A new, 30-million-gallon-per-year biodiesel plant has pushed Iowa’s biodiesel production over the 225 gallon annually mark… and more is waiting in the wings.
This story posted on Grainnet.com says the Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC refinery at Washington, Iowa is just part of what’s making the Hawkeye State a world leader in renewable fuels:
The refinery was built by the Renewable Energy Group (REG). REG President Nile Ramsbottom stated: “The start of biodiesel production at this state-of-the-art facility is a great accomplishment.
“With cutting-edge technology and an in-house laboratory, Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC is poised to produce high quality biodiesel.”
Iowa is the leader in renewable fuels production.
Iowa has 12 biodiesel refineries with a combined annual capacity of nearly 230 million gallons in operation.
Two biodiesel refineries under construction will add 90 million gallons of capacity.
In addition, Iowa has 28 ethanol refineries with the capacity to produce over 1.9 billion gallons annually.
There are 20 ethanol refineries under construction or expansion that will add nearly 1.5 billion gallons of annual capacity.
Dr. John Gallagher, professor of Marine Biosciences and co-director of the Halophyte Biotechnology Center at UD’s College of Marine and Earth Studies says the seeds from the plant has oil traits similar to soybeans and cottonseed. And, as 
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Federal Agriculture Department officials are warning that the rising demand for biodiesel is pushing up the demand, and the price, for the feedstocks that go into biodiesel… and that is cutting into already thin margins biodiesel are working under.
“As we look out over the coming year, we still think we’re going to have adequate supplies of soybeans, but the price for soybean meal and soybean oil is going up, and biodiesel, made from soybean oil has already been on a very thin margin over the past year.”
Tonight’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be seen by millions of fans across the country… thanks, in part, to biodiesel. And it’s just the start for the green fuel’s part on America’s sports stage.
Fox Sports will be powering all of its generators, satellite trucks, and other diesel equipment at its television compound in San Francisco with 20 percent biodiesel, B20. 
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