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2012 National Biodiesel Conference

The 2012 National Biodiesel Conference and Expo will be held February 5-8 at the Gaylord Palms Convention Center in Orlando. "It is the only event that gathers biodiesel decision-makers from across North America and the world. Opportunities abound for attendees and exhibitors to network, connect and learn. This event will explore the topics of governmental policy, technical issues and marketing trends in the biodiesel industry." 02/05/2012

Tax credit for biodiesel fuels to expire?

Baucus Looks to Create Certainty with Long-Term, Pro-Jobs Solution to Tax Extenders Finance Chair: Tax Reform Must Reshape Tax Code to Help Businesses Grow with Smart Incentives Washington, DC – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) today called for a long-term, pro-jobs solution that would end the uncertainty caused by tax provisions requiring frequent renewal, commonly called “tax extenders.” In a committee hearing, Baucus spoke about the need to examine these tax extenders as part of the tax reform process to determine how best to retool incentives that help businesses invest and create jobs. Baucus has made clear he will fight to include these tax extenders as part of the current payroll tax cut conference. “The lack of certainty about these tax extenders is bad for American families, bad for businesses looking to create jobs and bad for our economy. When Congress provides businesses with long-term incentives that cover their entire business plans, businesses can invest with confidence and our economy can grow,” Baucus said. “Each day businesses do not know whether tax extenders will be in place means less American manufacturing, less production and fewer jobs.” Many provisions in the tax code are set to expire annually or biannually, but Congress passes legislation that extends them instead. There are more than 50 of these traditional tax extenders, and the frequent threat of expiration causes uncertainty among taxpaying businesses, families and individuals. These tax extenders also narrow the tax base, necessitating higher rates. In addition, the yearly process required to pass each extender package consumes much of the legislative calendar. At today’s hearing, Baucus discussed how difficult it is for businesses to plan and invest when the tax credits and deductions they rely upon last no longer than a few years. He cited the tax credit for biodiesel fuels, which was created in 2004 to help the young industry mature and has been extended three times. When the credit lapsed for nearly all of 2010, biodiesel production dropped by nearly 40 percent as a result. More than 9,000 jobs were lost and 80 facilities shut down. Baucus said that through tax reform, Congress should address the shortcomings of these tax provisions and choose whether to fix them permanently or allow them to expire. 02/05/2012

Biodiesel production sets new record

Soy Biodiesel Helps America’s Advanced Biofuel Top 1 Billion Gallons ST. LOUIS (February 3, 2012) – Biodiesel became a one-billion gallon industry, setting an all-time production record last year. That’s thanks in part to its predominant fuel source: soy biodiesel. U.S. biodiesel production far exceeded the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2011 production requirement of 800 million gallons. In fact, production reached nearly 1.1 billion gallons, which surpassed the previous record of 690 million gallons set in 2008. U.S. soybean farmers and their checkoff helped establish soy’s role in the biodiesel marketplace, originally looking for a new use of surplus soybean oil more than 20 years ago. Today, the soybean checkoff continues to support biodiesel through research and education efforts... 02/05/2012

Sirona News

Sirona Fuels and Sirona Cares Launch Sirona Cares for Schools

San Francisco, CA – June 21, 2010 – Sirona Fuels, owner of the Blue Sky Bio-Fuels biodiesel refinery in Oakland, and the Sirona Cares Foundation, a San Francisco-based non-profit, have launched the Sirona Cares for Schools program. This program invites local restaurants to donate... 06/21/2010

Sirona Fuels Launches Jatropha Community Farming in Haiti

San Francisco, CA – April 27, 2009 Sirona Fuels, an emerging leader in alternative fuels, announced today that it has begun Jatropha planting operations in Haiti over the past month in a joint venture with 3C Missions, an organization that has established a relief... Sirona Fuels, 04/28/2009

Sirona Fuels Partnering With The Renewable Energy in Emerging Markets Conference 2009

*Working Biodiesel Refinery Site Visits Offered to Conference Attendees * *San Francisco, CA - April 9, 2009* - Sirona Fuels, an emerging leader in alternative fuels, announced today that it is partnering with the Renewable Energy in the Emerging Markets (REEM) conference in San Francisco... 04/09/2009

Events

REEM '09 Conference

April 27, 2009 - April 29, 2009

Implementation of Renewable Energy in the Emerging Markets of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean 2009 (REEM09) is an inaugural event that will unite leaders in renewable energy and develop systems for implementing these technologies in countries within the...

The National Biodiesel Conference and Expo

February 1, 2009 - February 4, 2009

The conference's theme is Leading Change Now. Community members will be granted free admission to the conference Feb. 4. Those wishing to attend the conference Feb. 4 don’t need to pre-register. Registration will be completed on-site. Interested individuals should...

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