Fulcrum Works to Convert Trash into Biofuel
by Annie Conway (Northern Nevada Business Weekly) Fulcrum BioEnergy, a company based out of Pleasanton, Calif., has developed a process to convert household trash into biofuel.
The company pioneered a technology that transforms municipal solid waste into low-carbon transportation fuels such as jet fuel and diesel. Fulcrum is in the process of building their first commercial plant located in northern Nevada’s Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC). The facility will have capacity to produce 11 million gallons of fuel per year once operational.
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Cathay Pacific, a Hong Kong-based airline, and United Airlines are both equity investors in the company and both have long-term jet fuel supply agreements with Fulcrum. The company also has long-term agreements with Waste Management and Waste Connections, Inc. to provide waste that Fulcrum will be able to use to convert into fuel. These partnerships will allow Fulcrum to provide fuel at costs that will be much lower than traditional fossil fuels.
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They plan to have eight plants, which includes the Sierra BioFuels Plant, operational by 2022. This will allow them to produce an estimated 300 million gallons of jet fuel and diesel. READ MORE
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