Apr 4, 2017
European Parliament calls for phase out of vegetable oil biofuels within 3 years
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2017
The emergency clean-up of a biofuels plant in Ferndale, Washington, could cost $1 million (EUR 939,000), according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The cleaning operation was started after regulators found hazardous substances leaking from containers at the abandoned biofuels processing plant.
TreOil Industries Biorefinery has long been a source of concern. It has... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Apr 4, 2017
A plant manager in Mississippi has launched a petition to reform US biodiesel tax law. Phillip Harden, manager at Scott Petroleum, hopes to draw attention to the growing campaign to reinstate the expired $1 per gallon biodiesel tax credit, and reform it to assist domestic producers, according to Biodiesel Magazine.
The US’ biodiesel tax incentive lapsed on 31... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 29, 2017
The Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB) has announced that the state’s capacity to produce biodiesel is rising by 20%, from 334 million gallons (1.5 billion litres) a year to close to 400 million gallons (1.8 billion litres) a year.
Proactive state policies have played a pivotal role in the growth, as well as expansion projects either recently completed or currently in progress,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 28, 2017
The Indonesian government has submitted a complaint to the WTO over the US’ National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) petition to impose anti-dumping and countervailing duties against dumped and subsidised biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia.
“Of course we feel that this is a disadvantage for us. We have already lodged our complaints with the WTO,”... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 28, 2017
Investigators believe they have found the source of the mystery biodiesel spill in the Columbia River.
Last week US officials confirmed that biodiesel had leaked into the Columbia River somewhere close to Wenatchee, Washington. Exactly where the spill originated remained a mystery, however.
A coordinated investigation by state and federal authorities has now identified... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 27, 2017
A farmers’ cooperative in Iowa, USA, has staged a demonstration in the state to convince more farmers to switch to biodiesel.
The United Farmers Cooperative, based in the town of Afton, compared two trucks head to head to highlight the benefits of biodiesel. One of the trucks was fuelled with a 5% blend of biodiesel (B5), the other with a 20% blend (B20). The results... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 27, 2017
The Biodiesel Association of India (BDAI) claims that high taxes are making biodiesel substantially more expensive than regular diesel in the country. The association has also called on India’s central government to continue with excise duty exemptions for the sector.
“The industry is just not moving ahead because of skewed rates of taxation, which continue... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 24, 2017
The European Biodiesel Board (EBB) has announced its support of the US’ National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) anti-dumping and countervailing duty complaints against dumped and subsidised biodiesel imports from Argentina and Indonesia.
NBB reported that the US biodiesel market had suffered severe damage as a result of illegal trade activities which escalated by... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 24, 2017
The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) said it has filed an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the US government to investigate imports from Argentina and Indonesia, saying the countries have violated trade laws by flooding the US market with dumped, subsidised biodiesel.
The petition was filed with the US Department of Commerce and the US International... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 23, 2017
US officials have confirmed that biodiesel has been spilled into the Columbia River, based in the state of Washington, Wenatchee.
According to the Associated Press (AP), tests revealed evidence of a spill.
The Department of Ecology said that investigators can now narrow their search for the source of the spill. The oil sheen stretched about a mile-long and 20-feet... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 22, 2017
US imports of biomass-based diesel, which include biodiesel and renewable diesel, increased by 65% in 2016 to reach a record level of 916 million gallons, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Increasing Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) targets and the recently expired biodiesel blender’s tax credit were strong drivers of biomass-based... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
Indonesia plans to file a World Trade Organisation (WTO) complaint this month against European Union anti-dumping duties on biodiesel exports from the Southeast Asian country, according to a report from Reuters.
Indonesian trade officials said in a statement the EU duties on biodiesel were inconsistent with the WTO's Anti-Dumping Agreement and disputed the calculations... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
Petrochemical specialist Honeywell UOP announced that the Diamond Green Diesel facility in Norco, Louisiana, US, will expand its annual production capacity of renewable diesel from 10,000 barrels per day to 18,000 bpd, using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining process technology.
Diamond Green Diesel, which is owned by Valero Energy Corp. and Darling Ingredients.,... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 20, 2017
The Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance, a non-profit organisation, has announced that it has given a sustainability certificate to US biodiesel producer SeQuential for its “innovative and nearly zero-waste production of renewable fuel”.
The SBA has developed and implemented an objective certification standard for measuring the sustainability of biodiesel production... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 17, 2017
The US will celebrate National Biodiesel Day on 18 March, 2017, to highlight the benefits of biodiesel.
Rudolf Diesel, who invented the engine that bears his name, ran early models on peanut oil, and was an ardent believer in vegetable oil-based fuel. That’s why the biodiesel industry honours Diesel by making his birthday, March 18, National Biodiesel Day.
“For... [Read More]
Biodiesel News
Mar 15, 2017
Kansas-based bioethanol producer Conestoga Energy Holdings has acquired the assets of VicNRG, a Texas-based marketing, distribution and terminal operating company for biodiesel.
In a statement, Conestoga said that the purchase will enable Conestoga and VicNRG to better serve the needs of their customers in the energy and agriculture sectors.
“Our acquisition... [Read More]
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