http://ww2.green-trust.org:8383/AUBioPlant.pdf Biodiesel Industries announced today the opening of its newest facility in New South Wales, Australia. The 40 million liter per year facility was dedicated by Ian Macfarland, Australia's Minister of Industry, Tourism and Resources, yesterday in front an audience over fifty dignitaries representing local government, environmental organizations, and the petroleum industry. The plant is the first of its kind in Australia, and will produce a cleaner burning renewable fuel made from vegetable oils, animal fats and recycled cooking oils. "I think it is a great innovation," Mr. Macfarland Said. "It will have a positive effect on the environment and, of course, it will generate local employment." The dedication ceremony was covered extensively by the Australia media, including national radio, television, and front page news articles. "We are extremely pleased with the reception we have received in Australia. This joint venture with our Australian partners, will be part of a global network of biodiesel production facilities, dedicated to producing biodiesel inexpensively from local resources, using local talent, and helping to clean up the local environment," explained Russell Teall, president of Biodiesel Industries. "Many companies talk about their plans for building biodiesel production capacity, we're actually doing it." The new plant is located in Rutherford, about two hours north of Sydney near Newcastle, and will be managed by Rutherford native Andrew Hill. Mr. Hill's family has been involved in the petroleum distribution business for many years, and saw the opportunity for incorporating an environmentally friendly alternative to diesel fuel in their product portfolio. After several visits to Biodiesel Industries' plant in Las Vegas, and conducting an investigation of other production technologies, Mr. Hill settled on Biodiesel Industries' modular production system. Once permits were in place, the construction and commissioning of the facility took less than three months. The City of Newcastle began promoting biodiesel last year when it purchased a VW Kombi and started using biodiesel imported from Biodiesel Industries' Las Vegas facility. The project was the subject of numerous media reports, and helped pave the way for legislation favorable to biodiesel use. As in the US, the attraction of biodiesel derives from both environmental and national energy security concerns. Andrew Hill commented that, "Because biodiesel is renewable and domestically produced it will help ensure national energy security by replacing fuel products with Australian made, environmentally friendly, alternative fuels." Steve Spence Subscribe to the Renewable Energy Newsletter & Discussion Boards. Read about Sustainable Technology: http://www.green-trust.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <undisclosed-recipients:> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: Australia Biodiesel Plant Opening > See attached press release. > > Russ Teall > Biodiesel industries > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://webconx.green-trust.org/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm List messages are archived at the Info-Archive at NNYTech: http://archive.nnytech.net/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
