According to today's USDA Grain Transportation Report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently awarded $3.1 million to Tidewater Terminal Company, Inc., to expand the availability of biodiesel throughout central and eastern Washington and Oregon and northern Idaho.
Combined with $3 million in matching funds from Tidewater Terminal Company, the grant will upgrade Tidewater’s Snake River Terminal in Pasco, WA.
The upgrades will enable the terminal to receive neat biodiesel by railcar, store it in two 400,000-gallon tanks, and blend and offload it for delivery through an expanded truck rack.
The project aims to help farmers access cost-effective, clean biodiesel fuel to reduce the carbon footprint of the wheat, barley, and potato harvests.
The terminal is the only multimodal facility in the area with access to rail, barge, and pipeline. It will provide capacity to blend more than 2 million gallons of biodiesel a month.
The terminal is projected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 212 million pounds, including a 30% reduction in emissions by BNSF Railroad.