According to the National Alliance for Biofuels and Bioproducts (NAABB), a considerable breakthrough has been made with the production of biodiesel using oil extracted from algae. The consortium’s algal biodiesel is meeting fuel specifications set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The algal oil was provided by Eldorado Biofuels, and the oil was converted to biodiesel by …
Biodiesel Board Elects First Producer Chairman
The soybean farmers got it going, but producer members are now assuming the leadership at the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). NBB members elected their trade association leadership today, including Gary Haer with Renewable Energy Group (REG) as the first producer to take the chairman role. Members also elected four returning governing board members and three new members to serve on …
Ethanol Industry Watches Closely As Lame Duck Session Kicks Off in DC
The lame duck session has kicked off in Washington and the ethanol industry continues to point out to legislators who are reviewing the ethanol and biodiesel tax credits, that the failure to renew these credits will cause thousands of biofuels workers to lose their jobs. The ethanol industry is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday along with several …
New Senator Expects Ethanol Tax Credit Extension
The new Senator-Elect for Kansas believes the ethanol and biodiesel tax credits will be extended by Congress in the lame duck session. “Both of those will be part of this tax package that I think can and will pass during the lame duck session,” said Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS), who was just elected as senator after 14 years in the …
Time Picks Biodiesel Train as One of 2010’s 50 Best
A passenger train that runs on biodiesel has been picked as one of Time magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2010. Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer offers daily service between Ft. Worth, Texas and Oklahoma City, OK: Since spring, the Heartland Flyer has been running on 20% biodiesel rather than the carbon-heavy diesel fuel on which Amtrak’s other trains — with the exception …
Peoria Wraps Biodiesel Bus
A city bus in Peoria, Illinois is now proudly proclaiming its use of biodiesel. This article from the Peoria Journal Star says the bus is wrapped in a scene of white clouds and green fields: “This bus runs on B20 biodiesel,” says an advertising wrap which promotes cleaner fuels. According to mass transit officials and their partners in this promotion, …
Biodiesel Heating Oil Part of NAFB Trade Talk
The use of biodiesel in heating oil … better known as bioheat … was part of the talk at the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasters’ meeting in Kansas City, MO. Our own Cindy Zimmerman caught up with two players in the bioheat business … one from the raw material end and the other on the consumer-distribution end … to …
Buster Biofuels on Biodiesel Quality
During a trip to San Diego I met with budding biodiesel company Buster Biofuels. The company is in the last phase of permitting and then will build a 2 million per year multi-feedstock biodiesel facility. According to Kristof Reiter of Reiter Scientific Consulting, who is working with Buster Biofuels, two of the most important elements for the company’s success are …
King: GOP House Good for Ethanol, Biodiesel Tax Cuts
Republicans taking control of the U.S. House is good for the chances of the federal ethanol and biodiesel tax breaks seeing renewal … that’s according to a GOP member from Iowa. AgriNews.com reports that U.S. Rep. Steve King also believes that this Congress will have a lot more members who are from agricultural areas … also a positive trend: “That …
Jatropha Grower Ups Land After EU Raises Biodiesel Targets
An American-based company that has land in the Philippines for jatropha plantations has announced it will try to acquire more land after the European Union has upped its targets for biodiesel sales. Corpus Christi, Texas’ GreenGold Ray Energies has announced it will try to add another another 200,000 acres for jatropha cultivation by 2012 because current biodiesel production is not …