Biodiesel Week

New owners of GreenHunter facility begin project 'fast-start' Channel Biorefinery & Terminals LLC purchased the longtime idled 105 MMgy GreenHunter Biofuels biodiesel production facility on the Houston Ship Channel last October, and now the firm plans to have the processing plant operational by this July. READ MORE SHARE
MOU signed to develop jatropha plantations in West Africa JOil and Agritech will explore development of 600,000-plus acres of jatropha plantations intercropped with food crops using JOil's elite, high-yielding jatropha varieties. The field trials will be carried out in Burkina Faso, Togo and Benin. READ MORE SHARE
	Summit Greasecycling's Dara Lor to host 2013 CBC in Colo. Dara Lor, president and founder of Summit Greasecycling, will be the official host of the 2013 Collective Biodiesel Conference to take place Aug. 15-18 in Breckenridge, Colo., on the grounds of the newly constructed Colorado Mountain College. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel algae: research suggests starvation diets damage health Research from the University of Sheffield in the U.K. shows that the commonly accepted method of depriving algae of key nutrients, such as nitrogen, in order to boost its oil content may be detrimental to overall oil yield in the long term. READ MORE SHARE
United Refining acquires partially complete Metro biodiesel plant The facility is estimated to become operational in approximately 12 months and, upon completion, will be able to process a variety of feedstocks. When it is completed, the plant will be one of the largest biodiesel facilities on the East Coast. READ MORE SHARE
Petroleum Marketers Ass'n of America partners with RINAlliance Petroleum Marketers Association of America consists of 8,000 independent petroleum marketers nationwide. For RFS solutions, the organization is partnering with RINAlliance, which, in turn, is working with EPA preregistered QAP provider EcoEngineers. READ MORE SHARE
	Wildlife org celebrates RSB-certified flight across Atlantic Nat'l Wildlife Federation and Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels announced a milestone in the sustainable biofuels industry and commercial air travel. A new KLM Royal Dutch Airlines route between Amsterdam and NYC is first to use RSB-certified fuel. READ MORE SHARE
Auto show's Biodiesel Green Room revs up Minnesota-made fuel While it has no oil wells, Minnesota is a motor-fuel-producing state. Biodiesel is a homegrown fuel and star of the Biodiesel Green Room exhibit at the 40th annual Twin Cities Auto Show running March 9-17 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. READ MORE SHARE
Propel/Solazyme algae B20 retail pilot survey results released 92 percent of participants noted they would more likely purchase algae-derived fuel for environmental benefits; 70 percent said they would purchase the fuel more frequently if it were derived from algae; and 40 percent said they'd pay a premium. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel firm banks on glycerin-based asphalt release product Eco Slide was developed at Extreme Biodiesel. Its primary, active component is glycerin. When sprayed on forms or trucks before loading with asphalt or concrete, it creates a slippery, Teflon-type effect on the construction material. READ MORE SHARE
A win for clean air: effort to overturn NM biodiesel policy fails New Mexico lawmakers tabled legislation repealing the state's B5 mandate. Calling it a win for clean-air and sustainable energy policy, the biodiesel industry is pleased that efforts to repeal New Mexico's B5 requirement have ended unsuccessfully. READ MORE SHARE