Houston is set to become a major player in clean burning fuel production, with three new eco-friendly "biodiesel" plants scheduled to open in the next two years.
Boston-based Natural Fuel and Energy is building a $36-million plant on the Houston Ship Channel. Dow Halterman Custom Processing, a division of Dow Chemical, Midland, Mich., is converting a processing plant in Houston to produce biodiesel under an exclusive agreement with World Energy, the leading domestic distributor of biodiesel. Texas Biodiesel Inc. also is building a multimillion-dollar plant in the Houston area.