The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) joined a letter sent to Congressional leaders from a diverse mix of associations that called for a retroactive, multi-year extension of the biodiesel tax incentive before the end of the year. In addition to NBB, the six other organizations that signed the letter include the Advanced Biofuels Association, the National…
Read moreThe EPA has proposed long-delayed targets for blending biofuels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed long-delayed targets for blending biofuels into conventional petroleum fuels in 2014-16. EPA noted in its 118-page proposal that the targets fall short of the volumes Congress originally mandated in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007. However,…
Read moreEthanol experts reply to tv personality Jay Leno’s demands to “get rid” of the fuel
US television personality Jay Leno, who is famous for his automobile collection and who recently wrote a comment titled ‘Can’t we just get rid of ethanol’ in Autoweek magazine, was the object of an immediate reply by two ethanol experts, according to a statement by the Renewable Fuels Association published March 6. Bob Reynolds, president…
Read moreNew UK highway fuel station will host a lake, beehives: NG Bailey builder says
The UK’s engineering and construction company NG Bailey has reported it has worked on construction of a highway fuel station which will host a lake and beehives among other features that make it a unique development which will soon be followed by a second similar effort. “With a strikingly different look, the service station features…
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