The City of Denton, Texas, on March 29 announced the opening of a new biodiesel production plant. The facility, which is powered by renewable biogas extracted from an adjacent landfill, is the first renewable-energy plant to produce biodiesel. The 3-million-gallon-capacity facility is a cooperative effort between California-based Biodiesel Industries, Inc., and the City of Denton. It was built with the support of the Dallas-Fort Worth Clean Cities Coalition. Local entrepreneurs are also contributing to the cause. The plant will collect used cooking oils from area restaurants and feedstock from Texas farmers and use these materials in the production of biodiesel.