Houston-based energy and petrochemical company Phillips 66 has announced it plans to reconfigure its San Francisco Refinery in Rodeo, California, to produce fuels made not from crude oil, but instead used cooking fat, oil and grease (FOG) and virgin soybean oil. The Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewed project will be able to produce 680 million gallons annually of what the company calls renewable diesel, renewable gasoline, and sustainable jet fuel.
“Phillips 66 is taking a significant step with Rodeo Renewed to support demand for renewable fuels and help California meet its low carbon objectives,” says Greg Garland, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66. “We believe the world will require a mix of fuels to meet the growing need for affordable energy, and the renewable fuels from Rodeo Renewed will be an important part of that mix.” If approved by Contra Costa County officials and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the alternative fuels production is expected to begin in early 2024. Once reconfigured, the plant will no longer transport or process crude oil, according to Phillips 66.
The project would involve building pre-treatment units and then repurposing existing hydrocracking units to enable production of renewable fuels. The plant will use its “flexible logistics infrastructure to bring in cooking oil, fats, greases and soybean oils from global sources and supply renewable fuels to the California market,” adds the firm. The company did not disclose what percentage of the alternative refinery’s feedstock may consist of collected, spent FOG feedstock. Adds Phillips 66, “This capital efficient investment is expected to deliver strong returns through the sale of high value products while lowering the plant’s operating costs.”
Source: Waste Today Magazine
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