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5 Element Energy president Johnny Krasnick pitches purchase of county parcel for waste-to-fuel facility
Summary
Johnny Krasnick, president of 5 Element Energy & Environmental Systems LLC, told the Box Elder County Municipal Building Authority that his company seeks to buy Parcel 04-091-0003 to build a solar-assisted facility converting municipal and agricultural waste into green diesel and sustainable aviation fuel; county staff will review site suitability with the landfill director and county attorney.
Johnny Krasnick, president of 5 Element Energy & Environmental Systems LLC, told the Box Elder County Municipal Building Authority on Oct. 23 that his company has provided a purchase contract for Parcel 04-091-0003 and is interested in siting a waste-to-fuel facility near the county landfill.
Krasnick said the proposed plant would combine sorted municipal and agricultural waste with solar thermal energy to produce “green diesel and sustainable aviation fuel.” He described the system as a chemistry-based, solar-assisted process using large parabolic collectors and a central feed pipe, and said the company can process daily batches: “Each day, all of the material ... to aviation fill,” and later clarified, “It’s not a biological process. There’s no ... keeping our bacteria happy. It’s just straight, straight chemistry.” Krasnick highlighted the site’s advantage—trucks already travel to the landfill, which could allow truck tipping and sorting before diversion—and noted a limitation: the parcel is “a little bit of a distance from the rail,” so the firm has been working with the port authority on transfer options.
During a question-and-answer exchange, a committee member asked whether production would be measured daily, weekly or monthly. Krasnick said the operation would be a daily batch process, with materials converted within roughly a day, and that the company is open to receiving regular truck deliveries. The Chair acknowledged the presentation and said county staff would involve the landfill director and county attorney in further review before scheduling another meeting to continue discussion.
The presentation did not include projected production volumes, firm financing amounts, or a finalized timeline for construction; Krasnick said incentive programs and other funds could make the project viable but gave no dollar figures. The county did not take formal action on the parcel sale at the Oct. 23 meeting; representatives said they would return with staff input and a reviewed contract for future consideration.
