DRM Farms and SunPower Biodiesel have teamed up to find farmers in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and the Dakotas to grow canola for SunPower’s Cumberland, WI refining operation to make its Premium Cold Flow Biodiesel: Canola is quite adaptable with regard to soil type, and has shown profitability on marginal crop lands where other crops are not as feasible. It has …
Biodiesel Board Backs Obama’s Backing of Biofuels
The National Biodiesel Board has joined the chorus of biofuel groups applauding President Obama’s call for boosting the production of domestic fuels: “The biodiesel industry is already poised for a record year in which we will displace nearly a billion gallons of petroleum with a renewable fuel produced right here in the United States,” said Manning Feraci, NBB’s Vice President …
Study: Biodiesel Helps Soybean & Livestock Farmers
A study funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff shows shows that biodiesel is a big boost for soybean growers, as well as helping poultry and livestock farmers. This news release from the USB says that, over the past five years, biodiesel added 27 cents a bushel to the price of soybeans, giving American soybean farmers another …
Higher Oil Prices Offset Higher Biofuel Feedstock Costs
A new study shows that U.S. farmers will enjoy better incomes in 2011, thanks to increasing crop prices. And while that might translate into higher feedstock costs for ethanol and biodiesel producers, the report from the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri shows higher oil prices should offset those higher prices being paid for the …
VG Energy Retains BioProcess Algae For Project
VG Energy, a subsidiary of Viral Genetics, has hired BioProcess Algae to verify the lab results for its biofuel process. VG Energy is preparing to take its process to commercial scale. On the pilot scale level, the company’s proprietary technology has produced algal-biofuels at prices they believe will be competitive with or better than current oil prices. However, before they …
Demand for Biodiesel Heating Oil Expands NY Terminal
Maybe it was the tough winter, but New Yorkers are loving them some biodiesel mixed with heating oil, better known as Bioheat. And that has led to the expansion of a renewable fuel providers’ capacity at a nearby fuel terminal. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says this past winter’s record demand for Bioheat has prompted Ultra Green Energy Services Inc. …
Montana Biodiesel Research Facing Budget Cuts
State funding for a biodiesel research facility in Montana could be on the chopping block. This story from TV station KXLH in Helena says the cut would hit the Montana State University-Northern lab in Havre: Five years ago, MSU-Northern received $800,000 in grant funding for infrastructure and staffing for a new biofuel lab at the MSU-N Bio-Energy Center Now the …
Saskatchewan Budgets for Biodiesel Incentive, Mandate
Following in the footsteps of Canada’s national biodiesel mandate (see my story and Joanna’s post from last month), Saskatchewan has called for a biodiesel producer incentive and mandate in its provincial budget. The news was welcomed by the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association: “Saskatchewan’s 2011 budget will be welcome news to farmers and biodiesel producers alike,” said Gordon Quaiattini, President of …
Lung Assoc. in MN Offers Free Biodiesel Workshops
The American Lung Association in Minnesota and Twin Cities Clean Cities Coalition will be offering a series of free workshops that highlight the growing role biodiesel is playing in the changes in diesel engines. The workshops will be held April 19th at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, April 20th at the American Legion in Crookston, and April 21st at the …
Biodiesel Processor Maker to Locate in Nevada
A company that builds the machines to turn raw materials into the green fuel biodiesel will put in a factory in the Reno/Carson City region of Nevada. This press release posted on AltEnergyMag.com says Green Fuels America, known for its 5,000 gallon a day FuelMatic biodiesel processor, will help bring jobs to the state, according to Lieutenant Governor Brian Krolicki: …