(Springboard Biodiesel/EIN Presswire) Used cooking oil can be turned into low-carbon biodiesel anywhere people are fed for about $1 per gallon with a Springboard Biodiesel BioPro™ system. — Springboard Biodiesel, the leading small-scale biodiesel processing company in the United States, shared a recent summary of biodiesel production from one of its premier U.S. customers—the Bagram Air Base in Bagram, Afghanistan.
• Price of BioPro™ 380EX & T76 System: $35,000
• Duration of Program: Six years
• Number of Gallons Produced: 500,000
• Average Number of Gallons Produced Per Day: 275
• Total Fuel Savings: USD$4,670,000
• Total Carbon Savings: 4,875 tons
“The United States will have entirely pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of August, and no matter your politics, one thing is entirely clear,” said Matthew Roberts, co-founder and president of Springboard Biodiesel. “The army saved $4.7 million dollars in six years converting used cooking oils from the mess halls into a clean-burning fuel called biodiesel, using American-made equipment that cost them only $35,000. I cannot think of a better example of an environmental and commercial win-win case study.”