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Releases
Biodiesel
Fuels Construction in Evansville Update
Construction
of North Prairie Production’s 45-million gallon
per year biodiesel plant is now in full swing and other
exciting progress is being made on the
renewable energy front.
Public-Private
Partnership Brings Soybean Crushing Facility Closer
to Becoming Reality
The
future of the biodiesel industry in Wisconsin took a
step forward with the announcement of a public-private
partnership to develop and construct a soybean crushing
facility adjacent to North Prairie Productions’
biodiesel facility, currently under construction in
Evansville.
Biodiesel
Fuels Construction in Evansville
A
Wisconsin construction contractor is helping build Wisconsin’s
largest biodiesel plant in Evansville, and they are
using biodiesel to get the job done.
WI
Biodiesel Legislative Proposal Advances
A
coalition of leaders in the state’s biodiesel
industry have advanced a legislative action plan that
will help place biodiesel production as a substantial
contributor to Wisconsin’s growing bioindustry.
As a result, biodiesel appears to be getting its share
of attention in the state budget deliberations currently
underway in Madison.
With
biodiesel on tap, can soybean crush be far behind?
The
growth of the biodiesel industry in Wisconsin has sparked
a resurgent effort from the state’s soybean growers
to gain local processing for their product. “Wisconsin
farmers have good reason to applaud the growth of the
biodiesel industry in the state,” says Bob Karls,
Executive Director of the Wisconsin Soybean Association.
Governors
Doyle Announces $250,000 to Support New Biodiesel Plant
in Evansville
Governor Jim Doyle today broke ground on a new biodiesel
refining facility in Evansville
and announced $125,000 from the Department of Transportation
and $125,000 from the Department of Commerce.
$25
Million Equity Goal Achieved! - NPP
Groundbreaking Ceremony set for March 26
North Prairie Productions, LLC, (NPP) has announced
a March 26th groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the
upcoming construction of their 45 million gallon per
year capacity biodiesel plant in Evansville, WI. Festivities
are scheduled to start at 9:30 am with Governor Jim
Doyle on hand for the ceremonial groundbreaking at 10:00.
Over
$24 million committed toward goal of $25 million
That’s
the word from North Prairie Productions, LLC. The announcement
appeared in a letter recently sent to over 650 subscribers
from Wisconsin who have already committed to the 45
million gallon per year biodiesel project in Evansville.
Permanent Biodiesel Tax Incentive Introduced on First
Day of New Congress
The
National Biodiesel Board (NBB) applauded two biodiesel
champions, Representatives Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and Kenny
Hulshof (R-MO), for introducing the Renewable Fuels
and Energy Independence Promotion Act.
Landmark
Services Cooperative Crush Plant Feasibility Study Summary
Landmark
Services Cooperative recently received the site specific
feasibility study for a soybean processing plant in
Evansville, Wisconsin prepared by Robert Carlson and
Norman Spaeth.
We're
Over Half Way There!
Within the first ten weeks of the North Prairie Productions
Equity Drive, we have received nearly 400 subscriptions,
leading us past the halfway point in our effort to raise
$25 million in investment equity. Approximately 80%
of our subscriptions thus far have come from Wisconsin’s
Ag producers and their related agribusiness community.
WI
DNR Approves Air Permits for North Prairie Productions
A proposed biodiesel facility in Evansville moved one
step closer to groundbreaking this week with the announcement
that the Wisconsin DNR has approved the air permits
required for construction and operation of the facility.
Such air permits are issued subsequent to the state
DNR making a comprehensive and site-specific examination
of possible emissions that might arise from any proposed
industrial development.
Trucking
Firm Leads Biodiesel Effort in Wisconsin
Upon
failing to find a ready source of biodiesel to be used
in his company’s vehicles, the owner of a Wisconsin
trucking firm has decided to lead an effort to build
a biodiesel plant and thus increase the availability
of the renewable fuel for his fleet of nearly 60 trucks:
Capital
Sought by New Wisconsin Biodiesel Start-up
North
Prairie Productions, LLC, is seeking Wisconsin investors
to participate in their commercial biodiesel project.
The company is building a plant in the Evansville, Wis.,
area that will annually produce up to 45 million gallons
of biodegradable, biodiesel fuel employing well-established
technologies that meet strict industry standards. The
company expects to have the plant operational in 2007.
North
Prairie Productions Chooses Evansville as Site for Biodiesel
Production Plant
North
Prairie Productions, LLC (NPP) today announced its intention
to purchase approximately 15 acres of land from Landmark
Services Cooperative on the east side of Evansville
for the purpose of locating a biodiesel production facility.
Biodiesel
Challenge Extends to Engine Performance
Sponsors
of Wisconsin’s inaugural Biodiesel Challenge tractor
pulling award are extending their support for biofuels
to a study of engine performance in competitive situations.
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