Vermont Biofuel News
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack . . .
called on Congress to extend an expired tax credit for biodiesel that he said
is vital for the renewable fuels industry and rural economic growth . . .
Grassley Hits Reid on Biodiesel Credit
Reid shelves $85 billion bipartisan package of tax breaks, arguing that they
do not directly impact job creation . . .
Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal
President Barack Obama announced a series of steps his Administration is taking as part of its comprehensive strategy to enhance American energy . . .
Biodiesel industry on hold after tax credit runs out
The biodiesel industry is revving up efforts to reinstate the U.S. biodiesel tax credit, warning that as many as 23,000 jobs could be at risk if lawmakers don’t . . .
The unintended ripples from the biomass subsidy program
It sounded like a good idea: Provide a little government money to convert wood shavings and plant waste into renewable energy . . .
Energy Department seeks ‘drop-in’ biofuels as replacement for petroleum products
The Department of Energy is seeking advanced biofuels that can serve as “drop-in” replacements for petroleum products and use the same refining and . . .
Maine Attraction: Industry delegation tours biofuel plant
NEFI Oil & Energy Magazine
With the heating oil industry recently showing support for a move toward rapid adoption of an ultra-low sulfur diesel biofuel base stock, many businesses . . .
Turning ‘sawdust’ into fuel for future
A team that tested its formula in Gorham Maine seeks a $50 million grant for a biofuel demonstration plant. Stephen Fitzpatrick reaches into a bag and scoops . . .
Oilheat leaders support industry-imposed bioheat target . . .
At a national oilheat industry policy summit last week in Baltimore, MD, leaders expressed unequivocal support for biodiesel-blended heating oil, . . .
The Vermont Fuel Dealers Association . . .
has joined with nearly every national, regional, and state oilheat industry group to encourage state and federal leaders to support a “leaner, greener and cleaner” heating fuel . . .
Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund announces $484,300 in grant funds for biofuels
August 2009
The Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund (VSJF) has announced that $484,300 in grant funds have been awarded to develop homegrown biofuels through . . .
Local growers hope to harvest flower power
August 2009
Bursts of brilliant yellow sunflowers have added some pop to the scenery along Routes 3, 7 and 73 in Brandon and Pittsford this summer, attracting . . .
Springfield wood-chip plant plans put on back burner
August 2009
A plan to build a $150 million, 25-megawatt wood-chip fired power plant in the North Springfield industrial park has been put on the back burner. . . .
Vermont Biofuels Initiative receives federal funds
August 2009
An effort to boost Vermont agriculture by getting farmers to grow and use new biofuels has gotten a boost via a federal grant of $484,300. The grant brings . . .
BIOFUELS: Seeds of new energy crop found in watermelon fields
August 2009
Rejected watermelons—those with misshapen, scarred or discolored rinds— may soon be the newest ethanol feedstock, according to new research released . . .
Massachusetts biofuel feedstock rule elicits mixed reviews
from industry
August 2009
Massachusetts regulators are favoring—for now—fiofuels derived from waste feedstocks like cooking grease. Despite some grumbling from the biotech industry, . . .
Algae momentum builds on capitol hill
August 2009
Algae-based biofuels—once relegated to fledgling startups and long-shuttered Energy Department projects—have sprung back into the limelight this year . . .
One small step for Bioheat
August 2009
Things move slowly in Reepham, a small English town with two pubs and a few thousand residents. But hidden in the basements of some 30 houses are seeds . . .
What a carbon cap could mean for biodiesel
The U.S. is playing catch-up to the rest of the world in terms of controlling carbon emissions. With the infant science of indirect land use change looming . . .
Trucking’s green report card
July 2009
The pressure on fleets to be green is intense these days, and only growing more so. Society’s concern over environmental issues has never been stronger, . . .
EU takes protectionist measures
July 2009
The european Union announced yesterday that it would impose tariffs over the next five years on US imports of biodiesel. . . .
PMAA meeting with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
July 2009
PMAA staff recently met with Senator Maria Cantwell’s (D-WA) office regarding her legislative proposal to replace the $1 biodiesel blenders tax credit with a new biodiesel production tax credit. . . .
Delay new biofuels rule one year: U.S. oil industry
June 2009
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The government should delay new rules that expand U.S. use of biofuels until 2011, the oil industry said on Tuesday, because there is too much work to do on the ground-breaking rules to start sooner. . . .
Ideas to burn
April 2009
Student heats house, powers car with homemade biodiesel . . .
Biodiesel handling and use guide
Fourth Edition—Revised January 2009
Fuel quality and performance guide
A Troubleshooting Checklist For Diesel Fuel, Biodiesel and Bioheat Users
