REII to convert rice straw, crop residues to green diesel: demo project in Ohio

In Ohio, the Renewable Energy Institute International said that it will partner with Kenworth Truck maker PACCAR and Caterpillar in a $5 million investment to convert rice straw and other crop residues to green diesel and renewable power. The investment, in addition to $12 million from private investors including Midwest Terminals, and $6 million in federal and state assistance, will result in a demonstration scale project at the Port of Toledo that will produce 350,000 gallons of green diesel per year.

REII said that if the demonstration is successful, it will build a commercial-scale plan commencing as soon as 2011 in Gridley, California.

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