A combination soybean-crushing and biodiesel plant is set for a grand opening ceremony in Southwest Missouri. This story in the Fort Scott Tribune says the Prairie Pride, Inc. soybean oil extraction-biodiesel refining facility located about six miles east of Fort Scott, Kansas near Eve, Mo. will have the ceremony and other activities starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23.: …
Central Florida Town Becoming Biodiesel Mecca
A town in Central Florida is on track to become a vital center of biodiesel production, second only to an area around Houston Texas. This story from the Orlando (FL) Business Journal says Groveland, about 30 miles west of downtown Orlando, is on track to have three biodiesel refineries up and running by the beginning of next year: Together, the …
Trouble Mounts for Once-Promising Imperium
A year ago, I was telling you about how Imperium Renewables was opening a 100-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant in Grays Harbor, Washington (near Seattle) and how just the week before that announcement Imperium had inked a deal to provide 18 million gallons of the green fuel a year for the next four years to Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. But what a …
$100-Million IPO for Turkey-to-Biodiesel Company
A company that turns leftover turkey parts into biodiesel has made a $100-million initial public offering as the company goes public. This story from SustainableBusiness.com says West Hempstead, N.Y.-based Changing World Technologies, Inc. sells biodiesel and organic fertilizers that it produces from animal and food processing waste: The company is noted for financial backing by the owners of the New …
75 Percent of US Biodiesel Meeting BQ-9000 Quality Standard
A full three-quarters of all the biodiesel produced in the U.S. now meets the important BQ-9000 certification… a standard that couples the foundations of universally accepted quality management systems with the product specification ASTM D 6751, and has become the premier quality designation in the industry. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board says six companies picked up the …
Green Train to Spread Good News of Biodiesel
Music and a message will be what goes from the West Coast to the East Coast as the biodiesel-powered Green Train is set to make a tour across the country this coming April. Biodiesel Magazine reports some of music’s superstars will be aboard: The train will include two flatbed concert stage cards. During the six-week tour the train will stop …
Long Beach Switching to Biodiesel
The city beaches and streets in Long Beach, California are going to be kept clean by using a greener fuel. This story from the Long Beach Post-Telegram says biodiesel is the fuel of choice, debuted during a news conference hosted by Mayor Bob Foster and Councilwoman Bonnie Lowenthal: In all, some 200 vehicles are part of the initial transition, and …
John Deere, Clean Fuels Clearinghouse Announce Partnership
John Deere Agri Services has teamed up with Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, developer of the RINSTAR™ Renewable Fuel Registry, to provide Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) and reports that meet the requirements of the Renewable Fuel Standard. This press release from John Deere says AGRIS V9 system users will be integrated with the RINSTAR solution: The RIN-based system was created to identify, …