
Use of biodiesel is set to dramatically expand as production and availability rise. However, fleets are advised to stay within manufacturer recommendations when fueling new-model vehicles with the alternative fuel.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY – United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), which already operates the largest private alternative-fuel-powered fleet in the United States, is expected to announce soon that it will begin operating at least part of its vehicle fleet in Kentucky using biodiesel.
Read More →JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Seventeen major biodiesel producers, representing 40 percent of the market, are now certified as meeting the National Biodiesel Board's BQ9000 quality standard..
Read More →HOUSTON, TX – The National Biodiesel Conference & Expo 2007 opened with a record crowd, including members of Congress and celebrities.The attendees included farmers, equipment makers, and environmentalists, as well as investment bankers, risk-management consultants, and software providers.
Read More →JEFFERSON CITY, MO – More than 3,500 biodiesel producers, marketers, and supporters will attend this year's National Biodiesel Conference and Expo, which will be held Feb. 4-7, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
Read More →A large dairy company in New England announced this week that it will have transitioned 130 delivery trucks, or more than 90 percent of its fleet, to B20 biodiesel fuel (20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent petroleum diesel) by the end of 2006.
Read More →The discovery of low quality biodiesel has led the NBB to urge government agencies to become more active in regulating and enforcing spec fuel production.
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ST. LOUIS – DaimlerChrysler will expand its promotion of clean, renewable biofuels by delivering each new 2007 Dodge Ram diesel pickup truck to owners running on biodiesel fuel. Every Dodge Ram diesel coming off the assembly line at the company's Fenton, Mo., north plant will be fueled with B-5 — made with 5-percent clean, renewable diesel derived from soybeans.
Read More →Contra Costa County in Northern California estimates savings of $30,000 annually once its 150-vehicle diesel fleet switches to biodiesel.
Read More →Soybean-based fuel blends might be more efficient than corn blends.
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