Emerson Automating First Commercial-Scale Renewable Diesel Plant in North America
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Dynamic
Fuels, a joint venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum, has awarded Emerson
Process Management the contract to digitally automate North America’s first
commercial-scale renewable diesel plant.
The $138
million facility in Geismar, LA, which is scheduled to begin operations in
early 2010, will use Syntroleum’s biofuels manufacturing process, with plans to
convert animal fats and greases into 75 million gallons/year of ultra-clean,
renewable diesel fuel. With some plant modifications, the Geismar facility can
also produce renewable jet fuel. More…
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