A strong Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and bringing back the $1-a-gallon federal biodiesel blenders tax credit has helped the Nation’s leader in biodiesel production set records. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says the state’s biodiesel plants cranked out a record 56.7 million gallons of biodiesel during the second quarter of 2013 and set a record for the first six months …
Shanghai Buses to Run on Waste Oil Biodiesel
Some 1,000 public buses in Shanghai, China could soon be running on biodiesel made from kitchen waste oil. The Global Times reports it’s a pilot program by the city’s Food Safety Commission Office to get rid of what is known locally as “gutter oil.” The city started requiring some restaurants and food companies to install grease traps in 2011 so …
“More B for Me” Biodiesel Messages Greet Fair Goers
Visitors to the Iowa State Fair will be greeted with a message promoting the use of biodiesel. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) announced the “More B for Me” billboard campaign aimed at increasing the use of biodiesel in the state, particularly on farms. In addition, farmers could win $1,000 worth of biodiesel: The IRFA is delivering the biodiesel message …
Beverage Distributor Switches to Biodiesel Blend
A beverage distributor in New England partners with a local biodiesel brewer to switch its fleet to biodiesel. Biodiesel Magazine reports National Distributors Inc.’s delivery trucks will run on biodiesel made from used cooking oil from Maine Standard Biofuels. “As a Maine company, we are always striving to find ways to help the environment and protect our state,” said Jeff …
EIA: Wind, Solar & Biofuels Seeing Good Growth
The latest government energy report seems to provide plenty of good news for some of our favorite alternative fuel sources. The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) August 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook shows that wind, solar, ethanol and biodiesel productions are all up for the year, according to comments from EIA’s Administrator Adam Sieminski: Renewables: “Wind power generation is expected to …
USB Farmers Reminded of Role in Helping Biodiesel
Farmers with the United Soybean Board (USB) recently got a history lesson of how one of their products helped the biodiesel industry … an industry that is paying dividends back to those farmers in the form of better prices for their beans. AgriNews tells how during the USB’s See for Yourself program, those farmers heard from Steve Rober, Schaeffer Oil …
Conference Gives Homebrew Biodieselers a Home
Of course, most people who follow renewable fuels are familiar with the National Biodiesel Board‘s annual conference and expo. It’s a great venue for some of the bigger commercial ventures, but for those who might be brewing up a few gallons in their garages, there’s a place just for them. This article in the Aspen Business Journal talks the Collective …
Man Gets Five Years in Prison for Biodiesel Fraud
A Texas man gets five years for his part in defrauding investors to sink money into a biodiesel plant that never existed. The Houston Press reports that Kenneth Paul Lawrence was convicted on two charges for his role in raising money for a purported biodiesel plant and sentenced to five years for money laundering. According to the [Texas State] Securities …
Biodiesel Part of Soybean Demand Success
The domestic crush of soybeans is more during each of the first five months of the current marketing year (September 2012 through January 2013) than it was for the same time a year earlier. According to this analysis from Darrel Good at the University of Illinois, part of that success can be attributed to biodiesel: The amount of soybean oil …
Biodiesel-Ready Chevy Cruze Gets Even Cleaner
Chevy’s Cruze is already a pretty clean burner, as it takes the green fuel biodiesel. Now with the 2014 Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel, the company says the advanced 2.0L engine with its variable-swirl intake system creates a “perfect storm” of air and fuel that helps enhance performance while reducing emissions. “Variable swirl helps put the ‘clean’ in Cruze Clean Turbo …