Lincoln Tech students Eddie Nolan and Nicolas Decker have been awarded “Engine Insiders Talk Shop” scholarships from the National Corn Growers Association. Each won a $1,000 for participating in an event hosted by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council in Speedway, Indiana where Car-talk host Bobby Likis delivered a presentation debunking the myths and communicating the science and benefits of fuels …
BioEnergy Bytes
KMA Land Radio is reporting that the Missouri House has voted to extend the state’s ethanol producer incentive program until 2020. The program provides grants to ethanol biorefineries to assist in renewable fuel production. The Geothermal, Hydropower and Biomass Associations have launched the first Baseload Renewable Energy Summit, to be held June 7-8 in Reno, Nevada. The Summit will bring …
NBB: For Earth Day, Biodiesel Friendly Destinations
As we sit on the eve of Earth Day (Friday, April 22, 2011), our friends at the National Biodiesel Board have pointed out several tourist destinations that are friendly to the environment by using the green fuel biodiesel: “Green tourism is more popular than ever, and biodiesel’s ease-of-use and greenhouse gas reductions have made it a big part of that …
REG Biodiesel Featured at Farm Progress & Beer Tour
Chuck and Joanna have been giving you some great coverage of Farm Progress Show from Boone, Iowa here on Domestic Fuel and over at AgWired.com. It only seems fitting that the country’s premier farm show is being powered by Iowa-based biodiesel producer Renewable Energy Group (REG). And in the same tradition of having a cold beer after a long day …
Iowa Biodiesel Board Refutes Truckers’ Claims
Things are getting a bit tough in the fight to get a biodiesel mandate implemented in Iowa. This post from the Des Moines Register says a letter that Decker Trucking of Fort Dodge sent to the legislature outlining the company’s two million mile biodiesel study that hurts biodiesel’s case is being refuted by the Iowa Biodiesel Board. The letter says …
REG Making Biodiesel More Available at Truck Stops
As we mentioned here before, one of the best ways to make biodiesel more mainstream is to get it into the mainstream of the trucking industry in this country. This story on eTrucker.com says Iowa-based Renewable Energy Group (REG) is offering a service to truck stops across the country to make biodiesel more available: REG’s Retail Biodiesel Blending Program, announced …
Study: Biodiesel Performs Similarly to Diesel
A two-year-long study is showing that biodiesel is as good as regular diesel for over-the-road trucks. The “2 Million Mile Haul”… halfway through the study at this point… is looking at the benefits of using 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20) and is being conducted by the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) in partnership with Iowa Central Community College, Decker Truck Line …
Biodiesel Study Rolls On
Updating a story I first reported on March 22nd, Decker Truck Lines of Fort Dodge, Iowa has hit the 750,000-mile mark in a two-year, two-million-mile study of how well B20, 20% biodiesel, works in long-haul semi trucks. This story in Farm News-Iowa.com says the study is the first of its kind in this country and is getting some help from …
Biodiesel Trucking Survey Shows Promising Results
A study by a large over-the-road carrier supports the use of biodiesel. Iowa-based Decker Truck Line, Inc., with more than 700 semis out on the road and nine terminals in five states, is the first major trucking company to compare a soy biodiesel B20 blend to regular diesel in a comprehensive over-the-road test covering two million miles. So far, 350,000 …
Million Mile Haul
Ten truckers will be driving a million miles over the next two years to study and promote the benefits of soy biodiesel. The Iowa Soybean Association, Decker Trucking Lines, Inc., the National Biodiesel Board, Caterpillar Inc., Iowa Central Community College, Renewable Energy Group and the USDA have partnered to support this study. The study will use a biodiesel mix of …
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