Greenline Industries and Valco Bioenergy Start up Texas Biodiesel Plant

SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Greenline Industries and VALCO Bioenergy today announced the commissioning of their latest 3 Million Gallon a year biodiesel production facility in Harlingen, Texas. Greenline Industry, of San Rafael, Ca, the EPA Award winning leader in the design and construction of biodiesel production facilities announced a near flawless startup and training sequence.

The new facility provides ASTM quality biodiesel from locally grown cotton seeds and other vegetable oils to meet the expanding demand for a clean, renewable and efficient fuel to the Texas diesel fuel distributor. Greenline's waterless, continuous flow-through process is an award winning design that is delivered on easily assembled skids to the plant site from their manufacturing facility in Stuttgart, Ark. The waterless design eliminates the need for water treatment facilities downstream from production and allows for a more rapid permitting process.

"This has been one of the most trouble-free start ups I have ever witnessed," said Hollis Sullivan, Valco Bioenergy's CEO. "We ran extensive tests before starting production on our cotton seed oil, and eliminated all of the potential problems before commissioning. The plant itself was rapidly brought up to its full production capacity, and has been handed over in a fully operational mode."

"With startup delays common in our industry, or in any industry where large production facilities are designed and commissioned, it's a real testament to our technology and engineering that the plant starts and runs like a Swiss watch," stated Mr. Ted Lavoie, Greenline's CEO. "The need for biodiesel, right in the heart of the Texas Oil country underscores the need for a worldwide effort to provide alternative, renewable energy sources for existing engines. We are gratified to see how well the Valco team has come together to provide this fuel."

Greenline Industries designs, produces and delivers groundbreaking new biodiesel production technology, using EPA Award winning waterless, ion resin exchange processing systems. With over 26 plants under contract in sizes ranging from 3 to 60 million gallons a year, this cost efficient technology is gaining rapid acceptance with major biodiesel producers domestically and internationally. By leveraging strategic partnerships and technical expertise, Greenline provides high quality biodiesel fuel, at a competitive cost-of-entry.

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  Peter Brown
  Greenline Industries
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