Largest U.S. biodiesel plant opens.

Largest U.S. biodiesel plant opens--The new Imperium Renewables plant, near Grays Harbor, Wash., which officially opened August 15, is the largest biodiesel plant now operating in the U.S. It has an annual capacity of 100 million gallons, according to the National Biodiesel Board (NBB). The NBB reported the 148 plants currently operating in the U.S. have an average size about 9.5 million gallons per year. In addition to the increasing number of plants, plant size is increasing. The plants under construction will have an average capacity of about 19 million gallons per year. The industry expects to create about 40,000 jobs and $24 billion between now and 2015. (www.biodiesel.org)