Schock Announces Funding for BMI

BioFuels Manufacturers of Illinois, LLC (BMI) has received a $500,000 federal appropriation to further its work in developing Pennycress into a new energy crop. At a fuel station selling biodiesel, Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) announced today that he had secured this funding to support the construction of a biodiesel plant using Pennycress as a feedstock. Mr. Schock noted the benefits of Pennycress, with its high energy content, as an energy crop feedstock for biodiesel production, delivering significant economic, environmental and social benefits.

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