| Project Owner... |
Fulcrum (Sierra Biofuels)
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| Project name |
Sierra
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| Status |
non operational
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| Startup |
2022
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| Country |
United States
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| City |
Storey County
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| State |
Nevada
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| Type |
TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial
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| Technology |
Gasification
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| Technology additional information |
FT-route
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| Raw Material |
organic residues and waste streams
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| Input 1 |
MSW (175,000 t/y
)
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| Output 1 |
FT liquids (30,000 t/y
)
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| Output 2 |
sustainable aviation fuels SAF
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| Output additional information |
11 million gallons per year
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| Technology Brief |
Our process begins with the gasification of the organic material in the MSW feedstock to a synthesis gas (syngas) which consists primarily of carbon monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide. This syngas is purified and processed through the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process to produce a syncrude product which is then upgraded to jet fuel or diesel.
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| Additional Information |
Fulcrum BioEnergy's waste-to-jet fuel plant in Nevada has shut down operations in May 2024. In a letter to employees, Fulcrum’s leadership said the company lacked funding to restart operations at the plant in Nevada after a shutdown. The closure comes after Fulcrum defaulted on bonds used to finance the Nevada project. The company has also struggled to get a second facility in Indiana off the ground.
In February 2023, Fulcrum shipped the world's first railcar of syncrude made from landfill waste from the Sierra BioFuels Plant to the strategic partners Marathon Petroleum for upgrading into fuel.
In December 2022, theSierra BioFuels Plant achieved a significant achievement with the production of synthetic crude oil from landfill waste. This synthetic crude oil is shipped to a Marathon Petroleum refinery where it is immediately converted into clean, transportation fuels. Located outside of Reno, Nevada, Sierra will produce approximately 11 million gallons of renewable, low-carbon transportation fuels each year from approximately 175,000 tons of landfill waste - all while helping reduce the disposal of waste into the local landfill and creating clean energy jobs.
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https://www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com/sierra-biofuels
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Last Update: 2024-07-29 11:47:24