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Biodiesel plant coming to Valley
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http://www.fresnobee.com$1.5m Sanger facility would convert animal, vegetable fats into fuel.
By Jeff St. John / The Fresno Bee
A Silicon Valley company is planning to build the central San Joaquin Valley's first commercial-scale biodiesel plant in Sanger.
Sunnyvale-based Silicon Valley Biodiesel Inc. plans to spend about $1.5 million to build a pilot biodiesel plant at Sanger's Kings River Technology Park, Walt Bacharowski, company president, said.
The plant will employ about 15 people to convert used restaurant grease and other vegetable and animal fats into about 1.2 million gallons per year of biodiesel, a cleaner-burning fuel that's blended with regular diesel or sold pure, Bacharowski said.
"Originally, we were planning to locate in the San Jose area," said Bacharowski, an electrical engineer who made his money in the semiconductor industry. "But it was just too difficult," with high land prices being the main barrier.
Bacharowski shifted his focus to the Valley after learning from the Economic Development Corp. serving Fresno County early this year about the potential to build at Sanger's technology park.
Dan Spears, Sanger's economic development manager, said the project still needs to be approved by the city's planning commission and fire department. If that occurs, construction could begin this summer, he said.
"Everyone who has looked at the proposal is strongly in support of it," he said. "We're supportive of the fact that it will be a contributor to a cleaner environment."
Biodiesel production has been growing rapidly across the country over the past few years, driven by federal tax credits and incentives for the fuel, as well as rising oil prices that make it more cost-competitive with its petroleum-derived sister fuel.
About 250 million gallons of biodiesel were made in the Unites States last year, up from 75 million gallons in 2005 and 25 million gallons in 2004, according to the National Biodiesel Board, a trade group.
While the group doesn't track production and consumption on a state-by-state basis, one large-scale biodiesel producer in California estimated that about 12 million gallons of the fuel were sold in the state last year.
"The market has been growing," said Curtis Wright, biodiesel division manager for Coachella-based Imperial Western Products, which makes and sells about 4 million gallons of biodiesel per year in California.
Still, compared with the roughly 40 billion gallons of diesel fuel consumed per year in the United States, "biodiesel is just a grain of sand on the beach," Wright said.
But several factors are likely to improve biodiesel's future market share, he said. New federal low-sulphur emissions standards for diesel fuel should boost use of biodiesel, which does not contain sulphur, he said.
And several bills being considered this year by the California state legislature could increase biodiesel demand, Bacharowski said. Those include bills from state Sen. Dean Florez, D-Shafter, that would mandate biodiesel's use in state vehicle fleets and set state standards for the fuel, he said.
Bacharowski said his company plans to buy the plant's feedstock from grease haulers and renderers and sell the plant's biodiesel to fuel wholesalers, as well as farmers, trucking companies and governments interested in using it for vehicle fleets.
Depending on how well the pilot plant is received, Silicon Valley Biodiesel may invest another $5 million to $6 million in the future to bring production up to 11 million gallons per year, he said. An expanded plant would employ about 25 people, he said.
The company also is considering using locally grown oil crops for future feedstock, he said.
Canola grown on selenium-contaminated land on the Valley's west side could be one attractive option, since the plant helps remove selenium from soil, he said.
