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Biodiesel technology exhibit attracts attention of Canada's PM
By Ron Kotrba | March 14, 2016
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the exhibit hall of the
Globe 2016 Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia, March 2-4, where
one of the technologies he was introduced to was BioCube Corp.’s
transportable biodiesel refinery, the BioCube.
“Prime Minister Trudeau thanked us for exhibiting the BioCube at the
expo and was impressed with the technology,” said Peter Wilken, director
of BioCube. “Of course, it was a privilege to be chosen by him as one of
the technologies to visit, and I thanked him in return for doing so.
After listening with interest to how the BioCube can produce commercial
quantities of high-quality biodiesel on- or off-grid, he asked if the
technology was primarily designed for developing economies. I answered,
‘Yes, that is where the focus of our attention is, particularly in
markets like India, Africa, China, Southeast Asia and Latin America, but
that it is equally relevant for all diesel users looking for a clean
sustainable alternative liquid fuel in biodiesel. It’s relevant to
everybody that values sustainable energy independence, so it’s relevant
in developed markets too.’”
The BioCube is a transportable biodiesel refinery design-engineered
within a 20-foot shipping container. It can produce approximately
400,000 gallons of biodiesel from a variety of waste and renewable
feedstock oils, including virgin oils, used cooking oil and tallow. The
system is capable of running off-grid on the biodiesel it produces or
on-grid where electricity is available.
“It’s terrific the Prime Minister of Canada should recognize the
potential of our technology to provide a solution for customers seeking
greater energy independence and a clean, sustainable alternative to
fossil diesel,” said BioCube Chairman Dennis Chisholm. “We are honored
to have him visit us.”
“The BioCube helps communities and commercial enterprises control their
own liquid fuel energy independence,” Wilken said. “For those with
feedstock supply, it’s effectively their own green fuel station.
BioCube recently commissioned one of its systems for a customer in a
remote part of the Congo, according to the company, where diesel fuel is
expensive and often unavailable. “Without fuel for their palm oil mill
and for the trucks, tractors and diesel generators that keep the
plantation running, thousands of people within the community it supports
have their livelihoods threatened,” Wilken said. “The BioCube was
transported from Canada to the Congo, then barged 1,500 kilometers
upriver. It was operational within 48 hours of arrival and producing
biodiesel from their excess crude palm oil that went straight into
diesel engines on the plantation. Not only is it protecting livelihoods
and diversifying demand for their product, it is replacing expensive,
imported fossil diesel that carries a large polluting carbon footprint,
with clean, carbon-neutral biodiesel produced and consumed at the point
of harvest.”
BioCube CEO David Tait said, “This is a business model we see
progressive governments around the world following in Asia, Africa,
Latin America and Oceania. We’re still a young company moving into full
commercialization, but we now have machines operating in four
continents. We believe we have a world-beating technology that has been
developed and manufactured with our partners CBVL in Canada. It’s a
story we’re writing in Australia, Africa and India right now. The
BioCube self-evidently demonstrates its value when it’s operating, so
we’re working hard to get more units in the field in more markets around
the world. We receive fresh enquiries every week and are currently
pursuing opportunities in Indonesia, the Gulf States, Latin America, the
West Indies and Pacific Islands, amongst others.”
Tait said the company is open to licensing agreements in which the
BioCube can be manufactured and assembled outside of Canada “where
production quality standards expected by our customers can be met,” he said.
The BioCube technology was recently awarded the Global Innovation and
Friendly Energy Award by the Biodiesel Association of India in
recognition of its ability to produce high-quality biodiesel from
renewable sources that improves India’s energy independence at a
commercial and community level.
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