Gabe Neeriemer opened Guilford County's first biodiesel-making plant in High Point two years ago, after working in the field of nuclear medicine. His first, under-capitalized fuel plant closed after a disagreement with the local fire marshal and an attractive offer to sell his firm's equipment. Now he's back in the hunt as president of Patriot Biodiesel, a project that is nearing completion at the tank farm in western Greensboro.
Neeriemer spoke recently with staff writer Taft Wireback about his business plans, what's involved in making biodiesel and its future as an alternative fuel.
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(The success of the biodiesel fuel industry relies heavily on biodiesel testing, not only at the production level but at the consumer level, where degraded fuel may cause engine failures.  Fleet Biodiesel's family of inexpensive biodiesel test kits is just a click away on the internet)