More GOOD NEWS somehow gets under the SkunK's NORAD RADAR for over 2 weeks! Here is an excellent Greenshift Biodiesel deal coming to light for the SkunK for the first time. The SkunK has read unofficial comments after articles referring to it as a 10mmgy plant. Rather than vegetable oil - it will process waste greases. As a reminder, the building of third party biodiesel plants significantly helps the company's revenues and margins.
December 10, 2008
Virginia council greenlights long-delayed Exmore Energy Project for biodiesel
In Virginia, Exmore Energy Project has received council approval for a long-delayed biodiesel plant. The company will utilize an expandable biodiesel production system from GreenShift. The plant’s owners, then operating under the name US Biodiesel, filed for the permit in 2007, and the current ownership team subsequently bought out those interests. The company and local critics have been trading barbs over whether the plant is required to submit an environmental impact statement. The Exmore Council voted to grant a special-use permit for the project.
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/12/10/virginia-council-greenlights-long-delayed-exmore-energy-project-for-biodiesel/
"Dufty also questioned the process that will be used, saying Green Shift, a New York-based company that operates biodiesel plants and manufactures the processing equipment, has created an easily expandable model. . . . Greg Barlage, Green Shift’s chief operating officer, attended last month’s council meeting and said he agreed there should be an environmental impact study. “It’s the responsible thing to do,” he said."
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081209/NEWS01/81209001
Here is more from Greg Barlage in another article:
Greg Barlage is the chief operating officer of Green Shift, the New York-based manufacturer of the newly patented process that will be implemented in the Exmore plant. Green Shift operates biodiesel plants and manufactures the processing equipment. "I agree 100 percent with what everyone has said. An environmental impact study is the right thing to do. It's the responsible thing to do," he said. Barlage explained the basics of making biodiesel, saying this particular process mixes sodium hydroxide with methanol. When the combination is mixed with heated vegetable oil -- a triglyceride -- the mixture's structure resembles other fuels, allowing the biodiesel to easily mix with them. The only byproduct, he said, is the glycerin removed from the oil, which is re-marketed to manufacturers of soaps and other products.
Barlage said the product is completely biodegradable and that Duffy is correct in his concerns over safety, but that human error is more a factor than other inherent risks. He said everything in the process is completely recycled, and there are virtually no emissions in the closed loop system.
"Busloads of people take tours of our plant," he said of a Michigan facility that will serve as the model for the Exmore plant. "It's green energy," he said, adding that users report enhanced engine performance, better fuel economy and a reduced diesel smell.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20081119/ESN05/811190333/-1/ESN
I find busloads of people taking tours of the NextDiesel plant interesting.
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