Friday, April 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Free and open to the public
Farrell Hall’s Decision Theatre

Biodiesel is a renewable, clean-burning diesel replacement that is reducing U.S. dependence on imported diesel, creating green jobs and improving our environment. It is made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources and can work in diesel engines without the need for modifications.  These blends will operate in diesel engines just like petroleum diesel.  Properly treated biodiesel can work year round, even in cold climates. So why hasn’t biodiesel taken off in Vermont?

Hear from our local expert, Jim Malloy, who has recently opened Black Bear Biodiesel in Plainfield. Jim has been working in the field of biodiesel for a decade and received many accolades for his involvement in reducing petroleum consumption in New England.  Jim will share his goals for biodiesel in Vermont and what it will take to make them a reality.

Black Bear Biodiesel is a waste cooking oil collection service, as well as a biodiesel processor and distributor. Offering clean, professional and timely service in the collection of waste cooking oil from local restaurants and businesses. The company’s collection services are further distinguished from other providers in that the waste oil stays in our local community, and is offered back to our community as a renewable fuel source. The Black Bear Biodiesel distribution facility is located on Rt. 2 in Plainfield, VT. The distribution site will not only be the only Vermont filling station to publicly offer DOT approved B100 Biodiesel, but it will also be a community gathering place. The 252 High St. location will be home to rotating food carts run by local vendors, and a picnic area to stop and enjoy the quaint village of Plainfield.

Live streaming of this event will be available: https://vtccc.w3.uvm.edu/event/biodiesel-overcoming-obstacles-to-biodiesel-adoption-in-vermont/

Courtesy of Abby Mattera, AICP, LEED AP, Vermont Clean Cities Coordinator, UVM Transportation Research Center