Project Sierra

Project Owner... Fulcrum (Sierra Biofuels)  
Project name Sierra  
Status operational  
Startup 2022  
Geodata
Country United States  
City Storey County  
State Nevada  
Production
Type TRL 8 First-of-a-kind commercial  
Technology Gasification  
Technology additional information FT-route  
Raw Material organic residues and waste streams  
Input 1 MSW (175,000 t/y )  
Output 1 FT liquids (30,000 t/y )  
Output 2 sustainable aviation fuels SAF  
Output additional information 11 million gallons per year  
Additional Information
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.  
Additional Information In December 2022, our Sierra 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.  
Contact Information
https://www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com/sierra-biofuels  
Last Update: 2022-12-22 08:34:07