Biodico

What Biodico does

Biodico, Inc. (formerly Biodiesel Industries) is a privately held renewable energy company founded in 2000 and headquartered in Ventura, California, that builds, owns, and operates sustainable biorefinery facilities based on its proprietary and patented Modular Production Unit (MPU) technology. The company's core product, the Biodiesel MORE System, combines modular production units, Fourier Transform Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) real-time quality testing, automated processing, and an interconnected network architecture to produce low carbon-intensity biodiesel from a flexible range of feedstocks, including waste cooking oil, algae, jatropha, castor, and Brassicas. Biodico also generates biogas from production by-products to power facility operations, and it operates a Green Restaurant Program collecting waste cooking oil across California's Central Coast, Los Angeles, and San Joaquin Valley.

The company maintains production assets in Las Vegas (3 M gal/yr operating since 2000), Fresno County (18 M gal/yr beginning production), and Naval Base Ventura County (10 M gal/yr under construction), with additional client-built facilities in Colorado, Texas, and Australia. Biodico's primary customer segments are U.S. military/defense (notably the U.S. Navy under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement dating to 2003), state and municipal governments (City of Las Vegas, Fresno County), and commercial/industrial clients seeking fuel production capacity. Revenue is derived from direct sales of biodiesel fuel and from owning and operating biorefinery facilities; the company also pursues R&D and feasibility-study work, though pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed.

Biodico was founded by Russ Teall, whose industry involvement dates to 1993, and is led by President Teall, Chairman JJ Rothgery, and VP Operations Trey Teall. The company is small (11-50 employees), has disclosed approximately $2.4 million in cumulative funding across three rounds (2008, 2015, 2016) including a NYSERDA award, and has not publicly disclosed financial performance beyond these signals. Strategic positioning emphasizes decentralized, distributed, secure fuel generation for national-security use cases, with the Naval Base Ventura County project functioning as its flagship commercial validation.

Name

Biodico

Legal name

Biodico Inc.

Website

https://biodico.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Biodico is a privately held U.S. biorefinery operator, founded in 2000 and based in Ventura, California, that builds, owns, and operates patented Modular Production Unit (MPU) biofuel facilities for U.S. military, government, and commercial clients, with named sites in Las Vegas, Fresno County, and Naval Base Ventura County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Biodiesel and Biofuel Manufacturing

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Biodiesel (FAME) Production (EUAAAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Biofuel Plant EPC, O&M & Process Technology Providers (EUAAAHAK), Organics-to-Energy & CHP from Biogas (On-site Power/Heat) (EUAIAEAG)

Keywords

• Biodiesel production
• Modular biorefineries
• Renewable biofuels
• Biogas energy
• Feedstock development

Headquarters

HQ city

Ventura

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Biodiesel and Biofuel Production & Sales: Production and sale of biodiesel fuel from proprietary modular facilities. Revenue generated from fuel sales to commercial, government, and military customers.
2. Biorefinery Development & Operations: Biodico builds, owns and operates sustainable biorefineries. Revenue from facility operations producing and selling biofuels.
3. Biogas Energy: Production of biogas from byproducts to power facilities, with potential excess energy sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Biodico builds, owns, and operates sustainable biorefineries using its patented Modular Production Unit (MPU) technology to produce low-carbon biodiesel and biogas. The company produces biofuel from a range of feedstocks (waste cooking oil, algae, jatropha, castor, Brassicas) and offers R&D, feasibility studies, feedstock development, and a Green Restaurant Program for waste cooking oil collection.

Product overview

Biodico is a renewable energy company offering an integrated suite of renewable energy solutions built around their proprietary Biodiesel MORE System with patented modular production technology. The core offering is supplemented by biogas production from processing byproducts, feedstock development and testing services for next-generation feedstocks like algae and jatropha, R&D and feasibility studies, and a Green Restaurant Program for waste cooking oil collection. The company operates a network of sustainable biorefineries, building, owning, and operating facilities based on their patented and proprietary technology developed over 20+ years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Biodiesel MORE System (Modular Production Unit) Biodico's proprietary modular production system that produces low-carbon-intensity biodiesel using real-time FT-NIR testing, automated processing, and an interconnected network architecture for decentralized manufacturing. The system is deployed in facilities Biodico builds, owns, and operates for enterprise, government, and military customers.
• Biogas Production
• Feedstock Development & Testing Development and testing of next-generation biodiesel feedstocks including algaculture, jatropha, castor, and purpose-grown Brassicas, as well as the full spectrum of fats and oils such as waste cooking oil.
• R&D and Feasibility Studies Ongoing research and development and feasibility studies for alternative energy solutions, performed at multiple Biodico locations using state-of-the-art laboratory technologies and internal discovery.
• Green Restaurant Program (Waste Cooking Oil Collection) Collection of waste cooking oil from restaurants throughout the California Central Coast, Los Angeles, and Southwest San Joaquin Valley for conversion into biodiesel fuel at Biodico's facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Produces low carbon intensity fuel more quickly and reliably than conventional technologies

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• U.S. NavyflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003The U.S. Navy began working with Biodico under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement in 2003, recognizing the strategic importance of distributed fuel generation from a national security standpoint. Biodico is constructing a 10 million gallon per year facility at Naval Base Ventura County. This is a flagship partnership demonstrating military-grade validation of Biodico's technology for secure, decentralized fuel production.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Diamond Green Diesel: Joint venture between Valero and Darling Ingredients producing renewable diesel at multi-hundred-million-gallon scale. Direct competitor in low-carbon renewable diesel markets, particularly relevant given its scale advantage over Biodico's modular approach.
• Neste: World's largest producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel from waste and residues. Directly comparable to Biodico in core product (renewable diesel/biodiesel) but operates at massively greater scale, setting the competitive benchmark for low-carbon biofuel economics.
• Pacific Biodiesel: Community-scale biodiesel producer founded in 1995, operating decentralized facilities similar in philosophy to Biodico. Comparable in modular, distributed production model and use of waste cooking oil feedstock.
• Aemetis: California-headquartered renewable fuels and advanced ethanol producer with similar feedstock-flexibility and low-carbon-intensity thesis. Closely comparable geography and customer overlap with Biodico.
• Chevron Renewable Energy Group (formerly REG): One of North America's largest biodiesel producers, now part of Chevron. Closely comparable in biodiesel production technology and feedstock flexibility, but with substantially greater capacity and distribution reach.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: Global commodity trader and biodiesel/renewable feedstock processor with broad exposure across oils, fats, and biofuel markets. Indirect competitor and potential feedstock partner for Biodico.
• Bunge: Global agribusiness and oilseed processor with biofuels exposure across biodiesel and renewable diesel markets. Overlaps with Biodico in feedstock supply economics rather than direct modular production.
• Archer Daniels Midland (ADM): Major agricultural commodity processor with renewable fuels operations and feedstock sourcing reach. Comparable in upstream oil/fat feedstock supply dynamics relevant to Biodico's waste oil strategy.

Emerging players

• Fulcrum BioEnergy: Waste-to-jet and waste-to-renewable-diesel producer focused on municipal solid waste feedstocks. Comparable in the broader renewable fuels theme but differentiated by feedstock and conversion pathway.
• Velocys: Developer of small-scale gas-to-liquids Fischer-Tropsch technology for converting waste and biomass into drop-in fuels. Comparable with Biodico's small-scale, modular biorefinery philosophy, though targeting different chemistry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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