Biodiesel Week

Blue Sun acquires idle Missouri biodiesel plant, now hiring The biodiesel industry has experienced resurgence in production this year, and Denver-based Blue Sun Biodiesel intends to participate in the foray as the biodiesel marketer and distributor acquires the former Terra Bioenergy facility in St. Joe, Mo. READ MORE SHARE
SeQuential Pacific Biodiesel hits production milestone The company's community-scale model is paying off as the plant reached a milestone this month surpassing its 10 millionth gallon of biodiesel produced from used cooking oil. Upon opening in 2008, the plant was scaled to produce 1 MMgy of biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
	82 biodiesel producers receive USDA advanced biofuel payments The USDA announced payments to 156 advanced biofuel producers under its Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels. According to information released by the department, 82 of those 156 producers are receiving payments for biodiesel production. READ MORE SHARE
USDA lead scientist explains aquaculture's need for algae Barrows, who told a crowd at the Algae Biomass Summit that he gets calls all year long about people with fish feed products and ingredients for use in aquaculture, said we have limited knowledge of ingredients, but "this is where algae fits in." READ MORE SHARE
NREL enables access to renewable fuel data The U.S. DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched a new website that aims to make its vast library of data related to renewable energy, energy efficiency and alternative transportation more accessible than ever before. READ MORE SHARE
The Energy Cooperative makes Pa. biodiesel delivery milestone The Energy Cooperative, a nonprofit member-owned Bioheat and biodiesel distributor based Philadelphia, achieved a significant milestone in October by delivering its 10 millionth gallon of biodiesel to Krapf Bus Companies, a local private contractor. READ MORE SHARE
	Viridis to build 20 MMgy biodiesel plant in Oakland, Calif. The East Bay Municipal Utility District Board of Directors approved a long-term agreement with Oakland, Calif.-based Viridis Fuels to construct a 20 MMgy biodiesel plant adjacent to the West Oakland water treatment plant near the new OBB toll plaza. READ MORE SHARE
CEP markets biodiesel as energy substitute for coal Dothan, Ala.-based renewable energy solutions firm Clean Energy Pathways Inc. has introduced a new line of custom-blended biodiesel for use as a Btu-substitute in coal-fired utility and commercial boilers, or for use in diesel-powered equipment. READ MORE SHARE