Biodiesel Week

Operation REACH recruiting youth affected by BP oil spill New Orleans-based nonprofit Operation REACH Inc. is recruiting prospective students affected by the BP oil spill to enroll in the spring session as part of its Gulfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project. The spring session begins March 10. READ MORE SHARE
NBB to host free webinars on RFS2 volume requirements The National Biodiesel Board is inviting petroleum refiners, importers and fuel distributors to take part in a series of free 90-minute webinars to learn more about how biodiesel can meet biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuel RIN requirements. READ MORE SHARE
	Algae.Tec to list on Frankfurt Stock Exchange Algae.Tec Ltd. has been accepted to list on the Frankfort Stock Exchange (FWB), resulting in a dual listing with the Australian Securities Exchange. The company says this gives it access to the most significant sustainable energy market in the world. READ MORE SHARE
RIT researchers bring algae cultivation to New York A team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York is using wastewater to cultivate algae for biodiesel production. The goal: facilitate wastewater treatment while providing the economic development of biodiesel production. READ MORE SHARE
Chevron secures crude jatropha oil contract from Mission Chevron Technology Ventures is exploring the use of crude jatropha oil (CJO) as feedstock for renewable diesel, and the energy giant will use CJO supplied by Mission NewEnergy Ltd. Chevron will initially use 3,000 gallons from the Australian company. READ MORE SHARE
OriginOil to help Mexico commercialize algae-based jet fuel California-based algae technology developer OriginOil Inc. has agreed to participate in a pilot-scale algae project funded by the Mexican government. The project goal is to demonstrate industrial algae production while encouraging Mexican investment. READ MORE SHARE
	Brookhaven releases jatropha oil performance, emissions results Results were released today by Brookhaven National Laboratory and SG Biofuels on BNL's performance and emissions study of jatropha oil as a drop-in fuel in industrial furnaces used for heating and power generation. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa lawmakers consider retail incentive extension, expansion Members of the Iowa Biodiesel Board recently met with Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and members of the state legislature to discuss extending and expanding the state's retailer incentive for biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE