Portland, OregonPortlander Mark Forster made the switch to biodiesel two fill-ups ago, when he drove his diesel-powered Volkswagen Jetta to SeQuential Biofuels' public pumps in Northwest Portland.

Eric Fobes, head of renewables for Pilot, said the new biodiesel pump is an adherence to the company’s commitment to “shaping the future of energy.” “To me and our customers, it’s ...

The Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Soybean Association joined Pilot Travel Centres, PepsiCo and Optimus Technologies to celebrate the launch of a new B99 biodiesel pump for fleets at Pilot’s Des Moines ...

The nation’s largest producer of biodiesel used both state-level and federal incentives to increase the sales of biodiesel ...

But one glorious beam of hope shone forth Tuesday at Decatur’s Pilot Travel Center on East Boyd Road: the unveiling of the nation’s first B99 biodiesel fuel pump for semitruck commercial fleets.

Adam King with PepsiCo fills up the specialized tank with B99 from the first above ground B99 pump in the country at a Pilot fueling station in Urbandale on Thursday. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa ...

The Des Moines region is now home to the first above-ground B99 fueling pump, an action that was celebrated Thursday morning by leaders in the biofuels, trucking and soybean industries. Iowa ...

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the new pump, which allows certain semi trucks to fill up with a 99% biodiesel blended fuel, shows a completion of the ag supply chain, from the field ...