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> From: johnmaura17 at msn.com> To: list at utahbiodiesel.org> Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:15:16 -0600> Subject: [Biodiesel In Utah] please unsubscribe-thanks> > > > -----Original Message-----> From: list-bounces at utahbiodiesel.org [mailto:list-bounces at utahbiodiesel.org]> On Behalf Of list-request at utahbiodiesel.org> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 5:32 PM> To: list at utahbiodiesel.org> Subject: list Digest, Vol 119, Issue 1> > Send list mailing list submissions to> list at utahbiodiesel.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://utahbiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/list_utahbiodiesel.org> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> list-request at utahbiodiesel.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> list-owner at utahbiodiesel.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of list digest..."> > > _________________________________________________________________> This is an email list of Biodiesel Supporters and Users in Utah hosted by> www.utahbiodiesel.org> > To unsubcribe, modify your subscription, or switch from indiviual emails to> digest mode (one email a day), see> http://utahbiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/list_utahbiodiesel.org> Also see www.utahbiodiesel.org for more info.> > Today's Topics:> > 1. Biodiesel Bulletin - April 2, 2007 (Andre Shoumatoff)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 17:32:01 -0700> From: "Andre Shoumatoff" <andre at utahbiodiesel.org>> Subject: [Biodiesel In Utah] Biodiesel Bulletin - April 2, 2007> To: <list at utahbiodiesel.org>> Message-ID: <004901c77587$809631b0$6401a8c0 at Andre>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > National Biodiesel Board> > > > > > In This Issue April 2007 > > > a.. Cummins Approves B20 Blends for Engines> b.. NextEnergy Biodiesel Summit Sets Goals for Research> c.. Don't Get Left Behind on Fuel Quality> d.. National Trucking Company's Biodiesel Study Shows Positive> Results> e.. AFVI National Conf. in Full Swing; Local Public Welcome on> Wed.> > > a.. 2007 to be a Bumper Crop Year for Legislation> b.. Earthrace Record Attempt Continues Despite Tragedy> c.. Houston Power Plant First in U.S. to Run on Biodiesel> d.. Biodiesel U: Collegiate Exposure to the Alt Fuel> > > Cummins Approves B20 Blends for Engines > > Drivers of a wide range of Cummins-engine diesel vehicles will> have added support in using biodiesel blends. Cummins Inc. has announced> approval of the use of a 20% blend of biodiesel (B20) in many of its> engines. The B20 approval is for 2002 and later emissions-compliant ISX,> ISM, ISL, ISC and ISB engines, including recently released 2007 products. > > The engines approved for B20 are used to power a variety of> vehicles including medium and heavy-duty trucks, motor homes, school buses,> fire and emergency vehicles, and urban buses and shuttles. The announcement> is likely to help Cummins grow its truck engine market share by meeting> consumer demand through B20 support. > > Cummins decided to upgrade its previous position on the use of> biodiesel fuel, which limited the recommended use to B5, for three key> reasons: > a.. The American Society of Testing Materials specification> ASTM D 6751 now includes an important stability specification for B100> biodiesel. > b.. The availability of quality fuels from BQ-9000 Certified> Marketers and Accredited Producers is growing rapidly. > c.. Cummins has completed the necessary testing and> evaluations to ensure that customers can reliably operate their equipment> with confidence using high quality B20 fuel. > Headquartered in Columbus, Ind., Cummins serves customers in> more than 160 countries through its network of 550 company-owned and> independent distributor facilities and more than 5,000 dealer locations. See> biodiesel.org for more on this announcement and www.everytime.cummins.com> for warranty coverage information. > back to top> > > NextEnergy Biodiesel Summit Sets Goals for Research > > Manufacturers, policy makers, regulators and biodiesel industry> representatives met in March for a Biodiesel Summit to identify and remove> barriers to widespread acceptance of up to B20 biodiesel blends by engine> and vehicle manufacturers. DaimlerChrysler, a sponsor of the B20 Summit,> challenged the group to come up with a viable fuel standard for the B20> finished blend.> > "Biodiesel represents a huge opportunity to address some of our> nation's toughest energy, environmental and economic challenges," said> Deborah Morrissett, DaimlerChrysler's VP of Regulatory Affairs. "We know> this is the right thing to do - so the goal now is to develop a national B20> standard that can be universally applied to all diesel vehicles, both on> road and in production, to confidently support higher blends of biodiesel> such as B20." > > The multi-industry Biodiesel Summit group met at the NextEnergy> Center, Michigan's alternative and renewable energy business incubator,> located in Detroit's TechTown district. Participants identified several> other areas that need additional study and funding to bolster full B20> support, including: > a.. Long-term effects of B20 on emissions control and> after-treatment devices > b.. Long-term engine durability testing > c.. Greater fuel quality monitoring efforts to ensure the fuel> standards are being met.> While full B20 support is the goal, several auto and equipment> manufacturers have recognized that the market may not be willing to wait> years for it to happen. DaimlerChrysler was the first auto manufacturer to> approve the use of B20 by government, military and commercial fleet> customers in its 2007 model year Dodge Ram pickup truck. New Holland has> also approved the use of B20 in all of its equipment using New Holland> engines, becoming the first original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to> announce full formal support for B20 in the engines it produces. Now Cummins> has announced B20 support (see above). All major automakers support at least> B5 in their diesel vehicles. For more, please see biodiesel.org. > back to top> > > Don't Get Left Behind on Fuel Quality > > As fuel quality takes center stage, companies with the BQ-9000> seal of approval will have an edge over their competitors. One-day seminars,> held throughout North America, will help companies learn about the program.> "Understanding and Implementing BQ-9000" seminars will provide the> fundamentals for implementing BQ-9000 - the voluntary quality management> system for biodiesel producers and marketers. > > BQ-9000 couples the foundation of universally accepted quality> management systems with the product specification ASTM D 6751, and has> become the premier quality designation in the industry. These seminars focus> on understanding the details of the requirements, the steps to implement the> requirements, and the most efficient approaches to managing the registration> project. Organizers encourage quality managers, operations managers, and> other management personnel from biodiesel industry companies and> organizations to attend. > > The dates are as follows: > a.. April 12-Kansas City, Mo. > b.. May 3 - Charlotte, N.C. > c.. June 14 - Seattle > d.. July 12 - Winnipeg, Manitoba > e.. August 16 - Boston, Mass. > f.. October 18 - Las Vegas> The first two BQ-9000 sessions of the year were held at the> National Biodiesel Conference in February, and in Kansas City in April. > > Visit bq-9000.org or contact Anne Klempke at the NBB office,> 800-841-5849 or aklempke at biodiesel.org, to register for a course. > back to top> > > National Trucking Company's Biodiesel Study Shows Positive> Results > > Dale Decker is a third-generation trucker in the family> business, which started in 1931 with one Model B Ford truck. Since then, the> Fort Dodge, Iowa-based Decker Truck Line has grown to more than 700 trucks> and more than 1,400 trailers, with nine terminals in five states. Dale> Decker found out about biodiesel several years ago. The more he learned, the> more he wanted to try it. Now, Decker Truck Line is not only using> biodiesel, but documenting testing on its use over-the-road fleet use.> > Decker Truck Line, Inc. is the first major trucking company to> compare a soy biodiesel B20 blend to regular diesel in a comprehensive> over-the-road test covering two million miles. Announced last fall, the "Two> Million Mile Haul" has covered 350,000 miles towards the goal. Partners> released interim results at the Mid-America Trucking Show two weeks ago. In> addition to Decker, partners in the Two Million Mile Haul include the Iowa> Soybean Association, National Biodiesel Board, U.S. Department of> Agriculture, Iowa Central Community College and Renewable Energy Group. > > Decker says so far, so good. He has observed cleaner engine oil> analyses, decreased maintenance and no cold weather issues, even with> temperatures in the single digits. Decker Truck Line is using B20 biodiesel> (20% biodiesel, 80% No. 2 petroleum diesel) in 20 of the company's trucks,> running from its terminal in Fort Dodge, Iowa to either Chicago or> Minneapolis. All trucks have Caterpillar C13 or C15 engines built to EPA> 2004 and EPA 2007 emissions levels. > > Caterpillar is also following the results of the study and> conducting further analysis on the effects of biodiesel. To keep Caterpillar> and other companies and agencies abreast of the progress, Decker Truck Line> and Iowa Central Community College have developed a Web site to show> results: www.2millionmilehaul.com. For more details, please visit> www.biodiesel.org. > back to top> > > AFVI National Conf. in Full Swing; Local Public Welcome on Wed.> > > The Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI) is currently> hosting the 13th Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo,> running through April 4 in Anaheim, Calif. More than 1250 fleet and industry> professionals are gathering for four days of information and product> previews. This national conference on all alternative fuels, vehicles and> advanced technologies offers one-stop information and product shopping to> fleets, policy-makers, and advocates for clean transportation choices.> > Beyond educational sessions and keynote addresses, the expo is> held Monday through Wednesday, with one public day, at the Anaheim> Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Hall E. On Public Day, held> Wednesday, there is no admission charge and the expo is open from 8:00 a.m.> to noon.> > The conference features nationally recognized leaders in the> fields of fuels, emissions, vehicles, policy, foreign relations and climate> change. Iconic oilman T. Boone Pickens is joined by federal level> policymakers including foreign policy strategist and former CIA Chief James> Woolsey; Neel Kashkari, Senior Advisor to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson;> and fifteen-year veteran of the U.S. Congress, Pete McCloskey. Joe Jobe, CEO> of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), will present at the conference. Larry> Hagman, "Dallas" star and recent National Biodiesel Conference participant,> will sign autographs. California policymakers, and auto reviewers and> analysts Jim Kenzie of the Toronto Star and JD Power Director of Automotive> Emerging Technologies, Mike Marshall, will also be participating.> > The NBB is a sponsor of this event. > back to top> > > 2007 to be a Bumper Crop Year for Legislation > > States around the country have picked up the pace in addressing> biodiesel policy. Policy makers are considering everything from mandates, to> production incentives, to tax exemptions and credits to encourage the growth> of the industry. > > At least 11 states are considering some form of requirement> legislation that would require a certain percentage of diesel sold in a> state to be biodiesel. These states include Florida, Connecticut, Missouri,> California, Oregon, Mississippi, Arkansas, Nebraska, Montana and New Mexico.> Many states are adding language that would increase a B2 blend (two percent> biodiesel) to a B5 level after a designated period. > > Oregon's mandate legislation has a unique twist in that it> coincides with the city of Portland's biodiesel mandate that passed in 2006> - that effective July 1 all diesel fuel sold by fuel distributors or> resellers to fuel retailers, nonretail dealers or wholesale> purchaser-consumers, to contain a minimum blend of B5. > > Other states have legislation to establish a Task Force, or> study committee, to research mandates; label pumps that dispense biodiesel;> exempt the state's diesel tax for the portion of biodiesel in the blend> (Connecticut and Tennessee); encourage biodiesel use and production through> a variety of tax incentives and grants and loans. For example, Florida> Governor Charlie Crist asked the state legislature for $68 million in> funding incentives for Florida-based biodiesel and ethanol projects. > > California is also considering a series of bills introduced by> Sen. Dean Florez (D-Shafter). Among other things, the proposals would define> biodiesel as a fuel, not an additive, and require meeting ASTM D 6751;> mandate the use of biodiesel in state-owned diesel-powered vehicles; require> the use of biodiesel fuel in school buses throughout the state; create a tax> credit to stimulate the production of biodiesel in California; exempt> biodiesel fuels from state sales and excise taxes; and establish the> California Biodiesel Investment Account, which would offer incentives such> as grant money to build fueling stations, grow feedstock crops and develop> new biodiesel technologies. > > It is likely that many of these proposals will become law in> some form by the end of this year. The year 2007 promises to be yet another> active one for the biodiesel industry. For more details on state> legislation, please visit this link at biodiesel.org. > back to top> > > Earthrace Record Attempt Continues Despite Tragedy > > Earthrace captain Pete Bethune and his crew were allowed to> leave Guatemala in late March after a fatal collision involving their> biodiesel-powered vessel and a fishing boat Mar. 18. Earthrace is a> wave-piercing boat in a bid to break the world record for circumnavigating> the globe. After a year-long promotional tour with the boat, the crew> started the record attempt Mar. 10.> > The crew was detained for 10 days after the incident which left> a local fisherman missing and presumed dead and another seriously injured.> The New Zealander Bethune, and crew, told officials the fishing boat did not> appear on radar and did not have the appropriate lights.> > During this time, Bethune was detained at a military base in> Puerto Quetzal, and it was only after the intervention of the Guatemalan> President, Oscar Berger, that the country allowed Bethune's trial.> > A judge in Guatemala has ruled it was an accident. Bethune has> told the widow of the fisherman killed in the accident they would put his> name on the boat, in memory of him. Bethune and crew feel they helped the> injured man survive by administering saline solution intravenously until> they reached the hospital.> > Bethune and his crew left Guatemala on Mar. 28. Before they> left, repairs had to be made to the propellers. This second set of props was> damaged in the tragic accident. The first set suffered unpredictable wear> and tear and had to be replaced, slowing the boat in the first leg, between> Barbados and Panama.> > The team feels they have an extremely difficult challenge to get> the record now, due to the amount of time they lost in Guatemala, but that> they will do their best, according to an Earthrace press release. The> Discovery Channel Web site (www.discovery.com) has been reporting news on> the endeavor, and has posted numerous background videos. According to> earthrace.net, Earthrace is in San Diego today; the Web site also shows ways> that you can support the ongoing bid attempt. > back to top> > > Houston Power Plant First in U.S. to Run on Biodiesel > > Biofuels Power Corp. has begun producing and selling electricity> into the ERCOT Power Grid from its biodiesel-powered generating plant in Oak> Ridge North, Texas. The Oak Ridge North facility is the first power plant in> the country to run entirely on biodiesel, according to Biofuels Power Corp.> Biofuels Power plans to build a series of biodiesel-powered electric> generating plants to serve residential and industrial customers in the> Houston Metropolitan area.> > The Oak Ridge North facility has a capacity of up to 5 Megawatts> and uses three diesel powered Caterpillar generators that run exclusively on> biodiesel fuel produced by the Safe Renewables Corp. refinery located within> two miles of the power plant. Currently supplying biodiesel fuel to meet> power generation and transportation needs, SRC produces biodiesel from> renewable sources including soy, cottonseed, canola oil and animal fats.> > Biofuels Power company officials say it is now constructing a> larger turbine-based biodiesel power plant at the Safe Renewables' refinery> site. The second facility is expected to deliver over 10 Megawatts into the> Entergy power grid that delivers electricity to customers in East Texas and> Louisiana. Company officials say renewable power projects such as these can> ultimately provide "islands of power," protecting areas from blackouts. > back to top> > > Biodiesel U: Collegiate Exposure to the Alt Fuel > > College students are seen as the future, and increasingly they> are having opportunities to learn about, even profit from, a fuel that is> seen as one necessary for our future energy needs. From music tours that hit> college towns, to a unique scholarship program, biodiesel may become the big> fuel on campus. > > Guster, an independent pop/rock band popular with U.S. students,> hit the road last week on its second annual Campus Consciousness Tour, which> shows students more than just the band's act. The Campus Consciousness Tour> educates on ways to live in a more eco-friendly way, and its biodiesel blend> use is testament to that. Its three buses and one truck run on B20, a blend> of 20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent regular diesel fuel. > > In this cause, Guster is joined by Reverb, a nonprofit> organization founded by Guster guitarist-vocalist Adam Gardner and his wife> Lauren Sullivan. Reverb works with other musical tours to offset their> impact on the environment.> > Minnesota may be a state known for biodiesel, with its 2 percent> standard and its BQ-9000 accredited production facilities. In the> educational community, though, the fuel is being brought to light through a> scholarship program available to high school seniors. The new Clean Air> Choice T scholarships, through the American Lung Association of Minnesota> and the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association is meant to help raise> awareness of biodiesel. A first place, $500 scholarship, and a second place,> $250 scholarship, will be awarded.> > All entries, focusing on benefits, opportunities and impacts of> the fuel's growth, must be submitted by 4:30 p.m., April 30, to the American> Lung Association of Minnesota. Essays must be 1,000 words or less in length.> Online entries are preferred; to submit an entry or for more information,> see cleanairchoice.org. > back to top> > > Upcoming Events > > > > > a.. Brazil Bio-Energy Tour> Renk Agribusiness Institute> March 31-April 10, 2007> Brazil - various cities> www.aae.wisc.edu/renk > > > b.. National Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference> Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVI)> April 1-4, 2007> Anaheim, CA> www.afvi.org > > > c.. Ethanol & Biodiesel Management> OPIS> April 11-13 > Chicago> www.opisnet.com/ethbiomgmt/index.html > > > d.. Clean Moves Expo> April 16-20, 2007> Hannover Fair, Germany> www.cleanmoves.com > > > e.. Biofuel Summit, European Summit for Bio Fuel Industry > April 17 - 18> Madrid > Palacio de Congresos> www.biofuelsummit.es > > > f.. Bioenergy Business 2007> German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest> April 25> Chicago> www.gaccom.org/consulting/bioenergybusiness.html > > > g.. RENEXPO INDIA at the 2nd South-Asia Renewable Energy> Conference> April 25- 26, 2007> New Dehli, Hotel Le Meridian > www.renexpo-india.com > > > h.. AOCS Short Courses at the 98th AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo> May 11-17> Qu?bec City, QC, Canada> http://Annual_Mtg.aocs.org > > > i.. Biofuels Markets Asia> June 12-13 > Orchard Hotel, Singapore> www.greenpowerconferences.com > > > j.. NBB Board Meeting> June 18-20> Washington, D.C.> > Please visit "biodiesel events" on biodiesel.org for more. > back to top> > > > Contact Us > > For more information on biodiesel visit our website at> www.biodiesel.org or contact us at 888-BIODIESEL.> > Amber Pearson, Communications Specialist> apearson at biodiesel.org Bev Thessen, Information> Coordinator> bthessen at biodiesel.org > > > This bulletin is also available in PDF format online at> http://www.biodiesel.org/news/bulletin/ > back to top> > > > > 2004 National Biodiesel Board - www.biodiesel.org > > Unsubscribe > > > -------------- next part --------------> An HTML attachment was scrubbed...> URL:> http://utahbiodiesel.org/pipermail/list_utahbiodiesel.org/attachments/200704> 02/aeb0935d/attachment.html > > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> _________________________________________________________________> This is an email list of Biodiesel Supporters and Users in Utah hosted by> www.utahbiodiesel.org> > To unsubcribe, modify your subscription, or switch from indiviual emails to> digest mode (one email a day), see> http://utahbiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/list_utahbiodiesel.org> Also see www.utahbiodiesel.org for more info.> > End of list Digest, Vol 119, Issue 1> ************************************> > > _________________________________________________________________> This is an email list of Biodiesel Supporters and Users in Utah hosted by www.utahbiodiesel.org> > To unsubcribe, modify your subscription, or switch from indiviual emails to digest mode (one email a day), see http://utahbiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/list_utahbiodiesel.org> Also see www.utahbiodiesel.org for more info.
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