ARA and Chevron Lummus Global announce the start-up of the renewable fuels demo plant of euglena in Yokohama
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Chevron Lummus Global (CLG) and Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) have announced the successful
start-up of the renewable fuels demo plant of euglena
Co., Ltd. (euglena) in Yokohama (Japan).
Press release: “ARA and Chevron Lummus Global Announce Successful Startup of Euglena
Biofuels Project”, 17/7/2020.
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- “euglena completes the construction
of its demonstration plant to produce renewable fuels in Japan”, 10/11/2018.
Figure 1. Renewable fuels demo plant of euglena
in Yokohama
This first-of-its-kind demonstration unit employs
the Biofuels ISOCONVERSION technology, jointly developed by CLG and ARA, to produce
5 barrels per day (BPD) of renewable jet fuel and renewable diesel out of an
algae oil blend and waste vegetable oil. euglena
reported about the mechanical completion of the plant by the end of 2018
but its start-up has been delayed until 2020. The renewable diesel produced meets
all specifications of the Japanese standard “JIS K2204”. The company has
started supplying such renewable diesel to local bus services for passenger
transportation in Japan.
euglena also plans to produce a renewable jet fuel
that meets the ASTM D7566 Annex 6 (pathway: Catalytic Hydrothermolysis Jet)
specifications and supply it to commercial flights in Japan. Biofuels
ISOCONVERSION technology converts waste fats, oils and greases into jet fuel
and diesel (ReadiJet™ and ReadiDiesel™) that are virtually indistinguishable
from their petroleum counterparts and are able to be directly blended with
petroleum fuels.