Today, Casey’s company includes about 18 full-time employees, eight vehicles, three offices statewide and 21,000 square feet of industrial space near Thomas Road and Interstate 17. The company’s portfolio of solar energy projects has shot up from 250 kilowatts – which could power a small neighborhood – to 3,000 kilowatts in the past year.
But the company is branching out. It offers building materials called “sustainable wall systems,” which are made of recycled polystyrene – think egg cartons and food trays – and are more efficient than traditional walls. It is using solar energy to convert waste oil to biodiesel without producing any chemical bi-products. It is using this technology plus used grease from restaurants in Las Vegas and Denver to produce millions of gallons of biodiesel in those markets.
Other Green Fuel products include an $8,500 kit that converts the Toyota Prius into an electric car that gets about 100 miles to the gallon. So far, no one has bit on the kit, but consider this: The company is offering a solar-powered charging station for electric cars.
Now that’s a combo any “greenie” might consider.