PG&E to support Global Clean Energy Holdings’ Bakersfield renewable diesel facility development

In California, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. announced that it has signed a Master Services Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company under which PG&E will identify, design, and implement renewable generation and energy management projects at GCEH’s Bakersfield Renewable Diesel Refinery to help reduce the refinery’s operating costs and carbon footprint.

PG&E’s Sustainable Solutions Turnkey (SST) team will act as the EPC Contractor responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and permitting for each approved project.

Projects under consideration include an onsite solar plant, heat recovery from the hydrotreating process to produce both electrical and process steam generation, lighting, variable frequency drives, energy storage, HVAC upgrades, building controls, boiler plant improvements, etc.

These projects are expected to not only help reduce the plant’s operating costs but to also reduce the refinery’s overall carbon intensity (CI), thus increasing the value of the LCFS credits generated from the sale of the plant’s renewable diesel, sustainable aviation fuel, renewable propane, and renewable naphtha.

To kick off this collaboration, PG&E will be issuing a Contract Opportunity Announcement (COA) for a 10 MW solar plant to be located at the refinery site in Bakersfield.

In addition, GCEH has purchased two electric railcar movers for use at the refinery, which are expected to be eligible for substantial cost savings under PG&E’s “EV Fleet” program.