News - Biodiesel

An animal science professor with the University of Minnesota says the added nutritional variability caused by the extraction of oil from corn dried distillers grains with solubles has raised the need for tools that will provide accurate estimates of the energy values of these ingredients.

A researcher with Amlan International reports a byproduct of biodiesel production offers potential as a low cost energy source in swine rations.

Manitoba Hydro, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada’s National Renewable Diesel Demonstration Initiative (NRDDI), is supporting a $340,000 project that will demonstrate the use of biodiesel blends (5%) and long term storage under extreme cold weather conditions in electric generators in a remote northern Manitoba community.

Manitoba continues to be a Canadian leader in biofuels use and the introduction of amendments to the Biofuels Act would establish a new grant program to support biodiesel production, Innovation, Energy and Mines Minister Dave Chomiak said.

Research conducted by the University of Manitoba has shown adding the right amount of glycerol to swine manure can double biogas production during anaerobic digestion.

Manitoba has taken another step forward as a leader in support of the biofuels industry by becoming the first jurisdiction in the country to implement a biodiesel mandate, Premier Greg Selinger said today at Speedway International, a Manitoba biodiesel processing facility.

Manitoba is continuing its role as a leader in the development and support of biofuels by becoming the first province to implement mandated biodiesel, Science, Technology, Energy and Mines Minister Jim Rondeau announced.

The Government of Canada is investing in research that will boost the Canadian economy and help farmers to increase their production of sought-after Canadian canola.