Novozymes and Piedmont launch enzymatic biodiesel plant
In Pittsboro, North Carolina, US, industrial enzyme producer Novozymes and biofuels leader Piedmont Biofuels are to unveil a new pilot plant that will be the first of its kind in the US.
The pilot facility will convert low quality waste grease into biodiesel using groundbreaking technology developed by Piedmont Biofuels and Novozymes.
Built at Piedmont’s site in Pittsboro, the plant, which has an initial capacity of 12,600 gallons of biodiesel a year, was developed in conjunction with the Biofuels Center of North Carolina and the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation.
‘This new process of using enzymes to produce biodiesel will increase yields, decrease waste and allows the producer to use lower cost feedstocks,’ explains Greg Austic of Piedmont Biofuels. ‘This groundbreaking technology will allow existing producers to increase their biodiesel output.’
And Christian Holm, global marketing manager for Novozymes, is equally positive about the technology. ‘We believe this technology could contribute to North Carolina and the US biofuels targets within a couple of year,’ he says.
The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on 16 July with representatives from both companies in attendance, as well as Steven Burke, president of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina and Per Munk Nielson, senior science manager at Novozymes.
The pilot facility will convert low quality waste grease into biodiesel using groundbreaking technology developed by Piedmont Biofuels and Novozymes.
Built at Piedmont’s site in Pittsboro, the plant, which has an initial capacity of 12,600 gallons of biodiesel a year, was developed in conjunction with the Biofuels Center of North Carolina and the Chatham County Economic Development Corporation.
‘This new process of using enzymes to produce biodiesel will increase yields, decrease waste and allows the producer to use lower cost feedstocks,’ explains Greg Austic of Piedmont Biofuels. ‘This groundbreaking technology will allow existing producers to increase their biodiesel output.’
And Christian Holm, global marketing manager for Novozymes, is equally positive about the technology. ‘We believe this technology could contribute to North Carolina and the US biofuels targets within a couple of year,’ he says.
The ribbon cutting ceremony took place on 16 July with representatives from both companies in attendance, as well as Steven Burke, president of the Biofuels Center of North Carolina and Per Munk Nielson, senior science manager at Novozymes.
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