GREENFIELD - Proponents of alternative energy had a glimpse of the green pastures that lie ahead this week as Northeast Biodiesel broke ground on a facility that will produce clean fuel for heating and transportation from used grease and vegetable oil.
The 6,600-square-foot plant in Greenfield Industrial Park will create 15 jobs, generate $45,000 a year in taxes for Greenfield and pump out 1.75 million gallons of biodiesel fuel in its first year of operation. The new business is owned by Co-op Power, an independent corporation founded in 2005 and owned by 375 members. Lynn M. Benander, Co-op Power's Chief Executive Officer, said Tuesday's ground-breaking was thrilling.
(The success of the biodiesel fuel industry relies heavily on biodiesel testing <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s32Ke2VzrqU>, not only at the production level but at the consumer level, where degraded fuel may cause engine failures. Of major concern to diesel and biodiesel users is the very real possibility that water has contaminated their fuel. (See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcczdvPyAk). The potential catastrophic impact of this problem is discussed at length in this video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lh4qhXc_5s&feature=youtube_gdata.
Fleet Fuel's family of inexpensive biodiesel test kits is just a click away on the internet at:
<http://fleetbiodiesel.com/biodiesel_testing_and_supplies.html>)
