Today, the USDA has released an updated version of its report, “Effects of Increased Biofuels on the U.S. Economy in 2022,” The report examines how meeting the RFS2 would affect various key components of the U.S. economy. What is not debated is that the rise in biofuel production using cost-savings technologies, along with petroleum price increases, will bring about benefits …
USDA Speaks, Ethanol Industry Reacts
The ethanol industry praised USDA Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack today and expressed gratitude for his department’s commitment to fulfill the administration’s goal of transitioning to renewable energy. This morning at the Press Club in DC, Vilsack announced a series of measures aimed at supporting the rural economy and reducing dependence on foreign oil that include support for corn-based ethanol. “The …
Biodiesel Meeting RFS2 Requirement
The new Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) has been in effect for 90 days, and biodiesel is meeting the requirement in the first quarter of the standard’s existence. Biodiesel Magazine reports the green fuel is making it, despite the loss of the federal biodiesel tax credit: Despite the sharp decline in biodiesel production after the expiration of the tax credit, Gary …
Navy to Fuel Boats with Biofuels
There will be a Wrigtht Brothers reenactment on Friday as the U.S. Navy prepares to fuel a boat with biofuels. Okay, so I fibbed a bit in the lead….it’s a boat, not a plane, and the boat will be fueled by biofuels and not jet fuel, but you get the point. The full power demonstration of a Riverine Command Boat …
Illinois Biodiesel Maker Gets Equipment, to Install Soon
An Illinois biodiesel maker has secured the equipment it needs to finish its 30 million-gallon-a-year plant. BN National Trail has bought the biodiesel process equipment from Kreido Biofuels, and it is expected to arrive at Newton, Illinois, near the second largest transportation corridor in the U.S. later this month: The scalable 30 MGPY facility’s key differentiator is the multi-feedstock capability …
Construction to Start on Iowa Fat-to-Biodiesel Plant
Construction is expected to begin soon on a new biodiesel plant in northern Iowa that turns animal fats, grease from restaurants, and other feedstocks into biodiesel. The Mason City (IA) Globe Gazette reports that the plant will produce three million gallons of biodiesel a year using the Mcgyan process, a method that uses less water and is capable of converting …
Lame Ducks Could Renew Biodiesel, Ethanol Tax Breaks
Groups that represent the biodiesel and ethanol industries in this country believe when Congress comes back to Washington after the election … for what is known as the lame duck session … members could renew the pending federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax credit and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). Michael Frohlich, Director of Federal Communications for the National Biodiesel …
Ugly Biodiesel Brewer Beauty to Farmers, Businesses
It’s not very pretty … but it’s a thing of beauty to farmers, school administrators and even some businesses that want to brew their own biodiesel. A couple of weeks ago, I posted a story from the Flint (MI) Journal about Onsite Energy LLC‘s new Genesee Biodiesel Processor, a first-of-its-kind, automatic machine that can make cooking oil into biodiesel with …
Report: Diesel’s Compatibility with Biodiesel Key
A new report says that diesel’s compatibility with biofuels, especially biodiesel, makes it poised to play a bigger role in the clean fuel options of the future. A new Hart Energy Report, entitled “Diesel: Fueling the Future of a Green Economy,” says “diesel fuel’s unique attributes – its energy density, low-sulfur content, widespread availability and compatibility with biofuels, it is …
Biodiesel Board Invites You to Meet Biodiesel Influencers
The National Biodiesel Board is inviting you to meet the people committed to the biodiesel industry at the upcoming National Biodiesel Conference & Expo, Feb. 6-9, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The group wants those who are on the fence about going to the green fuel’s premier event to think about what they might miss … such as the chance to …