Animal Fat-to-Bios Plant Prepares for Ops

Syntroleum reported that the new Dynamic Fuels plant that will produce high quality renewable fuels from animal fats and greases is now mechanically complete. The company said that work is now underway to prepare for the start of operations.

The prime contractor on the project in Geismar, Louisiana, achieved mechanical completion on July 9th and turned the entire plant over to Dynamic Fuels LLC, a joint venture of Tyson Foods and Syntroleum. Critical items will continue to be addressed by construction and maintenance personnel as the commissioning and start-up of the plant proceed. The first shipments of animal fats have been delivered to the facility.

“The commissioning activities we have in progress include flushing of all lines, verifying operation of the control system and installation of catalysts and absorbents,” said Jeff Bigger, director of the Dynamic Fuels Management Committee. “We currently expect to begin making fuel and ramping up production rates during the third quarter of 2010.”

The new facility is designed to convert fats, greases and oils supplied by Tyson Foods into as much as 75 million gallons of renewable fuels per year.

For more information on the Dynamic Fuels plant, please see:

Fat-to-Fuels Plant Update Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Fat-to-Fuels Plant Gets Underway in Louisiana Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Renewable Fuels Plant in Louisiana Gets Started Tuesday, October 7, 2008

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