Join us for a series of Biofuels Workshops to be held July 15, 16, & 17th in the Huntsville/Decatur, Birmingham and Montgomery areas.

With oil prices soaring to over $130 a barrel come hear from the experts and make an informed decision for your future! The Biofuels Workshops will offer insights from industry experts and leaders throughout the biofuels and alternative fuel industry. Hear discussions on timely topics such as: State & National and perspectives on biodiesel and ethanol; Alabama's current and potential biofuel feed-stocks; Marketplace experiences from folks producing, selling and using biofuels and alternative fuels; Importance of fuel quality; Potential incentives & financial benefits available; The Facts vs. Myths about alternative fuels and much, much more. Don't miss the opportunity to participate in these workshops and help identify ways to make your company, municipality or organization a leader in the emerging biofuels and alternative fuel marketplace in Alabama.

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Five two-hour workshops were held across the state the week of June 23rd to inform school systems and other interested individuals in how schools can take advantage of the many benefits of soy biodiesel.

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A small team of engineers and technicians are assembling a demonstration plant that, as early as this month, will start turning wood scraps into ethanol.

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Good news! The EPA has approved conversion of specific vehicles to E85 (Flexible Fuel Ethanol/Gasoline).

On May 14, 2008, the EPA issued a Certificate of Conformity to Flex Fuel U.S., LLC for the conversion of specific 2006 model year Chrysler and Dodge vehicles to operate on E85.

The certificate allows the conversion of up to 100 vehicles that are a part of the model year 2006 Chrysler test group #6CRXV05.7VE0. Models included in this test group are the 2006 Dodge Magnum, Magnum AWD, and Charger with certain 5.7L engines as well as the 2006 Chrysler 300/SRT-8 and 300 AWD with the same 5.7L engine. (Note: This certificate does not cover vehicles that operate in California and may not cover vehicles in other states that have adopted and placed into effect California emissions standards).

For more information, go to http://flexfuelus.com, which is also now linked from What's New and the AFDC Related Links database.

As gasoline and diesel prices continue to rise, many people are considering converting their car or light truck to run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

CNG is a clean, inexpensive (currently selling for less than half the cost of gasoline) domestic fuel. Best of all, it uses zero imported (or domestic) petroleum. And government rebates are available to help with the cost of conversion and to further lower the cost of CNG fuel.

But conversion from gasoline to CNG should not be done by unqualified technicians, using unapproved conversion kits or unsafe high-pressure gas cylinders.

For additional information about converting to a clean and inexpensive domestic fuel click here:

http://www.ngvamerica.org/pdfs/FAQs_Converting_to_NGVs.pdf

Birmingham, AL - E85 ethanol sold for 85 cents for 85 minutes, Wednesday, May 14th, at the Dogwood Shell Station in Vestavia Hills. Over 100 cars lined up and were filled up with the cleaner burning E85 ethanol at this, the first biofuels station located on the I-65 Clean Corridor in Alabama! This was the "second phase" of marketing for this Clean Corridor station...the first being the Grand Opening on March 10th. General Motors, the largest producer of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV's), sponsored this special event featuring E85.

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Do you Think this Got Attention?	Just Some of the Vehicles Lined Up
	Busy Two sided E85 Pump
	Vehicles Lined up for 85 cent E85

Please welcome White Energy as a Silver Level member of ACFC. White Energy believes that, ethanol is more than simply a source of renewable energy. It is the catalyst which will generate entirely new markets, create jobs, re-energize existing industries, create growth in the investment sector, protect our country by allowing us to reduce our reliance on foreign oil, and help fuel our future. White Energy is moving clean energy solutions in the right direction. Please visit their website at www.white-energy.com.

Alabama soybean farmers are hoping a program started by the Pike County School System will spread to others around the state and help regenerate interest in growing soybeans. The Pike County Board of Education is the only school system in Alabama that runs biodiesel in all of its buses.

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March 10, 2008. The first E85 ethanol and B20 biodiesel biofuels station on I-65 in Alabama opened today in Vestavia Hills (Birmingham) at the Dogwood Shell station on Montgomery highway. Download the press release and all pertinent details here (Zip File).

Bill Johnson (ADECA) at Dogwood Shell	Mac McPherson at Dogwood Shell
Dogwood Shell Grand Opening	McPherson Team with Congressman Bachus
Congressman Bachus	Mark Bentley, Glen Zorn, and Phillip Wiedmeyer
Dogwood Shell BioDiesel and E85 Pump	Dogwood Shell BioDiesel and E85 Sign
Shell Biofuel Sign

Free vehicle emissions testing has begun at Express Oil Change & Service Center locations throughout the Birmingham area. View the full article here.

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The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs - Energy Weatherization and Technology Division (ADECA-EWT) and the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) have been awarded a grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to create clean biofuels corridors along Corridor X and Corridor V in Appalachian Alabama. Up to 30 retail outlets for biodiesel will be established along the corridors and an aggressive marketing campaign will be employed to build the biofuels market in the Appalachian region of the state.

Visit the Alabama Clean Corridors website for more information.

The Indiana Office of Energy & Defense Development(OED) is the clearing house for all info on the I-65 Clean Corridor project. For updated information on the I-65 project please see their website http://www.in.gov/energy/pumpmap/I-65%20project.html in addition to ours.

Today Governor Riley announced the first round of Grants on the I-65 Clean Corridor. The announcement took place at 11:30 at the Dogwood Shell Station in Vestavia Hills (1488 Montgomery Highway). Other Clean Corridor biofuel station locations announced today by the Governor will serve the Mobile, Athens and Cullman markets along I-65.

At the annual meeting on September 24th the Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition elected a new Board of Directors to serve the organization for the next 12 months. View the complete Board listing here.

AUBURN - Auburn University’s orange and blue Tiger Transit buses are now green.

The transit fleet of more than 40 vehicles has made the switch from using regular diesel fuel to biodiesel, a cleaner burning alternative fuel produced from domestic, renewable resources. AU is the first university in the state to make the switch.

The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) and The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) applied for and received a Department of Energy (DOE) grant to install the infrastructure for six retail E-85 Ethanol and five B20 Biodiesel pumps at retail stations along I-65 as part of this multi state program.

We will host workshops (week of September 10th, 2007) and events to recruit retailers in the chosen areas that would like to add E85 or B20 (or both) pumps.

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Please welcome Allied Renewable Energy (www.alliedrenewableenergy.com) as a Platinum Partner in ACFC. Allied takes pride in their team's experience, knowledge and ability to design, engineer, develop, build, operate, produce, test, analyze, market and distribute excellent biodiesel from their refineries.

MONTGOMERY - June 12th. State Motor Pool opens new E-85 refueling facility. See story here.

   

BIRMINGHAM - May 9th. Today, the City of Birmingham joins the State of Alabama in moving to more environmentally friendly fuels. We applaud the leadership that Mayor Kincaid and the City of Birmingham is providing in their move to B20 biodiesel for the 600 diesel vehicles in their fleet. Read more.


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