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NW Biodiesel Network Forum in May

I've just come across the NW Biodiesel Network. It will be holding a forum in Seattle on May 2 0. The East Side Chapter has meetings at the North Bend Railroad Depot every second Wednesday. (Which looks a lot better than it sounds) Read More...

Published 30 Apr 2009 11:30 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Biodiesel, Conference, seattle, Trade Association, event, state, Washington, NW, Network
Smart Choices for Biofuels

I missed this about a month ago, but it is worth looking at, The Sierra Club and World Watch Institute produced Smart Choices for Biofuels . It rounds up quite a lot of stuff we've gone over here. It is good to see the Ogallala aquifer getting a mention...

Published 26 Mar 2009 15:43 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, Biodisel, Bioethanol, Ogallala, Sierra, Club, Worldwatch
EU puts tarrif on US Biodiesel

The European Union has started applying tariffs to biofuel exported from the US to the E U. The EU says that American biodiesel is being sold at less than the true cost of production in the US because of local, state and national subsidies to producers...

Published 13 Mar 2009 10:25 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, tariff, Policy, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, EU, Trade
Food vs fuel the debate rumbles on

Its 2009 and some things don't change... the its your fault, no its your fault arguments over how much the biofuel industry is to blame for high food prices is one argument that is bringing some heat to this frigid January in London. The heat is coming...

Published 6 Jan 2009 12:17 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Board, Biodiesel, Food, Today, Kraft
Phonix fire department needs to educate home brewers

Nice story about a lack of communication in Phoenix, Arizona carried by the New York times. It seems biodiesel home brewers are neglecting to get permits to make biofuel. Story is interestingly written in that it does not attempt to give the person who...

Published 24 Nov 2008 11:22 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuel, biofuels, Biodiesel, Veg Oil, Phoenix, Arizona, firebrigade, flamable, household
National Alternative Fuel Vehicle day on 30 September

National Alternative Fuel Vehicle day on 30 September was one of the first of a range of events across the US in the coming months. I missed this at the time, travelling may broaden the mind, but you can't do much at all when you're laptop's...

Published 2 Oct 2008 14:44 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, ethanol, biofuels, National, Biodiesel, day, alternative, Vehicle, Odessey, AFV
A catalytic route to Biodisel

Workers in the mid west have developed a catalytic route to biodiesel with few or no by products... The downside is that you need to be able to heat the catalyst to 300C at a pressure of around 2500 psi, so its not likely to be a process for home brewers...

Published 27 Aug 2008 11:28 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Minnesota, technology, Biodiesel, metal, catalyst, Mcgyan, sulphonated, zircona, Oxide, Augusburg
Is this an accurate snapshot of the problems facing the biodiesel industry in North America?

Interesting post on Xeconomy blog looking at the situation at Imperium Renewables . While I'm not able to comment on the comapny's situation, some of the issues facing the business of biodiesel in the US look pretty stark in the article. The most...

Published 19 Aug 2008 10:36 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Economics, Biodiesel, Imperium
The big green bus goes to Piedmont Biofuels and gets a chemistry lesson

The big green bus goes to Piedmont Biofuels in North Carolina and gets a chemistry lesson. When you've seen the video you can check out the Piedmont Biofuels energy blog which is nicely cooperative. Read More...

Published 4 Aug 2008 10:09 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, video, Biodiesel, North, Piedmont, Carolina
Straight from the cow to biodisel

Over on Domestic fuel there's a piece about a tallow rendering plant giving? selling? its output to a biodiesel producer . Is it any wonder that the price of tallow is rising globally? Will the refiners be paying the market rate for the tallow or...

Published 22 Jul 2008 10:29 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Biodiesel, tallow, Nebraska
Pushing for a brighter greener future by making your own biofuel

A seventeen year-old from Maryland is making his own biofuel. Get to Maryland there's a Chinese restaurant that's giving away used fat free! Read More...

Published 10 Jul 2008 17:52 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, video, Biodiesel, brewing, home, Maryland, biodiseel
Two US associations react to rising food prices

The National Biodiesel Board and the Renewable Fuels Associatio n have issued statements refuting the position of many of the US food sales companies that rising food costs are being caused by rising crop prices. They may have a point in the US which...

Published 11 Jun 2008 11:59 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, Association, National, Board, Biodiesel, Plausability, renewable, Manufacturers, Grocery, Fuels
psst, wanna buy some used cooking oil?

You might remember that I wrote a couple of days ago that there is no free grease anymore ... well its got worse. Much worse. Words like "warzone", are being used, the battleground is partly in San Francisco, where the city uses waste grease...

Published 21 May 2008 13:54 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Biodiesel, San, grease, Francisco
Raising and maintaining biodiesel standards

One of the biggest problems, it seems to me, that biofuel producers face is ensuring that product is the same batch to batch. So its good to see on Domestic Fuel that one third of US biodiesel producers have won BQ 9000 certification from the US National...

Published 21 May 2008 13:46 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, National, Biodiesel, certification, Commission, Trade Association, NBAC, Accreditation
A call to use waste for biofuels

There's a long reasoned piece of work by Biodiversist in Gristmill, which is worth looking at. The pay off for me is in the last line of the story... now don't just scroll down, read some on the way. Read More...

Published 12 May 2008 16:45 by The Big Biofuels Blog

Filed under: America, USA, US, biofuels, Canada, Biodiesel, seattle, Biodiversist

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