The meeting this month, Tuesday October 23rd, promises to be very interesting!
Please join us to hear about what is cooking in Washington & the NW in regards
to biodiesel! Wondering about the new distribution sites? Dr. Dan has a new
station! Propel has a new station (or two?)! How many stores is Safeway
selling B20 at???
How about WA state production? What is going on with Standard Biodiesel- are
they making fuel from reclaimed restaurant grease? Where are they selling it?
What about Imperium, and their 100MGY plant? Will they still produce fuel in
Seattle? What about the smaller producers- are they still going strong? New
players???
What about the farmers? How much Canola will be grown in the region in 2008?
Other feedstocks? What is going on with algae???
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to some answers!!! Thanks to
Network member & volunteer, Nikola Davidson (oh yeah- she is also with the NW
Biofuels Association!), we should learn a lot this month. Check our website,
www.nwbiodiesel.org, for more details.
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We have changed the topic of our November meeting to “sustainability”.
There have been numerous local, national, and international articles and reports
focused on the potential negative aspects of biodiesel- usually focusing on
feedstocks. We have decided to ask some local producers and retailers to give
us their perspective on what this means. The consumers here in the NW are
fortunate to not only have a vibrant biodiesel market, but also a responsive
industry.
All of the following businesses were invited, & are going to have representation
at our November 27th moderated discussion: Standard Biodiesel, Dr. Dan’s,
Imperium Biofuels, Propel Biofuels, & Whole Energy. SeQuential may come up
from Oregon as well. We encourage all NW producers, distributors, & retailers
to join us- there will be opportunity for everyone to share your views as well!
Peter Moulton, from Climate Solutions (now the Bioenergy Coordinator for the
Washington Department of Community, Trade & Economic Development), will be our
moderator.
This is intended to be a fairly informal discussion, with plenty of opportunity
for members to ask questions. As always, our meetings are open to the public
(our members ARE the public!)- so bring your friends, and forward this to
anyone you like. We will expect all questions to be civil- please bring your
opinions, but also be ready to listen and learn.
The October meeting, this coming Tuesday, will be a great lead-in to the
November meeting- I encourage to attend both, and bring your friends!
Aaron Kahn
NW Biodiesel Network
206.227.9542
