Plans for an ethanol plant near Tampa have been scrapped, but a biodiesel plant could take its place. According to the St. Petersburg Times, legal problems caused Port Sutton EnviroFuels to shelve plans to build Florida’s first ethanol plant but a Texas company has stepped in to take over Port Sutton’s 22-acre lease and build a biodiesel plant instead. GreenHunter …
Nation’s Largest Biodiesel Refinery Hits 50% of Potential
GreenHunter Biofuels has announced that its Houston biodiesel refinery has hit 50 percent of its 105 million gallon per year capacity at the nation’s largest biodiesel refinery. This company press release says the plant uses mostly animal fats, primarily poultry fat and beef tallow to make the green fuel: GreenHunter BioFuels is currently contracting for sale its first 4000 metric …
New QC System for U.S.’s Largest Biodiesel Refinery
The nation’s biggest biodiesel refinery has installed a quality control system that promises to cut testing times from hours to minutes. This press release from Cognis Corporations’ QTA (Quality Trait Analysis) says GreenHunter BioFuels in Houston, Texas, which produces 105 million gallons of biodiesel a year, has put in QTA’s new biodiesel testing system: “Biodiesel quality testing traditionally requires gas …
U.S.’s Largest Biodiesel Refinery to Open Soon
The nation’s single largest biodiesel plant to date is set to open in early June. GreenHunter Energy’s 105 million gallon “white-water” B100 plant is planned to open on June 2nd at the company’s Houston location. According to this press release, several federal, state and local officials, including Texas Governor Rick Perry, U.S. Dept. of Energy Deputy Secretary Jeff Kupfer, and …
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