It seems obvious; building the Bioheat Bridge is simply the act of blending ASTM D6751 biodiesel with ASTM D396 heating oil. What's not obvious is recognizing the opportunities and various bridges that can be built through biodiesel marketing.
Minnesota has long been a biodiesel pioneer, becoming the first U.S. state to implement a biodiesel standard back in 2005 at 2 percent. In 2009, the biodiesel requirement jumped to 5 percent. The transition to B10 was originally scheduled for 2012.
With the newly revised ASTM standard for jet fuel, Amyris and Total have begun to prepare to market a drop-in jet fuel that contains up to 10 percent blends of renewable farnesane. The new fuel meets the latest version of ASTM D7566.
On June 13, the European Union Energy Council announced it has reached a political agreement on measures to incorporate indirect land use change into EU biofuel policies. Biofuel trade groups said the move is expected to restore investor confidence.
The fueling site, located in Inwood, Iowa, will offer ethanol blends as well as B5 and B99.9 biodiesel blends for independent jobbers and special use customers. Oak Street Station received a $125,000 grant from the Iowa "Fueling Our Future" program.
An estimated 21,000 Canadians die from heart and lung diseases brought on by breathing polluted air every year. The Asthma Society of Canada and CRFA have joined forces to improve air quality with cleaner-burning fuels such as biodiesel.
Tennesseans now have greater access to E85 and biodiesel in a B20 blend. Five E85 stations are now open in Cleveland and Chattanooga and nearby neighborhoods of Wildwood and Ft. Oglethorpe, and one B20 station is set to open in Knoxville this summer.
Aircraft powered by biofuel made from Australian mallee trees is not only possible, but could be sustainable and give a boost to potential new regional industries, according to the Future Farm Industries Cooperative Centre.
A new report by Lux Research finds that while Indonesia, China and Malaysia dominate in Asia-Pacific biodiesel sectors, India's compound annual growth rate of 18.5 percent through 2017 will outpace the rest of the region's 3.9 percent growth.
On May 28, Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff signed an increase in the nation's biodiesel mandate starting in July, from 5 to 6 percent, and moving to 7 percent in November, according to Brazil's Ministry of Mines and Energy.
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.
Mark your calendar for one of two dates on which Paul Nazzaro (NBB petroleum liaison) and Jeff Fetkenhour (Gorge Analytical) will present a free webinar on fuel supply chain logistics issues and opportunities as they relate to biodiesel blends.
Under the MOU, the two companies will perform joint biofuel research, in addition to funding and coordinating research with Brazilian universities and other institutions. The research will focus on technologies that address supply chain gaps.
The recipient of the 2014 Glycerine Innovation Award, sponsored by the American Cleaning Institute and the NBB, is Xiaofei "Philip" Ye, associate professor at the University of Tennessee's Department of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science.
This week biodiesel and Bioheat experts took the spotlight at the Atlantic Region Energy Expo. As the name plate sponsor Bioheat was prominently featured throughout what is widely considered the most significant energy event in the Northeast.
The new Farmers Cooperative Co. fueling site in Mount Ayr, Iowa, will offer ethanol blends of E10, E15 as a registered fuel, E30 and E85, as well as biodiesel blends of B10, B20 and B99 for jobbers and special use customers.
Global diesel engine sales forecast to rise 7.7 percent a year
By The Freedonia Group Inc.
April 29, 2014
Global diesel engine sales are forecast to rise 7.7 percent per year through 2017 to $248.5 billion, representing a marked acceleration from the 2007-'12 pace, according to "World Diesel Engines," a report published this month by The Freedonia Group.
Biodiesel use in British Columbia contributed the single largest reduction (33 percent of total) of greenhouse gases from the province's renewable and low carbon fuel regulation, the government said, eliminating more than 296,000 tons of GHGs.
Gevo has come to an agreement with Lufthansa to evaluate Gevo's renewable jet fuel with the goal of approving Gevo's alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ) for commercial aviation use. Lufthansa's testing is supported through work with the European Commission.
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Transportation held a press conference April 14 announcing two $125,000 grants to Farmers Cooperative and Oak Street Station.
Fuel Performance Solutions has entered into a business partnership with IPU Group and Unipart Group to market, sell, distribute and provide aftermarket support for PerfoClean, a new product designed to provide superior cleaning for storage tanks.
By the nature of sailing itself, the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry will be energy efficient, powered by the wind whenever possible. To reduce its energy footprint further, its diesel engines and generators will run on biodiesel from Newport Biodiesel.
This week fuel additive maker International Fuel Technology Inc. announced that through its U.K.-based sales group Environmental Fuel Technology Inc., another trucking fleet, Tate-Smith Ltd., is now relying on its trademarked DiesoLIFT10 additive.
Diesel engines are responsible for moving the majority of goods, including electronics, from manufacturer to consumer. And more than ever before, biodiesel is playing a role. Rudolf Diesel's birthday, March 18, is also designated Nat'l Biodiesel Day.
The global market for specialty fuel additives is expected to reach $8.5 billion by 2020, according to a new report by Grand View Research. With biodiesel's growth, cold flow improvers are expected to be the fastest growing product segment.
Before you lift that green beer on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, why not select one that comes from a "green" brewery? Many breweries throughout the U.S. and Canada have robust sustainability initiatives that include using biodiesel.
The CARB revised ILUC estimates show biodiesel is among the most sustainable fuels available and concludes biodiesel made from soy oil generates about half the indirect emissions that CARB originally outlined during its rulemaking process in 2009.
B20 has been used by the N.C. DOT for more than a decade and is provided at over 100 state fuel sites. The New Bern Crown Express is the third station to provide B20 to the motoring public in Raleigh, and it's the 28th across the state.
Boeing is launching a pilot program initiative with South African Airways and the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials to expand opportunities for "smallhold" farmers in Southern Africa to grow crops that produce sustainable fuels.
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