Alternative Fuels Index

The Alternative Fuels Index focuses on seven Alternative Fuel products registered and approved by the Department of Energy to meet current AF U.S. standards. These products now include Biodiesel, Ethanol, Propane, Methanol, Electricity, Hydrogen, and Natural Gas. Coverage includes: industry commentary relating to supply, price, policy and news, detailed and accurate prices and trend analysis at the wholesale level, and refined products cost comparisons.

American Soybean Association (ASA)

The American Soybean Association is a national trade association representing soybean growers in the United States. Its mission is to improve U.S. soybean farmer profitability.

Bio Based Information Systems

Bio Based Information Systems is a news information portal featuring commercial information about bioproducts, biofuels, and bioenergy.

BioCycle

BioCycle magazine articles focus on recycling residuals into value added products including the production of ethanol and biodiesel from waste materials.

Biodiesel Association of Canada

The Biodiesel Association of Canada is a not-for-profit industry association mandated to promote the development of a Canadian commercial biodiesel industry through education, technical research, and government liaison activities.

Biodiesel Pre-Feasibility

The Biodiesel Prefeasibility Assessment Website provides users with a set of tools for creating financial models that determine the viability of biodiesel production plants.

Biomass Energy Research Association

The Biomass Energy Research Association is composed of biofuels researchers, companies, and advocates that promotes education and research on renewable biomass energy and waste-to-energy systems.

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA)

The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association s a non-profit organization mandated to promote renewable biofuels (ethanol, biodiesel) for automotive transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities.

Clean Cities

DOE's Clean Cities Program supports public-private partnerships that deploy AFVs and build supporting alternative fuel infrastructure.

Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC)

The Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC) is a not-for-profit organization that actively supports the development and production of fuels that can reduce air pollution and lessen our dependence on imported oil. For more than a decade, CFDC has been combining the efforts of a variety of interests and played a crucial leadership role in the development of a national energy strategy, passage of clean fuel legislation and regulations, and the fostering of new fuel technologies and manufacturing processes.

EERE Bioenergy Topics

Located on the DOE EREN Web site, the Bioenergy Topics page offers links to information about the following areas of biomass technology including biopower, biofuels, biobased chemicals, and integrated bioenergy systems and assessments.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus USA

The goal of Clean School Bus USA is to reduce both children's exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses.

Griffin Industries Biodiesel

Griffin Industries manufacturers biodiesel fuel that is produced from both virgin soy oil and recycled vegetable oils. Biodiesel is an approved alternative fuel for compression ignition engines.

Iowa State University Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies

Iowa State University Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies seeks to promote the development of sustainable environmental technologies, such as biobased products and bioenergy, through research, education, and outreach programs.

Minnesotans for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ME3)

ME3 is a coalition working to improve the quality of life, environment, and economy of Minnesota by promoting energy efficiency and the sound use of renewable energy. Through a program of research, public education, and intervention in the decision-making process, ME3 seeks to develop and build consensus for an energy vision that will ensure the well being of future generations.

NREL Biomass Research

The Mission of the Biomass Research Division at NREL is to lead a national effort to develop innovative, market-driven biotechnologies for producing fuels and chemicals from renewable resources.

NREL Nonpetroleum Based Fuels

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) nonpetroleum Based Fuels (NPBF) activity works to overcome technical barriers to expand markets for gaseous fuels, including natural gas and hydrogen, and new liquid fuels such as Fischer-Tropsch diesel and biodiesel. Longer term research and development is being performed on fuels that enable highly efficient and clean engines to employ advanced combustion concepts.

NREL ReFUEL Laboratory

NREL's Renewable Fuels and Lubricants (ReFUEL) Research Laboratory is a test facility for advanced fuels in heavy-duty engines and vehicles and advanced heavy hybrid vehicles.

National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium (NAFTC)

The National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium develops and delivers standard, competency based training for automotive trainers, technicians, and others in the AFV field.

National Biodiesel Board (NBB)

NBB is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the United States. NBB has developed into a comprehensive industry association, which coordinates and interacts with a broad range of cooperators including industry, government, and academia. NBB's membership is composed of state, national, and international feedstock and feedstock processor organizations, biodiesel suppliers, fuel marketers and distributors, and technology providers.

National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR)

NCAUR invents new uses of agriculture commodities for industrial and food products, develops new technology to improve environmental quality, and provides technical support to federal regulatory and action agencies. The center's fuels and chemicals division is working on new ways to increase the production of both ethanol and biodiesel.

Northeast Regional Biomass Program

One of five regional biomass programs established by DOE, the Northeast Regional Biomass Program evaluates biomass technologies and fuels and provides objective, reliable information to consumers and policy leaders. The NRBP carries out its mission through an extensive network of local, state, and national government organizations, and partnerships with private industry.

Regional Transportation Center (RTC)

Created for use by both private motorists and fleets, the Regional Transportation Center (RTC) in San Diego, California sells alternative fuels such as biodiesel, propane, compressed natural gas, and ethanol. The $18 million facility also features an AFV showroom, a full service department staffed by AFV-trained technicians, and resources for alternative fuels education and training.

Renewable Energy Policy Project

REPP-CREST's goal is to accelerate the use of renewable energy by providing credible information, insightful analysis, and innovative strategies amid changing energy markets and mounting environmental needs.

Silverthorn

Silverthorn provides all blends of biodiesel to Maryland and Washington, DC.

Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program

The Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program encourages economic development of bioenergy technology applications by fostering cooperation between government and industry. The program seeks to improve capabilities and effectiveness in the production and use of biomass resources, support planning efforts to make these resources available, encourage economic development through private investment in biomass technologies, and engage in research projects that demonstrate biomass technology applications.

The Energy Cooperative

The Energy Cooperative is a nonprofit, member-owned cooperative with over 6500 members throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania. Founded in 1979 by Weaver's Way, a successful food cooperative in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, the Energy Cooperative has provided savings on home heating oil for 25 years. The Energy Cooperative also distributes biodiesel and is constructing a pilot plant to determine optimum conversion technology for trap grease as a biodiesel feedstock.

The Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University

The Institute for Sustainable Energy at Eastern Connecticut State University was established in December 2001 to identify, develop, and implement the means for achieving a sustainable energy future. The Institute focuses on issues relating to formation of public policy, conservation, efficient use of energy, renewable energy sources, protection of environmental resources, and the dissemination of technical information to users and providers of energy.

U.S. Department of Energy Biomass Program

The National Biofuels Program is working to find more effective ways to use biomass through the development of conversion technologies for the production of bio-based fuels like ethanol and biodiesel.

USDA Bioenergy Program

The Bioenergy Program seeks to expand industrial consumption of agricultural commodities by promoting their use in production of bioenergy (ethanol and biodiesel).

USDA Biofuels Program

This page describes the current research programs conducted by the USDA in the development of agriculturally grown feedstocks and conversion processes for producing ethanol and biodiesel.

United Soybean Board

The United Soybean Board is an organization committed to implementing new technologies that will improve the United States soybean industry in terms of market expansion and production quality.

Veggie Van Organization

A non-profit organization that provides biodiesel education and educational materials.

West Central Soy

West Central is a leading manufacturer and distributor of environmentally preferred fuels, lubricants, and cleaners. SoyPOWER products combine the power and versatility of the soybean to create renewable, alternatives to petroleum based products. SoyPOWER products were developed to meet original equipment manufacturer's performance requirements for lubricants and fuels while reducing environmental impact and pollution. If you are seeking an alternative diesel fuel that reduces regulated and cancer causing engine emissions, a lubricant that reduces environmental liability, or a cleaner that is safer for human use, SoyPOWER provides the answer.

Western Regional Biomass Energy Program

The Western Regional Biomass Energy Program is one of five Regional Biomass Energy Programs established and funded by DOE. Thirteen states participate in the Western Regional Biomass Energy Program including Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.