South Florida converts to biofuels as City of Miami, Coral Gables, U of Miami announce plans

In Miami, the City of Miami will convert 1,000 city vehicles to biofuels by 2012, and the biodiesel supply contract has been awarded to Biodiesel of South Florida. The City of Coral Gables is testing biodiesel in three trucks, and the University of Miami plans to roll out a B30 blend later this year.

Miami was last in the news when Oilsource Holding and Greenline Industries announced a 60 Mgy biodiesel plant in Miami. The $96 million project is expected to open in the first quarter of 2009.

In Florida, legislation is expected to be signjed by Governor Charlie Crist mandating E10 throughout the state by the end of 2010. The 10×10 legislation may be unnecessary, according to local reports that pure gasoline will becoming difficult to find after ExxonMobil and BP commence selling E10 at their Florida stations next week. Shell commenced selling E10 in March, and Chevron will follow in July. Hess was the first major retailer to convert, making the switch late last year.

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