A biodiesel maker in the Pacific Northwest is advocating for new strategies to distribute the green fuel. In a piece written for Biodiesel Magazine, Director of Sales for SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel, Gavin Carpenter, made the case for a system that works with wholesalers and retailers alike: Biodiesel distribution has largely followed the same model as petroleum-based fuels. Manufacturers partner with third-party …
Bioheat Seen as Warming Biodiesel Trading
Mandates for biodiesel-blended heating oil … better known as Bioheat … are seen as good news for the growth of biodiesel, and traders are taking note. This article posted on SECFilings.com says the Bioheat mandates, coupled with other biodiesel mandates, will make the green fuel an investment that could make some real green, too. In early July, the New York …
Biodiesel of Las Vegas Becomes BQ-9000 Certified
Biodiesel of Las Vegas becomes BQ-9000 certified by the National Biodiesel Board. Biodiesel Magazine says the 4 million gallon per year refinery is the first and only biodiesel producer in Nevada to receive this certification and joins a select group of 46 other biodiesel producers in the U.S. “We are pleased to welcome Biodiesel of Las Vegas into the BQ-9000 …
New Mexico Debates Biodiesel Mandate
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 …