Feds award $45K to Clarksville, Tennesee for WVO-based biodiesel conversion

In Tennessee, the city of Clarksville has received a $45,000 federal air quality grant to assist in its plans to collect 1,300 gallons per week of cooking oil from local restaurants, which it will convert into biodiesel for its own utility department and the city transit bus fleet.

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