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Ron Kotrba
Ron Kotrba is Editor of Biodiesel Magazine and Biorefining Magazine, published by BBI International and based out of Grand Forks, North Dakota. Before becoming editor of Biodiesel Magazine, Kotrba was senior writer for all of BBI International’s publications, writing for the company since January 2005. Prior to that, Kotrba was an advanced engineering laboratory technician for an OEM exhaust supplier and was involved in developmental work on diesel aftertreatment systems such as diesel particulate filters, urea SCR and lean NOx traps. Kotrba earned a bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.
Latest Posts by Ron Kotrba
May 14, 2012
New Mexico Consortium to break ground on research center May 18
The New Mexico Consortium's biology research facility, a 24,000 square-foot research center and greenhouse, will focus in part on biofuel production, especially fuels derived from certain plants and algae. The event will take place May 18 at 4:00 pm. READ MORE
May 10, 2012
Adaptive evolution of yeast
BioTork and NCERC make progress in developing commercially applicable xylose-fermenting yeast READ MORE
May 03, 2012
Los Angeles water dept. seeks algae information
Get in early on Los Angeles' interest in developing algae production demonstrations on Owens Lake far north of the city. READ MORE
April 27, 2012
Feedstock and Material Handling
April 26, 2012
Advanced biofuels win major victories on Capitol Hill today
A 180-degree turnaround happened today in Washington as the Senate ag committee passed an amendment offered by Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Dick Lugar, R-Ind., that would restore $800 million in mandatory funding to the Farm Bill energy title. READ MORE
April 19, 2012
Celebrity influence in green living
Right or wrong, celebrities have the power to influence decision-making READ MORE
April 12, 2012
It ain't rocket science ... well, now it is
Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and the EERC held a commissioning ceremony for a high-pressure dry solids pump that enables significant scale down of commercial gasification systems. READ MORE
April 05, 2012
Proterro meets milestones for fermentation-ready sugars
Reaching for less than 10 cents a pound READ MORE
April 03, 2012
Indian ministry test-drives diesel vehicle on algae biofuel
The Indian Ministry of Science and Technology announced on March 30 the government's first test-run of 100 percent algae-derived biodiesel in a Chevrolet Tavera, a diesel multi-utility vehicle made by General Motors for the Indian automotive market. READ MORE
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