Biodiesel

Greg Pahl

Resources

Organizations and Online Resources

Australia

Australian Biofuels Association
P.O. Box 3753
Manuka, ACT 2603
Phone: 61-2-6295-2399
An industry group that provides useful information on biodiesel, ethanol, and more.

Biodiesel Association of Australia
P.O. Box 301
Homebush South, NSW 2140
Phone: 61-2-9746-7617
Web site: www.biodiesel.org.au
An industry association whose Web site offers a wide range of information on biodiesel, including facts, standards, news, an online library, links, and much more.

Austria

Austrian Biofuels Institute
Graben 14/2, Pf. 97
A-1014 Vienna
ATU4168608
Phone: 43-1-534-56-33
Web site: www.biodiesel.at
An international center of expertise on liquid biofuels (in German and English).

Canada

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Web site: www.greenfuels.org
An industry-association Web site that offers information on ethanol and biodiesel with links and more (in English and French).

Europe

European Biodiesel Board
Brd Saint-Michel 47
1040 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: 32-2-737-76-13
E-mail: ebb@ebc-youroffice.com
Web site: www.ebb-eu.org
A nonprofit organization with the aim of promoting the use of biodiesel in the European Union.

Teaching Chemistry By Vegetable Oil Theme
Web site: http://koal2.cop.fi/leonardo/
The Web site of a European vocational education chemistry program that focuses on biodiesel and vegetable oil chemistry including lab safety information and an extensive analytical section (some in German).

France

Club des Villes Diester France
Web site: www.villesdiester.asso.fr
An educational and collaborative network of biodiesel users, producers, and institutions, formed to help promote greater use of biodiesel (in French and some English).

Gerrmany

Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen, or UFOP)
E-mail: ufop@wpr-communication.de
Web site: www.ufop.de
An educational and promotional Web site containing a wide range of resources with both a German and international focus (in German and English).

Japan

Nanohana Project Network
1273-5 Kamitoyoura, Azuchicho, Gamou-gun, Shiga Pref.
Shiga Prefecture Environment and Consumer Cooperative
Phone: 81-748-46-4551
Fax: 81-748-46-4550
E-mail: nanohana@nanohana.gr.jp
An organization dedicated to the local production and consumption of biodiesel from used cooking oil made from locally grown agricultural feedstocks.

United Kingdom

Allied Biodiesel Industries (UK)
Web site: www.biofuels.fsnet.co.uk/biobiz.htm
An organization representing the British biodiesel industry; the Web site offers information and links to suppliers, filling station locations, and more.

British Association for Bio Fuels and Oils
E-mail: info@biodiesel.co.uk
Web site: www.biodiesel.co.uk
An organization dedicated to the promotion of transport fuels and oils from renewable sources. The Web site offers a good selection of resources and links, information on emissions, and more.

United States

Alternative Fuels Data Center
Web site: www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/afdc/
A comprehensive site for information on alternative fuels and vehicles.

National Biodiesel Board
P.O. Box 104888
Jefferson City, MO 65110-4898
Phone: 800-841-5849
Web site: www.biodiesel.org
The Web site is an excellent and extensive source of current industry information on biodiesel, news, technical information, links, and much more.

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-275-3000
E-mail: webmaster@nrel.gov
Web site: www.nrel.gov
The leading center for renewable energy research in the United States.

Cooperatives (U.S.)

The Berkeley Biodiesel Collective
Berkeley, California
E-mail: berkeleybiodiesel@yahoo.com

The Biofuels Research Cooperative (Straight Vegetable Oil)
Sebastopol, California
E-mail: veggieoilcoop@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.vegoilcoop.org/index.htm

Boulder Biodiesel Cooperative
Boulder, Colorado
Phone: 303-449-3277
Web site: www.boulderbiodiesel.com

The Grease Works! Biodiesel Cooperative
Corvallis, Oregon
Email: justin@grease-works.com
Web site: www.grease-works.com

Pioneer Valley Biodiesel Cooperative
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Phone: 413-247-0163
E-mail: biodieselcoop@aol.com

Portland’s Biodiesel Cooperative
Portland, Oregon
E-mail: info@gobiodiesel.com
Web site: www.gobiodiesel.com

Other Biodiesel Resources

Biodiesel America
Web site: www.biodieselamerica.org
Comprehensive Web site about small-scale biodiesel production and more. Home of the Veggie Van, offering comprehensive information about biodiesel, the popular book on how to make it yourself, biodiesel history, FAQs, products, and much more.

Distribution Drive
Biodiesel links
Web site: www.distributiondrive.com/links.html
An exhaustive list of biodiesel and industry links on the site of a Texas biodiesel supplier.

Fat of the Land
Web site: www.lardcar.com
Web site for the classic 1995 film Fat of the Land, describing the humorous adventures of five women who drove across the United States in a biodieselpowered van.

Journey to Forever
Web site: journeytoforever.org
A highly educational Web site containing a wealth of information about biodiesel and many other sustainable-living subjects, including links to additional sources (in English, Japanese, and Chinese).

Veggie Avenger
Web site: www.veggieavenger.com
Comprehensive information about biofuels and related technology, with news, glossary, numerous links, and much more about biodiesel and straight vegetable oil.

Online Discussion Groups

Biodiesel Discussion Forum
Web site: biodiesel.infopop.cc
A discussion forum and message board sponsored by the BioBeetle, Maui Recycling Service, and Pacific Biodiesel.

BiodieselNow.com
Web site: www.biodieselnow.com
A comprehensive site that offers answers to virtually any question about biodiesel in the United States and around the world (foreign-language skills helpful for some message threads). Considered by many to be the biodiesel online discussion site.