chicago area fuel terminal. The company has announced that REG-9000/1 biodiesel is now available for convenient splash blending or truck-load pick-up at Kinder Morgan’s Argo, Illinois facility: This new terminal location combines the quality of REG-9000 biodiesel, the industry experience of REG and the convenience of the Chicago …
Industry Welcomes Back Fed Biodiesel Tax Incentive
Passage of the federal tax bill and sending it to President Obama for his signature is being welcomed by many in the renewable energy field, especially the biodiesel industry. The nation’s largest biodiesel producer, Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group, had quick praise for the approval, which retroactively renews the year-long expired $1-a-gallon federal biodiesel tax incentive: “The reinstatement and retroactivity of …
Company Proposes to Build Toronto Biodiesel Plant
A Canadian company wants to turn an 8,600 square-foot building in Toronto into a biodiesel plant. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Energy Innovation Corp., with some help from Invest Toronto, will build the 1.3 million gallon-a-year plant in the downtown part of the city’s port lands area, near existing ship, truck and rail transportation infrastructure: According to Patrick Dwyer, EIC vice …
New Pickens Plan Leaves Out Wind
A couple of years ago, T. Boone Pickens unveiled a plan that would use wind energy and natural gas to help America kick its foreign petroleum habit. But after a couple of setbacks trying to start a mega wind farm in Texas (and now possibly in Canada), the billionaire oilman is changing gears, and Mother Nature Network reports he is …
Air Force Aims High on Alternative Fuels
The men and women who wear U.S. Air Force blue are looking to help preserve your freedoms, while gaining their own freedom from non-renewable petroleum. This article from National Defense Magazine says the service wants the biofuels industry to step up its game to provide the millions of gallons the Air Force will need when it converts to 50-50 blends …
Opinion Piece Defends Palm Oil Biodiesel
A decision by Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) to build a biodiesel plant that will convert palm oil into biodiesel to be used by the utility to produce electricity has garnered the ire of some environmentalists, who decry the use of palm oil for the green fuel. But this opinion piece in the Honolulu Star Advertiser defends the plant. Tom Tanton, …