One of the largest county fairs in the country, bigger than many other states’ state fairs, will be featuring soybeans and one of our favorite soybean products, biodiesel. The Clay County Fair in Spencer, Iowa will have “Iowa Soybean Day” on Monday, Sept. 9, sponsored by the Iowa Soybean Association. The ISA Clay County Fair exhibit will be located in …
US Biodiesel Imports Up, But So Are Exports
U.S. imports of biodiesel and biomass-based renewable diesel came in at 28.6 million gallons during June, a spike of more than 12 million gallons from May. Biodiesel Magazine reports that while the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) numbers show a lot more is coming in, the amount going out is also up, hitting 24.6 million gallons of exports in biomass-based …
Straw for Renewable Diesel Explored
A group of Finnish companies are looking into turning straw into renewable diesel. This news release from Neste Oil says the company has teamed up with Raisioagro and TTS to study the feasibility of a large-scale straw harvesting chain to make the green fuel. Microbial oil technology developed by Neste Oil enables straw to be used as a feedstock for …
World Biodiesel Production Seen to Rise
Worldwide biodiesel production is expected to rise to 24.7 million metric tons this year. This article from Bloomberg says Germany’s Oil World says the rise will be fed by more use of soybean oil, already the leading biodiesel feedstock, and the spike in petroleum oil prices. Biodiesel output will increase 6.3 percent in 2013 compared with a 5.8 percent rise …
New Biodiesel Refinery to be Built in Philippines
A new biodiesel refinery is planned for the Philippines. This story from Biofuels International says oil company TWA will build the 7-million-gallon-a-year facility. ‘The Philippine Coconut Authority has said there are enough local raw materials for both local and foreign commitments. They are just waiting for the National Biodiesel Board to make the call on a higher blend requirement,’ TWA …
K State Offers Tips for Biodiesel Feedstock Canola
As the popularity of canola rises, in part due to its role as a feedstock for biodiesel, extension representatives from Kansas State University offer some tips to encourage growing the golden crop during winter rotations. Mike Stamm, a canola breeder and associate agronomist at Kansas State University, said about 80 percent of the canola oil consumed in the United States …
Mexico Looks to Build Biodiesel Plant
Scientists in Mexico want to build a biodiesel plant that would provide fuel for Mexico City’s public transit. This story in the Latin American Herald Tribune says the the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) plan is to use waste cooking oil from restaurants and hotels and could supply more than 500 gallons a day. A School of Engineering lab …
Hawaiian Utilities Seek Biodiesel as Clean Fuel
Hawaii is known for its lush, green jungles. Now, the islands would like to go green environmentally. Hawaiian Electric Companies put out the call to get biodiesel as part of the utilities’ 150,000 barrels of green fuel a year used to supply Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light Company generation facilities: This request for proposals offers biodiesel suppliers — including …
UK Restaurants Encouraged to Make Biodiesel
Diesel prices in the United Kingdom are as expensive as ever. And when you consider the costs of getting waste cooking grease are not getting any less, restaurant owners in the U.K. are being encouraged to make their own biodiesel from that waste. In Biodiesel Magazine, Green Fuels Ltd., a biodiesel production equipment maker, suggests some of its products as …
EPA Indicates Biodiesel on Way to Billion Gallons
The latest numbers from the Environmental Protection Agency shows 132 million gallons of biodiesel was produced in the U.S. during July. Our friends at the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) say that puts year-to-date volumes at more than 768 million gallons, on pace to go over a billion gallons this year: The production volumes are reported under the Biomass-based Diesel category …