Researchers at the University of Florida are looking into the feasibility of using the jatropha tree as a source for biodiesel. This story from the University’s web site, says the plant is a native of Mexico and produces an oil that is ideal for biodiesel: “For maybe a year and a half now, I have been working on an idea …
REG Earns Rare, Double BQ-9000 Certification
Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group is one of just three companies in the country to earn both BQ-9000 certified statuses from National Biodiesel Accreditation Committee (NBAC). It’s a quality assurance program for the production nd marketing of biodiesel. REG has now earned the Certified Marketer status. This press release from the National Biodiesel Board says its certification is a standard the …
Ag Secretary Visits Farm Progress Show
As Cindy mentioned earlier this week, I’m attending the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, IL and biofuels is still a major topic of discussion in agriculture. Many of the booths here are featuring new products that will make the production of ethanol and biodiesel more efficient as we continue to grow our own fuel here in America. We had a …
Production Starts at 50 MGY Biodiesel Plant in Kentucky
Owensboro Grain is the latest company to join the ranks of biodiesel producers with the opening of its 50-million-gallon-a-year biodiesel plant. This article on Grainnet.com says the biodiesel operation is a natural progression for the 101-year-old company that started out as a small grain merchant: The company started out shipping corn on barges, according to John Wright, vice president of …
California Funds Biodiesel Plant
A biodiesel start-up in Southern California is getting $8 million in low-cost funding from the State of California. American Biodiesel, Inc. started building a plant at the Port of Stockton in April and will be doing business as a company called Community Fuels. This article in the Los Angeles Times says the biodiesel will be sold to wholesalers, including some …
MIT to Run Shuttles on Biodiesel
Most people would agree, one of the smartest places in the country (and on the Earth, for that matter) is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology… better known as MIT. Well, the school is more than just smart… it’s green! A story in MIT’s online newspaper, The Tech, says the school is already running its shuttle buses on ultra-low sulfur diesel …
Farm Progress Show Spotlights Biofuels
As the 2007 Farm Progess Show gets underway this in Decatur biofuels will be taking center stage. “Everybody’s beginning to kind of see some reward for the biofuel talk,” said show manager Matt Jungmann. “When the economy’s like this is when the companies step up and bring out the new technologies.” The show has 475 exhibitors this year and some …
‘Bama & Montgomery Team Up to Make Biodiesel
The state of Alabama and the city of Montgomery (AL) have teamed up to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil for the city’s and the state agriculture department’s trucks. This press release from the Alabama ag department says the announcement came during a joint press conference with Agriculture & Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks and Montgomery’s Mayor Bobby Bright: “I can …
EPA Helps Businesses Find Biodiesel Truckers
The Environmental Protection Agency and the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) have teamed up in an effort to match up businesses who want to “ship green” with trucks that run on the green fuel, biodiesel. This release from the NBB cites several testimonials from trucking companies which have taken advantage of the program: The SmartWay Transport Partnership is an innovative collaboration …
NBB, RFA Chiefs Named Friends of GROWMARK
National Biodiesel Board CEO Joe Jobe (left) and Bob Dinneen (right), CEO & President of the Renewable Fuels Association have been recognized as “Friends of GROWMARK” – an agricultural cooperative and petroleum distributor. This story on Grainnet.com says the award came during the group’s annual meeting today in Chicago, Illinois: The company gives the award to individuals and organizations for …