In Montana, Montana Renewables commissioned its modified hydrocracker in renewable diesel service on November 5, then retrofitted additional winterization capability during the month of November. It then generated a full month of on-spec renewable diesel production in December and commenced rail shipments late in the month after establishing product inventories. Catalyst performance has been consistent and […]
In Montana, the Electric Great Falls reports Cascade County Commissioners have approved $275 million in revenue bonds to support the Calumet transition of its oil refinery to renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, known as Montana Renewables. The commissioners decided in February to seek the bonds for the project. The transition has already been completed […]
In Montana, Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, has agreed to invest $250 million in Montana Renewables LLC in the form of a participating preferred equity security, which values MRL at a pre-commissioning enterprise value of $2.25 billion. The preferred equity investment is not interest-bearing and carries certain minimum return thresholds. In connection with […]
In Montana, the ribbon was cut on Sustainable Oils’ new 20,000 square foot state-of-the-art North American headquarters building in Great Falls last week. Complete with plant breeding and research labs, the facility currently employs a staff of 13 and works with over 100 U.S. farmers to grow camelina – the plant used by their parent […]
In Montana, Sustainable Oils, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. announced the company has purchased 45 acres in Havre, Montana. The company is close to selecting its contractor to begin construction of the planned 600,000 bushel storage and rail loading facility for its proprietary camelina grain in the first-quarter 2022. […]
In Montana, the revamp of Calumet’s existing hydrocracker in Great Falls, Montana refinery will utilize Haldor Topsoe’s HydroFlexTM solution to produce 12,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel. This is a fast-track project aimed at producing renewable diesel in the spring of 2022. “We are excited to support Calumet as they transition to the production […]
In Montana, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. and Governor Greg Gianforte held a formal ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday at its facility near Great Fall. The event celebrated the delivery of the first seed oil feedstock to be used in the production of renewable diesel fuel. This event highlights an in-progress energy transition project at […]
In Montana, the Helena Independent Record newspaper reports Calumet plans to invest $200 million to partially convert its Great Falls refinery to 10,000 barrels per day of renewable diesel production. The conversion should be online already next year to produce 140 million gallons per year from soybean oil. Calumet says the project is driven by […]
In Montana, Calumet Specialty Products Partners says it believes Great Falls, which connects western agriculture with West Coast and Canadian clean product markets, presents one of the most compelling opportunities for Renewable Diesel production in North America. It estimates the oversized hydrocracker built in 2016 can be reconfigured to process 10-12,000 BPD renewable feedstock at […]
In Montana, a research team led by faculty in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture received $5.1 million from the U.S. Department of Energy designed to explore camelina, an oilseed with the potential to be an alternative biofuel and multi-use crop. The MSU team will work with collaborators nationwide in administering total funding of $11 […]
