Temperatures falling to 30 below and snow piling up to your waist would make just about anyone nervous about using any type of transportation fuel. But the National Biodiesel Board‘s Biodiesel Bulletin says the folks at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming are proving that biodiesel works just fine in their snow cats and plows when it’s bone-chilling cold. “I …
Biodiesel Feedstock Palm Oil to Rebound in 2014
The past year was a pretty tough one for biodiesel feedstock palm oil, but traders are expecting it to rebound in 2014. This story from the Malaysia Star says overproduction and anti-palm oil campaigns in some countries took their tolls, but there are some real positives on the horizon for palm oil and, consequently, biodiesel. The Indonesian government recently set …
Biodiesel Production, Imports Records for October
The U.S. produced a record amount of biodiesel in October, and it imported a record amount during the same time as well. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports biodiesel production hit 132 million gallons during the month, up from around 127 million gallons in September. And this article from Biodiesel Magazine says the U.S. imported more than 46 million gallons …
IA Senate Candiate Mark Jacobs Fights for RFS
Iowa U.S. Senate candidate Mark Jacobs has submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The EPA has proposed to reduce the amount of renewable fuels used in the U.S. transportation fuel supply for 2014. Jacobs wrote: Dear President Obama and EPA Administrator McCarthy: I am deeply concerned that the …
Soybean Growers Push for Biodiesel in Big Apple
The growers of the most popular feedstock for biodiesel made the case for the green fuel to the largest market in the U.S. This story from the Grand Island (NE) Independent tells how members of the Nebraska Soybean Board and more than 90 other representatives from the United Soybean Board (USB), American Soybean Association (ASA), and nine other state soybean …
Hawaiian PUC Rejects Biodiesel Bid
Hawaii’s Public Utility Commission (PUC) has turned down a bid for a local biodiesel maker to produce the green fuel for a power plant. This story on BigIslandNow.com says the PUC rejected the bid of Honolulu-based Aina Koa Pono LLC, the second attempt by the biodiesel producer to sell its fuel to Hawaii Electric Light Co. (HELCO). Aina Koa Pono …
Neste’s Palm Oil Certified Sustainable 2 Years Early
Finnish renewable diesel producer Neste Oil has certified 100 percent of the palm oil used as the feedstock in its green fuel production process as sustainably produced. This company news release says the company was able to achieve that goal two years earlier than expected. “We are very satisfied that our systematic work to ensure the sustainability of palm oil …
Biodiesel Conference to Discuss Challenges Ahead
The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is less than a month away, and the CEO of the National Biodiesel Board stresses that they need as many people involved in biodiesel as possible there, especially in light of the challenges facing the industry. “Congress, for the third time in five years, through its inaction, is going to allow the biodiesel tax …
Community Fuels Gets $4.9 Mil to Expand Biodiesel
A California biodiesel refinery has received a $4.9 million state grant to expand its biodiesel operation. Biodiesel Magazine reports Community Fuels picked up the California Energy Commission grant for its Port of Stockton biorefinery. “Community Fuels’ biorefinery was specifically designed to allow for multiple phases of expansion,” said Lisa Mortenson, co-founder and CEO of Community Fuels. “This important grant will …
IL State Rep Moffit: Ethanol is Still Exciting
Illinois State Representative Donald Moffitt knows agriculture. He grew up on a family farm, on which his son still farms (and Don occasionally helps). This has been a huge asset for him in his role because agriculture is the number one industry in both the 74th District as well as the state of Illinois. Rep Moffitt was serving in this …