While the biodiesel industry’s biggest advocacy group is praising a bill that could make B99 a thing of the past, not all biodiesel makers are glad to see the change. This article from Biodiesel Magazine says the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act, introduced last month by U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), is being hailed …
Purdue Study Proves Biodiesel Burns Well in Furnaces
Yesterday, I told you how oilheat industry officials have set out a plan to make more use of biodiesel blended to burn in home furnaces. For those who might be worried about the performance of the green fuel in your home heater, a new study indicates it will do just fine. This story from Purdue University says researchers have been …
ASA, Biodiesel Board Call for RFS2 Comments
The deadline for getting in your two cents’ worth on the U.S. EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) is rapidly approaching, as this Friday, Sept. 25th will mark the end of the comment period. This article in Biodiesel Magazine says the American Soybean Association and the National Biodiesel Board are making a last-minute appeal to their members and biodiesel supporters …
Hurricane Recovery Money to Help Build Biodiesel Plant
Money intended to help rebuild economic activity in parts of the Gulf Coast hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita will be used to build a biodiesel plant in St. Rose, Louisiana. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that the State Bond Commission has unanimously approved $100 million in hurricane-recovery bonds to help finance the project: The $100 million will come from …
Heating Oil Industry Adopts Biodiesel Plan
More homes across the country, especially along the East Coast, could soon be burning a combination of biodiesel and heating oil better known as Bioheat®. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board says oilheat industry leaders from Maine to South Carolina met and set a plan for wider adoption of the green fuel: At the national oilheat industry policy …
DF Cast: The Past and Future of Biodiesel Feedstocks
Algae is all the rage as the next great feedstock for biodiesel… although the longtime champion for the green fuel, soybeans, might not be ready to give up its crown to the green pond scum. One the one hand, you have guys like Riggs Eckelberry, the CEO of Origin Oil… a company that develops technology to turn algae into oil …
Movie Review – “FUEL”
The Sundance award winning documentary, “FUEL” is set to open up in 150 theaters across the U.S. tomorrow. The “FUEL” team will be on hand in New York for the nationwide premiere, which is being hailed by people who have had the opportunity to pre-screen the film as “eye opening,” “insightful,” and “powerful”. The film was directed by Josh Tickell …
EPA, NHTSA Declare B20 Vehicles as Flex-Fuel
In what’s being characterized as an “historic national program” that would dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for new cars and trucks sold in the United States… vehicles that can run on B20, a 20 percent blend of biodiesel… will be considered flexible fuel vehicles. Biodiesel Magazine reports the 1,200 page proposal issued by the EPA and …
Ditches Providing Land for Biodiesel Feedstock
A couple of years ago, I told you about how the Utah Department of Transportation was planting safflower, camelina, canola and perennial flax in a safety strip along Interstate 15 and then crushing the seeds to make biodiesel (see my post from May 9, 2007). The “Freeways-to-Fuel” project, sponsored by the Utah Department of Transportation, the National Biodiesel Board and …
BMW Shows New Biodiesel-Ready Vehicles in Frankfurt
It’s one of the biggest auto shows in the world, and biodiesel-ready cars from one of the world’s biggest makers seem to be getting some good attention at the venue. Biodiesel Magazine reports that the 63rd International Auto Show underway Frankfurt, Germany has opened with several interesting diesel debuts from BMW… and all are compatible with biodiesel: Receiving a lot …