Mission and Vision Statement

Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA)

The Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) is a membership trade organization that promotes the commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and utilization of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels.

It is the vision of WBA that Wisconsin biodiesel producers, marketers and distributors will provide, through a network of readily accessible retail outlets, biodiesel fuel that consistently meets recognized quality standards so that all Wisconsin citizens benefit from the economic returns, improved air quality and energy independence achieved through use of renewable biodiesel fuels.

The Mission and Vision of WBA are realized in the following strategic goals:

   1. The WBA serve s as a progressive trade organization that represents, promotes and supports the business interests of Wisconsin’s growing commercial biodiesel industry.

   2. The WBA encourages grassroots participation in its membership by joining in common support for renewable biofuels as an effective means of promoting our nation’s energy independence and domestic economy, and with common appreciation of these alternative fuels for their benefit in improving air quality and reducing impact on climate change.

   3. The WBA supports and will abide the creation of industry standards and regulations that offer maximum assurance to the public of the safe production; the quality; and the responsible utility of all biodiesel and other renewable biofuels product made available for commercial distribution and sale.

   4. The WBA effort to promote the biodiesel industry includes actively and effectively promoting all other renewable alternative biofuels products that conforms to the objectives outlined above.

The Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) was founded in December of 2006. Its progenitor – the “Biodiesel Roundtable” - was created by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and a small contingent of Wisconsin biofuels educators, agribusiness interests, and business entrepreneurs. Their mission from the beginning was “to increase the availability, demand, capacity, and viability of Wisconsin produced biodiesel as an expansion of Wisconsin’s bioindustry.”

We’re Leaders!

The Wisconsin Biodiesel Association (WBA) was established in March of 2007. Its progenitor – the “Biodiesel Roundtable” – was created by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and a small contingent of Wisconsin biofuels educators, agribusiness interests, industry leaders and entrepreneurs. Its mission was to offer a forum on increasing the availability, demand, capacity, and viability of Wisconsin produced biodiesel.

We’re Focused and Effective!

WBA plays a leadership role as a trade organization representing and promoting Wisconsin’s biodiesel industry. We focus on biodiesel as bioindustry and on renewable fuels’ contribution to rural economic development, sustainability, energy independence and environmental health.

We’re Inclusive!

WBA‘s Mission and Vision recognizes a broad base of stakeholders impacted by commercial development, production, marketing, distribution, and use of biodiesel and other renewable biofuels in Wisconsin. WBA creates stakeholder alliances that include farm producers and biodiesel manufacturers; commercial fuel distributors and end users; environmentalists and industry. These interests work together to ensure biodiesel supports Wisconsin’s pursuit of renewable fuels and energy independence.

We’re involved!

We are becoming the “go-to” association representing biodiesel in Wisconsin. With assistance from the Wisconsin Soybean Association, WBA assumed industry leadership regarding a promising biodiesel legislative agenda for the biennial state budget. WBA also launched an aggressive educational program to raise the awareness of biodiesel and other alternative fuels. These legislative, educational and promotional efforts will ensure Wisconsin consumers have access to quality, renewable biofuels.

You can join!

Look over these web pages and learn how biodiesel can help fuel Wisconsin’s bioindustry and our future. Then, please visit our Membership page to join the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association. Help Wisconsin develop "Homegrown Fuel for a Better Wisconsin." Contact us and sign up today to help create a strong Wisconsin Biodiesel Association.