Man, wife accused of stealing grant funds meant for ET plant
Knoxville News Sentinel - Bob Fowler - May 20, 2011
The county spent $9000 to match the state and federal grants, Ruppe said. "We gained a lot of infrastructure for a little bit of money," she said. But the biodiesel plant, completed in late 2008, never went into production, and a local bank later ...
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Linfox tries to strike down alternative fuel tax
supply chain review - Brad Gardner - May 31, 2011
Biodiesel, ethanol and renewable diesel will remain under the current Energy Grants (Cleaner Fuels) Scheme Act, which reimburses users the full 38.14 cents-a-litre the government gathers from the fuel tax. Isaac claims the Bill will curtail an industry ...
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USDA Rural Development offers funding to increase access to biofuels in Illinois
Carmi Times - May 24, 2011
"We have worked for years to find ways to economically produce ethanol, biodiesel and other bio-based fuel, and we've been pretty successful," Callahan said. "The missing link has been affordable technology for pumps that can handle biofuel. ...
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Briefs: Forest City biodiesel plant gets $1.5 million award
DesMoinesRegister.com - May 12, 2011
Growth Design Energy will use second-generation refining technologies with nonfood waste oils to produce 3 million gallons of biodiesel annually. Grant funds of $699500 will assist the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service to expand existing Green Corps ...
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From fries to fuel: Vegetable oil from local restaurants powers vehicles
Glens Falls Post-Star - 6 hours ago
The machinery was converted a year ago using a $1.3 million federal stimulus grant. Steve Gurzler, an engineer with the Water and Sewer Department, said the city has saved roughly $100000 on fuel oil since it began using the grease and vegetable oil. ...
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