Some workers are back on the job after a large explosion at a Seattle, Washington-area biodiesel plant. The Grays Harbor (WA) Daily World reports that Imperium Renewable’s employees were back at the company’s bioiesel plant after an explosion that sent at least one piece of a tank through a chain link fence 100 feet away: The blast hit the plant, …
Waste-to-Biodiesel Producer Chosen as Tech Pioneer
A California-based biodiesel producer that makes the green fuel out of contaminated wastewater fats, oils and greases … better known as wastewater FOG … has been recognized internationally as a Technology Pioneer. This press release from BioFuelBox says the World Economic Forum in Switzerland has selected the company as a 2010 Technology Pioneer: The only waste-to-energy company to win this …
World Biodiesel Demand Predicted to Double by 2015
The demand for biodiesel worldwide is expected to double by the year 2015. Fortunately, the supply is supposed to triple. Those predictions came from Tammy Klein, executive director of global biofuels services for Hart Energy Consulting, as she spoke at the recent Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit earlier this week in Vancouver, British Columbia. Biodiesel Magazine reports that Klein told the …
Time to Register for Biodiesel Conference!
It’s that magical time of year when the mailman delivers those magical season cards that we all look forward to seeing. No, I’m not talking about Christmas cards. I mean those cards reminding us that the 2010 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo is just around the corner. This year’s premier event for the biodiesel industry is being held Feb. 7-10, …
SC to Convert Buses to Biodiesel, Ethanol & More
The University of South Carolina has launched an ambitious program that will convert all of its campus vehicles to biodiesel, ethanol and more green fuels. This press release from the school says the “Genesis 2015 Initiative” will reduce the campus fleet’s carbon dioxide emissions by 90 percent within five years: The plan puts Carolina among the nation’s first campuses committed …
Biodiesel Board Asks for RFS2 Targets Implementation
The National Biodiesel Board is asking the U.S. EPA to implement targets for biomass-based biodiesel required under the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) … a standard already overdue by a year. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the NBB has sent a letter to the EPA asking the agency early next year to put in the standards of 500 million gallons of …
Europeans Look for More Sanctions on US Biodiesel
European biodiesel makers are poised to file another complaint against their counterparts in the U.S. Last March, the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) was able to successfully lobby European Union trade officials to impose tariffs of 26 euros ($39.02) to 41 euros ($61.53) per 100 kg (220 lbs) on American biodiesel, complaining the American biodiesel was unfairly subsidized. The tariffs have …
Canadian Pacific Trains to Test Biodiesel
Locomotives north of the border will be testing biodiesel to see how well the green fuel works in cold weather conditions. Canadian Pacific will test four locomotives running on biodiesel on some lines between Calgary and Edmonton: The pilot project will evaluate the cold weather application of biodiesel in real world conditions. It is the first cold weather use of …
Northern States Get More Options for Winter Biodiesel
Some places in the Upper Midwest will see a bit more biodiesel next winter. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says that petroleum distribution company Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. has agreed to install winter biodiesel blending equipment at its Sioux Falls terminal, making more biodiesel available in the South Dakota-Southwest Minnesota region … and that pleases ag officials in both states: …
Track the Capitol Christmas Tree’s Biodiesel Journey
As you might remember from my post earlier this month, this year’s Capitol Christmas tree is making its approximately 4,000-mile trip from Arizona to Washington, D.C. fueled with biodiesel. Now you can track the trek of the two trucks (besides the 85-foot blue spruce, they’re also hauling nearly 10,000 handmade ornaments and 80 companion trees that will be placed in …