Fulcrum to build its second waste-to-fuels plant in Indiana



Type of post: NEWS IN BRIEF.

The end of 2018 was full of announcements. Thus, the Blog will begin the year by catching up with some interesting news in brief of the last month. The first of them is coming from USA. It is well known that Fulcrum BioEnergy is building a commercial-scale waste-to-fuels plant (Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels) near Reno (Nevada). It is expected that the operations begins in early 2020. Now, the company has announced its second project in the country.
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Figure 1. Fulcrum to build its second waste-to-fuels plant in Indiana

Data available:
Name
Centerpoint BioFuels Plant.
Location
Gary (Indiana, USA).
Feedstock
700,000 tons of municipal solid waste from the Greater Chicago area.
The waste will be converted offsite into a prepared feedstock.
Products
33 million gallons of low-carbon, renewable transportation fuel.
Employment impact
160 full-time permanent jobs and 900 construction jobs.
Timeline
Beginning of the construction: 2020.
It will take approximately 18-24 months to complete it.

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