NextEnergy to Celebrate National Transportation Week in Detroit with Biodiesel Facility Groundbreaking

NextEnergy to Celebrate National Transportation Week May 13-19 in Detroit with Biodiesel Facility Groundbreaking May 15, and Other Industry Activities

Biodiesel Industries of Detroit: Assisted by Detroit-based NextEnergy, California-based Biodiesel Industries, Inc. will break ground on Detroit's first biodiesel production plant. The facility will produce 10 million gallons of biodiesel fuel annually from multiple feedstocks including vegetable oil.

This is an official event of National Transportation Week (May 13-19 in Detroit), which is hosted by the Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. (www.visitdetroit.com).

National Transportation Week (NTW): Established in 1962 by President Kennedy, NTW (www.ntweek.org) celebrates the historical significance of transportation in the United States and focuses on its future impact in our country. As of 2007 Detroit is the new home of NTW -- the city that put the nation in motion is flexing its muscles again to show the country it continues to be a leader in transportation.

WHO: Jim Croce, CEO of NextEnergy and a 20-plus-year energy industry veteran, is an alternative energy expert able to discuss current trends, near- term and future applications, and how NextEnergy is helping to transform the region into the nation's most technologically diverse transportation hub through its many alternative energy technology initiatives and partnerships.

Michigan's alternative energy accelerator, NextEnergy, is a non-profit founded to enable the commercialization of energy technologies that positively contribute to the nation's economic competitiveness, energy security and the environment.

WHERE/WHEN: Biodiesel Industries of Detroit groundbreaking at 250 E. Baltimore Avenue, Detroit, (Tuesday, May 15, 10:30 a.m. at John R and E. Baltimore)

NTW events at the NextEnergy Center (461 Burroughs, Detroit) include:

Monday, May 14
-- 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. National Transportation Week Kick-Off News Conference - to conclude with special Alternative Fuels Platform dedication
-- 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Alternative Vehicles Media Ride & Drive

Tuesday, May 15
-- 7:30 - 10:00 a.m. WWJ Transportation Business Breakfast, "Moving Michigan: Advancing Transportation Through Technology"
(online registration at www.wwj.com)

Thursday, May 17
-- 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Michigan Clean Fleets Conference - presentations and exhibits on alternative fuels, hybrids, clean diesel technologies, etc.

www.nextenergy.com


Source: NextEnergy