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News & Updates Updates Four NC-based producers receive federal funding for biofuels expansion
Four NC-based producers receive federal funding for biofuels expansion
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In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced federal funding for energy producers in 41 states. The payments are authorized under the 2008 Farm Bill’s Bioenergy Program to support the production of biofuels and assist in expansion of the industry. Payments are based on the amount of biofuels produced from renewable biomass other than corn kernel starch.
In North Carolina, four biofuels producers received funding under the program:
In North Carolina, four biofuels producers received funding under the program:
- Blue Ridge Biofuels, Asheville ($10,848)
- North American Bio-Energies, Lenoir ($18,492)
- Piedmont Biofuels, Pittsboro ($15,894)
- Triangle Biofuels, Wilson ($245,973)