A significant step has been taken towards making biodiesel a realistic alternative.

In Troy New York Governor Pataki and the family owned company John Ray and Sons pumped their first gallon of biodiesel fuel.

Ray has been a proponent of alternative energy so the biodiesel fuel pump station was a natural fit.

Currently Ray & Sons has a 2000 Biodiesel gallon capacity.

Based on the proposed tax incentives and that there is some political clout behind it we might actually see biodiesel take a foothold in upstate NY.

Ray & Sons is a pioneer in biodiesel fuel pump stations. With the addition of an investment into a larger storage tank by Sprague Energy in Albany this could be the tipping point for Biodiesel in NY.