60 Mgy biodiesel project in Iowa officially abandoned

In Iowa, a proposed 60 Mgy biodiesel plant in Hardy has been officially abandoned, when the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors signed a contract termination agreement. The Future Energy plant was originally approved in 2006, but did not ultimately use the $400,000 in county funding for the proposed $75 million project when rising costs made the plant unfeasible.

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