Biodiesel Week

EcoEngineers to hold free RIN QAP webinar for producers April 3 The informational webinar on QAP A and B and EPA's NPRM is set for Wednesday, April 3, 1-2 pm CST. During this session, EcoEngineers Partner and Chief Engineer Jim Ramm, PE, and Managing Partner Shashi Menon will discuss the NPRM as it stands now. READ MORE SHARE
Eide Bailly sponsors energy, clean tech contest for Minnesotans This competition, the largest statewide "new venture" competition in the country, encourages entrepreneurs, inventors, small businesses and students to submit breakthrough business ideas in an effort to compete for $200,000 in prize money. READ MORE SHARE
	Gunselman sentenced to 15-plus years in prison for RIN fraud Absolute Fuels owner Jeffrey David Gunselman was sentenced 188 months in federal prison, fined $175,000 and ordered to pay more than $54.9 million in restitution, following his guilty plea to wire fraud, money laundering and making false statements. READ MORE SHARE
Algenetix raises $2M for PhotoSeed single cell oil technology The technology improves oil productivity in microbes by accelerating oil accumulation and subsequently preventing its degradation in the cell. Funding is led by Two Oceans and local San Diego investors, supported by Executive Chairman Jerry Caulder. READ MORE SHARE
State agency says Iowa biodiesel usage is climbing steadily A new report from the Iowa Department of Revenue shows biodiesel sales and use rose more than 60 percent in 2012. The IBB said the increase demonstrates that energy policies are working to replace foreign oil with Iowa-grown fuels like biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
REG chooses FuelQuest for complex fuel tax calculation, invoicing FuelQuest announced the nation's largest biodiesel producer, Renewable Energy Group Inc., is using its Zytax Determination integrated into REG's JD Edwards back office to gain accuracy, transparency and agility in calculating fuel taxes on invoices. READ MORE SHARE
	Fla. producer gives veterans, former inmates a second chance Florida biodiesel producer Genuine Bio-Fuel has designed a model program, entitled the Second Chance Program, for staffing its company with quality, dedicated employees while assisting former inmates and veterans reestablish themselves in society. READ MORE SHARE
SCS expands biofuel certification services into Southeast Asia SCS Global Services will now conduct audits under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification program, which will allow biofuel producers in Southeast Asia to meet the requirements for export into the European Union under the EU RED. READ MORE SHARE