Biodiesel Week

Bridgeport Biodiesel resumes operations, gets expansion permits Bridgeport Biodiesel is back up and running after Tri-State Biodiesel and its parent company, The Sustainable Biodiesel Company, partnered with Lard-NABF LLC to purchase and upgrade the plant. Expansion and upgrading is expected to begin this month. READ MORE SHARE
Corn Oil One breaks ground on distillers corn oil frac facility Corn Oil One announced it has broken ground on its new DCO frac facility that will use a patent-pending process to purify components out of DCO, such as waxes and free fatty acids. Construction is expected to be complete early next year. READ MORE SHARE
	Eurofins QTA to Introduce In-Line Analysis for Biodiesel Production Biodiesel producers are looking for a more effective analytical technology with constant monitoring directly at the critical test points. With all the advantages, Eurofins QTA in-line service will become a powerful analytical tool for producers. READ MORE SHARE
RIN Academy 2014 offers critical information on RINs, RFS program RIN Academy is a place to learn how policy incentives impact the renewable fuels market and a gathering spot for biofuel and tech companies, feedstock suppliers and project developers to network with financiers, municipalities, off-takers and EPCs. READ MORE SHARE
HGP to auction off 10 percent interest in Calif. biodiesel firm Asset advisory and auction firm Heritage Global Partners announced it will be holding a telephonic auction of nearly 10 percent economic interest in North Star Biofuels LLC and related intellectual property owned by R Power Biofuels and Sauber LLC. READ MORE SHARE
Fulcrum receives $105M USDA loan guarantee for biojet fuel plant Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has closed on a $105 million loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels LLC to build a biorefinery in Nevada to produce 11 million gallons of biojet fuel annually from municipal solid waste. READ MORE SHARE
SwRI adds custom-designed circulating fluidized bed system Producing about a half a liter per hour, clients can use the circulating fluidized bed system at SwRI to evaluate new catalysts and determine how plant-derived, bio feedstocks and bio oils can be efficiently integrated into refineries. READ MORE SHARE
NBB wins bid for USDA grant funding This is the third time the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program, with funding available from the Farm Bill, has been open to applicants, and the third time NBB received a significant portion of the grant. READ MORE SHARE