Len Hering, a retired Rear Admiral from the U.S. Navy, gave an absolutely wonderful speech during the closing general session of the conference. You might want to share a link to it (listen below) with your friends and family and perhaps even the EPA! In addition he received an NBB Eye on Biodiesel Inspiration Award. Len is also the Executive …
Why Mess with Success?
On the same day as the “Hearing in the Heartland” event took place in Des Moines, Iowa to gather comments to submit to the EPA regarding their 2014 proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rules, Americans United for Change launched its next in a series of TV ads asking rural Americans to join the thousands of citizens around the country who …
REG Biodiesel Conference Video Series
The Renewable Energy Group (REG) has produced a series of videos from the 2014 National Biodiesel Conference called Biodiesel Trends. Biodiesel Trends is a video news series that will recap the conference. You can watch short video interviews with key presenters as they discuss industry trends and topics, meet some of the industry’s up-and-coming researchers, learn about federal and state …
Kentucky Biodiesel Maker Starts Glycerin Refinery
A fifth-generation family-owned soybean processor and biodiesel maker in Kentucky is starting a new glycerin refinery. This story from Soyatech.com says the Owensboro Grain Company is putting in its USP Kosher Certified Glycerin Refinery right next to its biodiesel and vegetable oil operation on the banks of the Ohio River in western Kentucky. The new glycerin refinery will refine virgin …
Extreme Biodiesel Looks to Indian Casino Deal
A California biodiesel maker is looking to strike a deal with a casino presumably to recycle the leftover cooking grease from the operation. Extreme Biodiesel Inc. says it is terminating its agreements with Promethean Biofuels so it can pursue the deal with the yet-to-be-identified Indian casino in the state. Company President Joe Spadafore stated “The relationship with Promethean is being …
Growth Energy Praises Sentate Letter to EPA
As the date quickly approaches for comments to be submitted to the EPA in response to their proposed 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard Renewable Volume Obligations (RVO), last minute comments are flooding in to the EPA. It is estimated that more than 12,000 comments have already been submitted regarding the proposed rule. Today, a bipartisan letter, led by Senators Durbin (D-Ill.), …
Obama, EPA Needs to Listen to Midwesterners
Hundreds of people from the Midwest turned out to submit comments today to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the “Hearing in the Heartland: Supporting the Renewable Fuel Standard” hosted by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds. The EPA held only one public hearing in Washington, D.C. last year in response to their 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard …
Views on the Biodiesel Policy Climate
Two former members of Congress talked about attacks on the Renewable Fuel Standard at the National Biodiesel Conference this week in San Diego. Former Democrat Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, now a DC policy advisory, says the EPA proposal to lower RFS volume obligations this year is inexplicable. “The Obama Administration has always supported renewable fuels,” he said during …
Texas Researchers Turning Yeast into Biodiesel
Everything might be bigger in Texas, but some scientists in the state are looking to tiny yeast cells to yield big feedstocks for biodiesel. This news release from the University of Texas at Austin says researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering have developed genetically engineered yeast cells to produce the lipids to go into biodiesel production. Assistant professor Hal …
Biodiesel Giant REG Expands with LS9 Buy
Biodiesel maker Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (REG) continues to get bigger, this time with an expansion into renewable chemicals. This company news release says the Iowa-based biodiesel giant has bought renewable chemical technology developer LS9, Inc. for up to $61.5 million and will call the new operation REG Life Sciences. “This acquisition is a major step in realizing REG’s strategy …