Greenleaf Biofuels has signed a $1.3 million grant agreement with the state of Connecticut that will enable the company to build an alternative feedstock biodiesel production facility in the New Haven harbor.
According to the company the grant is underwritten by Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) and administered through the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT).
When completed in January 2010, the plant will be able to produce 6.7 million gallons of biodiesel annually from recycled waste materials, such as used cooking oil, claims the company. The next-generation biofuel plant will be a model of sustainability and will use little water, generate little waste and apply other proved principles of green chemistry.
Furthermore, when fully operational, the plant will produce pure non-fossil, environmentally friendly heating oil and transportation fuels that can be used as direct replacements or as supplements to conventional petroleum distillates.
Elliot Ginsberg, president and CEO of CCAT, said: “We look forward to working with Greenleaf as they grow their enterprise into a larger business that can provide jobs and deliver services to the new energy marketplace.”
Greenleaf Biofuels is a limited liability company formed in 2004 to bring renewable energy alternatives to Americans who value preserving natural environment and strengthening energy security. The company claimed to be one of the first wholesale and retail distributors of biodiesel in New England, and is now developing a regional biodiesel manufacturing facility in New Haven, CT.
