Two biodiesel conferences come to Florida in February
In early February, two biodiesel conventions will be held in the Kissimmee/Orlando area in Florida. The first is the 5th Annual Sustainable Biodiesel Summit (SBS) on the 2nd and 3rd. Directly following that, the National Biodiesel Board will host its National Biodiesel Conference & Expo 2008 from the 3rd to the 6th. Both events will be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. The NBB says the organizers are "expecting [the] 2008 [conference] to break all past attendance and exhibitor records, thanks to the insatiable learning capacity of our industry members."
As for the SBS, the organizers are trying to tie sustainability to the bottom line, always a smart choice. It is unfortunate that these two events can't be merged in some way, as the SBS "focuses not [on] biodiesel for its own sake, but biodiesel as a means to realize greater environmental stewardship, shared economic development (particularly through smaller, community-scale businesses), and a stable, secure, self-reliant energy future." This is a message that everyone in the biodiesel industry should be able to expo around.
[Source: NBB, SBS]
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GreyFlcn 1:55AM (1/22/2008)
Lol.
Except that Palm Oil, Soy Oil, and Rapeseed Oil aren't environmentally sustainable.
That makes up about 99% of the world biodiesel market.
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Owain Ozymandias Buck 8:05AM (1/22/2008)
Actually blue buzzard, Rapeseed, canola, and other Brassica species have great potential as oilseed crops for biodiesel--especially as a winter crop in warmer climates. We need breeding programs to produce varieties with high yield on low inputs and excellent biodiesel feedstock properties. Such varieties could increase biodiesel production and not compete with food market oilseed.
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