U Conn Biodiesel Lab Snags Donation

Pratt & Whitney has donated $10,000 US to the University of Connecticut's alternative energy biodiesel laboratory, which is used by 30 undergraduate students to generate 50 gallons of biodiesel fuel per week for use in UConn vehicles. Twelve university buses run on a blend of biodiesel/diesel fuel. Pratt & Whitney's contribution which will pay the laboratory operating expenses for the next year and is in addition to payment for the renovations recent completed at the facility .

Bioenergy & Biofuels, Oct. 5, 2007