Canary Biofuels Acquires Biodiesel Assets in California, Starts Producing in Alberta
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Calgary, Alberta, Canada-based Canary Biofuels has acquired the assets of Community Fuels, including its 10-million-gallon-per-year (mgy) biodiesel production facility in Port of Stockton, California, and a dedicated fuel terminal that can receive biodiesel and renewable diesel by rail and truck.
Founded in 2021, Canary Biofuels first made headlines when it acquired a biodiesel plant in Lethbridge, Alberta, formerly owned by Invigor BioEnergy.
The acquisition of Community Fuels’ assets in California was completed earlier this year, but Canary Biofuels has not made any announcements about the deal and has chosen to remain quiet about the transaction.
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Mannas (Kavanagh Mannas, Canary Biofuels’ vice president of corporate development) said the 10 mgy plant in Port of Stockton is not currently producing biodiesel fuel though. Canary Biofuels is evaluating engineering and retrofit options to increase efficiency, throughput and capacity.
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Meanwhile, the former Invigor BioEnergy plant in Lethbridge, Alberta, has begun production of biodiesel. Canary Biofuels retooled the 20 mgy plant with multifeedstock technology and a distillation unit, using funds from the provincial government of Alberta to help with the project.
