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terials as a viable, alternative fuel.While these
issues are legitimate concerns, she maintains
there have been too many instances where
facts have been distorted, making the work
of the SBA all the more critical to separating
fact from myth and advancing understand-
ing and acceptance.
Today’s biodiesel can be produced to
look and operate as efficiently as traditional
diesel fuel, often at a lower cost, and certainly
with less detriment to the environment. The
recognition of that fact has helped Pacific
Biodiesel garner honors from stalwart orga-
nizations, including the U.S. Department of
Energy, the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the Solid Waste Association of
North America, U.S. Small Business Associa-
tion and the Industrial Development Orga-
nization of the United Nations.
FUTURE FOCUS
At present, Pacific Biodiesel is engaged in re-
searching crops from which biodiesel feed-
stock can be effectively extracted. One of the
deliverables of this federally funded project
is to share findings with the local agricul-
ture industry so that others will have greater
insight about the types of plants, growing
cycles, harvesting periods and associated en-
vironmental conditions of climate and soil
Project Manager Matt Decker (left) working at the Keaau Plant.