Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Meetings

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF)
• Discussion of Conceptual Approach to Regulation of Alternative Diesel Fuels (PDF 658k)

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF)
• Staff Presentation Color (PDF 480k)
• Staff Presentation B&W (PDF 313k)
• List of References for Literature Search (PDF 100k)

Public workshop in Sacramento from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. to discuss the upcoming regulation establishing specifications for bidoesel and renewable diesel.  This meeting is scheduled to introduce regulatory concepts and solicit stakeholder feedback.  The webcast for this meeting is available at: http://epanet.ca.gov/broadcast/?bdo=1, under the title: Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation Related Workshop

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF 130k)
• Draft Concept Paper for Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Regulation (PDF 31k)
• Presentations:
• Staff Proposal Presentation Black and White (PDF 86k)
• Staff Proposal Presentation Color (PDF 155k)
• Biodiesel and Renewable diesel Study Presentation Black and White (PDF 21k)
• Biodiesel and Renewable diesel Study Presentation Color (PDF 31k)
• Comments Recieved:
• Afton Chemical (PDF 259k)
• CIOMA (PDF 84k)
• NBB (PDF 119k)
• WSPA (PDF 121k)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Discussion topics will include, but are not limited, to the Oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) mitigation and NOx impact emissions study, the biodiesel characterization study, and the biodiesel/renewable diesel multimedia evaluation.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF 221k)
• Presentations
• Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Research Study, Staff Presentation (PDF - 93KB)
• Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Research Study Presentation by Thomas Durbin, CE-CERT, University of California, Riverside (PDF - 234KB)
• Multimedia Evaluation Reports:
• Final California Biodiesel Multimedia Evaluation Tier I Report (PDF - 2.35MB)
• Revised Experimental Plan for Tier II Evaluation of Biodiesel (PDF - 3.04MB)
• Test Data
• Draft Chassis Dynamometer Emissions Test Results for Truck Equipped with a 2000 C-15 Caterpillar Engine (PDF - 597KB)
• Draft CE-CERT Engine Dynamometer Emissions Test Results for a 2007 MBE4000 Engine     (PDF -293KB )
• Test Report
  
• Draft Report of CE-CERT Engine Testing on a 2006 Cummins ISM (PDF - 1.11MB)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to the biodiesel tier one report and biodiesel emissions tests.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-101k)
• Presentations:
• Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Emissions Study and Biodiesel Multimedia Evaluation - black and white (PDF-1.55mb) or color (PDF-529k)
• Biodiesel and Renewable Diesel Research Study Presentation by Thomas Durbin, CE-CERT, University of California, Riverside (PDF-544k)
• California Biodiesel Multimedia Evaluation Tier I Report Presentation by Thomas McKone, University of California, Berkeley (PDF-3.3mb)
• California Biodiesel Multimedia Evaluation Tier II Report Presentation by Timothy Ginn, University of California, Davis (PDF-760k)
• Multimedia Evaluation Reports:
• California Biodiesel Multimedia Evaluation Tier I Report (PDF-2.0mb)
  
• Experimental Plan for Tier II Evaluation of Biodiesel (PDF-260k)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, updates to on-road engine and vehicle tests and discussions on non-road test protocols.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-95k)
• Presentations:
  • Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Research Study - black and white (PDF-362k) or color (PDF-348k)
  • Development of the Light Load UDDS and CARB  Heavy-Heavy-Duty Diesel Truck Engine Dynamometer Test Cycles by Thomas D. Durbin, CE-CERT, University of California, Riverside (PDF-228k)

Meeting on June 19, 2008 has been CANCELED and is RESCHEDULED to July 8, 2008

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, biodiesel characterization and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) impact study updates, NOx mitigation study, and biodiesel multimedia.

• UPDATED Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-54k)
• Presentations:
  • Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Research Study - black and white (PDF-89k) or color (PDF-103k)
  • Presentation by Thomas McKone, University of California, Berkeley and Timothy Ginn, University of California, Davis (PDF-1.06mb)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, biodiesel characterization and oxides of nitrogen (NOx) impact study updates, NOx mitigation study, and biodiesel multimedia.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-104k).

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, updates to fuels, engine selection, and vehicle selection.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-88k).
• Presentation:
  • Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Research Study - black and white (PDF-84k) or color (PDF-133k)
• Revised Test Protocol:
  • Part Two: Emission Tests (PDF-121k)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in El Monte from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, updates to fuels, storage, engine selection, and vehicle selection.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-56k).
• Presentations:
  • Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Research Study - black and white (PDF-200k) or color (PDF-75k)
  • CARB Diesel vs Federal Diesel - black and white (PDF-16k) or color (PDF-24k)
• Test Protocols:
  • CARB Biodiesel Characterization Study (PDF-62k)
  • Part One: Fuels (PDF-32k)
  • Part Two: Emission Tests (PDF-120k)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to, test logistics, test protocol, and NOx mitigation.

• Updated Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-107k). (Please note that the teleconference Dial-In# and Participant Code have been changed)
• Presentations:
  • ARB Staff Presentation - in black and white (PDF-225k), in color (PDf-293k)

Biodiesel/Renewable Diesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to the ARB Biofuels/Renewable Diesel Research Plan.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-70k)
• ARB Staff Presentation - in black and white (PDF-353k), in color (PDF-385k)
• Presentation of A 2^nd Opinion Inc. - "Avoid Data that Hides Behind Error Band" by Cal Hodge (PDF-81k)

Biofuels Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 1:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to the ARB Biofuels Research Plan.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-70k)
• Proposed Work Plan for Biofuels Research Study (PDF-600k)
• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF-70k)
• Presentation of National Biodiesel Board - "ASTM Specification Update" by Steve Howell (PDF-724k)

The following documents are copies of the grants and contracts for the Biofuels Research Study:

• Center for Environmental Research and Technology - UC Riverside:
  • Grant Summary and Authorization Form (PDF-1.03mb)
• UC Berkeley:
  • Grant Summary and Authorization Form (PDF-425k)
  • Contract Agreement (PDF-3.63mb)
• UC Davis:
  • Grant Summary and Authorization Form (PDF-406k)
  • Contract Agreement (PDf-3.13mb)

Biodiesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to the Revised ARB Draft Advisory on Biodiesel and the ARB biodiesel research plan.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-80K)
• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF-37K)
• Proposed Biodiesel Research (PDF-134K)
• Submitted Comments on the Draft Biodiesel Advisory:
  • Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (PDF-1,670K)
  • American Trucking Associations, Inc. (PDF-42K)
  • Neste Oil (PDF-68K)
  • Western States Petroleum Association (PDF-27K)
• Submitted Comments on the Proposed Biodiesel Research Study:
  • BP America Inc. (PDF-17K)
  • Engine Manufacturers Association (PDF-156K)
  • Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District (PDF-16K)
  • Western States Petroleum Association (PDF-25K)

Biodiesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Discussion topics will include, but are not limited to the Revised ARB Draft Advisory on Biodiesel, the ARB biodiesel research plan, and the American Society of Testing and Materials activities.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF-82K)
• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF-53K)
• Proposed Biodiesel Research (PDF-307K)

Biodiesel Briefing to the Board in Fresno

• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF - 359K)

Biodiesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to discuss Biodiesel Fuel issues related to air pollution.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF - 82K)
• ARB Staff Presentation (PDF - 75K)
• Other Presentations:
  • Effects of Biodiesel on NOx Emmissions by Robert McCormick (NREL) (PDF-452k)
  • ASTM Biodiesel Update by Steve Howell (National Biodiesel Board) (PDF-54k)

Biodiesel Work Group Meeting in Sacramento from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to discuss Biodiesel Fuel issues related to air pollution.

• Meeting Notice and Agenda (PDF - 132K)