Marathon applies for permits for Martinez renewable diesel project
Published by Nicholas Woodroof,
Editor
Hydrocarbon Engineering,
While the Martinez conversion project is still being evaluated, seeking permits is an important step toward producing lower-carbon-intensity fuels in California for California. If the project is commissioned, the Martinez facility would be expected to start producing renewable diesel in 2022, with a build to full capacity in 2023.
At full capacity, Marathon would expect to produce about 736 million gal./yr of renewable fuels – predominately diesel – from such biobased feedstocks as animal fat, soybean oil and corn oil.
In line with its company-wide commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 30% below 2014 levels by 2030, Marathon’s conversion of the Martinez facility from a petroleum refinery to a renewable diesel facility is anticipated to reduce the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions by 70%, total criteria air pollutants by 70% and water use by 1 billion gal.yr.
The Martinez project would join a portfolio of Marathon renewable fuels projects that have been ongoing for years, including the conversion of the Dickinson, North Dakota, refinery to a renewable diesel plant; investment in its advanced biofuels subsidiary, Virent; biodiesel production at Marathon’s Cincinnati facility; and ethanol production through a Midwest joint venture.
Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/06102020/marathon-applies-for-permits-for-martinez-renewable-diesel-project/
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