Alaska has very limited viable sources of biodiesel due to
very limited waste cooking oil, nonexistent agricultural oil
crops, and high import transportation costs for biodiesel produced
elsewhere. This project will design, construct and demonstrate
the economic viability of a self-contained “portable” fish
waste processing facility to extract fish oil suitable for use
as boiler fuel, supplementary engine fuel and as feedstock for
the production of biodiesel. It will also continue and complete
an ongoing effort to adapt commercial biodiesel production technology,
develop storage and handling logistics, and demonstrate use
of biodiesel produced from Alaska-origin fish oil in rural coastal
communities heavily dependent on commercial fisheries.
