Biodiesel Week

January 18, 2012

Calif. biodiesel conference addresses state LCFS, bad RIN issues California biodiesel industry leaders met in San Francisco for the inaugural California Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel Conference. More than 180 industry stakeholders attended event presented by the California Biodiesel Alliance and Biodiesel Magazine. READ MORE SHARE
Enervation Advisors' Tantillo featured on general session panel During his presentation, Paul Tantillo described several ways in which a company can better attract interest from his firm and other potential investors. Most importantly, Tantillo said it is imperative to be bold, but also to be honest and direct. READ MORE SHARE
	Von Wedel discusses biodiesel fuel quality issues at Calif. show Randall von Wedel, principal biochemist with BioSolar Group and CytoCulture International Inc., closed the California Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel Conference with a discussion of fuel quality and its importance in expanding biodiesel use in fleets. READ MORE SHARE
Low carbon fuel standard: a petroleum marketer's perspective California's low carbon fuel standard is a hot topic at this week's California Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel Conference in San Francisco. Western States Oil Co.'s Bob Brown spoke about how the LCFS will impact oil distributors and their customers. READ MORE SHARE
IEA report addresses global biodiesel production expectations A report recently released by the International Energy Agency includes projections of future biodiesel production. For the U.S., the IEA noted that it has revised down its production expectations by 10,000 barrels per day on average from 2012-'16. READ MORE SHARE
	BBI, NEAtech form international bioenergy consulting JV BBI International and NEAtech have announced a joint venture to develop a new international consulting service called BBI Consulting Services. The service will allow BBI and NEAtech to deliver additional expertise to bioenergy project developers. READ MORE SHARE
Warner leaves Harris Group for senior VP position at Solazyme Solazyme announced the hiring of Mark Warner as senior vice president of engineering. Warner joins Solazyme from Harris Group where he was senior vice president of process industries. He is responsible for engineering Solazyme facilities worldwide. READ MORE SHARE
Getting the most from attending the National Biodiesel Conference Tips to think about before attending the National Biodiesel Conference in Orlando to get the most from the experience: identify goals, establish a plan, bring lots of business cards, and stay the entire time because it's a once-a-year opportunity. READ MORE SHARE
Partnership facilitates grease recycling for biodiesel production The relationship between BlackGold Biofuels and SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide will enable restaurants, food processors and other buildings with food service to send liquid waste from kitchen drains and grease traps for recycling into biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE