The refinery used a variety of feedstocks in sustained production runs using Nova’s proprietary process technology. According to the company, the ability of the biodiesel refinery to process feedstocks with higher free fatty acid (FFA) levels provides a significant cost advantage because these feedstocks tend to cost less than feedstocks with lower FFA levels.
The company has contractual rights to obtain 50% of the biodiesel and glycerin production from the Scott refinery at a specified cost.
Kenneth Hern, chairman and CEO of Nova, said: The progress we are making at the Scott refinery is remarkable as we continue to gain operational experience with processing large quantities of feedstocks of different varieties. We believe the Nova process results in a reliable, consistent high quality biodiesel and distinguishes our product from the biodiesel produced using the traditional process.
Nova has also announced that its 60 million gallon per year biodiesel refinery under construction in Seneca, Illinois, would be complete by the end of 2007 and ready to commence start-up operations in February 2008.
