WI BIODIESEL NEWS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jeff Pieterick, 877.299.2435
Jpieterick@npnrg.com
North Prairie Productions Chooses Evansville as Site
for Biodiesel Production Plant
EVANSVILLE, WI – August 17, 2006 – North Prairie Productions, LLC (NPP) today
announced its intention to purchase approximately 15 acres of land from Landmark Services
Cooperative on the east side of Evansville for the purpose of locating a biodiesel production
facility.
“After careful study and evaluation, the board of directors of North Prairie Productions has
concluded that the Evansville location provides an ideal site for the commercial production of
biodiesel,” says Jeff Pieterick, NPP vice president. “For this reason, we’ve decided to focus our
efforts on Evansville as a home for our enterprise, and we are actively moving forward to make
it happen.”
Pieterick cites geographic location as the feature that first attracted NPP to Evansville. The
Wisconsin-based company had previously announced its intention to build a 45-million-gallon
per year biodiesel plant in southern Wisconsin. Upon further study of the Evansville option,
Pieterick states that the NPP Board was particularly impressed with the site’s “existing rail
loading facility, good road infrastructure, market accessibility, availability of utilities and
outstanding local leadership.
“In our attempt to locate our biodiesel project,” he explains “every effort was made to identify
not only a good fit for NPP, but a site that presented opportunity to establish this biodiesel
plant where it would be a good fit for the community. We closely examined Evansville’s Smart
Growth Plan, and after numerous informal discussions with many Evansville residents, as well
as city and community leaders, we believe this is an outstanding environment in which to
locate.”
In these discussions, Pieterick took particular note of the Evansville community effort to
introduce geo-thermal heating and cooling to the design of their high school, along with a
small wind turbine. This project contributed to a subsequent initiative that remains ongoing to
brand Evansville as a model for its pursuit of applied renewable energy systems. According to
Pieterick, “We hope to contribute to this community’s focus upon renewable energy by
creating jobs and opportunities here in the renewable fuels industry. Our interest from the start
has always been focused upon being an active member of whatever community we chose to
call ‘home.’ Evansville has simply come to the fore as a near perfect fit.”
North Prairie Productions, LLC plans to have its biodiesel plant operational by late 2007. This
facility would convert up to 45 million gallons of soybean oil per year into similar quantities of
high quality biodiesel (B100), employing well-established technologies to manufacture
biodiesel that meets strict industry standards.
“The level of community support in Evansville has been truly remarkable, and we look forward
to further developing relationships as we become active members of the area’s business
community,” Pieterick says. “We have started a dialogue with area business leaders which we
intend to continue and expand to include the entire community as our project unfolds in the
coming weeks.”
On August 23, North Prairie and Landmark Services Cooperative will host a community open
house at the Evansville High School from 1:00 – 8:00 p.m. to introduce the proposed biodiesel
project. The open house will provide an opportunity for local residents to learn more about the
project and to meet members involved with the project.
“We look forward to sharing our excitement and more information with local residents as we
work to establish Evansville at the center of Wisconsin’s renewable biofuels industry.
Biodiesel production represents a step forward in the state’s effort to promote energy
independence, and this NPP/Evansville initiative will greatly enhance the effort,” said
Pieterick.
Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable fuel made from animal fats and vegetable oils,
such as soybeans. Biodiesel is safe for compression-ignition, diesel engines without
modification. As a pure fuel, biodiesel contains no petroleum but it is typically blended with
petroleum diesel to create biodiesel blends from five percent (B5) to 20 percent (B20).
Biodiesel significantly improves the lubricity of petroleum diesel fuel at levels as low as 2
percent (B2) and therefore is a preferred addition to petroleum-based, ultra-low sulfur fuels.
North Prairie Productions, LLC, currently has an office in Waterloo, Wis., but intends to move
company headquarters to Evansville in the future. Additional company information and
background on biodiesel is available on the company website at www.npnrg.com or by calling
toll-free at 877-299-2435.
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That is exciting news. Thanks to everyone that has been working behind the scenes to make this happen.
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