Biodiesel Week

Washakie Renewable Energy expands biodiesel production capacity Plymouth, Utah-based Washakie Renewable Energy is doubling its biodiesel production capacity from 20 MMgy to 40 MMgy. Production at the plant is currently down while additional reactors, settling capacity and a water-wash column are being installed. READ MORE SHARE
Novozymes' Eversa enzymatic biodiesel solution ready for market After working with a handful of biodiesel producers over the past several years to prove out its technical and economic viability, Novozymes is making its Eversa enzymatic processing solution commercially available to the biodiesel industry. READ MORE SHARE
	JM Davy earns prestigious award for reactive distillation process The team at Johnson Matthey Davy Technologies was recognized at the prestigious annual IChemE Awards last month by winning the Sustainable Technology Award for its development of a reactive distillation process for biodiesel production. READ MORE SHARE
Hawaiian Electric, Pacific Biodiesel agree on new contract Pacific Biodiesel signed a contract to supply biodiesel from waste cooking oil and other local feedstocks to Hawaiian Electric for primary use at its 110 MW Campbell Industrial Park generation facility, and other Oahu plants as needed. READ MORE SHARE
IRFA reminds diesel users biodiesel can stretch supply Following Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad's emergency proclamation to allow for more transport of diesel products, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association reminded diesel users and suppliers that using biodiesel blends can help stretch tight supplies. READ MORE SHARE
UFOP: Conservation through legally binding conventions, not ILUC Germany-based Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) demands the continuation of a sustainable European biofuel policy after 2020 that involves statutory measures for habitat conservation instead of questionable ILUC factors. READ MORE SHARE
Support biodiesel science on Giving Tuesday The National Biodiesel Foundation has set a goal of raising $100,000 for biodiesel education, research and infrastructure development during Giving Tuesday, a day of giving back following the consumer shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. READ MORE SHARE