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Strategies for Biofuels of the future must be developed jointly by all parties involved. This is the conclusion experts from the mineral oil, automotive and Biodiesel industries drew at the ‘6th International Conference on Biodiesel – A Fuel on the Move’. more…

Again the Biodiesel quality of AGQM’s member companies is at top level in 2012; the annual report of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitaetsmanagement Biodiesel (AGQM), available now, impressively demonstrates that the production of high-class products is paramount for all members. more…

On 7 and 8 May 2013 The Association of Quality Management Biodiesel (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Qualitaetsmanagement Biodiesel e.V., AGQM) will host its ‘6th International Conference on Biodiesel’ in Berlin. One session of the conference will deal in particular with the increasing requirements Biodiesel must fulfil both as pure fuel or blend component with regard to emissions, performance, material durability and wear as well as the reduction of fuel consumption. more…

AGQM’s 6th International Conference on Biodiesel will be held in Berlin on 7th – 8th May 2013. At the beginning of the conference an outline will be given of the current market development of Biodiesel on the internationally crucial sales markets (EU, USA, Asia, South America). The German Biodiesel industry will take position with regard to the EU Commission’s proposals concerning renewable energies and fuel quality guidelines. more…

The working group Quality Management Biodiesel e.V. (AGQM) has completed the sixth test period of the no-harm test for oxidation stabilisers and added additional products to its no-harm list. These demanding tests ensure that chemical and physical properties are not affected by the use of oxidation stabilisers in Biodiesel, that no inadmissible reciprocal effects occurs with other oxidation stabilisers used in Diesel fuel (B7) and that security datasheets are available for the additive. more…

The Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen e.V. (UFOP) welcomes the approval issued by Deutz AG for biodiesel as a clean fuel (B100) for the Agripower engines of series TCD 6.1 L6 and TCD 7.8 L6. more…

The Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM) organises again in cooperation with the Fachausschuss für Mineralöl- und Brennstoffnormung (FAM) a round robin test for Biodiesel and rapeseed oil fuel. more…

As already done in 2011, AGQM releases a report on the quality of Biodiesel produced in Germany. This report once again confirms the high quality level of the tested Biodiesel produced by AGQM members which exceeds that required by the Biodiesel standard DIN EN 14214 and the sometimes even more stringent AGQM specifications. more…

New date for a hand-on Seminar with Focus on Synthesis and Analysis of Biodiesel The Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM) offers in cooperation with the Analytik Service GmbH (ASG) a seminar from 10 to 12 September 2012, held in English. more…

Biodiesel does not have a negative impact on the filterability of Diesel fuel – this is the resumé of a study of the Association Quality Management Biodiesel (AGQM) which was now completed in cooperation with the mineral oil companies Total Deutschland GmbH and OMV AG. Diesel fuel according to standard DIN EN 590 contains Biodiesel of up to 7 % V/V. more…