New in Biodiesel: Pennsylvania plant opens; Montana site selected

In Pennsylvania, the 45 Mgy Lake Erie Biofuels biodiesel plant opened. The plant received a $625,000 grant last year through the Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grants Program. It is the second Pennsylvania plat to open in the past month. Pennsylvania Bio Diesel commenced production last week in Beaver County. The $15 million facility was officially opened by Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, who this week began a new push for his Energy Independence Fund.

In Montana, Allied Bio-Energies selected a site for a 10 Mgy biodiesel plant near Havre.  The site was picked because it is near to major crop growing areas as well as  the Northern Agricultural Research Center and Montana State University-Northern. Although Washington, Idaho, and Oregon had ranked in the top 20 in Oil Independence, Montana has lagged in biofuels capacity. The Northwest has been particularly focused on biodiesel, with the notable launch of the Imperium Renewables plant in Washington State.

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