For those who are interested in learning more about how RFS2 will be affecting your biofuels business, there is an RFS2 Workshop being held in Des Moines, Iowa at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel on April 6th. The workshop is being hosted by the Renewable Fuels Association, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the National Biodiesel Board. …
DOE: Biodiesel Will Help Cut Oil Production
A leading analyst for the U.S. Department of Energy says world oil production could go down starting 2011. This article from Heatingoil.com says while the forecast from Glen Sweetnam, the director of the International Economic and Greenhouse Gas Division at the Energy Information Administration (EIA), credits a reduction in investment for most of the decline, the presence of biodiesel will …
Camelina to Produce 1 Bil Gallons of Biodiesel by 2025
A market research and advisory firm is predicting that camelina will be the feedstock for a billion gallons of biofuels a year by the year 2025. In their new report, entitled “Camelina Aviation Biofuels Market Opportunity and Renewable Energy Strategy Report,” researchers at Biomass Advisors say the non-food energy crop will be producing biofuels for the aviation and biodiesel sectors, …
Northern Iowa to Get New Biodiesel Plant
Three acres of farmland in northern Iowa could soon be home to a 3-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that the Mt. Valley biodiesel refinery, using grease, soy, sunflower seeds in a closed-loop, emissions-free facility, will be the first of its kind for the Hawkeye State: “The land here has always been very productive,” [Byron] Tweeten, chairman …
Pennsylvania Biodiesel Heating Oil Mandate Considered
Pennsylvania residents might soon take the chill off their cold winter nights (and cool spring, summer and fall days and nights) with a dose of biodiesel. This post from Heatingoil.com says a new bill introduced in the state legislature by Sen. Ted Erickson would require heating oil to be blended with biodiesel, as well as lowering the sulfur content in …
Biodiesel-Powered Ford Truck to Get More Powerful
After announcing its 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty truck will be compatible with B20 (see my post from Feb. 26, 2010), it looks like the auto maker now wants it to be the most powerful in its class. This post from PickupTrucks.com says Ford is about ready to power-up its all-new 6.7-liter Power Stroke V-8 diesel engine to best GM’s …
Biodiesel Incentive to Wait At Least Until Mid-April
Although it has a broad base of support across the country (unlike a certain health care measure that 60+ percent of Americans don’t favor), renewal of the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax incentive seems that it will have to wait at least a month at the earliest before Congress will get to it. This article from Reuters says with Congressional recesses …
NY Senator Supports Biodiesel Not Ethanol
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (NY-D) visited New York’s only commercial biodiesel producer last month to assure them of his support for the federal tax incentive for biodiesel. “The dollar tax incentive assures us that we are competitive with regular diesel fuel right now. The federal government subsidizes the petroleum industry as well, so if we lose our incentive, we lose …
Kinder Morgan Inks NJ Biodiesel Terminal Deal
Kinder Morgan, one of the nation’s pioneers in biofuels by pipeline development, has signed a 30-year deal with Carteret, New Jersey to turn 14 acres of brownfields into a biodiesel storage and processing facility. This article from NJToday.net says the project will have connections to some regional pipelines: Adjacent to Kinder Morgan’s existing facilities, the project will make use of …