Diamond Green Diesel to expand again its capacity of renewable diesel using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining technology
Type of post: NEWS.
Diamond
Green Diesel, a joint venture formed by Diamond Alternative Energy LLC
(subsidiary of Valero Energy Corporation) and Darling Ingredients Inc., will
expand the annual production capacity of its renewable
diesel biorefinery in Norco (Lousiana) using Honeywell
UOP’s Ecofining™ process technology to meet growing demand for renewable
fuels in North America and Europe.
Press release: “Honeywell Ecofining Technology Helps Diamond Green Diesel Become One of
The World’s Largest Renewable Diesel Plants”, 30/9/2019.
Figure 1. Diamond Green Diesel to expand again its
capacity of renewable diesel using Honeywell UOP’s Ecofining technology
In March 2017, Honeywell
UOP announced that the facility would expand its annual production capacity of
renewable diesel from 10,000 bpd to 18,000 bpd (275 Mgal per year) of
Honeywell Green Diesel™, a high-quality renewable fuel. In fact, currently is
the largest commercial advanced biofuel facility in the United States. The
plant expansion is expected to be completed in late 2021 and will increase the
facility’s annual production by nearly 150 percent, to 675 Mgal per year. The project
will add a second, parallel plant adjacent to the existing facility. After the
expansion, Diamond Green Diesel will also produce about 60 million gallons per
year of renewable naphtha for gasoline. This investment of 1,100 M$ will place
the Norco plant as one of the world’s largest renewable diesel biorefineries.
