Maybe it’s the renewable nature of the fuel. Maybe it’s the fact that the fumes from some of it smells likes french fries. Maybe, my personal favorite, it helps this country get off its foreign oil addiction. Well, whatever your reason for believing in biodiesel, the National Biodiesel Board is inviting you to put your thoughts onto video: The best …
Biodiesel Board Offers Scholarship to Feb. Conference
They say education is expensive (but ignorance is even more so!), so our friends at the National Biodiesel Board are offering a scholarship to their upcoming conference to better educate students about the importance of biodiesel. One fortunate student scientist with an interest in biodiesel will get a full-ride scholarship to the biggest biodiesel event of the year – the …
Advance to the 2011 Biodiesel Conference
It is time to start thinking about the next National Biodiesel Conference, coming up February 6-9 in Phoenix. Registration is now open with special early bird discounts until available until November 19. The theme of the 2011 conference is “Advance” – reflecting the fact that biodiesel is classified as an advanced biofuel by EPA under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2). …
Biodiesel Board Invites You to Meet Biodiesel Influencers
The National Biodiesel Board is inviting you to meet the people committed to the biodiesel industry at the upcoming National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Feb. 6-9, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group wants those who are on the fence about going to the green fuel’s premier event to think about what they might miss … such as the chance to …
Early Bird Deadline for Biodiesel Conference Approaches
Time is running out for exhibitors to take advantage of the early bird discount to the upcoming National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, February 6-9, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. Our friends at the National Biodiesel Board have sent out a friendly reminder that you can save $200 on your booth space reservation if you book it by this coming Tuesday, Oct. …
IKA Bio Reactor For Algae Production
One of the exhibitors at the recent National Biodiesel Conference that I met with was Drew Harrison, Analytical Sales Manager for IKA Works, Inc. The company was displaying its new Bio Reactor, seen brightly lit in this photo. Drew says IKA is a hundred year old company. Working with a marine science center they helped them build a photo bio …
The Mcgyan Process
As we’ve reported before, Biodiesel Analytical Solutions is teaming up with Mcgyan Biodiesel. I learned more about this at the recent National Biodiesel Conference when I spoke with David Wendorf, Mcgyan Director of Marketing. He’s seen here in their booth. David says Mcgyan was formed about 6 months ago as the company to license their new biodiesel technology. It’s a …
DF Cast: RFS2 Talk at Biodiesel and Ethanol Conferences
Earlier this month, the EPA finally released its new Renewable Fuels Standard, better known as RFS2. It was just in time as both the biodiesel and ethanol industries held their national conferences just days after the announcement, prompting multiple sessions at each gathering to discuss the implications of the new rules. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, we …
Free Biodiesel Music
In case you can’t tell, I’m a big fan of the music of Emily Richards and Jason Brock since I first met them at a National Biodiesel Conference years ago. The photo is from one of the screens that was displaying them during their time on stage at the conference. Emily announced that she and Jason have been working on …
More Thoughts On RFS-2
With RFS-2 being such an important topic to anyone in the industry right now I conducted another interview on the subject with Larry Schafer, The Diamond Group. Larry moderated one of the panel discussions on the subject at the National Biodiesel Conference. He says that the EPA has published the regulatory rules on line and there are a number of …