Biodiesel Week

Renewable Energy Group releases Q4, full year 2012 financials "2012 was an excellent year for REG and positions us well for 2013," said Daniel J. Oh, president and chief executive officer. "In addition to generating $1 billion in revenue, we met the strategic commitments we made at the start of the year." READ MORE SHARE
MSU, PHYCO2 collaborate on algae growth demonstration project The partnership will demonstrate the patent-pending PHYCO2-developed technology to sequester CO2, reclaim water and continuously grow multiple types of algae at an accelerated rate without sunlight. The goal of the project is to meet growing demand. READ MORE SHARE
	Oil-Dri unveils Select FF natural silicate for feedstock cleaning Select FF improves oil throughput and is optimized for superior adsorbent flowability. A secondary benefit is effective removal of chlorophyll and color pigments. It also supports a higher flash point, lower cloud point and glycerin in B100. READ MORE SHARE
Incbio secures order for 2.4 MMgy biodiesel plant in Kuala Lumpur Incbio signed a contract with Biofuel Ltd. to supply an 8,000 metric ton per year (approximately 2.4 MMgy) biodiesel plant for installation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The companies expect the plant to be fully in place by sometime this summer. READ MORE SHARE
SeQuential-Pacific ushers in spring with return to B99 blends Beginning March 1, SeQuential-Pacific Biodiesel returns to 99 percent biodiesel blends for its local retail outlets after offering B50 for the colder months. B99 will be available at more than 30 locations across Oregon and Washington for $3.99/gal. READ MORE SHARE
Piedmont Biofuels certified as sustainable under RSB program Pittsboro, N.C.-based Piedmont Biofuels is now certified under the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels Program following a third-party assessment conducted by SCS Global Services. The co-op collects WVO locally, makes biodiesel and sells it locally. READ MORE SHARE
	AGQM hosts 6th Int'l Conference on Biodiesel: A Fuel on the Move May 7-8, AGQM will host its 6th International Conference on Biodiesel. Topics of discussion will include tightening requirements on emissions, performance, material durability and fuel mileage; along with talks on stability and combustion behavior. READ MORE SHARE
Obama nominates Moniz to lead DOE, McCarthy as head of EPA Obama nominated Ernie Moniz as Secretary of Energy, and Gina McCarthy as Administrator of the U.S. EPA. Moniz is a physics professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. McCarthy is asst. administrator for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation. READ MORE SHARE
Stoel Rives publishes white paper on RIN program change proposal Stoel Rives, a national energy and biofuels law firm, has published a white paper that provides a comprehensive overview of proposed regulatory changes to the renewable fuel standard program, specifically the renewable identification number market. READ MORE SHARE