Eau Claire (WQOW) - Construction to expand a biodiesel plant in western Wisconsin is underway thanks to federal and state aid.
Sun Power Biodiesel in Cumberland will receive an $800,000 loan from federal stimulus funds. That money will be used to expand the facility, add 30 jobs and save four others. The City of Cumberland was also awarded a $350,000 state grant to add infrastructure to support that expansion including adding water mains and sewers.
(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>)
