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from a higher biodiesel blend, while in winter, Argent optimizes the blend percentage for seasonal conditions. Over 9000 vehicles across the UK are currently running on Dieselite, demonstrating that the approach works at real scale with no issues.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Argent’ s standalone site at Stanlow, a milestone the team has celebrated with great pride.“ Earlier this month we had a celebration lunch on site with cake and balloons, and some of our colleagues who were there from day one were sharing stories and pictures from their first day,” Louise recounts.“ Stanlow was the first biodiesel plant of its kind, featuring a bespoke system for handling and pre-treating waste feedstocks. The process begins in what we call the fog pit, which is fat, oil and grease that then passes through various cleaning
We started at around 75,000 tons and have since grown that by 50 percent through investment in additional pre-treatment technologies
stages before it can enter the main biodiesel plant. Always looking for ways to improve and maximize, we started at around 75,000 tons and have since grown that by 50 percent through investment in additional pretreatment technologies and the main plant itself. We have also installed a wastewater treatment plant, which has improved our environmental footprint further.” 50