Western Illinois University

Biodiesel


Feasibility Tool

Use this tool in the early planning stage to evaluate the profitability of a potential ethanol plant by creating your own economic assumptions or using the defaults provided. This tool was funded by the Illinois Soybean Association and is for the use of Illinois residents. It provides the capability to develop financial models for different scenarios.


Site Selection Tool

This is an interactive map tool for identifying optimal locations for establishing new business operations in the state of Illinois. Information on infrastructure, resources, culture, and census can be viewed on a map in any combination and down to a scale of 950,000. Additional detail or attributes are available on certain map layers covering such items as contact information.