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Construction begins on new biodiesel plant
Published March 27, 2007 - BizTimes Daily
Ground was broken Monday by North Prairie Productions LLC, which is building a new biodiesel plant in Evansville, Wis.
"The construction of North Prairie’s biodiesel plant is a great step forward for the bio industry in Wisconsin,” said Joshua Morby, executive director of the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance (WBIA). "Biodiesel provides a clean, renewable alternative to standard diesel that will help reduce our dependence on foreign oil and provide a boost to Wisconsin’s agricultural communities."
Several members of the WBIA are also in the development stages of biodiesel production in Wisconsin. Sanimax, a founding member, has completed construction on a 20 million gallon biodiesel plant in De Forest. The plant, which is the first large-scale biodiesel facility in Wisconsin, is set to begin production this spring.
In addition, Utica Energy is in the process of adding biodiesel capabilities to its ethanol plant in Johnson Creek, and BEST Energies is constructing an 8 million gallon biodiesel plant in Cashton.
The North Prairie plant, which will be the largest biodiesel plant in Wisconsin when it is completed, will have a production capacity of 45 million gallons a year. The plant will use soy oil as the main input for conversion to biodiesel.
For more information, visit www.wisconsinbioindustry.com.
