Nopalimex’s Nopal Gas Will Sell for 12 Pesos

BioRefineries/Renewable Fuel Production, Business News/Analysis, Feedstocks, Field/Orchard/Plantation Crops/Residues, Mexico

April 2, 2018

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(Mexico Daily News) Michoacán nopal biogas station will be first in the world — A company in Michoacán is ready to start selling an emissions-free biogas produced from nopal for just 12 pesos per liter after increasing its production capacity earlier this month.

The filling station operated by Nopalimex and located in the municipality of Zitácuaro will be the first of its kind in the world to sell fuel made from the plant that is also known as prickly pear cactus.

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However, motorists first need to modify their vehicles’ fuel tanks at a cost of 25,000 to 30,000 pesos (US $1,365- $1,640).

An early customer for the fuel is the Zitácuaro municipal government, which has already signed an agreement with Nopalimex to supply its fleet of vehicles such as police cars and ambulances, while taxi drivers and transport companies have also expressed interest in the new fuel. READ MORE

World’s first cactus-based biogas refueling station opens in Mexico (NGV Journal)

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