The Birth of American Biodiesel
individuals who collectively legitimized this then-new fuel .
“ I ’ ve had the privilege to develop many things for NBB , including performance fuel additives manufactured from soy-based biodiesel ,” reflects Nazzaro . He collaborated with a retired Mobile 1 engineer to develop SoyShield and SoyGuard additives , funded by Nebraska Soybean .
“ We split the atom and gave one product to Schaeffer Manufacturing in Missouri ( SoyShield ) and the other ( SoyGuard ) to Archer Petroleum in Nebraska to sell farmer to farmer . Archer had a unique selling proposition that enabled farmers to sell to farmers . Schaeffer enjoyed tremendous success selling SoyShield through agricultural and petroleum downstream venues . Both additives did well in their respective markets .”
In the early 2000s , Nazzaro called a meeting in the basement of his Massachusetts home with Howell and Michael Ferrante , president of the Massachusetts Energy Marketers Association ( formerly
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