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Renewable Energy Pages - http://www.webconx.dns2go.com/ Human powered devices, equipment, and transport - http://24.190.106.81:8383/2000/humanpower.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "National Biodiesel Board" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "newsletter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 6:03 PM Subject: Biodiesel Bulletin > BIODIESEL BULLETIN > A Monthly Newsletter of the > National Biodiesel Board > February 1, 2002 > > HEADLINES: > > MAJOR MIDWEST CO-OP MAKES BIODIESEL AVAILABLE TO FARMERS > MSA AND SENATOR BOND ANNOUNCE BIODIESEL PLAN FOR MID- MISSOURI > WASHINGTON UPDATE > BIODIESEL BRAINSTORMING SESSION SETS RESEARCH PRIORITIES > MICHIGAN OPENS STATE'S FIRST PUBLIC BIODIESEL PUMP > > > MAJOR MIDWEST CO-OP MAKES BIODIESEL AVAILABLE TO FARMERS > > Growmark announced in January that the company is helping to take biodiesel > back to the farm. Participating member FS cooperatives this season will > begin on-farm delivery of biodiesel/petroleum diesel blends of two percent > (B2) or 20 percent (B20) in Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and > Iowa. > > "The FS System is involved in all levels of the supply chain to bring > renewable, home-grown, and high performing alternative fuels to American > consumers," said Mike Lockart, Growmark marketing manager of alternate > fuels. > > "Biodiesel blends offer farmers several benefits that outweigh paying just a > few cents more per gallon than for petroleum diesel," said Brad Glenn, > President, Illinois Soybean Association and farmer from Stanford, Illinois. > "If only one percent of the diesel fuel used nationwide by farmers every > year was replaced with biodiesel, it would require the oil from 23 million > bushels of soybeans. That could help boost soybean prices from current low > levels." > > MSA AND SENATOR BOND ANNOUNCE BIODIESEL PLAN FOR MID-MISSOURI > > At a soybean producer meeting in January, the Missouri Soybean Association > (MSA) and Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) announced plans for a biodiesel production > facility in Missouri. More than 150 producers attended the biodiesel meeting > in Mexico, Mo., to learn more about the benefits of biodiesel. > > "Biodiesel is the fastest growing alternative fuel in the country and it's > time to get serious about producing it in Missouri," said Dale R. Ludwig, > MSA executive director/CEO. "With the help of Senator Bond, we have > successfully built markets throughout Missouri to support the need for > statewide production." > > During the event, Bond and Ludwig announced that a biodiesel production > facility would most likely be built in Audrain County, in the north part of > the state. > > "Farmers are doing a whole lot more than simply putting food on our tables," > said Senator Bond. "With every passing day, technology is increasingly > turning agricultural products into the fuels that power our economy. I see > my job as making sure this technological trend continues." > > With the help of the National Biodiesel Board and the Food and Agricultural > Policy Research Institute, the meeting helped educate producers about the > environmental and economic benefits of biodiesel production. As the > Missouri biodiesel market continues to rise, the MSA predicts the demand to > reach over 4 million gallons by 2003. > > WASHINGTON UPDATE > > The Senate Finance Committee is currently developing a comprehensive energy > tax bill to be incorporated into a larger energy package. Senate Majority > Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD) is still hoping to begin Senate debate on energy > issues the week of February 11. If this schedule holds true, the Finance > Committee will act on energy tax issues next week. > > The American Soybean Association is working with members of the Finance > Committee to include provisions from S. 1058, the biodiesel tax legislation. > The bill provides a partial reduction from the diesel excise tax for diesel > blended with biodiesel. It is similar to the tax incentive given to the > ethanol industry. > > BIODIESEL BRAINSTORMING SESSION SETS RESEARCH PRIORITIES > > The National Biodiesel Board (NBB), the US Department of Energy (DOE) and > the US Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service (USDA/ARS) > hosted the Biodiesel Research Brainstorming and Priority Session January > 23-24 in New Orleans. Hosting the meeting were Nohemi Zerbi of DOE, Don > Erbach of USDA, and NBB President Bob Metz. Corporate sponsors were Archer > Daniels Midland (ADM), Lubrizol, Ocean Air, Monsanto, West Central Soy, > Stepan, MARC-IV, Ag Processing (AGP), Williams Laboratory Services and > Biodiesel Industries. > > "It was an extremely productive meeting with the best and brightest of the > biodiesel research community. The input gathered from this meeting will be > used to help set the research priorities within government agencies, > academia, and the private sector," said Steve Howell, president of MARC-IV > and NBB technical director. > > The meeting included leading researchers from USDOE, USDA, EPA, academia > (Iowa State University Kansas State University, and the Universities of > Missouri, Kansas, Minnesota, Toronto, Idaho, Puerto Rico), as well as > leading users (US Navy, US Army Tank Automotive Command), petroleum > companies (Williams, Sunoco), engine companies (Cummins, Southwest Research > Institute), agribusiness companies (ADM, AGP, Monsanto, Bunge, Tyson Foods), > biodiesel production companies, and other interested parties such as the > Honorable Brian Griffin, Oklahoma Secretary of Environment, and Judy > Jarnefeld, with the New York State Energy Research and Development > Authority. > > MICHIGAN OPENS STATE'S FIRST PUBLIC BIODIESEL PUMP > > For the first time, soy-based biodiesel will be available at the pump in > Michigan. Wacker Oil & Propane in Manchester, Michigan, hosted a kickoff > event on January 31. The station is offering B20, a blend of 20 percent > soy-based biodiesel and 80 percent diesel. > > "We really want to get the word out about benefits of our soy-based > biodiesel here in Michigan," said Kim Wacker from G.E. Wacker, Inc. > "Biodiesel can be used as a pure fuel or blended with petroleum in any > percentage. B20 has demonstrated significant environmental benefits with a > minimum increase in cost for fleet operations and other consumers." > Wacker said that a Volkswagen club in the Detroit area has been lobbying the > supplier for a B20 pump for quite some time. > > "We've had people calling on an almost daily basis," she said. "Some of them > drive out here from Detroit because they find out they can get about a 40 > percent increase in mileage on their vehicles." > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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