Reported by Ann Rascalli

PARKER -  Colorado’s only licensed advanced biofuel producer has announced the opening of a production facility in Parker. Rocky Mountain Biodiesel’s new operation will supply B100 biodiesel and B99.9 to regional fuel distributors and club members.

“Biodiesel isn’t a pipe dream in Colorado anymore. Rocky Mountain Biodiesel is meeting the demand for quality biofuels with our ASTM specification fuel,” said Randall Lichner, the company’s Chief Operations Officer. “We already help fuel distributors meet their customer demand and help our club members reduce pollution from diesel emissions.”

Discussing the move from a competitive business standpoint, Lichner said his company selected the Denver market for its biofuel facility because it knew no other plants are operating in the state, and that any plans by competition would take months or years to get off the ground due to instability in the financial markets.

“It’s really a win-win situation. As the only producer in Colorado, we can dominate the market for locally-produced advanced biofuel, priced competitively with petroleum diesel and consumers in the region can save money and reduce pollution at the same time.”

Using its own processing technologies, RMD produces biofuel from locally produced waste vegetable oil, diverting it from the landfill and municipal waste treatment plants.

“When we decided to begin refining advanced biofuel here in Colorado, we made the decision early to use off-the-shelf components produced by American companies to reduce the possibility that we would have to wait for parts from Europe or China to get the plant back online if there was a problem,” said Lichner.

Rocky Mountain Biodiesel club memberships are available to consumers at the Parker facility for $20 annually. The current club price for B99.9 biodiesel is $2.30 per gallon, priced at or below current diesel prices. The facility is located at 18584 Longs Way, Unit C-2, in Parker. Membership Card application, facility hours and other information is available at the company’s website.