Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy Group plan to build a renewable diesel plant in USA
Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.
Phillips
66 and Renewable Energy Group announced yesterday
that planning is underway for the construction of a large-scale renewable diesel
plant on the US West Coast. This announcement follows more than a year of
collaboration between both companies related to site selection and preliminary
engineering.
Press release: “Phillips
66 and Renewable Energy Group Announce Plans for Large-Scale Renewable Diesel
Facility on West Coast”, 1/11/2018.
REG owns and operates 13 biodiesel refineries. This
includes REG Geismar, a 75 MGal/year nameplate capacity plant located in
Louisiana that was the first renewable diesel plant built in North America. REG
Grays Harbor biodiesel plant, the largest biorefinery in the REG fleet (100 MGal/year),
is also located in Washington state.
Related post: “Hydrotreated
Vegetable Oils (HVO) Biorefineries – The rise of renewable diesel”, publication
date: 17/09/2015, last update: 22/03/2017.
Figure 1. Phillips 66 and Renewable Energy
Group plan to build a renewable diesel plant in USA
Location
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Adjacent
to the Phillips 66 Ferndale Refinery in Washington state.
The
Ferndale Refinery offers existing infrastructure (tank storage, a dock, and
rail and truck rack access).
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Feedstocks
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Mix of
waste fats, oils and greases, including regionally-sourced vegetable oils,
animal fats and used cooking oil.
[NOTE: Processing
capacity has not been unveiled.]
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Products
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Renewable
diesel (HVO).
[NOTE: Production
capacity has not been unveiled.]
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Technology
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REG’s proprietary
BioSynfining® technology.
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Timeline
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Final
investment decision: 2019.
Start-up:
2021.
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