The use of biodiesel in heating oil, better known as Bioheat, will be one of the key stories for the heating oil business in 2011. HeatingOil.com reports the green fuel for warm living will be in the top five stories for the new year: Biodiesel-blended heating oil (also known by its trademarked brand name, Bioheat) continued to make its way …
Extractor to Pull Oil from Waste Streams for Biodiesel
A New Jersey company has sold its first industrial-scale oil extractor that will help get biodiesel from waste streams. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says Renewable BioSystems LLC’s (RBL) system will initially be able to turn 500,000 gallons of yellow grease into oil for biodiesel feedstock each year and could be scaled-up to more than 5 million tons of oil …
With a Little Help From My Friends
I’m feeling a bit nostalgic this first week of 2011 for the days of affordable energy prices, environmentalists who still understood change for the greater good and for a biofuels industry that not only got along but were actually friends. We’re only four days into the new year and some energy economists have declared that $3.00 per gallon gas prices …
Changes in Law Make Biodiesel Conf. Must Attend Event
The recent renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax incentive, along with the newly enacted Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) that will require 800 million gallons of biodiesel to be used in 2011, make it more important than ever to attend this year’s Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Feb. 6-9, in Phoenix, Arizona. National Biodiesel Board officials say they’ll have a wide …
IRFA Elects 2011 Officers
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) has elected its 2011 Board of Director Officers and Executive Committee. New officers were elected during the organization’s annual meeting and will service a one-year term during the 2011 calendar year. The IRFA was formed in 2002 to represent Iowa’s ethanol and biodiesel producers. “Congratulations to the newly elected officers,” said IRFA Executive Director …
East Coast Blizzard Slams Biodiesel, Too
Two feet of snow in New York City (By the way, see the New Era Pinstripe Bowl from a frozen Yankee stadium? Imagine what might happen in the 2014 Super Bowl in the Big Apple. But I digress…) has not only made it tough on the folks in that city, but it’s also giving biodiesel makers and distributors in the …
REG Biodiesel Named “Commercial-Scale Technology of the Year”
Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group (REG) has been named the biofuels industry’s “Commercial-Scale Technology of the Year” by Biofuels Digest. REG’s ability to acquire refineries and feedstocks helped the company garner the award: According to the announcement, “Renewable Energy Group was honored for its novel continuous-flow, multi-feedstock processing technology that has allowed the company to pioneer the acquisition of a wide …
Soybeans Gain from Biodiesel Incentive Renewal
The main feedstock for biodiesel in the U.S., not surprisingly, has gotten a boost from the renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax incentive. The Inside Futures website says contracts for January soybeans have hit a new high for the year at nearly $14 a bushel … and could go over that mark: The soy complex has been led by …
So. Sioux City Approves $25 Mil Bond for Biodiesel Plant
A new biodiesel plant in South Sioux City, NE is getting a boost from that city’s council. The Sioux City (IA) Journal reports city officials have OK’ed issuing $25 million in revenue bonds to help fund a proposed biodiesel plant: City Manager Lance Hedquist said the South Sioux City Council approved issuing the bonds for Nature’s BioReserves at Monday night’s …
2011 Ethanol Symposium Kicks off New Year
Although January is just around the corner, it’s not too late to add an event to your calendar. The 2011 Ethanol Symposium: An Examination of Demand vs. Availability is scheduled for January 14 at Rio Hondo College in Whittier, CA. This free event is part of the Clean Transportation Education Project, a collaboration of the Clean Cities Coalition and the …