Fire shutters largest US biodiesel plant; 105 Mgy GreenHunter plant in Texas suffers “less than 50K in damage”

In Texas, the 105 Mgy GreenHunter BioFuels biodiesel plant in Houston sustained damages in a fire, caused by a mechanical failure in a process heating unit. Damages from the fire were estimated by GreenHunter at less than $50,000 and the plant is expected to be offline for three days. The refinery was closed last year also for repairs from hurricane damage.

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