Biodiesel availability is increasing.Andy Sprague, a farmer in Sturgis, Kentucky Sturgis is a city in Union County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,030 at the 2000 census. The town was founded in 1886 and named for Samuel Sturgis, who owned the land now occupied by the town. opened a small biodiesel plant in January. Sprague produces about 2,500 gallons of "B2" a day--a blend of two percent biodiesel fuel. He sells the fuel to a terminal in Paducah. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. report, the fuel is now available at the Kentucky Tobacco Outlet on Hinkleville Road, which recently starting pumping biodiesel. The station's owner, Bob Hill, said the fuel can be used in any diesel engine. In fact, Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher wants the state to increase production of biodiesel and promote its use in school buses. A federal tax incentive that took effect on January 1, 2005 is expected to help boost biodiesel demand from 30 million gallons in fiscal 2004 to at least 124 million gallons per year Million gallons per year is a measure of large-scale liquid production, consumption, or throughput. It is variously abbreviated as mgy, MGY, mmgy, MMgy, or MMGY. , according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In eastern Tennessee, the cities of Chattanooga, Gatlinburg, Maryville, Sevierville and Alcoa are using biodiesel as are the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park National preserve, eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina, U.S. It is 20 mi (32 km) wide and extends southwest for 54 mi (87 km) from the Pigeon River to the Little Tennessee River. Established in 1934 to preserve the U.S. , Knoxville Area Transit and Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority. Sprague said his plant uses a new electrical process to transform soybean oil into biodiesel. To find a biodiesel fueling site in your area, check out: www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodiesel/retailfueling-sites/default.shtm. |
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