Washakie Renewable Energy opens biodiesel plant in Utah

Washakie Renewable Energy (WRE), a Utah, US-based biodiesel producer, has begun operations at its new biodiesel production facility in Plymouth, after 12 months of development and construction.

The plant has the capacity to manufacture 10 million gallons a year of biodiesel from feedstocks such as yellow grease, brown grease and tallow. WRE will source these feedstocks from grease and tallow processing facilities located within 500 miles of the plant.

The company is planning to expand its facility in the future, increasing its feedstock handling capabilities to include camelina and safflower oil.

WRE developed the technology installed inside the plant. In addition to the plant itself, the site also includes rail transport infrastructure for feedstock collection and product distribution to local companies and traders.