Restaurant Technologies and Chevron Renewable Energy Group Create a Circular Economy to Reuse Restaurant Cooking Oil as Fuel
11 August 2022 - 06:52PM
Business Wire
Midwest fleet that delivers and collects
cooking oil now plans to operate using refined oil as biofuel
Restaurant Technologies is taking a step forward in its
sustainability journey by utilizing biofuels from Chevron Renewable
Energy Group, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX), in
its commercial vehicle fleet. The step is unique because the
biofuels come from Restaurant Technologies’ own total oil
management business – one which manages millions of gallons of
fresh and used cooking oil for major restaurant chains across the
U.S. each year.
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For more than 10 years, Restaurant Technologies has provided
Chevron Renewable Energy Group with used cooking oil, collected
from its 34,000+ customers including quick-service and full-service
restaurant chains, independent restaurants, grocers, hotels,
casinos, universities and hospitals. The used oil is utilized as a
feedstock to produce biodiesel and renewable diesel. With
Restaurant Technologies now utilizing these lower carbon fuels in
its own fleet, the two organizations are creating a working
circular economy.
“At Restaurant Technologies, our goal has always been to reduce
the impact on humans and the environment by better managing cooking
oil,” said Jeff Kiesel, president and CEO of Restaurant
Technologies. “And as a company focused on sustainability, we are
really excited to be able to 'walk the walk' by fueling our own
commercial fleet with biofuel created from the used cooking oil we
collect.”
“Chevron believes the future of energy is lower carbon. And
bio-based diesel is a lower carbon solution for the transportation
sector,” said Kevin Lucke, president of Chevron Renewable Energy
Group. “Our collaboration with Restaurant Technologies to secure
renewable feedstocks has been critical to our work for years. Now
it’s our turn to help them achieve their sustainability goals
through the use of biofuels, with the adoption of our EnDura
Fuels™.”
Biodiesel and renewable diesel are lower carbon alternatives to
traditional petroleum diesel that may help fleet operators reduce
the lifecycle carbon intensity of their operations. The fuels are
traditionally utilized as a blend, either being blended with one
another to produce a 100% renewable fuel or blended with petroleum
diesel. Restaurant Technologies will initially utilize a B30-B50
blend, 30-50% InfiniD™ (biodiesel), with the remainder petroleum
diesel.
“Restaurant Technologies runs the most effective proprietary
closed loop oil management system through its extensive network of
depots across the United States,” said Tyler Reeder, managing
partner, ECP and board member at Restaurant Technologies. “By
adopting a process where the company can use biofuel created
through its own business model, Restaurant Technologies is setting
an example for those who prioritize sustainability as a business
practice.”
Chevron Renewable Energy Group is already delivering biofuels to
power Restaurant Technologies’ fleet located at the Des Moines,
Iowa depot, with plans to expand to more depot locations across the
nation.
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Media Contacts Amy Fisher Padilla for Restaurant
Technologies amy.fisher@padillaco.com
(612) 805-5707
Grace Larkey Chevron Renewable Energy Group
grace.larkey@regi.com (515) 766-8524
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