UrbanX Renewables executes front-end engineering contract for Bakerfield project

In California, UrbanX Renewables Group of Long Beach, CA, executed its front-end engineering design contract, an essential step for building the state’s first facility producing ultra-low carbon renewable diesel. 

The company will produce renewable diesel from vegetable oil, fats and waste cooking oils through a proprietary process. Its fuel performs better than traditional diesel and can be used without engine or infrastructure modifications. 

UrbanX has a long history in sustainable technology, from harvesting of greases from wastewater streams to the production of biofuels. 

The facility will be in the Bakersfield area and will refine 5,300 barrels per day, generating over 75 million gallons per year of renewable diesel. But it can also yield a prime sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).