This energy-efficiency program supports West Virginia University’s activity to commercialize the conversion of poultry litter into a liquid fuel. Encouraging results have indicated that combining equal parts of poultry litter and water and submitting them to heat and pressure, produces a diesel fuel soluble liquid and propyl alcohol.
These impressive findings have helped West Virginia secure several competitive grants through the Southeastern Regional Biomass Energy Program for the purchase of testing equipment and construction of a demonstration reactor. The program's overall goal is to commercialize an on-farm reactor that enables poultry farmers to develop a new profit center from the sales of these fuels.
Clean Cities Program
The Clean Cities Program is a voluntary Department of Energy activity that promotes the introduction and use of alternate-fueled vehicles through education and technology.
The clean-burning characteristics of alternate fuels contribute to improving the nation's air quality, and, thanks to the state’s energy resources, the economic development potential of West Virginia.
This program supports National AFV Day Odyssey, a biennial event dedicated to promoting cleaner choices in transportation.
Choose one of the following links to learn more about the Clean Cities Program.
Click here to see "Celebrating 15 Years of Clean Cities"
Click here to see "Alternative Fuels and Vehicles in West Virginia"
Click here to see "Making It Happen: Biodiesel in West Virginia"
Click here to see "Alternative Fuels and School Transportation"
U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program
National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium
The West Virginia Division of Energy will administer West Virginia's Clean State Program (including meetings, development of funding proposals and Clean State events, such as the AFV Odyssey Day) as the primary component of this initiative. The program will support activities designed to advance the use of alternative fuels. Call (800) 982-3386 or (304) 558-2234.