Now
this is commitment. Last week,
Louis Dreyfus Agriculture Industries LLC broke ground on what they are claiming will be the world’s largest
biodiesel production plant.
Renewabale Energy
Access is reporiting that the plant will be able to make 80 million gallons of biodiesel a year once it gets
online, which will take at least 18 months (more likely over two years, but the article only says that the biodiesel
part of the plant will not be started until 12 to 18 months from now. Nonetheless, this plant is eating up over $5
million in tax credits, and that shows that powerful folks in Indiana believe the state has a major role to play in
making America more energy independent and focuses on renewable energy sources. The plant will employ about 85 people
and the million tons of “waste” soybean meal will be used in the livestock and poultry industry in Indiana.
[Source: Renewable Energy Access, Image Credit: USDA]
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psych101 8:18AM (4/25/2006)
Just yesterday I was thinking about when my ancestors in 1925 left the farm to go find work in the city. Were they alive today, they would see biodiesel as a great opportunity to get back into farming. I imagine A&M colleges will get an uptick in attendance... anybody know if there's already a degree for biodiesel farming?
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