Blue Ridge Biofuels LLC

Blue Ridge Biofuels is an employee-owned business in Asheville, NC that produces and distributes biodiesel for Asheville and Western North Carolina.

Formed in 2005, Blue Ridge Biofuels supplies biodiesel to public pumps in the greater Asheville region, delivers bulk on- and off-road biodiesel, provides BioHeat as a replacement to heating oil, and provides waste vegetable oil removal services in Western North Carolina. All of the biodiesel at Blue Ridge Biofuels is produced locally at a facility in Asheville from waste vegetable oil which is collected locally from Western North Carolina.

In 2008 the Biofuels Center of North Carolina? loaned $250,000 to Blue Ridge Biofuels to purchase and install infrastructure to meet increasing demand for biodiesel in western North Carolina. This loan allowed Blue Ridge Biofuels to quadruple the capacity of their existing production plant, improve their ability to secure North Carolina-produced feedstock, and maximize production efficiency and profitability while reducing environmental impact. The project also provides infrastructure support for their partnership with a Buncombe county faith-based nonprofit creating “green collar” jobs for homeless veterans.

Image: Blue Ridge Biofuels' new distribution rack allows for safe, efficient delivery of biodiesel from tanks into distribution trucks.

See also: North Carolina Biodiesel Association