Oregon port receives $500,000 grant for 5 Mgy biodiesel plant

In Oregon, the Port of Umatilla has received a $500,000 grant towards a 5 Mgy biodiesel plant. It was not disclosed when the new plant would open, nor was a site selected. Spokesmen for the Port said that it was possible that Sequential Pacific Biodiesel of Salem might establish a plant with feedstock provided by canola farm co-ops such as Pendleton Grain Growers and Madison Farms of Echo.

The City of Portland’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) went into effect last year and Oregon’s RFS went into effect January 1, 2008. The Oregon RFS calls for E10 and B5 blending after regional ethanol and biodiesel production reached 40Mgy and 15Mgy, respectively.

Nine counties in the northwest of the state will switched to E10 on January 15. E10 will be mandatory in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Yamhill, Polk, and Marion counties. Linn, Lane, Benton, Lincoln, Douglas, Coos, Jackson, Josephine, and Curry counties will move to E10 on April 15th, and all remaining counties will convert in September 16.

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