Biodiesel Blends News
- Correction Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:55AMAn item in yesterday's API SmartBrief misstated the biodiesel blends ExxonMobil plans to offer. - More -
- Triad's first biofuel service station to open Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:01AMLEXINGTON (MCT) —The Triad's first biodiesel and ethanol service station operated by Hill Oil Company will celebrate its opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony July 15. The new station, Sparky's Marketplace will offer three blends of ethanol E15, E30 and E85; and B20 biodiesel. These fuels are blended with petroleum to lower emissions and provide an alternative to natural gas. read more
- A little green: El Paso near smallest of 'clean' economies Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:18AMEl Paso County ranks almost at the bottom among the nation's metro areas for the number of jobs it has in the "green" or "clean" economy, according to a study released today by the Brookings Institution, a Washington, D.C., research and public-policy organization.
- Planet Ark Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:51PMThree senators reached a deal on Thursday to repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the end of July, an agreement that must still be passed by Congress.
- Petrobras PBR Acquisition and International Fuel Tech IFUE Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:13AMLast Friday, Brazil-based Petrobras NYSE:PBR, StockTwits: PBR announced that it has taken a 50 percent stake in local biodiesel company BSBIOS Industria e Comercio de Biodiesel Sul Brasil S.A. for 200 million Brazilian reais, roughly US128.4 million. The BSBIOS acquisition is part of Petrobras initiative to more than double its biofuel output over the next couple years. BSBIOS operates a ...
- Iowa Retailers Receive Incentives to Sell E15 Fuel Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 2:02PMDES MOINES, Iowa -- Fuel retailers in Iowa who are unsure about selling E15, a blend of 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline, have a new reason to make it available to their customers: as of July 1, they are eligible for a 3-cent per gallon tax credit for every gallon of E15 sold, according to a KCAU-TV report.
- Plant to show off biodiesel blending in SC Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 10:30AMIt's show-and-tell time for a Winnsboro, S.C. biofuel recycling company.
- Plant to show off biodiesel blending in Winnsboro Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:17AMIt's show-and-tell time for a Winnsboro biofuel recycling company.
- As of July 1 Canada Drives With Renewable Biodiesel Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 2:39PMFederal 2% Biodiesel Blend Regulations Now Final
- Value of Blenders Credits; Import Tariffs Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 8:45AMEthanol blenders' credits are to expire at the end of the year; Congress could cut them sooner. Impacts range from lower ethanol rack prices and higher ethanol prices at the pump to lower corn prices.
- Legislation friendly to biodiesel Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 1:31AMWhile most of the attention on biofuels lately has been on what is happening in Washington, D.C., Iowa producers are happy about a bill that passed in the Legislature in May.
- Make Biodiesel, Fill Up at Your Own Pump Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 2:56PMWith fuel prices spiking, mixing in a little biodiesel will stretch a tank of diesel.
- RecycOil and the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance Provide Biodiesel to Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 12:09PMWillie Nelson's Bus Fuels Up With Premium Biodiesel Provided by recycOil; New Belgium's Tour de Fat Also Fills Up as It Heads Out for a Summer of Fun
- EPA Announces 2012 Renewable Fuel Goals Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 11:14AMThe EPA announced Tuesday its new proposals for the 2012 renewable fuel standards, specifically the percentage standards for four renewable fuel categories that will be incorporated into the transportation sector. The announcement comes as part of the EPA's commitment to renewable fuels.
- Petrobras to Use Biodiesel Additive from International Fuel Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 8:54AMInternational Fuel’s PerfoLift BD-4 provides oxidation stability and controls the formation of deposits in biodiesel blends, the Saint Louis, Missouri-based company said today in a statement. The value of the contract wasn’t disclosed.
- Spain's Cepsa to Expand into Second-Generation Biodiesel Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 2:40PMSpanish petrochemical company Cepsa plans to make 26.4 million gallons of biodiesel at three factories in Southern Spain.
- Hart Releases Ethanol and Biofuels Outlook to 2015 Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 11:02AMThe challenges facing the ethanol industry are multifaceted. Â U.S. ethanol production is approaching ever closer to an E10 "blend wall," and the adoption of higher E15 blends is likely to occur slowly. Â The main federal incentive for ethanol expires at the end of the year, along with the tariff on foreign ethanol, and extensions of some form of incentive and tariff are likely to be at far ...
- Fleets: Related News Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 2:06AM6/8/2011 - Old Dominion Opens New Container Drayage Facility in Alabama Old Dominion Freight Line opened a new container drayage site to serve all ports and container yards in the Mobile, Alabama, area....
- UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major U.S. Hub Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:53PMMove shows trend towards biodiesel's integration into corporate sustainability
- Sunoco Offering Biodiesel Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 1:51PMPHILADELPHIA -- Customers traveling along the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway can now refuel using Sunoco Inc. biodiesel blends.
- B5 biodiesel in stages, starting with Putrajaya Thursday, May 19, 2011 @ 12:50PMKUALA LUMPUR: The government will introduce the biodiesel B5 in stages starting with Putrajaya early next month, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Tan Sri Bernard Dompok said.
- Legislature updates biofuels program Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 1:30AMThe Iowa Legislature this past week voted to change the state incentive program for ethanol and biodiesel.
- Legislature updates biofuels program Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 1:28AMThe Iowa Legislature this past week voted to change the state incentive program for ethanol and biodiesel.
- EU imposes biodiesel duty Monday, May 9, 2011 @ 10:33AMInvestigation found that US biodiesel was being shipped through Canada to avoid duty.
- Second-Generation Biofuels Gain Traction But Growth Challenges Remain Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 8:40AMSome 5 billion gallons of second-generation biofuels could hit the market in five years, a new research report by consultancy Frost & Sullivan revealed last month. However, analysts say the fledgling sector remains challenged by high feedstock and production costs due to a complex production chain.
- NYC Sustainability Plan Calls for Fleet Greening Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 2:24PMNEW YORK CITY - The City’s updated plaNYC for sustainability includes plans for fleet reduction; increased alt-fuel, hybrid, and plug-in electric vehicle use; installation of EV fueling sites in City-owned garages; increased biodiesel fuel use; and facility consolidation.
- Mexican Biofuels Seen Meeting 3% Blending Target In 2012 Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 8:40AMMexico's nascent biofuels industry will meet a target to blend 3.2% of petrol with biofuels in 2012, marking a two-year delay in the government's snail-like campaign to develop the sector, according to industry observers.
- Swedish forests spawn new 'green' diesel Monday, May 2, 2011 @ 7:40AMAs fuels derived from forestry industry waste power an increasing number of Swedish cars, The Local's Karen Holst discovers not everyone is convinced that this new biodiesel fuel will deliver long-term environmental benefits.
- Austin's source for local news Thursday, April 28, 2011 @ 8:37AMSen. Al Franken speaks with Poet Glenville ethanol plant manager Rick Mummert on Wednesday morning while the farmer owners of the plant and Franken staff mingle during a brief tour of the facility.
- Make biodiesel, fill up at your own pump Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 6:42AMWith gallon prices climbing dramatically, alternative fuels are starting to hold a greater appeal for a larger number of consumers . One alternative fuel is biodiesel, which is made from a renewable resource that can be homemade, and it is gaining greater traction.
- USDA Chief Defends Ethanol Subsidies In Minn. Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 6:21AMEnding current subsidies for the corn ethanol industry would cost jobs and make America more dependent on foreign oil, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday.
- Michigan State University gets $2.9 million for biofuel research Thursday, April 21, 2011 @ 3:07AMEAST LANSING - Michigan State University has received $2.9 million in federal grants for biofuel research.
- USDA chief defends ethanol subsidies in Minnesota Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 1:06PMINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. - Ending current subsidies for the corn ethanol industry would cost jobs and make America more dependent on foreign oil, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday.
- Vilsack: Jobs at risk if ethanol funds end Wednesday, April 20, 2011 @ 8:01AMU.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Wednesday that it's too early to end $6 billion in annual federal subsidies for ethanol production because it would cost jobs.
- United states Department of Agriculture Tuesday, April 19, 2011 @ 1:57PMWASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson met with farmers and ranchers in Iowa to discuss USDA and EPA's joint efforts to ensure that American agriculture continues to be productive.
- Vilsack says algae project shows oil alternative Saturday, April 16, 2011 @ 4:20AMThe secretary says plants like Shenandoah's will also bring jobs to rural areas.
- Reality Check: Benefits of Biodiesel and the 2% Renewable Fuels Standard Friday, April 8, 2011 @ 8:59AMOTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 04/08/11) - The 2% federal renewable fuels standard for biodiesel set to come into force on July 1, 2011 will create new jobs, clean the air, and benefit farmers and drivers alike. The Canadian Trucker's Alliance (CTA) is unfortunately misleading Canadians on this milestone achievement in diversifying our fuel supply. Here are the facts on biodiesel in Canada: The ...
- The British are coming to International Fuel IFUE Thursday, April 7, 2011 @ 2:00PMBetween 2006 and 2010, the Association of The Train Operating Companies of the U.K. ATOC retained the respected railway consultant Interfleet Technology Ltd to manage a series of trials to test the effect of using International Fuel Technologys OTCBB: IFUE; Twitter: IFUE proprietary fuel additive in rail engines. The first four laboratory tests demonstrated compelling positive effects. In two...
- From fries to fuel Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 11:49PMFor Lycoming College senior Kyle Ruhl, the smell of French fries has taken on a whole new meaning. Ruhl, a chemistry major, has spent much of his senior year in a shed on Willow Street, surrounded by vats of used fryer oil from the campus cafeteria.
- Oregon Diesel Fuel Goes 5 Percent Biodiesel Thursday, March 31, 2011 @ 7:09PMBeginning Friday, the amount of biodiesel blended in Oregons diesel fuel will increase to 5 percent, state officials reminded Thursday.
- Top 11 Algae Biofuel and Biochemical Trends From 2011-2020 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 @ 7:42AMThe following article is an excerpt from a technology, investment, and market study titled Algae 2020, Vol 2 (2011 update) from market research firm Emerging Markets Online. The excerpt provides a summary of findings and highlights 11 key trends for the algae industry from 2011 to the year 2020.
- Planet Ark Sunday, March 27, 2011 @ 6:01PMThe European Union executive plans to widen punitive import taxes on U.S. biodiesel and extend them to Canada, citing evidence of illegal tariff evasion, people familiar with the case said on Friday.
- EECA congratulates Queenstown for reaching biodiesel milesto Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 7:22PMThe Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA) congratulates the Queenstown Lakes Biodiesel Consortium on reaching its first year milestone.
- Charlottesville Saving $100,000 Annually With Hybrids Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 11:55AMCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The City of Charlottesville, Va.'s sustainability program has led to alt-fuel vehicle purchases and fuel and maintenance savings.
- Making biodiesel proves a money-saver for the Schrocks. Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 10:37PMOil prices might be skyrocketing, but Nelson and Diane Schrock are brewing their own down on the far ...
- Full Harvest of Ford Greener Fuel Solutions for Commercial Customers Showcased at NTEA Work Truck Show Monday, March 7, 2011 @ 2:00PM-
- New owner has big plans for former ethanol plant - Sun, 06 Mar 2011 PST Sunday, March 6, 2011 @ 2:14AMBOISE — A Houston company that has assumed ownership of a former ethanol plant in southern Idaho intends to develop and diversify the site for production of natural gas, alternative fuels and a key product used in beverages and personal care products. Natural Chem Holdings paid $2.4 million to acquire assets at the former Renova Energy Inc. plant in Heyburn. Renova spent $58 million to build the ...
- Ore. Biodiesel Fuel Blend Set to Rise Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 12:47PMBeginning April 1, the amount of biodiesel blended in Oregons diesel fuel will increase from two percent to five percent, under terms of a law passed by lawmakers.
- Planters Kicks Off 2011 'Naturally Remarkable' Campaign Wednesday, February 23, 2011 @ 8:00AMPlanters, America's leading snack nut brand, kicks off its 2011 "Naturally Remarkable" campaign today at a sustainability showcase hosted by Global Green, a leading environmental organization. Â The brand unveils plans in 2011 to transform unused land into natural, green spaces - called Planters Groves - in four U.S. cities. Â Also debuting at Global Green is a new biodiesel Planters Nutmobile ...
- San Francisco gas stations could be forced to sell biodiesel Tuesday, February 22, 2011 @ 6:07AMSAN FRANCISCO Gas stations selling diesel fuel in San Francisco could be forced to sell biodiesel instead, if a proposal floated by a city commission gains traction. The City’s Biodiesel Access Task Force has discussed imposing a mandate that would require every diesel retailer to replace their regular diesel with B5, a biodiesel blend comprising 5 percent biodiesel — fuel made from plant oils ...
