The Biodiesel of Las Vegas plant is a design/build project affording the flexibility to modify reaction procedures and waste stream management without sacrificing “old school” transesterification. As new feedstock technologies emerge, with commercial scale viability, we will seamlessly integrate them into our production methods. We are on schedule to open a 15 mgy plant by the end of 2011, ramping up to a 30 mgy production capacity in 2012.

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A Research and Development program is a key component to the expansion of the biofuel industry. By fine tuning our biodiesel production process, we have been successful at producing some of the highest yields in the biodiesel industry.

In 2004, Biodiesel of Las Vegas (“BLV”) emerged as the first commercially viable biodiesel producing enterprise in Nevada. BLV has provided biodiesel to several governmental agencies and private companies including the Clark County School District, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base, PG&E, New-Com, Inc. and numerous retail pumps throughout the western United States. The original pilot plant successfully expanded its production capabilities to 4.0 million gallons per year of ASTM quality biodiesel leading to a major expansion effort to meet the growing needs of an environmentally aware population.

The tank farm contains six 420,000 gallon tanks for non-hazardous product (biofuels), two 420,000 gallon tanks for hazardous product (ethanol/methanol): one with an internal floating roof, and four 204,000 gallon heated and insulated tanks for oils and glycerin. The tank capacity configuration ideally supports a steady production and delivery of biofuel.

The rail yard consists of a 1000 foot tail track paralleling the Lake Mead Spur to the northeast with a twelve car capacity for spotting and storage, a new bypass line to serve Rebel Oil and Bulk Transportation, two rail spurs serving the adjacent property and nine rail spurs with a 59 railcar capacity for the BLV facility. In conjunction with the Union Pacific Railroad, the on-site rail yard serves as a strategic location for biofuel transportation throughout the southwest.