A Shot at Love: 139 applicants seeking $200 million vie for $12.5 million in Florida grants

In Florida, 139 proposals have been submitted for $12.5 million in state funding through the Renewable Energy Technologies Grant Program.

Grants will be awarded based on economic potential, energy efficiency and cost share percentage. Applicants sought $200 million in grant funding and pledged $700 in cost share funding. In 2007, the state awarded $15 million in grants.

Five ethanol projects are underway as the nation’s fourth-largest state plays catch-up in biofuels development. Florida Crystals Corp.’s $20 million cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant is expected to open in 2009.

United States Envirofuels corn ethanol plant in Tampa will commence construction next month. Southeast Biofuels has applied for a $500,000 grant for a cellulosic ethanol plant that will convert citrus waste to ethanol. A similar 4 Mgy project sponsored by Citrus Energy is in the proposal stage. A cellulosic ethanol plant that will convert yard waste, wood waste and citrus peel into ethanol, hydrogen and electricity is in the design stage.

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