Your Host: Lyle Estill
Estill is the author of numerous articles, essays, and blog entries, including the book, Biodiesel Power; the Passion, People and Politics of the Next Renewable Fuel. Around town he is less known for his speeches and contributions to energy policy than he is for his full head of hair.
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Category Archives: General Events
RSB Certification
On February 26, 2013, Piedmont received its certification from the Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels. In doing so they became the first biodiesel plant to receive such a distinction.
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Piedmont Biofuels named Best For the World
3- 07-2012 Piedmont Biofuels is named on the first ‘Best for the World’ companies list. B Lab released the first ‘Best for the World’ lists recognizing companies creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact. The ‘Best for the … Continue reading
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NEWS!–Piedmont Biofuels successfully scales up commercial enzyme-based biodiesel production
Breakthrough Expedites Transformation of Biodiesel Production —————————————————————————————— Piedmont Biofuels announced today that the company has commenced the first commercial scale zero-waste production of biodiesel in the United States using its proprietary approach of enzyme catalysis. Biodiesel is a diesel fuel … Continue reading
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Piedmont Biofuels Founder Recognized with National Award
Pittsboro, NC—————-Piedmont Biofuels founder Rachel Burton was awarded the 2011 “Biodiesel Researcher of the Year” by the National Biodiesel Board at a ceremony in Kansas City, Missouri. The annual award is focused on the technical advancement of biodiesel and has … Continue reading
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Biodiesel Intensive Workshop, Sustainable Biodiesel Summit
Join us in Pittsboro March 2-4 for the Biodiesel Intensive Workshop. Stick around for the Sustainable Biodiesel Summit on March 5th, and join us for a Mardi Gras party in Pittsboro that night.
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Come see us at the National Biodiesel Conference!
Piedmont Biofuels will be at the National Biodiesel Conference and Expo! Come by our booth # 317 at the Expo and don’t forget to catch Piedmont’s presentation during the conference. Rachel will be presenting about our new enzymatic biodiesel technology … Continue reading
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January Grease Appreciation Dinner
Piedmont Biofuels is pleased to announce the date for our next Grease Appreciation Dinner for the month of January. For those of you who don’t know, Grease Appreciation is a monthly dinner designed to give back to the restaurants who … Continue reading
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Grease Appreciation Night
Join us on December 13th for dinner at 6:30 at Piedmont restaurant in Durham. We like to support our restaurant partners.
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Oil Seed Crushing Workshop
11am to 3pm Saturday September 18th An indepth look at Cold Press Seed Crushing with the maker of the acclaimed Komet series seedpress. Piedmont Biofuels is pleased to announce that it will be hosting Dirk Skuras of IBG Monforts for … Continue reading
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Grease Appreciation Night Weds Aug 18
Wednesday August 18th from 6:30 pm. At Top of the Hill, on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. We like to support the restaurants that give us the grease to keep making biodiesel, we call it Partners in Sustainability. We honestly … Continue reading
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