Construction of Bahamas biodiesel plant begins
Waste collection company Bahamas Waste has begun constructing its $750,000 (€563,000) biofuels facility that could see the production of biodiesel from as early as June this year.
Over 50 rubbish trucks will switch from using fossil fuels and run on biodiesel once the production facility comes online. With the manufacturers license and permits in order, Bahamas Waste is now concentrating on developing the raw material.
Around 500,000 gallons a year of used cooking oil will be utilised for the production of biodiesel, the majority of which will come from the industrial sector such as hotels and restaurants, but domestic oil will also be used. This figure excludes waste oil from cruise ships sailing around the Bahamas.
According to the managing director of Bahamas Waste Fransisco De Cardenas, the biodiesel production facility will consist of a small generator to run the processing equipment, a raw material tank, a methanol tank, a diesel and a tank blending the finished product with regular diesel.
However Bahamas Waste’s entire fleet will not be compatible with 100% biodiesel so some blending with conventional diesel will take place.
De Cardenas stated: ‘If we can get a waste product and re-use it to produce renewable energy, and we do it at a reasonable cost, it's a no brainer.’
Over 50 rubbish trucks will switch from using fossil fuels and run on biodiesel once the production facility comes online. With the manufacturers license and permits in order, Bahamas Waste is now concentrating on developing the raw material.
Around 500,000 gallons a year of used cooking oil will be utilised for the production of biodiesel, the majority of which will come from the industrial sector such as hotels and restaurants, but domestic oil will also be used. This figure excludes waste oil from cruise ships sailing around the Bahamas.
According to the managing director of Bahamas Waste Fransisco De Cardenas, the biodiesel production facility will consist of a small generator to run the processing equipment, a raw material tank, a methanol tank, a diesel and a tank blending the finished product with regular diesel.
However Bahamas Waste’s entire fleet will not be compatible with 100% biodiesel so some blending with conventional diesel will take place.
De Cardenas stated: ‘If we can get a waste product and re-use it to produce renewable energy, and we do it at a reasonable cost, it's a no brainer.’
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