The Biodiesel Association of Australia was a major name in the biodiesel scenario of Australia. It used to be the representative of the biodiesel industry of Australia and ran from 2000 to June 2007. The Biodiesel Association of Australian is not accepting any request for membership after the arrival of the Biofuels Association of Australia. The primary aim of the Biodiesel Association of Australia was to create a biodiesel industry in Australia that could be sustained over a long run, was viable from an economic point of view and had a lot of credibility. They were supposed to have adhered to the quality, environmental and community standards that are in place in Australia.
There are certain activities that were practiced by the Biodiesel Association of Australia in order to establish a proper biodiesel industry in Australia and make sure that it flourished:
» Consumer education along with confidence building
» Research of techniques of farming and types of crops to provide support to a sustainable biodiesel
industry in Australia in the best way possible
» Government liaisons aimed at the biodiesel industry
» Networking for members of the Association
» Political representation to make sure that biodiesel industry receives a fair chance
» Providing training along with certification of biodiesel producers and farmers to make sure that customer service expectations are satisfied and quality of the products is high
» Research on technologies of producing biodiesel
The Biodiesel Association of Australia has played a significant role in the development of the biodiesel industry of Australia from essentially small scale industry to a bigger one. On its official website the Biodiesel Association of Australia used to publish facts of importance about the biodiesels like the impact and ways of using biodiesels for example.
There were some other important resources on the official website of Biodiesel Association of Australia like information on the various organizations that were producers of biodiesel. They normally featured their areas of operation and the amount of production. They had some other resources like online libraries that contained general information as well as technical documents about biodiesels. There was information on excises imposed on biodiesels and the requisite standards of biodiesels in Australia.
The official website of the Biodiesel Association of Australia also featured information on the latest events that took place in the context of the Australian biodiesel scenario. This includes the various seminars that used to take place and the various details of the same like the speakers and issues that were at the center of attention in these seminars. On the 4th of July, 2007 the Renewable Fuels Australia and Biodiesel Association of Australia combined with each other to form the Biofuels Association of Australia.