State of Florida Energy Grant Winners
Florida Renewable Energy Technologies Grants Program
The Florida Energy Act established the Renewable Energy Technologies Grants Program to provide renewable energy matching grants for demonstration, commercialization, research and development projects relating to renewable energy technologies. The grant program is designed to stimulate capital investment in the state and promote and enhance the statewide utilization of renewable energy technologies.
The 2007 Florida Legislature appropriated $12.5 million for the grant program, for projects that generate or utilize other renewable energy resources, including hydrogen, biomass, solar energy, geothermal energy, wind energy, ocean energy, waste heat and hydroelectric power.
We have one winner in Manatee County Vecenergy,
"Production of Biodiesel Using Multiple Feedstocks” ($2,500,000), the project includes construction and operation of a biodiesel facility capable of producing 37.5 million gallons of biodiesel per year.
Bronson Announces 'Farm To Fuel' Grant Winners;
Projects To Share In $25 Million To Spur Renewable Energy Industry
TALLAHASSEE -- Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner
Charles H. Bronson today announced the recipients of $25 million in renewable energy grants.The 12 entities chosen were among 76 vying for the awards, which were funded by the Florida Legislature last spring. The grants are part of Bronson’s “Farm to Fuel” initiative, a program designed to get Florida’s agriculture industry to produce 25 percent of the state’s energy needs by the year 2025 in an effort to reduce Florida’s dependency on foreign oil and to keep land in agriculture.
"We believe that awards such as these are critical in triggering the development of a renewable energy industry in Florida," Bronson said. "With the backing of and an investment from the state, we’re hopeful that these projects will yield positive results and serve as a catalyst for major commercial investment in this industry."
The entities chosen for the grants are investing nearly $157 million of their own resources into their renewable energy projects.
