October 23, 2013
BY Ron Kotrba
October is “Biofuels Month” in Minnesota as proclaimed by Gov. Mark Dayton, and with the state preparing for its move to B10 next year, high school seniors have an opportunity to turn what they know about biodiesel into college cash. At the annual Education Minnesota Professional Conference in St. Paul this month, the American Lung Association announced the 2014 Clean Air Choice Biodiesel Scholarship, an essay contest open to any Minnesota high school senior. Entrants are asked to write 1,000 words or less about biodiesel. First place will yield a $1,000 scholarship, while second place winners will receive $500. The scholarships are sponsored by the Minnesota Soybean Research and Promotion Council. Rules and an online entry form can be found at www.cleanairchoice.org.
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The Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation has welcomed newly elected director Ezra Finkin to the Clean Fuels Alliance Foundation board of directors. Finkin is the director for corporate affairs and development with Chevron Renewable Energy Group.
Ginkgo Bioworks on Jan. 23 announced that Ginkgo Automation will design and deploy a flexible, anaerobic-enabled laboratory automation system for the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, a U.S. DOE-funded facility at UW–Madison.
To further strengthen their collaboration on reducing emissions in logistics, DHL Group and Neste have agreed to jointly evaluate how Neste’s renewable solutions, such as renewable diesel and SAF, can support DHL in its decarbonization targets.
Avfuel Corp. on Jan. 31 announced it is expanding the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by offering the fuel at three additional supply terminals located in Linden, New Jersey; Pasadena, Texas; and Florida’s Port Everglades.
Verity Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Gevo Inc., and Landus have announced a new agreement aimed at unlocking added value for farmers through sustainability premiums via export markets.