The 30th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) has official kicked off with a record-breaking number of ethanol producers from around the world attending. The attendees represent more than 500 producers from 194 facilities representing more than 15 billion gallons of ethanol produced per year. Producers represent traditional and advanced ethanol facilities from the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Norway and Hungary. Ethanol …
REG Completes Dynamic Fuels Acquisition
The largest U.S. biodiesel company Renewable Energy Group (REG) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary REG Synthetic Fuels, LLC has completed its acquisition of the remaining 50 percent ownership interest in Dynamic Fuels, LLC. Dynamic Fuels was previously owned by Tyson Foods. The new biodiesel facility will be known as REG Geismar, LLC and is a 75-million gallon renewable diesel …
Methes Energies’ Biodiesel Earns BQ-9000 Status
Methes Energies’ biodiesel has earned an important quality status. This company news release says it has received BQ-9000 Producer and Marketer status from the National Biodiesel Accreditation Commission (NBAC). The National Biodiesel Accreditation Program is a cooperative and voluntary program for the accreditation of producers and marketers of biodiesel fuel called BQ-9000®. The program is a unique combination of the …
I-75 Corridor Creates Biodiesel, Ethanol Roadtrip
The summer travel season is here, and if you’re looking for a way to see the U.S.A. while driving on clean-burning biodiesel and ethanol, a roadtrip down Interstate 75 might be just the ticket. The latest edition of the National Biodiesel Board’s Biodiesel Bulletin talks about the I-75 Green Corridor, the planet’s longest biofuels corridor, that runs from Sault Ste. …
B Ready For B10 Biodiesel Workshops Coming to MN
As Minnesota gets ready to become the first state in the nation to require a 10 percent blend of biodiesel, B10, the folks at the American Lung Association in Minnesota wants everyone to be properly prepared. That’s why they set up a series of free workshops, B Ready For B10. What does this mean for you? To help diesel retailers, …
Brazilian Beans Feeding Biodiesel Could be Good
Increased demand for soybeans in the U.S., driven in part by the biodiesel industry, is prompting some Brazilian imports of the feedstock. And while importing agricultural products normally covered by domestic producers usually is seen as a negative, this article from the Herald-Review in Decatur, Ill. says it could actually work in American farmers’ favor this time. Irony? Travesty? Unthinkable …
Springboard Biodiesel Debuts New Brewer
California-based Springboard Biodiesel celebrates its sixth anniversary of making biodiesel brewing equipment with a new model. This company news release says the new “True Blue 190™,” a small-scale biodiesel processor that can turn used cooking oils into biodiesel. If a business can collect its used cooking oil for free, the total cost to make this diesel-replacement fuel is 95 cents …
Biodiesel Already a Big Winner for World Cup
While the World Cup soccer tournament is about to get underway and bets are already being placed on favorites, such as Germany, Argentina, Spain, and of course, host nation Brazil, the big winner already might be biodiesel. This article from Farm Futures says Brazilian farmers are happy the buses in the host cities will run a 20 percent biodiesel blend, …
DF Cast: Senators, Industry Push EPA on Biofuels
Time is ticking down for the Environmental Protection Agency to make a decision on how much renewable fuel will be mixed into the nation’s fuel supply, and ethanol and biodiesel groups are pressing for a change to what’s being proposed. On the biodiesel side, nearly 120 companies have just sent the White House a letter trying to reverse the proposed …
Biodiesel Maker REG Making $125 Mil Public Offering
Biodiesel giant Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) intends to make a $125 million public offering. This company news release says proceeds will be used to help pay for its stake in a recently acquired renewable diesel plant in Louisiana. REG intends to use approximately $100 million of the net proceeds from this offering to replace the letter of credit that …