In Arizona, Agrinext Ethanol has received additional permits and is awaiting its final air permit before commencing construction on a 50 Mgy sorghum ethanol project in Yuma. The plant has the potential to expand capacity to 65 Mgy. Final permits are expected this summer. More than 100,000 acres in Arizona will be tapped to provide sorghum for the plant.
Arizona background
The Arizona House majority leader introduced a bill earlier this year to provide grant covering 40 percent of the $50,000-$100,000 cost of converting gas stations to ethanol. Meanwhile, the executive director of the Valley of the Sun Clean Cities Coalition, said that 150,000 Arizona cars are capable of running on E-85, 230,855 on biodiesel. There are 13 E-85 stations and nine biodiesel stations in Arizona.
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