Biodiesel Week

Energy Independence Day: new biodiesel terminal opens in Portland July 5 will be the grand opening date of the new Beaver Biodiesel/Whole Energy biodiesel terminal in Portland, Ore., at 2505 NW 28th Ave. Beaver Biodiesel LLC Principal, Daniel Shafer, said the timing can be viewed as Energy Independence Day. READ MORE SHARE
Austrian plant opens to pilot BDI's Biocrack biomass diesel tech On July 2, BDI-BioEnergy International AG, formerly known as BDI-BioDiesel International, and partner OMV Aktiengesellschaft celebrated the opening of a plant in the northeastern Austrian town of Schwechat to pilot BDI's Biocrack technology. READ MORE SHARE
	Administration announces investments to advance biofuels industry The USDA, Navy and DOE announced $30 million in federal funding to match private investments in commercial-scale advanced drop-in biofuels. The energy department is also announcing a total of $32 million in new investments for earlier stage research. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel firm adds forestry consultant in expansion effort As the latest move in its quest to become a major consulting firm in all alternative fuels as it has done in the biodiesel sector, Lee Enterprises added Gerald Kutney, managing director of Sixth Element Sustainable Management, as a forestry expert. READ MORE SHARE
Quebec biodiesel plant receives funding, nears completion A new biodiesel plant in Thetford Mines, Quebec, owned by Innoltek, has received a $200,000 loan from Canada Economic Development's Business and Regional Growth program to purchase and install a distillation system, boiler, reactors and more. READ MORE SHARE
REG now offers biodiesel via new Lebanon, Ohio, terminal Petroleum marketers now have access to high-quality, large-volume quantities of biodiesel from a new terminal in southwest Ohio. Renewable Energy Group announced on June 28 a new terminal agreement for B100/B99 splash blending near Lebanon, Ohio. READ MORE SHARE
	BP launches biodiesel blend into New Zealand retail market BP has announced that from June 28, the company will be offering a BP biodiesel blend to Christchurch retail customers at BP Connect Hoon Hay. BP has partnered with local Christchurch company, Biodiesel New Zealand, to produce the BP biodiesel blend. READ MORE SHARE
US, Canada cooperate on advanced biofuels, clean energy tech The U.S. DOE and Environment Canada released the U.S.-Canada Clean Energy Dialogue Action Plan II on June 21. The plan outlines the next phase of activities the two countries plan to undertake to jointly advance clean energy technologies. READ MORE SHARE