Biodiesel Week

EPA issues proposed 2012 RFS2 volume requirements The U.S. EPA has issued proposed 2012 volume requirements for all four categories of the RFS2 program, as well as 2013 volume requirements for biomass-based diesel. READ MORE SHARE
Wastewater treatment professor to develop biodiesel process Kartik Chandran might be the best person in the country to develop a new technology for converting organic waste sludge into biodiesel and methane. At least the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation thinks so, and awarded him $1.5 million to do it. READ MORE SHARE
	Sprague, Sunoco add biodiesel blending to Newark terminal New Jersey is home to a new biodiesel terminal location. Sprague Energy and Sunoco Logistics held a grand opening ceremony for the terminal, located at Sunoco Logistics Newark Terminal, on June 20. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel tax legislation introduced by Peterson, Schock A bipartisan bill (H.R. 2238) has been introduced aimed at extending the $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit through 2014, with the possibility of altering current legislation for a production excise tax credit. READ MORE SHARE
REG looks to acquire idled Minnesota biodiesel plant According to an SEC filing, Renewable Energy Group Inc. entered into Asset Purchase Agreements with SoyMor Cooperative and SoyMor Biodiesel LLC to acquire SoyMor's idled 30 MMgy biodiesel facility in Albert Lea, Minn. READ MORE SHARE
PetroAlgae licenses technology in Suriname PetroAlgae Inc. and its operating company PA LLC recently announced the finalization of a Master Framework and Initial License Agreement with the Ministry of Natural Resources for the Republic of Suriname. READ MORE SHARE
	AGP to acquire distressed biodiesel asset in Iowa Ag Processing Inc. plans to acquire the former East Fork Biodiesel LLC plant in Algona, Iowa. The 60 MMgy facility has sat mostly dormant since its first opened back in 2007. READ MORE SHARE
FBA assists online biofuels trading firm Frazier, Barnes & Associates LLC announced that it has been retained to provide exclusive biodiesel market commercialization services for the new U.S. Biofuels Exchange, a new sales and procurement tool for the biodiesel industry. READ MORE SHARE