Biodiesel Week

Renewable Energy Group agrees to acquire Syntroleum Corp. REG and Syntroleum have entered into an asset purchase agreement pursuant to which REG would acquire substantially all of the assets and assume liabilities of Syntroleum, including its 50 percent stake in the 75 MMgy Dynamic Fuels plant. READ MORE SHARE
IRFA Summit to address benefits of biodiesel use, expansion The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association announced speakers that will address expansion of the biodiesel market through policy initiatives and broader distribution networks at the 8th Annual Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit and Trade Show Jan. 28. READ MORE SHARE
	Fiscal Q4 production shatters records for Canadian biodiesel firm Biodiesel production at Methes Energies' Sombra, Ontario, Canada, facility for September, October and November was greater than its production for all of FY 2012. The fiscal Q4 also outpaced any quarter in its history, bringing record Q4 revenues. READ MORE SHARE
Neste Oil achieves palm oil certification target two years early Neste Oil has achieved its long-term target of using only certified palm oil as an input for its renewable diesel production process. The target, established in 2009, was to achieve this by the end of 2015, but its efforts paid off two years early. READ MORE SHARE
Airmall partners with Greenlight Biofuels at BWI Marshall airport Airmall USA, operator of the Airmall at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, is partnering with Greenlight Biofuels to recycle used cooking oil from tenants in the airport's concession program into biodiesel. READ MORE SHARE
AFAI initiates 3-phase trial production run of jatropha biodiesel Alternative Fuels Americas is launching a three-phase trial production of jatropha biodiesel to verify its processes and procedures. The jatropha oil will come from AFAI's plantation in Costa Rica. The fuel will be used for testing and marketing. READ MORE SHARE
	Algae.Tec growth system validated, enters nutraceutical market Algae.Tec Ltd. announced receipt of a validation report from Sydney Environmental and Soil Laboratory Pty Ltd., a National Association of Testing Authorities approved company. To establish a strong revenue base, the firm is targeting nutraceuticals. READ MORE SHARE
New GeneArt Algae Protein Expression Kits from Life Technologies With input from algae biologists, the new GeneArt kits from Life Technologies represent the first commercially available genetic modification and expression systems for photosynthetic microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Synechococcus elongatus. READ MORE SHARE