Baystate Biofuels Breaks Ground on North Andover Terminal

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baystate Biofuels LLC (www.baystatebiofuels.com) today broke ground on a facility to distribute biodiesel and blended diesel anywhere in New England. The terminal at Osgood Landing in North Andover will be the first full-scale commercial facility in Massachusetts dedicated to biodiesel distribution.

Utilizing a vacant brownfield with existing storage tanks, Baystate Biofuels plans to upgrade the site and open the facility by early August. The company, which first announced its plans last month, anticipates creating 15 new jobs this year.

“Baystate Biofuels will be able to provide biodiesel and blended product anywhere in New England. We will meet the region's growing demand for biodiesel, which both reduces greenhouse gas emissions and reduces reliance on foreign oil,” said Jesse Reich, CEO of Baystate Biofuels LLC.

Baystate Biofuels will work closely with its business partners – rail, shipping, oil and biodiesel companies – to be a turnkey supplier able to rapidly deliver biodiesel or blended product (biodiesel and petroleum diesel already mixed) in all six New England states. The company will provide B2 through B100 product and will customize service for customer needs. Baystate Biofuel's product will enable customers to meet the requirements of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Biofuels Act of 2008.

“Baystate Biofuels will be providing clean-burning biodiesel to Massachusetts residents and businesses, all the while creating clean energy jobs, and reducing the Commonwealth’s reliance on oil. This was exactly the intent of the Clean Energy Biofuels Act that Governor Patrick signed last year,” said Andrew Schuyler, Northeast Director of the New Fuels Alliance.

Starting in July 2010, diesel and home-heating oil sold in Massachusetts must contain 2 percent biodiesel in order to meet the requirements of state law. The blend requirements increase one percent each year until reaching 5 percent in 2013, creating a demand in Massachusetts that starts at 24 million gallons of biodiesel next year.

At the North Andover site, Baystate Biofuels will construct a loading rack for heating oil delivery trucks and tractor trailers for use with the two 175,000 storage tanks. In addition, Baystate Biofuels plans to utilize solar power Osgood Landing had previously installed on the site, and Baystate Biofuels will tap into excess steam from a nearby waste-to-energy incinerator to heat the tanks to lower the viscosity of the pure biodiesel.