There is huge business news brewing in Hampton Roads that has yet to generate much attention outside the region: Two separate ventures are planning to build gigantic biodiesel facilities that would require capital investment exceeding $1 billion and would generate more than 600 million gallons a year of ethanol and biodiesel fuel.
The Green Energy Boom Hits Hampton Roads — But What’s All This About Jatropha Nuts?
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4 responses to “The Green Energy Boom Hits Hampton Roads — But What’s All This About Jatropha Nuts?”
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Is the main reason they are considering Virginia and Tidewater specially is because the military is required to convert to biodiesal and away from regular petrol in a few years
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We shuold be allowed to grow hemp for biodiesel like our Founding Fathers.
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What did the founding fathers use their biodiesel for?
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Ok, who are these Virginia Biogas Guys?
A half billion dollars they supposedly have to spend on a refinery, and they can’t afford to hire anyone who can create a decent website.
About the company. Nada.
Their successes. Zilch.
Other than a bunch of very fine print touting the virtues of this miracle plant, there is nothing that would convince me they could create a business plan that would be successful in generating the financial backing they claim.
4 Billion dollar hotels for Korean tourists, a Maglev that won’t, and now magic seeds that rot unless they are kept in a vacuum. This is what passes for leadership in Tidewater.
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