June 21, 2007

The Oregonian Features Imerjent in Biodiesel Article

Farmers will grow 'oil' for refinery
Renewable energy - A mobile unit destined for eastern Oregon will produce biodiesel from canola

When a bright blue, 40-foot-long container rolls along Interstate 84 toward Pendleton later this month, it will carry an innovative addition to Oregon's growing renewable energy industry -- a portable biodiesel refinery.

"Essentially it's built around the idea of a mobile home," said Eric Price, chief executive of Imerjent, the Wilsonville startup that created the factory-in-a-box. "All it needs is electricity."

And, of course, "oil," added Price. "Non-petroleum oil."

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