Mt. Hood hosts conference on biofuels

By Kelly Moyer-Wade

The Gresham Outlook, Sep 30, 2006, Updated Oct 30, 2009

The Pacific Northwest is poised to lead the world in the development of environmentally friendly renewable fuels, and local leaders don’t want to miss out on the economic boom these biofuels may create.

“Oregon and Washington are rich in the raw materials of biofuels production,” says Hiroshi Morihara, president of the Oregon Science & Technology Partnership.

The biofuels industry is expected to grow considerably over the next 20 years, and Morihara wants East County to reap the monetary benefits.

In fact, the Gresham resident has big plans for this area. Last year, Morihara divulged plans to build an ethanol plant in Fairview and an ethanol research site near Mt. Hood Community College, and next week the Oregon Science and Technology Partnership will host an all-day conference on the economic benefits of biofuels.

“The industry … is showing exciting potential for economic development in our region,” Morihara says.

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