Pacific Biodiesel to supply biodiesel fuel for HNL emergency generators

In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel will supply at least 250,000 gallons of locally produced biodiesel to the new 8-megawatt (MW) Honolulu International Airport Emergency Power Facility to be operated by Hawaiian Electric.

The three-year contract with renewal options calls for Pacific Biodiesel to supply biodiesel from locally recycled cooking oil collected and processed at either the Pacific Biodiesel plant on Oahu or the Big Island Biodiesel refinery in Kea’au, Hawaii which is currently under construction.

The contract is a result of a request for proposals issued by Hawaiian Electric in March 2010; it must next be reviewed for approval by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission with input from the Consumer Advocate. The biodiesel supply will begin when the airport facility is ready for operations, now targeted for October 2012.