Biodiesel Successes Featured at Showcase
April 2005
Griffin Industries, a biodiesel production company near Covington, received the 2005 Shining Star Award for Biodiesel Production in Kentucky.
Credit: Griffin Industries
On February 8, the second annual Kentucky Biodiesel Showcase was held in Frankfort at the Capital Plaza Holiday Inn. About 150 people attended the event, which promoted the statewide and nationwide use of biodiesel, and honored leaders in the industry with awards. Kentucky's extensive access to feedstocks, producers, and distributors puts it in a unique position to capitalize on biodiesel's potential.
Biodiesel use in Kentucky has increased 1,100% since 2002. Plants, storage, and distribution sites for biodiesel are increasing, and make the Commonwealth one of the country's leaders in biodiesel use.
Ten Kentucky school systems run more than 600 buses on biodiesel. Murray State University and the University of Kentucky use biodiesel in their fleets. Mammoth Cave National Park uses biodiesel in all its heavy equipment, lawn tractors, and ferry boats. This equipment uses more than 10,000 gallons annually.
For more information on the Kentucky Biodiesel Showcase, read Biodiesel in Kentucky.
See more Kentucky project descriptions published in Conservation Update.
Read recent Kentucky news stories about state involvement in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects published on the EERE Web site.