Biodiesel Week

Jobe sends warning letter to Obama as EPA preps RFS rule for OMB EPA may be sending the 2014 RFS final rule to the Office of Management and Budget soon, according to NBB, and indications suggest EPA and the administration are considering leaving biodiesel at 1.28 billion while upping the advanced bucket slightly. READ MORE SHARE
Sustainable Feedstock Contracts If you are a biodiesel producer, you already believe in sustainability. You already have your RFS pathway and are making the best biodiesel and highest profits possible. Sustainability is part of your DNA, but is it part of your feedstock contracts? READ MORE SHARE
	New, sustainable biodiesel process uses ethanol from glycerin The platform developed at Michigan State University uses microbes to glean ethanol from glycerol and has the added benefit of cleaning up wastewater, allowing producers to utilize ethanol, instead of fossil-based methanol, for chemical reaction. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel Foundation: Investing in good science helps the industry The National Biodiesel Foundation recently awarded a grant to the National Biodiesel Board to improve the science of greenhouse gas (GHG) modeling. GHG reductions add to the economic and energy security benefits of biodiesel as an alternative fuel. READ MORE SHARE
Iowa provides stability for state's biodiesel producers On May 21, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad advanced support for the biodiesel industry signing into law an extension of the state's biodiesel producer incentive structured as a 2 cent per-gallon refundable credit for the first 25 million gallons produced. READ MORE SHARE
Participate in ASTM: You can have a role in biodiesel standards Unlike many other global standards development organizations, ASTM's decentralized committee system, open forum, and administrative framework allow for anyone interested in a particular area to participate. READ MORE SHARE
AGQM event Nov. 6-7 to focus on FAME use in chemical industry Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitaetsmanagement Biodiesel e.V. will host its 7th International Conference in Berlin on Nov. 6-7. This year the event will focus primarily on the many uses and applications of fatty acid methyl esters in the chemical industry. READ MORE SHARE
Voluntary BQ-9000 programs pay off for participants, industry When U.S. biodiesel production began to take off in 2005, the industry quickly became familiar with fuel quality issues. The BQ-9000 programs have since been a major contributor to the now-phenomenal fuel quality we expect from commercial suppliers. READ MORE SHARE