DG Fuels proposes $4.2 billion SAF complex in Louisiana

In Louisiana, DG Fuels announced it is evaluating a 3,000-acre site in St. James Parish as the potential location of a new low-emission fuel manufacturing facility. The proposed $3.1 billion investment would create 1,055 new direct jobs and 5,231 new indirect jobs. The Washington, D.C.-based company has developed a patented system for utilizing renewable energy sources, such as agricultural and timber waste feedstock, to reduce aviation fuel’s carbon intensity score by 140% when compared to industry standards. DG Fuels estimates the facility would produce 120 million gallons of SAF per year on average, which would remove approximately 1.5 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere annually. “DG Fuels baseline process differs from other systems by having little or no environmental emissions either to the atmosphere or waters, while at the same time providing a customer for all forms of agricultural waste to the region’s agricultural community,” said Michael C. Darcy, chief executive officer of DG Fuels. The proposed site on the west bank of St. James Parish is currently undergoing a front-end engineering design (FEED) study that is estimated to be complete by August 2023. A final investment decision is expected by the end of the year.

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