Automotive Fleet News

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on March 10 restored the $1 a gallon biodiesel tax credit when the legislators voted 62-36 to pass the American Workers, State and Business Relief Act, Biofuels Digest reported.

Tags: biodiesel, National Biodiesel Board

AMES, IA - Renewable Energy Group (REG) said it has completed the asset purchase and consolidation agreements with commercial-scale biodiesel plants in Newton, Iowa, and Danville, Ill.

Tags: biodiesel, Renewable Energy Group

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Metro Cab in Michigan has added seven biodiesel-fueled Vokswagen Jettas to its fleet, the Grand Rapids Press reported.

Tags: biodiesel, Metro Cab, Volkswagen Jetta

GRAPEVINE, TX - Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of three major car rental brands, announced plans to shift its fleet of shuttle buses to B20 biodiesel within the next five years.

Tags: B20 biodiesel, biodiesel, Enterprise Holdings

GRAPEVINE, TX - General Motors' new Duramax 6.6L turbo diesel engine has been substantially revised to include B-20 capability, as well as meet strict new emissions standards effective this year.

Tags: biodiesel, diesel, GM

PRINCETON, NJ - NAFA Fleet Management Association is urging fleet management professionals to write their local Senators in support of extending the tax credit for biodiesel, which expired December 31, 2009.

Tags: biodiesel, NAFA, tax credit

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN --- Researchers from Purdue University and Cummins Inc. said they have developed an advanced "closed-loop control" approach for preventing diesel engines from emitting greater amounts of smog-causing nitrogen oxides when running on biodiesel fuels.

Tags: biodiesel, Cummins Inc. , diesel engines, emissions, fuel, Purdue University

ST. PAUL, MN --- Freezing temperatures in Minnesota have led government leaders to stop enforcing the 5-percent biodiesel requirement that's part of the state's anti-global warming initiative.

Tags: biodiesel, ULSD No. 1 biodiesel

OKLAHOMA CITY - With the expiration of a federal tax credit that provided makers of biodiesel $1 for every gallon, some U.S. biodiesel producers say they will shut down without the government subsidy.

Tags: alt-fuel, biodiesel, tax credits

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Leaders of a key Senate committee have pledged to resurrect the federal subsidy for biodiesel fuel early next year.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel

TORONTO --- A new study concludes that world biofuels production in 2009 has reduced global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 123.5 million tons, representing an average reduction of 57 percent compared to the emissions that would have occurred from the production and use of equal quantities of petroleum fuels.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Global Renewable Fuels Alliance, greenhouse gases

JOHNSTON, IA --- Iowa school districts have until Dec. 11 to apply for a $2,500 Biodiesel Backer Award grant from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.

Tags: biodiesel, Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

ERIE, PA --- Hero BX, a biofuel producer formerly known as Lake Erie Biofuels, said it has won a $1.64 million grant to expand its biodiesel production by 10 million gallons a year, American Agriculturalist reported.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Hero BX

FAIRBURN, GA - U.S. Foodservice-Atlanta has become the first major foodservice distributor in Georgia to run its entire delivery fleet on biodiesel fuel.

Tags: biodiesel, emissions, U.S. Foodservice

MANITOBA, CANADA --- Manitoba became the first province in Canada to mandate the use of biodiesel, a result of new legislation that took effect over the weekend.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, GHG

CHICAGO --- Zenergy International, a global biofuels provider, announced the acquisition of Texas-based biodiesel company Greenlight Biofuels.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, Greenlight Biofuels, Zenergy International

KOKOMO, IN --- After months of working out problems, the City of Kokomo in Indiana is finally confident in its efforts to run some city trucks on biodiesel.

Tags: biodiesel, K-Fuel biodiesel program , Kokomo city fleet

DALLAS --- Evolution Fuels said it is actively pursuing the acquisition of existing truck stop operations in Texas and Oklahoma in hopes of establishing five Legends Travel Center-branded facilities to sell a B20 biodiesel fuel blend.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, ethanol, Evolution Fuels , Legends Travel Centers

NORFOLK, VA --- The algae-to-biodiesel research project at Old Dominion University has been boosted by three key developments in recent months, and Patrick Hatcher, the chemist and science professor in charge of the initiative, said new milestones are in sight.

Tags: algae-based biodiesel, alt-fuel, biodiesel, biofuel

IRVING, TX --- Darling International Inc. said it has begun forming a joint venture with a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp. to build a biodiesel facility.

Tags: biodiesel, Darling International , Valero Energy Corp.

SPOKANE, WA - Avista began testing the use of the B-20 blend of biodiesel in two flatbeds, a line truck, and a bucket truck in August.

Tags: Avista Corp., Avista Utilities, B-20, biodiesel, hybrid

COLUMBIA, MD --- BP and Martek Biosciences Corp. have agreed to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications.

Tags: biodiesel, biofuel, BP, Martek Biosciences Corp. , sugar-to-diesel technology

BAKERSFIELD, CA --- Crimson Renewable Energy has completed its first biodiesel and glycerin production facility -- the largest in California.

Tags: biodiesel, CARB, Crimson Renewable Energy , emissions, Harry Simpson

CHICAGO --- A facility that processes major quantities of biodiesel fuel each day was the site of an explosion on Friday, July 17.

Tags: biodiesel, Columbus Foods Co.

PAUMA VALLEY, CA --- The Pauma Band of Mission Indians will soon team with Pacific Natural Energy to produce biodiesel from waste cooking oil.

Tags: biodiesel, Pacific Natural Energy , Pauma Band of Mission Indians