Sierra BioFuels
Sierra BioFuels is a fuel producer in sustainable aviation fuel, based in United States.
Produces low-carbon synthetic crude oil and renewable transportation fuels from landfill waste.
Where Sierra BioFuels sits, from feedstock to flight
About
Sierra BioFuels Plant, operated by Fulcrum BioEnergy, is the world's first commercial scale landfill waste-to-fuels plant. It began production of low-carbon synthetic crude oil in December 2022. The synthetic crude oil produced is transported to a Marathon Petroleum refinery for conversion into transportation fuels. Located outside of Reno, Nevada, the plant is expected to produce approximately 11 million gallons of renewable, low-carbon transportation fuels annually from around 175,000 tons of landfill waste. This process contributes to reducing waste disposal in local landfills, creating clean energy jobs, and significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% compared to tra
From the SAFxCHANGE company list, where it is filed as "Fuel Producer".
In the news the latest 4 items naming Sierra BioFuels
- 2023-05-04 Jet2 Invests in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production at Fulcrum NorthPoint resource.co
- 2023-03-01 Fulcrum Bioenergy Receives £16.8 Million Grant for SAF Production in the UK biofuels-news.com
- 2014-09-04 USDA Guarantees $105m Loan for Fulcrum Biofuels' MSW-to-jet-fuel Plant greencarcongress.com
- 2014-01-01 USDA awards $105 million loan guarantee to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels for Jet Fuel Project biomassmagazine.com
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