In ethanol-powered vehicle, Montana Governor Schweitzer touts alternative energy – 18 U.S. States To Produce Biodiesel – Fuel Plan Picks up Speed

Gov. Brian Schweitzer jumped behind the wheel of a new, ethanol-powered Chevy Avalanche on Wednesday, fired up the engine and began to check out the truck’s many gadgets.

But it was the truck’s flex-fuel engine and what it could mean to Montana’s economy and the state’s environment that made the governor smile.

"The future of Montana energy will be a future made in part with ethanol fuel," Schweitzer said. "We fully intend for Montana to be a leader in renewable fuels."

By MARTIN J. KIDSTON
Independent Record

Full Story: http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2005/06/30/build/state/60-ethanol-power.inc

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18 U.S. States To Produce Biodiesel – Fuel Plan Picks up Speed

Oregon will become one of about 18 states producing biodiesel fuel, thanks to a joint venture between Eugene entrepreneurs and a Hawaii-based company.

SeQuential Biofuels LLC of Eugene and Pacific Biodiesel of Maui will break ground on a Portland manufacturing plant in August that will convert used cooking oil into biodiesel, a renewable fuel that powers diesel engines with little or no modifications. The plant should be up and running by November, said Tomas Endicott, a SeQuential partner.

Kettle Foods, a snack food manufacturer in Salem, has agreed to sell its used cooking oil – about 30,000 gallons a year at first – to SeQuential-Pacific.

The enterprise has financial backing from several investors, including Eugene fuel distributor Ron Tyree of Tyree Oil, and country music star Willie Nelson, whose company already provides biodiesel to Texas truck stops.

Other investors include Wells Fargo Bank, Kettle Foods founder Cameron Healy and Oregon businessman John Miller.

By Susan Palmer
The Register-Guard

Full Story: http://www.biofuels4oregon.com/rgsq

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