Biodiesel Week

Biox says its new biodiesel plant will be built in NY Harbor Canadian company Biox Corp. is developing a new biodiesel plant in New York Harbor, which will be its second biodiesel production facility. The announcement was made as part of the company's financial results for the quarter ending March 31. READ MORE SHARE
Renewable Energy Group reports first-quarter financial results REG revenues were $188.2 million, an increase of 80 percent compared to revenues of $104.4 million for the same period in 2011. Adjusted EBITDA was $12.7 million, an increase of 140 percent compared to $5.3 million for the same period last year. READ MORE SHARE
	La. biodiesel plant Oswalt Bioenergy completes startup in 6 days A biodiesel plant in northeastern Louisiana has gone from construction completion to full startup in less than a week. Oswalt Bioenergy, a 5 MMgy multifeedstock facility in Lake Providence, La., was engineered and built by Agri Process Innovations. READ MORE SHARE
Report: UK positioned to lead the world in algal sustainability The Algal Bioenergy Special Interest Group commissioned NNFCC to identify the potential positive and negative environmental impacts of large-scale algal production and identify the key research needs that must be addressed to be sustainable. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa dedicates $1 million more for renewable fuels infrastructure The Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board is accepting applications through May 18 for cost-share funding (about $1 million) to assist with the installation of ethanol and biodiesel equipment at retail stations and wholesale distribution centers. READ MORE SHARE
Minnesota, Arizona sign new biofuel legislation into law Minnesota and Arizona recently passed new laws related to biofuels. In Minnesota, the 2012 Omnibus Agriculture Policy bill extends exceptions to the state's biodiesel mandate for three more years. In Arizona, two new laws aid the growth of algae. READ MORE SHARE
	Small-scale equipment maker enters Latin America's biggest market James Hygate, CEO of Green Fuels, said that with sales and biorefineries already established in Mexico and Paraguay and talks underway with potential Colombian customers, the time was right for Green Fuels to enter the world's sixth largest economy. READ MORE SHARE
BEI, TransBiodiesel ready to take enzymatic process commercial Texas-based Biodiesel Experts International and Israeli company TransBiodiesel formed a joint working relationship where BEI will supply an engineering package or a complete enzymatic biodiesel plant and TransBiodiesel will supply enzymatic material. READ MORE SHARE
UK-based Agri opens state-of-the-art biodiesel plant in Liverpool The 4.2 MMgy biodiesel plant has been constructed on a Brownfield site, which has a history of reprocessing oils and fats going back more than 150 years. To this end, Agri has been able to regenerate an area of Liverpool and create green jobs. READ MORE SHARE