2007 Proposed Biodiesel Plant List

By Lindsey Irwin, Craig A. Johnson, Jerry W. Kram, Susanne Retka Schill, Michael Shirek, Bryan Sims, Jan Tellmann and Dave Nilles READ MORE

Treading Lightly on the Great Lakes

BY Nicholas ZemanOn the heavily traveled Great Lakes, biodiesel innovations by the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory are helping the big ships and their operators to be better environmental stewards. READ MORE

Certified: Sustainable

BY Anduin Kirkbride McElroySure, biodiesel is made from renewable feedstocks, but is it sustainable? That question has led many to take a closer look at harnessing the benefits of biodiesel without creating unintended adverse effects, and it's spurred the formation of a group called the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance. Standards and certification of sustainability may soon be on the way. READ MORE

The Biofuels Celebration Station

BY Ron KotrbaGas stations aren't typically venues for Earth Day activities. That didn't stop SeQuential Biofuels from holding an Earth Day celebration at its Eugene, Ore.-based sustainable retail gas station-the uniqueness of which is hopefully fleeting. READ MORE

Renewable diesel on the move

From field to plastic to biodiesel

Coal-to-liquid technology gains political support

State legislation boosts biodiesel

Canada biofuels grant program gets underway

B99 exports to Europe come under fire

Biodiesel activity strong in India

U.K. company develops biodiesel generator

Pelosi visits NBB-member plant

NBB testifies to House committees, shares survey results on renewable diesel

BQ-9000: New companies and learning opportunities

First-class travel: Kansas farmer rides Earthrace to Hawaii

BY Amber Thurlo Pearson