Truck fleets and restaurant chains can now produce their own biodiesel with BioBox, a mobile processing plant that turns waste vegetable oil into high-quality biodiesel.
Los Angeles-based Pacific Natural Energy (PNE)

recognized a need for a more manageable and realistic approach to biodiesel production when it created BioBox. Able to be located near the source of waste, the BioBox offers a turn-key solution that comes installed in cargo containers for the storage of methanol, waste vegetable oil and refined biodiesel. With the BioBox, those affiliated with waste, recycling and the restaurant industry finally have a way to make biodiesel.
"There are a number of biodiesel companies now, but these companies generally cater to small-scale experimenters and users, or multi-million dollar plants," said Eric McLeod, PNE's founder and CEO. "I believe that mid-market biodiesel production has been completely overlooked. What about the companies that have large waste oil disposals but may be spread over a large geographical region? These clients have everything to gain by producing biodiesel in a location that's convenient for them, and then using it to power their trucking fleets - not to mention being a pioneer in what I think will be the standard for waste vegetable oil recycling."
In addition to saving money, BioBox:
• produces biodiesel, which lowers vehicle emissions, reduces air pollution, and runs cleaner in engines than regular diesel. Biodiesel is known to reduce greenhouse gas emissions when compared to regular diesel by 50 percent
• is custom-built to fit customers' unique needs by considering their local resources and specific locations
• makes renewable fuel, which helps lower foreign-oil dependency
• comes in standard cargo shipping containers for easy mobility, requires as little as 2,000 square feet of vacant land, and takes only one person to operate
• includes four - 20-foot cargo containers, the reactor, a hazmat storage container and two 6,000-gallon storage tanking systems.
PNE Inc. is privately held, funded exclusively by McLeod Capital Corp., and headquartered in Studio City, Calif. For more information, visit www.stopxon.com