New Mexico officials are debating the fate of that state’s biodiesel mandate … a mandate that has never actually been enforced. Albuquerque Business First reports the state agriculture department is calling together to taskforce to consider the issue. Joe Gomez, a division director at the New Mexico Department of Agriculture, said the taskforce will meet on Aug. 8 to discuss …
REG Upgrades Biodiesel Plant to Take Fats, WVO
Biodiesel giant Renewable Energy Group (REG) recently finished a $21 million upgrade to one of its biodiesel plants in Minnesota that allows the refinery to also use locally-sourced agricultural byproducts, such as animal fats, used cooking oils, inedible corn oils and yellow grease as well as vegetable oils. This REG news release says the Albert Lea plant is already cranking …
Big Green Biodiesel, Solar Bus on Gulf Coast Swing
Students spreading the gospel of biodiesel and solar are on the southern Gulf Coast swing of their country-wide tour of the U.S. WLOX-TV reports the Big Green Bus, an environmental project from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, stopped in Biloxi, Miss., using biodiesel and solar power to teach about how to go green. “This summer, we are traveling the country …
Biodiesel’s Date with the Queen
One of our favorite renewable energy sources will have to practice its curtsy, as biodiesel is on the guest list for the Queen of England’s coronation 60th anniversary. Biodiesel Magazine reports UK-based Green Fuels, a pioneer in sustainable biofuel and biofuel technology manufacturer, will be part of the July 11-14 event: The Coronation Festival will celebrate innovation, excellence and industry …
Iowa Algae Plant Welcomes Congressman, Officials
An Iowa congressman and the state’s ag secretary, which is fed from the CO2 of the nearby ethanol plant. KMA in Shenandoah says Iowa Congressman Tom Latham and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey toured the Bio Process Algae plant, part of the Green Plains Renewable Energy facility: Congressman Latham says the Bio Process Algae plant does not live up …
New British Columbia Biodiesel Blender Pump Opens
A cooperative in British Columbia, Canada opens a new biodiesel blender pump. This story from the Cowichan Valley (BC) Citizen says the area’s first blender pump opened to an enthusiastic crowd at the Bings Creek Solid Waste Facility: “It’s taken a little while to get here but we’ve done it and now I’d like to welcome you to Phase 1 …
Canadian Oilsands Town Embracing Biodiesel
A town in the middle of the Canadian oilsands industry is embracing biodiesel as part of its plan to reduce its carbon footprint and provide fresh vegetables to the area. This article from the Edmonton Journal says Fort McMurray put in a system where one shipping container is producing biodiesel to help provide the energy for a second container used …
The Right to Blend
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law last week legislation that preserves an Iowa petroleum marketer’s right to blend with Iowa manufactured ethanol and biodiesel. This, according to Dawn Carlson, president of the Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Stores of Iowa, helps retailers sell competitively priced fuel and preserves Iowa jobs. “We celebrate the signing of Iowa’s “Right to Blend Law”, …
Analysis: Biodiesel Could Solve Ethanol Blend Wall
A new analysis shows that biodiesel might be the solution for ethanol “blend wall” concern and its impact on the overall number of advanced biofuels being blended. There’s been a lot of talk about the issue of the ethanol “blend wall,” the point at which the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandates for that renewable fuel are greater than the amount …
Del Monte in UAE to Use Biodiesel in Trucks
A food and vegetable supplier is using the used cooking oil from one of its customer restaurants in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This story posted on Environment News Service says Del Monte is running some of its vehicles on the used cooking oil from McDonald’s in the Arabian Peninsula country. A total of 20 vehicles from Del Monte’s logistics …