During the National Biodiesel Board Conference (NBB) last week, I had the opportunity to hang out with some “Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel“. There were 10 in attendance at this year’s conference and the two that I spent time with were Evan Le, a senior studying mechanical engineering at the University of Nevada and Lucas Ellis, in a graduate Biochemical …
Canadian Biodiesel Mandate to Start July 1st
All diesel fuel in Canada … for heating and transportation … will be required to have at least a 2 percent blend starting July 1, 2011. This article from Reuters says this requirement joins the country’s 5 percent renewable content in gasoline: Industry and investors had grown impatient waiting for word on the proposed regulatory change for diesel. The government …
Solar Acquisition Corp., GNE Ink Algae-Biodiesel Deal
Solar Acquisition Corp. and Global Natural Energy Cyprus Ltd have signed a deal to form joint venture, GNE USA, that will produce algae-based biodiesel. This press release says the agreement should be finalized in the next two months: “GNE-USA will come out of the gate with a strong competitive advantage in its exclusive right to the GNE patented technology,” said …
Alltech Conference: Future of Algae-Biodiesel & More
Animal nutrition company Alltech will be holding its first annual International Algae Conference, February 22-24, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington, Kentucky: [E]ntitled Algae: The Growth Platform, [the conference] will be dedicated to discussing the technological revolution of algae fermentation, including biodiesel, bioremediation, carbon sequestration, and application to both novel pharmaceutical products and animal nutrition. The conference will …
National Biodiesel Conference Wraps Up
The 2011 National Biodiesel Conference has been a scene of optimism for the industry. To wrap things up I spoke with Donnell Rehagen, COO, National Biodiesel Board. He says that we had approximately 1,100 in attendance and it looked like business was getting done. Yesterday NBB held its annual membership meeting and approved projects and a plan that will begin …
New Holland Still Showing Strong Support For Biodiesel
Why is there a New Holland Boomer 8N photo on here when talking about the National Biodiesel Conference? Because the company is once again a conference sponsor of the media room I’ve been working out of and the Biodiesel Conference Blog that ZimmComm New Media is helping manage for the 6th year! I want to say a big thanks to …
Positive Legislative Outlook For Biodiesel
During the last general session of the National Biodiesel Conference we got the legislative outlook from Manning Feraci, Vice President for Federal Affairs for the National Biodiesel Board. He talked about advancing to the next level of effectiveness in the capitol halls of America. You can find some current resources regarding legislative issues on the NBB website: * Renewable Fuel …
Annual Eye on Biodiesel Award Winners
The “Eye on Biodiesel” Awards were presented today during our last general session at the conference. I’m going to list them with their comments from the stage starting with the Inspiration Award. Accepting was Nick Portonova. Inspiration: Deer Valley Unified School District. This Arizona school district began its biodiesel program in 1999, long before the fuel was a known quantity. …
Biodiesel Conference Panel On Government Policy
During the second general session at the National Biodiesel Conference we heard about the role of government policy in advancing biodiesel from a panel of experts. Participating on the panel were moderator Shelby Neal – National Biodiesel Board; Eric Bowen – Renewable Energy Group Inc./California Biodiesel Alliance Chairman; Ed Hegland – Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council/NBB Past Chairman; Steven …
NBB Chairman Very Upbeat
This morning the Chairman of the National Biodiesel Board, Gary Haer, REG, took to the stage. I spoke with him before the general session started and he says that everyone is upbeat here at the conference and excited about the prospects in 2011. He says the RFS provides a demand that biodiesel will fill as the only advanced biofuel. He …